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): March 17, 2016 (March 16, 2016)
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 |
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)) |
| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On March 16, 2016, Flowers Foods, Inc. issued a press release announcing that it had entered into an accelerated share repurchase agreement with Deutsche Bank AG. A copy of the press release is furnished with this Report as Exhibit 99.1.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (c) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release of Flowers Foods, Inc. dated March 16, 2016 | |
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. | ||||||
| By: | /s/ R. Steve Kinsey | |||||
| Name: R. Steve Kinsey | ||||||
| Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
| Date: March 16, 2016 | ||||||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release of Flowers Foods, Inc. dated March 16, 2016 | |
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