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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>UNDER </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FLOWERS FOODS, INC. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Georgia</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">1-16247</FONT></B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">58-2582379</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or other jurisdiction</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of incorporation)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Commission</B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>1919 Flowers Circle, Thomasville, GA</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of principal executive offices)</B></TD>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FLOWERS FOODS, INC. 2014 OMNIBUS EQUITY AND INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN (AMENDED AND RESTATED EFFECTIVE
MAY&nbsp;25, 2023) </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Full title of the plan) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Stephanie B. Tillman </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Chief Legal Counsel </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Flowers Foods, Inc. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>1919
Flowers Circle </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Thomasville, Georgia 31757 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name and address of agent for service) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(229) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">226-9110</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>Copy to: </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Joel T.
May </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Jones Day </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>1221 Peachtree St. NE </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Suite 400 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Atlanta, GA
30361 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(404) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">521-3939</FONT> </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-accelerated</FONT>
filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;smaller reporting company,&#148; and &#147;emerging growth company&#148; in Rule <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12b-2</FONT> of the Exchange Act. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Large&nbsp;accelerated&nbsp;filer</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&#9746;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&#9744;</TD>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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&nbsp;7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>EXPLANATORY NOTE </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> (this &#147;Registration Statement&#148;) is being filed by Flowers Foods,
Inc. (the &#147;Registrant&#148; or the &#147;Company&#148;) pursuant to General Instruction E of Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> under the Securities Act of 1933 (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;) to register an additional 9,340,000
shares of common stock of the Registrant, par value $0.01 per share, pursuant to an amendment and restatement of the Flowers Foods, Inc. 2014 Omnibus Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan. The contents of the Registrant&#146;s Registration
Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) on May&nbsp;
21, 2014 (<A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1128928/000119312514207857/d729291ds8.htm">File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-196124</FONT></A>) relating to the Flowers Foods, Inc. 2014 Omnibus Equity and Incentive
Compensation Plan are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement, including all attachments and exhibits thereto, except to the extent supplemented, amended or superseded by the information set forth herein. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART II </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Incorporation of Documents by Reference. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following documents previously filed by the Registrant with the Commission are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement: </P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">a)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1128928/000095017023003619/flo-20221231.htm">Form
 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT></A> for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2022, filed with the Commission on February&nbsp;22, 2023; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">b)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1128928/000095017023023032/flo-20230422.htm">Form
 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT></A> for the period ended April&nbsp;22, 2023, filed with the Commission on May&nbsp;18, 2023; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">c)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The Registrant&#146;s Current Report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1128928/000119312523062582/d476095d8k.htm">Form
 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT></A>, filed with the Commission on March&nbsp;7, 2023; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">d)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The description of the Registrant&#146;s common stock contained in <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1128928/000095017023003619/flo-ex4_8.htm">Exhibit
 4.8</A> to the Registrant&#146;s Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2022, filed with the Commission on February&nbsp;22, 2023. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, all of the Registrant&#146;s reports filed with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to filing a post-effective amendment that indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or that deregisters all securities then remaining
unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such reports. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any statement contained herein or in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for
purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained in any subsequently filed document that also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so
modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Indemnification of Directors and Officers. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Subsection (a)&nbsp;of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Section&nbsp;14-2-851</FONT></FONT> of the Georgia Business
Corporation Code (the &#147;GBCC&#148;) provides that a corporation may indemnify an individual who is a party to a proceeding because he or she is or was a director against liability incurred in the proceeding (i)&nbsp;in a civil proceeding
(a)&nbsp;if, in the case of conduct in such director&#146;s capacity as a director, the conduct was in good faith and reasonably believed by such director to be in the best interests of the corporation, and (b)&nbsp;if, in all other cases, the
conduct was in good faith and reasonably believed by such director to be at least not opposed to the best interests of the corporation; and (ii)&nbsp;in a criminal proceeding, the conduct was in good faith and such director reasonably believed that
he or she had no reasonable cause to believe such conduct was unlawful. Subsection (d)&nbsp;of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Section&nbsp;14-2-851</FONT></FONT> of the GBCC provides that a corporation may not
indemnify a director in connection with a proceeding by or in the right of the corporation, except for reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the proceeding if it is determined that the director has met the relevant standard of conduct
under GBCC <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Section&nbsp;14-2-851,</FONT></FONT> or in connection with any other proceeding in which the </P>
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director was adjudged liable on the basis that personal benefit was improperly received by him or her, whether or not involving action in his or her official capacity. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, pursuant to <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Section&nbsp;14-2-854</FONT></FONT> a court may order a corporation to indemnify a director if such court determines the director is fairly and reasonably
