SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

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

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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

ALEXANDER BRAD K

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

405 MEANDER TRACE

(Street)

THOMASVILLE

31792

(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)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	President, Flowers Bakeries

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/23/2011

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 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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	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	02/23/2011		M		5,480	A	$0	44,907	D
Common Stock	02/23/2011		F		1,856	D	$26.47	43,051	D
Common Stock								1,487⁽⁹⁾	I	By 401(k)
Common Stock								273	I⁽³⁾	Minor Children⁽⁴⁾

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)	Code	V	(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⁽²⁾	$0	02/23/2011		D			1,370	02/09/2011	⁽¹⁾	Common Stock	0	$0	5,480	D
Restricted Stock Award⁽²⁾	$0	02/23/2011		M			5,480	02/09/2011	⁽¹⁾	Common Stock	5,480	$0	0	D
Option (Right to Buy)⁽²⁾	$18.68							01/03/2009	01/03/2013	Common Stock	13,575		13,575	D
Option (Right to Buy)⁽²⁾	$19.57							02/05/2010	02/05/2014	Common Stock	14,850		14,850	D
Option (Right to Buy)⁽²⁾	$24.75							02/04/2011	02/04/2015	Common Stock	14,400		14,400	D
Option (Right to Buy)⁽²⁾	$23.84							02/09/2012	02/09/2016	Common Stock	33,350		33,350	D
Option (Right to Buy)⁽²⁾	$25.01							02/09/2013	02/09/2017	Common Stock	39,200		39,200	D
Restricted Stock Award⁽²⁾	$0⁽⁵⁾							02/09/2012	⁽¹⁾	Common Stock	6,150		6,150	D
Option (Right to Buy)⁽²⁾	$24.47							02/10/2014	02/10/2018	Common Stock	49,050		49,050	D
Restricted Stock Award⁽²⁾	$0⁽⁷⁾							⁽⁸⁾	⁽⁶⁾	Common Stock	7,400		7,400	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Grant expires on Exercisable Date if performance measures are not met.

2. Granted pursuant to the Flowers Foods, Inc. 2001 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan.

3. Beneficial ownership is disclaimed.

4. By reporting person as custodian for his minor children. Beneficial ownership is disclaimed.

5. In accordance with the terms of the 2010 Restricted Stock Award Agreement, the performance shares awarded do not have a conversion or exercise price.

6. Grant expires on the vesting date if performance measures are not met.

7. In accordance with the terms of the 2011 Restricted Stock Award Agreement, the performance shares awarded do not have a conversion or exercise price.

8. The company anticipates that in accordance with the terms of the 2011 Restricted Stock Award Agreement the vesting date of the performance shares awarded shall be the date of the filing of the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K with the SEC in 2013.

9. Total includes exempt acquisitions of shares allocated to reporting person in Issuer's 401(k) Plan, as of 12/31/2010.

	/s/ Stephen R. Avera, Agent	02/25/2011
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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