---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-25-078720"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FLO"
cik: "0001128928"
company_name: "FLOWERS FOODS INC"
filed_at: "2025-05-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-20T05:27:38.393204+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Flowers Foods shareholders elect all 11 directors, reject independent chair proposal

## Summary
- All 11 director nominees elected; Ryals McMullian received 173.4M for, 5.1M against.
- Advisory vote on named executive officer compensation passed (172.1M for, 5.5M against).
- Ratification of PwC as auditor passed with 191.8M for, 3.3M against.
- Shareholder proposal for independent board chair failed (51.4M for, 126.8M against).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-25-078720
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FLO
- cik: 0001128928
- company_name: FLOWERS FOODS INC
- filed_at: 2025-05-29T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1128928/000095017025078720/0000950170-25-078720-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1128928/000095017025078720/flo-20250522.htm

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