entitled to indemnification in view of all the relevant circumstances, whether or not such director met the standard of conduct set forth in <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Section&nbsp;14-2-851</FONT></FONT> of the
GBCC or was adjudged liable as described in subsection (d)&nbsp;of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Section&nbsp;14-2-851</FONT></FONT> of the GBCC. Article 8.10 of the Registrant&#146;s Amended and Restated Bylaws
(&#147;Bylaws&#148;) provides that the Registrant shall indemnify directors and officers to the extent required or permitted by law. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Section&nbsp;14-2-852</FONT></FONT> of the GBCC provides that to the extent that a director has been successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of any proceeding to which he was
a party, or in defense of any claim, issue, or matter therein, because he or she is or was a director of the corporation, the corporation shall indemnify the director against reasonable expenses incurred by the director in connection therewith. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Section&nbsp;14-2-857(c)</FONT></FONT> of the GBCC provides that an officer of the
corporation who is not a director is entitled to mandatory indemnification under <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Section&nbsp;14-2-852</FONT></FONT> and is entitled to apply for court ordered indemnification under <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Section&nbsp;14-2-854,</FONT></FONT> in each case to the same extent as a director. In addition,
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Section&nbsp;14-2-857(d)</FONT></FONT> provides that a corporation may also indemnify an employee or agent who is not a director to the extent, consistent with public policy, that may
be provided by its articles of incorporation, bylaws, action of its board of directors or contract. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company&#146;s Amended and Restated Articles of
Incorporation (&#147;Articles of Incorporation&#148;) provide that a director of the Company shall not be liable to the Company or its shareholders for or with respect to any acts or omissions in the performance of his or her duties as a director,
except to the extent such exemption from liability or limitation thereof is not permitted under the GBCC as currently in effect or as the same may be amended or under any other applicable law. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws provide that each person who is or was or had agreed to become a director or officer of the Company, or each such
person who is or was serving or who had agreed to serve at the request of the Company&#146;s Board of Directors (the &#147;Board&#148;) or an officer as an employee or agent of the Company or as a director, officer, employee or agent of another
entity, shall be indemnified by the Company to the fullest extent permitted by the GBCC or any other applicable law as presently or hereafter in effect. This right of indemnification includes the advancement of expenses incurred in defending a
proceeding. The Company may, by action of the Board, provide indemnification to other employees and agents of the Company with the same scope and effect as the foregoing indemnification of its directors and officers. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, the Company has entered into indemnification agreements with certain of its executive officers and directors whereby the Company agrees to hold
harmless and indemnify such executive officer or director, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, for any and all expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees), judgments, penalties, fines and amounts paid in settlement in connection with
any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit, or proceeding. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; display:table-cell; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="center"><B>Number</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1128928/000119312520154110/d936480dex31.htm">Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Flowers Foods, Inc., as amended through May&nbsp;
21, 2020 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K,</FONT> dated May&nbsp;28, 2020, File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;1-16247).</FONT> </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1128928/000119312520154110/d936480dex32.htm">Amended and Restated Bylaws of Flowers Foods, Inc., as amended through May&nbsp;
21, 2020 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K,</FONT> dated May&nbsp;28, 2020, File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;1-16247).</FONT> </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d497513dex43.htm">Flowers Foods, Inc. 2014 Omnibus Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan (Amended and Restated Effective May&nbsp;25, 2023). </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d497513dex51.htm">Opinion of Jones Day. </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d497513dex51.htm">Consent of Jones Day (included in Exhibit 5.1). </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d497513dex232.htm">Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="#sig">Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of this Registration Statement). </A></TD></TR>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this
Registration Statement: </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(1)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(2)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement
(or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in
volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus
filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in
the effective Registration Statement. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the
Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Provided</I>,<I>
however</I>, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this section do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the
Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">ii)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment
shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which
remain unsold at the termination of the offering. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to
Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors,
officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that, in the opinion of the Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the
Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements
for filing on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Thomasville, State of Georgia, on the 25th day of
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><B>FLOWERS FOODS, INC.</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ R. Steve Kinsey</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Name:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">R. Steve Kinsey</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer</TD></TR>
</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="sig"></A>POWER OF ATTORNEY </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints A. Ryals McMullian, R. Steve Kinsey and Stephanie B. Tillman, his or her true and lawful <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorney-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agent, each acting alone, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign any or all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, granting unto said <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agents, each acting alone, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing appropriate or necessary to be done in connection
therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorney-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agent,
acting alone, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">R. Steve Kinsey</P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Edward J. Casey, Jr.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Thomas C. Chubb III</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
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S-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 25, 2023
Registration
No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM
S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
1919 Flowers Circle, Thomasville, GA
31757
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
FLOWERS FOODS, INC. 2014 OMNIBUS EQUITY AND INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN (AMENDED AND RESTATED EFFECTIVE
MAY 25, 2023)
(Full title of the plan)
Stephanie B. Tillman
Chief Legal Counsel
Flowers Foods, Inc.
