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 (FLO) appointed D. Anthony Scaglione as Chief Financial Officer, effective January 1, 2026. He will serve as the company’s principal financial officer and principal accounting officer.
Compensation includes a base salary of $785,000, an annual cash bonus target equal to 100% of salary beginning in fiscal 2026, and long-term incentives targeted at 210% of salary, delivered as performance shares that generally vest after three years based on metrics and time-based RSUs that vest in three equal annual installments.
On commencement, he will receive time-based RSUs with a targeted grant-date value of $1,400,000 vesting in four equal annual installments beginning January 5, 2027, plus a $50,000 cash payment within one week of his start, repayable if he voluntarily leaves within one year. A consulting agreement runs October 20–December 31, 2025 at $375/hour for up to 30 hours per week. He is expected to relocate near Thomasville, GA by August 31, 2026 with relocation benefits subject to pro‑rata repayment under specified conditions.
Flowers Foods, Inc. director Sterling A. Spainhour Jr. reported an amended Form 4 showing a grant of 7,900 deferred shares dated 10/01/2025 under the 2014 Omnibus Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan (amended May 25, 2023). The deferred shares carry no conversion or exercise price and are recorded as representing 7,900 underlying common shares beneficially owned following the transaction. The record shows a date listed as exercisable on 05/21/2026 and a note indicating no expiration date. The filing was amended to add a confirming statement and is signed by an agent on 10/06/2025.
The Form 4 shows that Sterling A. Spainhour Jr., a director of Flowers Foods, Inc. (FLO), was awarded 7,900 deferred shares on 10/01/2025 under the company’s 2014 Omnibus Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan (amended May 25, 2023). The deferred shares carry no conversion or exercise price and the filing describes them as having no expiration date. The awards are listed as direct ownership, leaving Mr. Spainhour with 7,900 shares beneficially owned following the transaction. The deferred shares are noted as dated exercisable 05/21/2026 in the table of derivative securities, and the filing states the grant is governed by the company’s Deferred Shares Agreement for Directors.
Spainhour Sterling A. Jr. is reported as a director of Flowers Foods, Inc. (FLO) and has submitted an initial Section 16 filing stating he does not beneficially own any securities of the issuer. The filing includes a confirming exhibit and is an individual Form 3 submission by a single reporting person.
Flowers Foods, Inc. reported that its board of directors elected Sterling A. Spainhour as a new director, effective October 1, 2025. He will serve on the company’s Audit Committee and Finance Committee with a term running until the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
The filing states that Mr. Spainhour will receive compensation under the existing program for non-employee directors outlined in the company’s April 8, 2025 proxy statement. It also notes there are no special arrangements or related-party transactions connected to his selection. With his election, the board size increases to twelve members.
Flowers Foods (FLO) insider sale reported by Dellwood-McMullian Holdings, LLC (family LLC), not by the Chairman/CEO personally. On 09/25/2025 the filing reports the disposal of 350,000 shares at a weighted-average price of $12.825. The Form 4 details post-transaction holdings including 1,231,380 shares held indirectly by Dellwood-McMullian Holdings, LLC, 1,161,818.281 shares listed as direct, 6,681.716 shares held indirectly via a 401(k), 22,088 shares held indirectly by spouse, and 123,574.3091 shares held indirectly in trusts for minor children. The filing explains the family LLC and trust ownership structure and states the reporting person is not a manager of the Family LLC and has no voting or dispositive power over those shares.
Flowers Foods, Inc. announced that its chief financial officer, R. Steve Kinsey, plans to retire from his position effective December 31, 2025, after 36 years with the company. He will continue to serve as CFO until his retirement date, or an earlier date if he or the company decides, helping to maintain continuity in the finance function during the transition period.
After retiring as CFO, Mr. Kinsey expects to remain with Flowers Foods in an advisory role for a period of time to support the handover of responsibilities. The company issued a press release on September 24, 2025 detailing his retirement, which is attached as an exhibit to this report.
Insider transaction summary: Director Melvin T. Stith reported a sale of 3,575 shares of Flowers Foods Inc. (FLO) on 09/12/2025. The Form 4 lists the transaction code G and a price of $0. Following the reported transaction, the filing shows 44,334.5803 shares beneficially owned. The form is signed by an agent on 09/15/2025.
Cindy Cox, Chief Human Resources Officer of Flowers Foods, sold 3,600 shares of common stock on 09/09/2025 at $15 per share, reducing her direct holdings to 16,994 shares. The Form 4 discloses this single non-derivative sale and lists Stephanie B. Tillman as the filing agent who signed the form on 09/10/2025.
Flowers Foods, Inc. reported that long-serving director Melvin T. Stith, Ph.D. has notified the board of his intention to retire from the board, effective December 31, 2025. He has served as a director since 2004 and currently sits on the compensation and human capital committee and the nominating/corporate governance committee. The company stated that his decision to retire is not due to any disagreement with the board or the company.