THOMASVILLE, Ga., Sept. 15, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE: FLO) today announced that George E. Deese, chairman of the board, has exercised stock options for approximately 608,000 shares in a transaction with the company and consequently increased his direct ownership from 2.48 million shares of Flowers Foods common stock to almost 2.67 million shares, which is well in excess of the company's stock ownership guidelines. Solely to cover the exercise price and related tax liability, Mr. Deese sold shares of Flowers Foods common stock obtained through this option exercise in the open market. The options were granted to Mr. Deese in 2009 under the company's Equity and Performance Incentive Plan and were set to expire in February 2016.

About Flowers Foods
Headquartered in Thomasville, Ga., Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE: FLO) is one of the largest producers of fresh packaged bakery foods in the United States, with 2014 sales of $3.75 billion. Flowers operates bakeries across the country that produce a wide range of bakery products. Among the company's top brands are Nature's Own, Wonder, and Tastykake. Learn more at www.flowersfoods.com.

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