Report of Proposed Sale of Securities (144)

Form 144 Filer Information	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 144 NOTICE OF PROPOSED SALE OF SECURITIES PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Form 144

144: Issuer Information

Name of Issuer	Hostess Brands, Inc.
SEC File Number	001-37540
Address of Issuer	7905 QUIVIRA ROAD LENEXA KANSAS 66215
Phone	816-701-4600
Name of Person for Whose Account the Securities are To Be Sold	Cramer Michael John
See the definition of "person" in paragraph (a) of Rule 144. Information is to be given not only as to the person for whose account the securities are to be sold but also as to all other persons included in that definition. In addition, information shall be given as to sales by all persons whose sales are required by paragraph (e) of Rule 144 to be aggregated with sales for the account of the person filing this notice.
Relationship to Issuer	Officer

144: Securities Information

Record	Title of the Class of Securities To Be Sold	Name and Address of the Broker	Number of Shares or Other Units To Be Sold	Aggregate Market Value	Number of Shares or Other Units Outstanding	Approximate Date of Sale	Name the Securities Exchange
#1	class a	Muriel Siebert & Co 15 Exchange Place Jersey City NEW JERSEY 07302	88,100	$2,169,903.00	133,474,295	02/23/2023	NASDAQ

144: Securities To Be Sold

Furnish the following information with respect to the acquisition of the securities to be sold and with respect to the payment of all or any part of the purchase price or other consideration therefor:

Record	Title of the Class	Date you Acquired	Nature of Acquisition Transaction	Name of Person from Whom Acquired	Is this a Gift?	Date Donor Acquired	Amount of Securities Acquired	Date of Payment	Nature of Payment *
#1	Class A	03/23/2017	Stock options acquired through equity incentive plan	Hostess Brands, Inc	☐	—	88,100	03/23/2021	Options vested over period of time pursuant to terms of the company equity incentive plan

* If the securities were purchased and full payment therefor was not made in cash at the time of purchase, explain in the table or in a note thereto the nature of the consideration given. If the consideration consisted of any note or other obligation, or if payment was made in installments describe the arrangement and state when the note or other obligation was discharged in full or the last installment paid.

144: Securities Sold During The Past 3 Months

Nothing to Report

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144: Remarks and Signature

Remarks	The options i am exercising and selling are part of the Company's equity incentive plan begun in 2017. I also have and will retain various grants of RSU's and PSU's. These grants of RSU's and PSU's have all been reported on Form 4's filed with the SEC. The last Form 4 was filed in January of 2023. I resigned as an officer of the company on February 1, 2023 and have 90 days to exercise the options being exercised and sold here or i lose those options and underlying shares.All of the options being exercised and sold here are described in the company's annual SEC filings.
Date of Notice	02/23/2023
ATTENTION:
The person for whose account the securities to which this notice relates are to be sold hereby represents by signing this notice that he does not know any material adverse information in regard to the current and prospective operations of the Issuer of the securities to be sold which has not been publicly disclosed. If such person has adopted a written trading plan or given trading instructions to satisfy Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act, by signing the form and indicating the date that the plan was adopted or the instruction given, that person makes such representation as of the plan adoption or instruction date.
Signature	michael j cramer
ATTENTION: Intentional misstatements or omission of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001)