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Flowers Foods FLO

Flowers Foods adds two new directors

Item 5.02 Executive or director change

Form
8-K
Filed
Importance
Major
  1. Shaun P. Mara and Ken A. Plunk elected as directors effective Nov. 18, 2026
  2. Board size increases to 10 members with new appointments
  3. Mara and Plunk join Audit Committee and Finance Committee

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The reading, claim by claim

  1. Mara and Ken A.
  2. Plunk, effective November 18, 2026.
  3. The directors were appointed to the Audit Committee and Finance Committee.
  4. The board size will increase to ten members with their addition.
  5. Mara and Plunk will participate in the Company's compensation program for non-employee directors.
  6. There are no related party transactions with the Company that require disclosure.
  7. A press release announcing the election is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
  8. The press release stated that the new directors bring leadership experience and financial expertise.

8 of 9 claims matched the filing text.

Not found in the filing text

  • The company's chairman and CEO expressed confidence in their contributions.

For perspective, checked against its own source

From the 10-Q for the quarter ended July 18, 2026

  • For the quarter ended July 18, 2026, FLOWERS FOODS INC reported revenue of $1.2 billion.
  • Net income was $40.7 million.
  • The operating margin was 5.7%, and the net margin was 3.4%.
  • Revenue decreased by 4.0% compared to the previous year.

From the filing

Item 5.02

Item 5.02

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

On November 3, 2026, the board of directors1 (the "Board") of Flowers Foods, Inc. (the "Company") elected Shaun P. Mara and Ken A. Plunk as directors1, effective November 18, 20262. Additionally, the Board appointed Messrs.3 3Mara and Plunk to serve on the Audit Committee and Finance Committee of the Board3. Messrs. Mara and Plunk were elected for a term expiring at the Company's 2027 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, at which time their continued Board service will be subject to renomination and shareholder approval.

The new directors will participate in the Company's compensation program for non-employee directors5 as described in the Company's Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 14, 2026. There are no arrangements or understandings between any of the new directors and any other person pursuant to which Messrs. Mara and Plunk were selected as directors. Additionally, Messrs.6 6Mara and Plunk have no related party transactions with the Company that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K6.

Effective November 18, 2026, with the election of the two new directors, the size of the Board will increase to ten members4.

A copy of the press release issued by the Company announcing the election of Messrs.7 7Mara and Plunk as directors is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.17 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.

Description

99.1

Press Release of Flowers Foods, Inc. dated November 4, 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: November 4, 2026

By:

/s/ D. Anthony Scaglione

Name:

D. Anthony Scaglione

Title:

Chief Financial Officer

FLOWERS FOODS ELECTS TWO NEW MEMBERS TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS

THOMASVILLE, Ga., November 4, 2026 – Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE: FLO) today announced that its board of directors has elected Shaun P. Mara and Ken

Plunk as independent directors, effective Nov. 18, 2026. The board appointed Mara and Plunk to serve on the audit and finance committees. With the election of the two new directors, the size of the board will increase to 10 members.

"We are pleased to welcome Shaun and Ken to the Flowers Foods board8," said Ryals McMullian, chairman and chief executive officer. "Each brings extensive leadership experience and a distinct perspective.8 8Their broad financial and transformation experience will be valuable8 as we continue to strengthen our portfolio, sharpen execution, and transform Flowers for future growth."

Mara is an experienced financial executive and strategic adviser with more than three decades of consumer products experience. He retired in June 2025 as chief financial officer of The Simply Good Foods Company, where he helped guide the company's growth, acquisitions, and integration of the Quest brand following its public-market launch. He previously held chief financial officer roles at Dean

Foods, Teasdale Latin Foods, and Roofing Supply Group and served in senior financial leadership roles at William Wrigley Jr. Company and Gillette. Mara previously served on the boa

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