Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)

FORM 4

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

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Hostess CDM Co-Invest, LLC	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
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) 200 GREENWICH AVENUE	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 10/23/2020
(Street) GREENWICH, CT 06830 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	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. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. 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	10/23/2020		J(1)		100	A	(1)	100	D
Class A Common Stock	10/23/2020		S		100	D	$13.25 (2)	0	D
Class A Common Stock	10/27/2020		J(1)		47895	A	(1)	47895	D
Class A Common Stock	10/27/2020		S		47895	D	$13.2702 (3)	0	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. 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		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 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
Class B Common Stock	(1)	10/23/2020		J (1)			100	(1)	(1)	Class A Common Stock	100	(1)	4616392	D
Class B Common Stock	(1)	10/27/2020		J (1)			47895	(1)	(1)	Class A Common Stock	47895	(1)	4568497	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)	The shares were sold pursuant to a 10b5-1 plan established by C. Dean Metropoulos, the controlling person of the reporting person, as of September 14, 2020, to provide for sales of shares, from time to time, by entities controlled thereby, within pre-determined price and quantity limits.
(3)	Reflects the weighted average price of sales on October 27, 2020. The shares were sold pursuant to a 10b5-1 plan in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $13.25 to $13.30, inclusive. The 10b5-1 trading plan was established by C. Dean Metropoulos, the controlling person of the reporting person, as of September 14, 2020, 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

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Hostess CDM Co-Invest, LLC 200 GREENWICH AVENUE GREENWICH, CT 06830				See Remarks

Signatures
/s/ C. Dean Metropoulos		10/27/2020
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date