1919
Flowers Circle
Thomasville, Georgia 31757
(Name and address of agent for service)
(229)
226-9110
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copy to:
Joel T.
May
Jones Day
1221 Peachtree St. NE
Suite 400
Atlanta, GA
30361
(404)
521-3939
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated
filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule
12b-2
of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
☒
Accelerated filer
☐
Non-accelerated
filer
☐
Smaller reporting company
☐
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 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.  ☐
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Registration Statement on Form
S-8
(this "Registration Statement") is being filed by Flowers Foods,
Inc. (the "Registrant" or the "Company") pursuant to General Instruction E of Form
S-8
under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act") to register an additional 9,340,000
shares of common stock of the Registrant, par value $0.01 per share, pursuant to an amendment and restatement of the Flowers Foods, Inc. 2014 Omnibus Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan. The contents of the Registrant's Registration
Statement on Form
S-8
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on May 
21, 2014 (
File
No. 333-196124
) relating to the Flowers Foods, Inc. 2014 Omnibus Equity and Incentive
Compensation Plan are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement, including all attachments and exhibits thereto, except to the extent supplemented, amended or superseded by the information set forth herein.
PART II
INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents previously filed by the Registrant with the Commission are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement:
a)
The Registrant's Annual Report on
Form
10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2022, filed with the Commission on February 22, 2023;
b)
The Registrant's Quarterly Report on
Form
10-Q
for the period ended April 22, 2023, filed with the Commission on May 18, 2023;
c)
The Registrant's Current Report on
Form
8-K
, filed with the Commission on March 7, 2023; and
d)
The description of the Registrant's common stock contained in
Exhibit
 4.8
to the Registrant's Form
10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2022, filed with the Commission on February 22, 2023.
In addition, all of the Registrant's reports filed with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (the "Exchange Act"), after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to filing a post-effective amendment that indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or that deregisters all securities then remaining
unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such reports.
Any statement contained herein or in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for
purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained in any subsequently filed document that also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so
modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Item 6.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Subsection (a) of
Section 14-2-851
of the Georgia Business
Corporation Code (the "GBCC") provides that a corporation may indemnify an individual who is a party to a proceeding because he or she is or was a director against liability incurred in the proceeding (i) in a civil proceeding
(a) if, in the case of conduct in such director's capacity as a director, the conduct was in good faith and reasonably believed by such director to be in the best interests of the corporation, and (b) if, in all other cases, the
conduct was in good faith and reasonably believed by such director to be at least not opposed to the best interests of the corporation; and (ii) in a criminal proceeding, the conduct was in good faith and such director reasonably believed that
he or she had no reasonable cause to believe such conduct was unlawful. Subsection (d) of
Section 14-2-851
of the GBCC provides that a corporation may not
indemnify a director in connection with a proceeding by or in the right of the corporation, except for reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the proceeding if it is determined that the director has met the relevant standard of conduct
under GBCC
Section 14-2-851,
or in connection with any other proceeding in which the
director was adjudged liable on the basis that personal benefit was improperly received by him or her, whether or not involving action in his or her official capacity. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, pursuant to
Section 14-2-854
a court may order a corporation to indemnify a director if such court determines the director is fairly and reasonably
entitled to indemnification in view of all the relevant circumstances, whether or not such director met the standard of conduct set forth in
Section 14-2-851
of the
GBCC or was adjudged liable as described in subsection (d) of
Section 14-2-851
of the GBCC. Article 8.10 of the Registrant's Amended and Restated Bylaws
("Bylaws") provides that the Registrant shall indemnify directors and officers to the extent required or permitted by law.
Section 14-2-852
of the GBCC provides that to the extent that a director has been successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of any proceeding to which he was
a party, or in defense of any claim, issue, or matter therein, because he or she is or was a director of the corporation, the corporation shall indemnify the director against reasonable expenses incurred by the director in connection therewith.
