UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 4, 2021

 

Hostess Brands, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware		1-37540		47-4168492
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

7905 Quivira Road, Lenexa, Kansas		66215
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(816) 701-4600

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common Stock, Par Value of $0.0001 per share		TWNK		NASDAQ
Warrants, each exercisable for a half share of Class A Common Stock		TWNKW		NASDAQ

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On June 4, 2021, Andrew W. Jacobs, Executive Vice President, Chief Customer & Experience Officer of Hostess Brands, Inc. (the “Company”) informed the Company that he was resigning, effective June 18, 2021, to accept a position as Chief Executive Officer with a non-competing consumer packaged goods company.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

				HOSTESS BRANDS, INC.
Date: June 9, 2021				By:		/s/ Andrew P. Callahan
				Name:		Andrew P. Callahan
				Title:		President and Chief Executive Officer