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Flowers Foods filings document the public-company record for a Georgia packaged bakery producer whose common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under FLO. The company's 8-K reports cover operating results, financial condition, guidance, debt and credit agreements, and material corporate events affecting its brand portfolio and operating structure.
Proxy and governance filings describe director elections, board composition, executive compensation, shareholder voting matters, and human-capital or change-in-control plans. Recent disclosures also record leadership-transition matters, the Simple Mills acquisition as part of the company's strategic priorities, and financing arrangements tied to senior notes, a term loan facility and the revolving credit facility.
Flowers Foods, Inc. reported that one of its officers, serving as Chief Strategic Projects Officer, acquired 19,690 shares of common stock on 01/04/2026 at a reported price of $0 per share. After this transaction, the officer beneficially owns 153,441 shares directly. The officer also has an additional 19,394.273 shares held indirectly through a 401(k) plan, with this total based on a plan statement dated as of December 12, 2025. The filing was made as a single‑person Form 4 reporting non-derivative equity holdings and no derivative securities.
Flowers Foods, Inc. has entered into a consulting agreement with its retiring chief financial officer, R. Steve Kinsey. Mr. Kinsey retired from the CFO role effective December 31, 2025 and will continue to support the company as a consultant.
Under the agreement dated December 31, 2025, Mr. Kinsey will provide professional consulting services and advice from January 1, 2026 through February 28, 2026, with the term extendable by mutual agreement. He will be paid a consulting fee of $50,000 per month, payable in monthly installments in arrears, and either party may terminate the agreement on 30 days’ written notice. The agreement also includes confidentiality covenants covering his work for the company.
Flowers Foods director reports equity changes tied to board retirement. On December 31, 2025, the reporting person, a director of Flowers Foods, Inc., had multiple deferred stock awards partially vest and convert into common stock at a price of $0 per share under the company’s 2014 Omnibus Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan, in connection with retirement from the Board of Directors effective that date. Certain deferred shares were also forfeited at retirement.
After these transactions, the director beneficially owns 168,022.5803 shares of Flowers Foods common stock directly, plus 550.0567 shares indirectly through a spouse acting as custodian for a minor grandchild, with beneficial ownership in that indirect position disclaimed. Several derivative positions are noted as deferred stock or dividend equivalent units that settle in common stock and in many cases have no expiration date or exercise price.
Flowers Foods reported an insider share transaction by its Chief Financial Officer. On 01/01/2026, the CFO acquired 128,680 shares of common stock at a stated price of $0 per share, and held 128,680 shares beneficially after the transaction, reported as directly owned. The filing is made on behalf of the officer by an authorized agent, as indicated in the attached agent letter.
Flowers Foods reported a new ownership statement for its Chief Financial Officer on a Form 3. The filing states that, as of the event date of 01/01/2026, the officer had no securities beneficially owned in Flowers Foods, including both non-derivative and derivative securities. This is an initial disclosure of insider holdings required for company officers.
Flowers Foods, Inc. director reported equity transactions and updated holdings. On 01/01/2026, the director converted 7,196 deferred stock units into common stock at a price of $0, and also acquired 1,146 additional deferred stock units representing dividend equivalents that will settle in common stock.
After these transactions, the director beneficially owned 98,731.1029 shares of Flowers Foods common stock directly and 100 shares indirectly through a child. The derivative awards were granted under the company’s 2014 Omnibus Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan and certain deferred share awards have no expiration date and no exercise price under the applicable Deferred Shares Agreement for Directors.
Flowers Foods, Inc. reported an equity award to one of its directors. On 01/01/2026, the director received 9,191 units of deferred stock under the Flowers Foods, Inc. 2014 Omnibus Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended effective May 25, 2023.
The deferred stock is reported as a derivative security with a stated price of $0, consistent with non-cash director equity compensation. The award has no conversion or exercise price and no expiration date under the company’s Deferred Shares Agreement for Directors. Following this grant, the director beneficially owns 9,191 derivative securities, held directly.
Flowers Foods disclosed that one of its directors made several gifts of company common stock on December 15, 2025.
The director gifted 1,363 shares to his daughter and 1,363 shares to his son, all at a price of $0 per share, and also reported another gift of 272 shares. After these transactions, he beneficially owns 529,478 shares directly, including 460,383 shares held in a trust of which he is the sole beneficiary, plus 2,993.152 shares indirectly through his daughter and 1,363 shares indirectly through his son. The daughter’s indirect holdings include shares acquired through reinvestment of dividends based on a statement dated December 12, 2025.
Flowers Foods, Inc. director reported a small open-market purchase of company stock. On 12/03/2025, a transaction coded "P" shows the acquisition of 456.1606 shares of common stock at a price of $10.9 per share, held indirectly by the director’s spouse as custodian for a minor grandchild. After this transaction, the filing shows 547.4932 shares held indirectly in that custodial account and 44,334.5803 shares held directly. A footnote states that the total indirect position includes shares acquired through dividend reinvestment and that beneficial ownership of the custodial shares is disclaimed.
Flowers Foods, Inc. (FLO) reported that its Compensation and Human Capital Committee approved an amended and restated Change of Control Plan on November 13, 2025. The plan covers the company’s named executive officers as disclosed in its April 8, 2025 proxy statement.
The changes add a new severance feature giving participants a prorated annual bonus at the target level for the year their employment ends in connection with a qualifying change of control. The amendment also revises the lump-sum payment meant to cover medical costs so it equals the participant’s full monthly COBRA amount multiplied by the greater of 18 or the participant’s severance multiple under the plan multiplied by 12.
In addition, the definitions of “Change of Control” and “Good Reason” are revised to match those in the company’s 2014 Omnibus Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan and related awards. The restrictive covenants are moved into a separate form of separation agreement that participants must sign to receive severance benefits.