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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Flowers Foods (FLO)

Flowers Foods signs $400 million term loan to refinance 3.500% notes due October

Neutral Impact 3 of 5 financing Written later

Flowers Foods entered a $400.0 million senior unsecured delayed draw term loan on April 6, 2026, to be used with cash on hand to repay its $400 million 3.500% senior notes maturing in October. The company also amended its revolving credit facility to extend a covenant holiday through the fiscal quarter ending October 9, 2027.

Key points

  • New $400.0 million term loan with Wells Fargo Bank as administrative agent; proceeds must repay the 2026 Notes in full
  • Term loan may be drawn once through October 1, 2026; initial maturity is the third anniversary of funding
  • Leverage covenant of no greater than 3.75:1.00 and minimum interest coverage of 4.50:1.00; covenant holiday runs through the quarter ending October 9, 2027

The filing

CompanyFlowers Foods (FLO)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECApr 7, 2026, 4:35 PM ET
Accession number0001193125-26-145638

Items reported: 1.01 Material Definitive Agreement2.03 New Direct Financial Obligation

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 6:58 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on April 07, 2026.

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