# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001128928
**File Stem:** 0001193125-25-187827
**Filing Date:** 2025-8
**Character Count:** 4634
**Document Hash:** 2e184f042abaafd42fa41c5e40242038
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001193125-25-187827.hdr.sgml**: 20250825

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001193125-25-187827

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 12

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20250822

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250825

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250825

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** FLOWERS FOODS INC
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001128928
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** FOOD & KINDRED PRODUCTS [2000]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 04 Manufacturing
- **EIN:** 582582379
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** GA
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 0103

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-16247
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251251859

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1919 FLOWERS CIRCLE
- **CITY:** THOMASVILLE
- **STATE:** GA
- **ZIP:** 31757
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 9122269110

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1919 FLOWERS CIRCLE
- **CITY:** THOMASVILLE
- **STATE:** GA
- **ZIP:** 31757

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### 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): August 25, 2025 (August 22, 2025)

## FLOWERS FOODS, INC.

#### (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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

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

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

#### N/A

#### (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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

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

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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 ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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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.**  |

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On August 22, 2025, Melvin T. Stith, Ph.D. notified the board of directors (the "Board") of Flowers Foods, Inc. (the "Company") that he will retire from the Board, effective as of December 31, 2025. Dr. Stith has served as a director since 2004 and currently serves as a member of the Board's compensation and human capital committee and nominating/corporate governance committee. Dr. Stith's decision to retire is not due to any disagreement with the Board or the Company.

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#### 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.

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|  | **FLOWERS FOODS, INC**. | **FLOWERS FOODS, INC**. |
| Date: August 25, 2025 | By: | /s/ R. Steve Kinsey |
|  | Name: | R. Steve Kinsey |
|  | Title: | Chief Financial Officer |

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