Hostess Brands (TWNK) Form 4 Change in insider ownership

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^*

Hostess CDM Co-Invest, LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)

200 GREENWICH AVENUE

(Street)

GREENWICH CT 06830

(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
	Officer (give title below)	X	Other (specify below)
See Remarks

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/24/2019

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
Class A Common Stock	12/24/2019		J(1)		60,182	A	(1)	60,182	D
Class A Common Stock	12/24/2019		S		60,182	D	$14.4945(2)	0	D
Class A Common Stock	12/26/2019		J(1)		85,000	A	(1)	85,000	D
Class A Common Stock	12/26/2019		S		85,000	D	$14.5324(3)	0	D
Class A Common Stock	12/27/2019		J(1)		63,631	A	(1)	63,631	D
Class A Common Stock	12/27/2019		S		63,631	D	$14.5797(4)	0	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
Class B Common Stock	(1)	12/24/2019		J(1)			60,182	(1)	(1)	Class A Common Stock	60,182	(1)	8,704,607	D
Class B Common Stock	(1)	12/26/2019		J(1)			85,000	(1)	(1)	Class A Common Stock	85,000	(1)	8,619,607	D
Class B Common Stock	(1)	12/27/2019		J(1)			63,631	(1)	(1)	Class A Common Stock	63,631	(1)	8,555,976	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Pursuant to the Exchange Agreement, dated November 4, 2016, by and between Hostess Brands, Inc. (the "Issuer"), the reporting person and the other parties thereto (the "Exchange Agreement"), each share of Class B Common Stock may be exchanged for one share of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer, if exchanged together with one Class B Unit of Hostess Holdings, L.P. The exchange rights under the Exchange Agreement do not expire.

2. Reflects the weighted average price of sales on December 24, 2019. The shares were sold pursuant to a 10b5-1 trading plan in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $14.46 to $14.52, inclusive. The 10b5-1 trading plan was established by C. Dean Metropoulos, the controlling person of the reporting person, as of December 16, 2019 to provide for sales of shares, from time to time, by entities controlled thereby, within pre-determined price and quantity limits. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Hostess Brands, Inc., any security holder of Hostess Brands, Inc., or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within such range.

3. Reflects the weighted average price of sales on December 26, 2019. The shares were sold pursuant to a 10b5-1 trading plan in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $14.43 to $14.59, inclusive. The 10b5-1 trading plan was established by C. Dean Metropoulos, the controlling person of the reporting person, as of December 16, 2019 to provide for sales of shares, from time to time, by entities controlled thereby, within pre-determined price and quantity limits. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Hostess Brands, Inc., any security holder of Hostess Brands, Inc., or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within such range.

4. Reflects the weighted average price of sales on December 27, 2019. The shares were sold pursuant to a 10b5-1 trading plan in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $14.54 to $14.64, inclusive. The 10b5-1 trading plan was established by C. Dean Metropoulos, the controlling person of the reporting person, as of December 16, 2019 to provide for sales of shares, from time to time, by entities controlled thereby, within pre-determined price and quantity limits. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Hostess Brands, Inc., any security holder of Hostess Brands, Inc., or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within such range.

Remarks:

Member of Director/10% owner group

	/s/ C. Dean Metropoulos	12/27/2019
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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