FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Riley Darryl Patrick
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
04/27/2017		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Hostess Brands, Inc. [TWNK]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
RILEY DARRYL PATRICK, 1 EAST ARMOUR BOULEVARD		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
See remarks
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

KANSAS CITY, MO 64111		 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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Restricted Stock Units (1) 27,000
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Options   (2) 03/22/2027 Class A Common Stock 26,248 $ 15.78 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Riley Darryl Patrick
RILEY DARRYL PATRICK
1 EAST ARMOUR BOULEVARD
KANSAS CITY, MO 64111		       See remarks  

Signatures

Darryl P. Riley, /s/ Darryl P. Riley 05/05/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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) Consists of a grant of restricted stock units. Each restricted stock unit represents the right to receive a share of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share ("Class A Common Stock") of Hostess Brands, Inc. (the "Company"), upon vesting. Such restricted stock units shall vest in equal or nearly equal installments on each of November 4, 2017, November 4, 2018 and November 4, 2019 (a "Vesting Date"), assuming continued employment through the applicable Vesting Date.
(2) Consists of a grant of options to purchase shares of Class A Common Stock. Such options are subject to vesting in equal or nearly equal installments on November 4 of each of 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 (an "Option Vesting Date"), assuming continued employment through the applicable Option Vesting Date.
 
Remarks:
Senior Vice President, Quality/Food Safety and R&D
Exhibit 24.1 Power of Attorney

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