Section 14-2-857(c)
of the GBCC provides that an officer of the
corporation who is not a director is entitled to mandatory indemnification under
Section 14-2-852
and is entitled to apply for court ordered indemnification under
Section 14-2-854,
in each case to the same extent as a director. In addition,
Section 14-2-857(d)
provides that a corporation may also indemnify an employee or agent who is not a director to the extent, consistent with public policy, that may
be provided by its articles of incorporation, bylaws, action of its board of directors or contract.
The Company's Amended and Restated Articles of
Incorporation ("Articles of Incorporation") provide that a director of the Company shall not be liable to the Company or its shareholders for or with respect to any acts or omissions in the performance of his or her duties as a director,
except to the extent such exemption from liability or limitation thereof is not permitted under the GBCC as currently in effect or as the same may be amended or under any other applicable law.
The Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws provide that each person who is or was or had agreed to become a director or officer of the Company, or each such
person who is or was serving or who had agreed to serve at the request of the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board") or an officer as an employee or agent of the Company or as a director, officer, employee or agent of another
entity, shall be indemnified by the Company to the fullest extent permitted by the GBCC or any other applicable law as presently or hereafter in effect. This right of indemnification includes the advancement of expenses incurred in defending a
proceeding. The Company may, by action of the Board, provide indemnification to other employees and agents of the Company with the same scope and effect as the foregoing indemnification of its directors and officers.
In addition, the Company has entered into indemnification agreements with certain of its executive officers and directors whereby the Company agrees to hold
harmless and indemnify such executive officer or director, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, for any and all expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, penalties, fines and amounts paid in settlement in connection with
any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit, or proceeding.
Item 8.
Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Flowers Foods, Inc., as amended through May 
21, 2020 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form
8-K,
dated May 28, 2020, File
No. 1-16247).
4.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws of Flowers Foods, Inc., as amended through May 
21, 2020 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form
8-K,
dated May 28, 2020, File
No. 1-16247).
4.3*
Flowers Foods, Inc. 2014 Omnibus Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan (Amended and Restated Effective May 25, 2023).
5.1*
Opinion of Jones Day.
23.1*
Consent of Jones Day (included in Exhibit 5.1).
23.2*
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
24.1*
Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of this Registration Statement).
107*
Filing Fee Table.
*
Filed herewith.
Item 9.
Undertakings.
a)
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
i)
To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this
Registration Statement:
(1)
To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(2)
To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement
(or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in
volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus
filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in
the effective Registration Statement.
(3)
To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the
Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement;
Provided
,
however
, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this section do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the
Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement.
ii)
That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment
shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
iii)
To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which
remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
b)
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to
Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
c)
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors,
officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that, in the opinion of the Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the
Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements
for filing on Form
S-8
and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Thomasville, State of Georgia, on the 25th day of
May, 2023.
FLOWERS FOODS, INC.
By:
/s/ R. Steve Kinsey
Name:
R. Steve Kinsey
Title:
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints A. Ryals McMullian, R. Steve Kinsey and Stephanie B. Tillman, his or her true and lawful
attorney-in-fact
and agent, each acting alone, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign any or all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact
and agents, each acting alone, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing appropriate or necessary to be done in connection
therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorney-in-fact
and agent,
acting alone, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ A. Ryals McMullian
A. Ryals McMullian
President and Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman (Principal Executive Officer)
May 25, 2023
/s/ R. Steve Kinsey
R. Steve Kinsey
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting
Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
May 25, 2023
/s/ Edward J. Casey, Jr.
Edward J. Casey, Jr.
Director
May 25, 2023
/s/ Thomas C. Chubb III
Thomas C. Chubb III
Director
May 25, 2023
/s/ George E. Deese
George E. Deese
Director
May 25, 2023
/s/ Rhonda O. Gass
Rhonda O. Gass
Director
May 25, 2023
/s/ Margaret G. Lewis
Margaret G. Lewis
Director
May 25, 2023
/s/ W. Jameson McFadden
W. Jameson McFadden
Director
May 25, 2023
/s/ James T. Spear
James T. Spear
Director
May 25, 2023
/s/ Melvin T. Stith
Melvin T. Stith, Ph.D.
Director
May 25, 2023
/s/ Terry S. Thomas
Terry S. Thomas
Director
May 25, 2023
/s/ C. Martin Wood III
C. Martin Wood III
Director
May 25, 2023