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 23, 2016 (September 23, 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):
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
Flowers Foods, Inc. is filing its Statement Regarding Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges as Exhibit 12.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. Exhibit 12.1 is incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement on Form S-3ASR (File No. 333-194398) as an exhibit thereto.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 12.1 | Statement Regarding Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges | |
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: September 23, 2016 | ||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 12.1 | Statement Regarding Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges | |