Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (Form 4)

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * McMullian Ryals 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) Chairman and CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) 1919 FLOWERS CIRCLE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/05/2026 (Street) THOMASVILLE, GA 31757 4. If Amendment, Date 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 (City) (State) (Zip) 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 Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 01/05/2026 F 10,054 D $10.32 1,323,934.281(1) D Common Stock 01/05/2026 F 11,376 D $10.32 1,312,558.281(1) D Common Stock 7,159.54(2) I By 401(k) Common Stock 22,088 I By Spouse(3) Common Stock 126,382.7985(1) I By Trusts for Minor Children(3)(4) Common Stock 1,022,380 I Dellwood-McMullian Holdings, LLC(5)

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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 Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
McMullian Ryals 1919 FLOWERS CIRCLE THOMASVILLE, GA 31757	X		Chairman and CEO

Signatures

/s/ Stephanie B. Tillman, Agent		01/07/2026
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Total includes shares acquired through reinvestment of dividends, based upon a statement dated 12/31/2025.
(2)	Total includes exempt acquisitions of shares allocated to reporting person under Issuer's 401(k) Plan, based upon a plan statement dated as of 12/31/2025.
(3)	Beneficial ownership is disclaimed.
(4)	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.
(5)	The reported securities are held by Dellwood-McMullian Holdings, LLC (the "Family LLC"), a limited liability company in which the Amos Ryals McMullian, Jr. Trust (the "Trust") owns 50% of the Class B (Nonvoting) Membership Units, the reporting person's sister owns all of the Class A (Voting) Membership Units, and a trust for the benefit of the reporting person's sister and her family owns the remaining 50% of the Class B (Nonvoting) Membership Units. The reporting person is the trustee and a beneficiary of the Trust. The reporting person is not a manager of the Family LLC or a trustee or beneficiary of his sister's trust and has no investment authority or voting or dispositive power over the shares of common stock of Flowers Foods, Inc. owned by the Family LLC._

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