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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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * DEESE GEORGE E   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol FLOWERS FOODS INC [FLO] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below) Non-Executive Chairman (Last) (First) (Middle) 318 BEACHSIDE DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/24/2016 (Street) PANAMA CITY, FL 32413 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 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 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 Common Stock 02/24/2016   A   65,251 (1) A $ 0 2,537,935 D   Common Stock 02/24/2016   F   21,654 D $ 17.1 2,516,281 D   Common Stock               24,049.5 I By 401(k) (2) Common Stock               50,301 I By Spouse (3) Common Stock               150,000 I By Family LLC (4)

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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

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Option (Right to Buy) (5)

$ 11.11

02/09/2013

12/31/2016

Common Stock

587,587

587,587

D

Option (Right to Buy) (5)

$ 10.87

02/10/2014

12/31/2016

Common Stock

739,462

739,462

D

Deferred Stock (6)

$ 0 (7)

06/09/2016

(8)

Common Stock

6,026

6,026

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
DEESE GEORGE E 318 BEACHSIDE DRIVE PANAMA CITY, FL 32413	X			Non-Executive Chairman

Signatures

/s/ Stephen R. Avera, Agent		02/26/2016
**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)	Vesting of contingent performance share units granted under the Flowers Foods, Inc. 2001 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan.
(2)	Total includes exempt acquisitions of shares allocated to reporting person under Issuer's 401(k) Plan, based on a plan statement dated as of 12/31/2015.
(3)	Beneficial ownership is disclaimed.
(4)	Shares held by family LLC, in which reporting person and his spouse are the only members.
(5)	Granted pursuant to the Flowers Foods, Inc. 2001 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan.
(6)	Granted under the Flowers Foods, Inc. 2014 Omnibus Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan.
(7)	In accordance with the terms of the Deferred Shares Agreement for Directors, the deferred shares awarded do not have a conversion or exercise price.
(8)	No expiration date.

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