Ownership Submission

FORM 4

Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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 ^*

Gores Sponsor LLC

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Hostess Brands, Inc. [TWNK]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	__X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

9800 WILSHIRE BLVD.,

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/19/2017

(Street)

BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90212

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ 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
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share	04/19/2017		S		1,000,000	D	$ 15.25	17,633,929	I	See footnote ⁽¹⁾

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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

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Gores Sponsor LLC 9800 WILSHIRE BLVD. BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90212		X
PLATINUM EQUITY LLC 360 NORTH CRESCENT DRIVE SOUTH BUILDING BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90210		X
AEG Holdings, LLC 9800 WILSHIRE BLVD. BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90212		X
Gores Alec E 9800 WILSHIRE BLVD. C/O AEG HOLDINGS, LLC BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90212		X
Gores Tom C/O PLATINUM EQUITY LLC 360 NORTH CRESCENT DRIVE SOUTH BUILDING BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90210		X

Signatures

Gores Sponsor LLC, By: AEG Holdings, LLC, its managing Member, By:/s/ Alec Gores, Managing Member, By: Platinum Equity, LLC, its managing Member, By:/s/ Mary Ann Sigler, Chief Financial Officer		04/19/2017
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
By: Platinum Equity, LLC, its managing Member AEG Holdings, LLC, By: /s/ Alec Gores, Managing Member		04/19/2017
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Alec Gores		04/19/2017
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Mary Ann Sigler, Attorney-in-Fact for Tom Gores		04/19/2017
^**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)	The securities reported herein are held of record by Gores Sponsor, LLC ("Gores Sponsor"). Platinum Equity LLC ("Platinum Equity") and AEG Holdings, LLC ("AEG") are the managing member of Gores Sponsor and as a result share the power to vote and dispose of the securities held of record by Gores Sponsor. Tom Gores, the chairman and chief executive officer of Platinum Equity, is the ultimate beneficial owner of Platinum Equity. Alec Gores is the managing member of AEG. As such, each of Platinum Equity, AEG and Tom Gores and Alec Gores may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the securities beneficially owned by Gores Sponsor.

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