FLOWERS FOODS, INC.
 

 
 
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): October 11, 2007 (October 5, 2007)
FLOWERS FOODS, INC.
 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
             
Georgia   1-16247     58-2582379
         
         
(State or other   (Commission   (IRS Employer
jurisdiction   File Number)   Identification No.)
of incorporation)        
         
1919 Flowers Circle, Thomasville, GA       31757
         
         
(Address of principal executive offices)       (Zip Code)
         
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (229) 226-9110
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Item 1.01.   Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
     On October 5, 2007, Flowers Foods, Inc. (“Flowers”) entered into a First Amendment and Waiver (the “Amendment”) whereby it amended its credit facility with Bank of America N.A., Harris N.A. and Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleen Bank, B.A., “Rabobank International,” New York Branch, as co-documentation agents, SunTrust Bank, as syndication agent, and Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, as administrative agent (the “Credit Facility”). The Amendment provides for two one-year extension options of the Credit Facility, ending September 2014, and increases the maximum leverage ratio.
     Flowers has other relationships, including financial advisory and banking, with some parties to the Credit Facility.
Item 2.03   Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation Under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
     The information provided in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01   Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
The following exhibit is furnished as part of this Report:
         
Exhibit Number   Description
 
       
 
  10.1    
First Amendment and Waiver, dated as of October 5, 2007, among Flowers Foods, Inc., a Georgia corporation, the lenders party to the Credit Agreement and Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as Administrative Agent.
          
 

 

 

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.
         
       
    FLOWERS FOODS, INC.
 
 		  
  By:     /s/ Stephen R. Avera    
    Name:   Stephen R. Avera   
    Title:   Sr. Vice-President, Secretary and General Counsel  
 
Date: October 11, 2007    
 

 

 

 
EXHIBIT INDEX
         
Exhibit Number   Description
 
       
 
  10.1    
First Amendment and Waiver, dated as of October 5, 2007, among Flowers Foods, Inc., a Georgia corporation, the lenders party to the Credit Agreement and Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as Administrative Agent.