KKD Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc.

KRISPY KREME DOUGHNUTS, INC. 2012 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
KRISPY KREME DOUGHNUTS, INC. 2000 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
MONTANA MILLS BREAD CO., INC. 1998 EMPLOYEE AND NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR STOCK OPTION PLAN
KRISPY KREME DOUGHNUTS, INC. EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
KRISPY KREME PROFIT-SHARING STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN
KRISPY KREME DOUGHNUT CORPORATION NONQUALIFIED STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN
KRISPY KREME DOUGHNUT CORPORATION 1998 STOCK OPTION PLAN

(Full title of plan)

Price Cooper
Chief Financial Officer
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc.
370 Knollwood Street
Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27103
(Name and address of agent for service)

(336) 725-2981
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent of service)
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

This Post-Effective Amendment (the “Post-Effective Amendment”), constitutes Amendment No. 1 to the registration statements on Form S-8 (the “Registration Statements”) filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission:

On July 27, 2016, pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 8, 2016 by and among the Registrant, Cotton Parent, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), Cotton Merger Sub Inc., a North Carolina corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”) and JAB Holdings B.V., a Dutch Besloten Vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid (private company with limited liability), Merger Sub merged with and into the Registrant (the “Merger”), the Registrant became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent, and all outstanding shares of common stock of the Registrant were converted into the right to receive $21.00 per share in cash.

As a result of the Merger, the Registrant terminated any and all offerings of its securities pursuant to the Registration Statements, and in accordance with undertakings made by the Registrant in the Registration Statements, this Post-Effective Amendment is being filed for the sole purpose of terminating the Registration Statements and deregistering any unissued shares previously registered under the Registration Statements and issuable under the Plans.