Hostess Brands (TWNK) Form 4 Hostess Brands / Burke Elliott Raine ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

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

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Raine Burke Elliott

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O HOSTESS BRANDS, INC.

1 EAST ARMOUR BOULEVARD

(Street)

KANSAS CITY MO 64111

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Hostess Brands, Inc. [ TWNK ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
See Remarks

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/23/2017

4. If Amendment, Date of 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

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
Restricted Stock Units(1)	03/23/2017		A		27,000	A	$0.00	27,000	D

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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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
Stock Options	$15.78	03/23/2017		A		26,248		(2)	03/22/2027	Class A Common Stock	26,248	$0.00	26,248	D

Explanation of Responses:

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, Chief Marketing Officer

	/s/ Thomas Peterson, Attorney-in-Fact	03/24/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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