UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 29, 2025 (September 26, 2025)

FLOWERS FOODS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Georgia	1-16247	58-2582379
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1919 Flowers Circle, Thomasville, GA		31757
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (229) 226-9110

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	FLO	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

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Item 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On September 26, 2025, the board of directors (the “Board”) of Flowers Foods, Inc. (the “Company”) elected Sterling A. Spainhour as a director, effective October 1, 2025. Additionally, the Board appointed Mr. Spainhour to serve on the Audit Committee and Finance Committee of the Board. Mr. Spainhour was elected for a term expiring at the Company’s 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, at which time his continued Board service will be subject to renomination and shareholder approval.

Mr. Spainhour will participate in the Company’s compensation program for non-employee directors as described in the Company’s Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 8, 2025. There are no arrangements or understandings between the new director and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Spainhour was selected as a director. Additionally, Mr. Spainhour has no related party transactions with the Company that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

Effective October 1, 2025, with the election of Mr. Spainhour, the size of the Board will increase to twelve members.

A copy of the press release issued by the Company announcing the election of Mr. Spainhour as director is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.


Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Press Release of Flowers Foods Inc. dated September 29, 2025.

104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

FLOWERS FOODS, INC.

Date: September 29, 2025

/s/ R. Steve Kinsey

R. Steve Kinsey

Chief Financial Officer

FLOWERS FOODS INC 8-K