Flowers Foods completes $795M cash acquisition of Simple Mills

FLOWERS FOODS INC

Acquired Simple Mills for $795M cash, subject to post-closing adjustments.
Simple Mills offers premium crackers, cookies, snack bars, and baking mixes.
CEO says deal boosts presence in better-for-you segments and enhances growth/margin prospects.
Director C. Martin Wood III not standing for re-election; board to shrink from 12 to 11.

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Departed

C. Martin Wood III

Director

FLO · FLOWERS FOODS INC

Filed: February 21, 2025, 6:59 PM ET

On February 14, 2025, C. Martin Wood III notified the board of directors (the “Board”) of Flowers Foods, Inc. (the “Company”) that he does not wish to stand for re-election as a director and will retire from the Board at the end of his current term at the Company’s 2025 annual meeting of shareholders (the “2025 Annual Meeting”).

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Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

C. Martin Wood III retired as Director at FLOWERS FOODS INC.

Action: retired
Role: Director

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On February 14, 2025, C. Martin Wood III notified the board of directors (the “Board”) of Flowers Foods, Inc. (the “Company”) that he does not wish to stand for re-election as a director and will retire from the Board at the end of his current term at the Company’s 2025 annual meeting of shareholders (the “2025 Annual Meeting”).

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