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): ~~February~~March 2330, 2026 (~~February~~March 1725, 2026)

FLOWERS FOODS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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

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. ☐

Item 5.02

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

On ~~February~~March 1725, 2026, ~~after 61 years of service to~~ Flowers Foods, Inc. (the “Company”), ~~George~~and ETerry S. ~~Deese~~Thomas, ~~notified~~chief ~~the~~growth ~~Company’s~~officer, ~~board~~agreed ofthat ~~directors~~Mr. Thomas (will depart from the ~~“Board”)~~Company ~~that~~and hehis role will ~~retire~~be ~~from~~dissolved, ~~the~~effective ~~Board~~as atof ~~the~~April 24, ~~end~~2026. In ofconnection ~~his~~with ~~current~~Mr. Thomas’ ~~term~~departure atfrom the Company’s, ~~2026~~the ~~annual~~Company ~~meeting~~expects ofto ~~shareholders~~enter ~~(the~~into ~~“2026~~a ~~Annual~~Settlement, ~~Meeting”)~~General Release and ~~thus~~Severance ~~will~~Agreement ~~not~~with ~~stand~~Mr. Thomas ~~for~~pursuant ~~re-election.~~to Inwhich ~~addition,~~he onis ~~February 18,~~expected ~~2026,~~to ~~Edward~~receive J.a ~~Casey,~~cash ~~Jr.~~payment ~~notified~~equivalent ~~the~~to ~~Board~~(a) 18 months of ~~his~~base ~~intention~~salary ~~not~~and to(b) ~~stand~~12 ~~for~~months ~~re-election as~~of aCOBRA ~~director~~or atother ~~the~~medical ~~Company’s~~coverage ~~2026~~in ~~Annual~~exchange ~~Meeting.~~for ~~Mr. Casey~~a ~~will~~release ~~maintain~~of ~~his~~claims ~~committee~~in ~~memberships~~favor ~~through~~of the ~~2026 Annual Meeting~~Company.

~~Messrs.~~A ~~Deese~~copy ~~and~~of ~~Casey’s~~the ~~decisions~~press ~~not~~release toissued ~~stand~~by ~~for re-election were not due to any disagreement with~~ the ~~Board~~Company orannouncing the ~~Company.~~departure ~~The size~~ of ~~the~~Mr. Thomas ~~Board~~is ~~will~~attached behereto ~~reduced~~as ~~from~~Exhibit 1199.1 toand 9incorporated ~~members~~herein ~~immediately~~by ~~upon the conclusion of the 2026 Annual Meeting~~reference.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.


Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Press Release of Flowers Foods, Inc. dated March 30, 2026.

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: February 23, 2026	By:	/s/ D. Anthony Scaglione
Date: March 30, 2026	By:	/s/ D. Anthony Scaglione
	Name:	D. Anthony Scaglione
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer

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