0001193125-20-119122.txt : 20200424 0001193125-20-119122.hdr.sgml : 20200424 20200424162255 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-20-119122 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: DEFA14A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 FILED AS OF DATE: 20200424 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20200424 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20200424 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Hostess Brands, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001644406 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: BAKERY PRODUCTS [2050] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: DEFA14A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-37540 FILM NUMBER: 20815343 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1 EAST ARMOUR BOULEVARD CITY: KANSAS CITY STATE: MO ZIP: 64111 BUSINESS PHONE: 816-701-4600 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1 EAST ARMOUR BOULEVARD CITY: KANSAS CITY STATE: MO ZIP: 64111 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Gores Holdings, Inc. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20150608 DEFA14A 1 d866548ddefa14a.htm DEFA14A DEFA14A

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SCHEDULE 14A

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               HOSTESS BRANDS, INC.   

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     Hostess Brands, Inc.
    

7905 Quivira Road,

Lenexa, Kansas 66215

     NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING
     OF STOCKHOLDERS
     to be held online only on
     June 4, 2020

 

* Stockholders are cordially invited to attend the Annual Meeting. The Company will be

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Dear Stockholder,

The 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Hostess Brands, Inc. will be held online only, on June 4, 2020, at 10:00 a.m. (local time).

Proposals to be considered at the Annual Meeting:

 

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To consider and act upon a proposal to amend our Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to de-classify our Board of Directors.

 

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To consider and act upon a proposal to amend our Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to eliminate the supermajority requirement to approve certain amendments thereto.

 

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To consider and act upon a proposal to elect to the Company’s Board of Directors three persons nominated by the Board of Directors and, if de-classification is approved, to elect five additional persons nominated by the Board of Directors.

 

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To consider and act upon a non-binding advisory resolution to approve the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers for the 2019 fiscal year.

 

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To consider and act upon a proposal to ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2020 fiscal year.

To address such other matters as may properly come before the 2020 Annual Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.

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Hostess Brands, Inc.

7905 Quivira Road, Lenexa, Kansas 66215

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