SEC FORM 5

SEC FORM 5 SEC Form 5

FORM 5

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

Form 3 Holdings Reported.

Form 4 Transactions Reported.

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

McMullian Ryals

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

1919 FLOWERS CIRCLE

(Street)

THOMASVILLE

31757

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
FLOWERS FOODS INC [ FLO ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
President and CEO

3. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (Month/Day/Year)
01/01/2022

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)	4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned at end of Issuer's Fiscal Year (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	12/17/2021		G	1,123	A	$0	671,176.4757⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock	12/17/2021		G	1,123	A	$0	20,833	I	By Spouse⁽²⁾
Common Stock	12/17/2021		G	3,369	A	$0	101,674.1401⁽¹⁾	I	By Trusts for Minor Children⁽²⁾⁽³⁾
Common Stock	12/21/2021		G	4,620	D	$0	671,176.4757⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock	12/28/2021		G	924	D	$0	671,176.4757⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock	12/31/2021		G	1,848	D	$0	671,176.4757⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock							5,060.25	I	By 401(k)⁽⁴⁾
Common Stock							2,000,000	I	The McMullian Family Wealth Preservation Trust⁽⁵⁾

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)	5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Restricted Stock Award⁽⁶⁾	$0⁽⁷⁾						05/23/2023	⁽⁸⁾	Common Stock	43,330		43,330	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Amount includes shares acquired through reinvestment of dividends through 12/17/2021.

2. Beneficial ownership is disclaimed.

3. Total of shares held in irrevocable trusts established for the benefit of reporting person's minor children, over which shares reporting person does not have investment authority or voting or dispositive power.

4. Total includes exempt acquisitions of shares allocated to reporting person under Issuer's 401(k) Plan, based on a plan statement dated as of 12/31/2021.

5. The reporting person is a beneficiary of the The McMullian Family Wealth Preservation Trust (the "Trust") and does not serve as a trustee of the Trust. On November 30, 2021, the Trust purchased 99,900 Class B (Nonvoting) Membership Units in Dellwood-McMullian Holdings, LLC, a limited liability company in which the reporting person's father owned all of the Class B (Nonvoting) Membership Units and the reporting person's sister owned all of the Class A (Voting) Membership Units (the "Family LLC"). The Trust purchased the Class B (Nonvoting) Membership Units from the reporting person's father in exchange for two promissory notes in an aggregate principal amount of approximately $49 million, based on an estimated appraised value of the Class B (Nonvoting) Membership Units in the Family LLC transferred, which consideration is subject to adjustment for a valuation of the Class B (Nonvoting) Membership Units transferred. The reporting person has provided a limited guaranty of the promissory notes. The Family LLC owns 2,000,000 shares of common stock of Flowers Foods, Inc., over which shares the reporting person has no investment authority or voting or dispositive power.

6. Granted under the Flowers Foods, Inc. 2014 Omnibus Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan.

7. None.

8. No expiration date.

	/s/ Stephanie B. Tillman, Agent	02/14/2022
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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SEC Form 5: Mcmullian Ryals received a gift of 5,615 shares and gifted 7,392 shares, increasing direct ownership by 0.17% to 671,176 units