Hostess Brands WARN NotificationOctober 5, 2012
Hostess Brands
Wonder
Extension of Conditional Notice Pursuant to the Worker Adjustment
and Retraining Notification Act
Dear Madams and Sirs:
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We are writing to update you on the conditional WARN notice that you received from Hostess
Brands, Inc. (the "Company ") in May. To date, no WARN triggering event has occurred, but the
Company's bankruptcy proceedings remain ongoing. We issued another conditional notice to employees on
July 20, 2012 and have been in touch with the State's dislocated workers' units or equivalent labor
departments. I have attached for your convenience the second conditional WARN notice sent to all
employees working in your jurisdiction; similar notices have been provided to the labor unions representing
Company employees.
Most recently, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters ("IBT"), the United Automobile,
Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America ( "UAW "), and the United Steelworkers Union
( "USW ") obtained member ratification of the modified collective bargaining agreements the Company
negotiated with those unions necessary to allow the Company to emerge from bankruptcy successfully. The
Bakery, Confectionary, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union ( "BCTGM ") members and
members of some of the other unions representing Company employees did not ratify the modified
collective bargaining agreements applicable to them and the BCTGM is threatening to strike. As we stated
in previous notices, in the event of a failure to ratify the modified collective bargaining agreements or a
strike, the Company will likely not be able to emerge successfully from bankruptcy and will have to begin to
sell all or portions of its business and /or wind down its operations and liquidate, which would lead to
employee separations shortly thereafter.
We are currently engaged in bankruptcy court proceedings with the BCTGM and some of the other
unions representing Company employees regarding potential implementation of the modified collective
bargaining agreements. Our primary focus continues to be on completing a restructuring of the Company
and emerging from chapter 11 as a viable company. But, it remains possible that, despite our best efforts,
the Company may be required to sell all or portions of its business and /or wind down its operations and
liquidate because of the occurrence of any of the events identified in the notices sent to you, including but
not limited to a strike or an unfavorable bankruptcy court ruling with respect to modifications to the
Company's collective bargaining agreements with unions other than the IBT.
Based on the best information available to the Company at this tune, we believe that the Company
should know by on or about November 5, 2012 whether the Company will have to begin selling portions of
its business and /or wind down its operations and liquidate, which would lead to a separation of your
employment within 14 days thereafter. If you have any questions, or would like further information, please
contact our ASKHR call center at 1- 800 - Hostess (1- 800 - 467- 8377).
Very truly yours,
Jeff Parlato - Vice President, Human Resources and Labor Relations
6031 Connection Drive, Irving, TX 75039 - (972) 532 -4500
Hostess Brands
July 20, 2012
VIA USPS
Adam Breuer
142 N Harrison St
Lancaster, WI 53813
Re: Additional Conditional Notice Pursuant to the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act
Dear Adam:
As you know, Hostess Brands, Inc. (including its affiliate Interstate Brands Corporation, the "Company ") filed for
chapter 11 relief on January 11, 2012 (the "Filing "). Since your receipt of the Company's May 4 conditional notice,
the Company has continued to be actively engaged in discussions with various lenders and potential purchasers
regarding the Company's restructuring both before and after the Filing. Our primary focus continues to be
completion of a restructuring of the Company and emergence from chapter 11 as a viable company. However, it
is still possible that, despite our best efforts, certain events may occur that would require Hostess to sell all ox
portions of its business and /or wind down its operations and liquidate.
Despite the continued uncertainty of what may happen, the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining
Notification Act and certain related State statutes (collectively, "WARN ") generally require employers to provide
advance notice in the event of certain covered employment actions. To comply with any WARN obligations
Hostess may have, this letter is intended to give you additional conditional notice that, based upon the best
information reasonably available to Hostess at this time, it continues to be possible that one of the following
events may occur:
• The board of directors authorizes, or seeks court authorization for, the pursuit of a sale of all or a
substantial portion of all of Hostess' assets;
• The board of directors authorizes, or seeks court authorization for, Hostess to stop pursuing the
restructuring of its business;
• More than 20% of Hostess' aggregate workforce is laid off after January 11, 2012;
• Hostess receives an unsatisfactory resolution of its pending motion before the bankruptcy court regarding
certain modifications to its collective bargaining agreements with the Bakers and /or the Teamsters;
• There is a strike, walkout, lockout, slowdown or other work stoppage that is likely to have a material
adverse effect on Hostess; or
• Hostess seeks bankruptcy court approval to commence a sale of property while in bankruptcy which
accounts for more than 20% of Hostess' consolidated net sales as reported on Hostess' financial
statements for the twelve -month period preceding January 11, 2012.
6031 Connection Drive, Irving, TX 75039 - (972) 532 -4500
If one of these events occurs, the Company may begin the process of permanently ceasing operations, and
significantly scaling down operations at its Dubuque IA -3135 Cedar Crest Rd located at 3135 Cedar Crest Ridge,
Dubuque, IA 52001 as early as 60 days from the date of this notice. In such an event, Hostess currently expects
substantially all employee separations, including your separation, to occur within 60 days of this notice or within a
14 -day period thereafter. At the end of this process, the entire Dubuque IA -3135 Cedar Crest Rd would be
permanently closed. There will be no bumping rights available to you in this circumstance.
A listing of the job titles of the positions that we would expect to be affected, and the names of the employees in
each of those job classifications is attached as Attachment A.
Again, our primary focus is to complete our restructuring and emerge from chapter 11 as a viable Company. If
you have any questions, or would like further information, please contact our AskHR call center at 1 -800- Hostess
(1- 800 -467- 8377).
Very truly yours,
Christopher J. Knipp
SVP, Human Resources
Hostess Brands, Inc.
Accounting Advisor
PRUESS, DEBORAH
Accounting Assoc
MOONEY, JULIE
Accounting. Coord
MEERDINK, TRISTA
Accounting Supv _. ...__.._.._....._............_. _. _.
CLARK, TERENCE
Administrative Assoc
BARNES, CAROLYN
District Sales Mgr
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FLETCIIALL, EL CINCO
GOOD, JUSTIN
MIERS, DANNY
PASSINI, DOUGLAS
REID, CRAIG
RUDDICK, ROBERT
SCHULTZ, STEVE
SINNWELL, DAVID
TOLLY, JERRID
WINTERS, CHRIS
Divider Operator
MEESTER, TYLER
PETERSON, KURT
SACKS T, WAYNE
STEELE, JUSTIN
ANDERSON, ZANE
BEATTIE, MICHAEL
BOND, JOI IN
DOOCY, CURTIS
FOSTER, THOMAS
QUINN, LEO
Engineering Mgr .. .................__......_.._._ _._. _.
STERNER, TERRY
Env Affairs Spec _ _,__.
CHUNG, ANGELINE
Facilities Coord
TIETZ, MARION
Fleet Maint Mech RS
COBB, JEFFREY
HADLEY, FRANK
JURRIES, DUSTIN
KRUMM, RANDY
TOWNSEND, KELVIN
Fleet Maint Mech RS (■U))
FRANTZ, LARRY
Fleet Maintenance Supv
GILBERT, CHARLIE
Human Resources Spec
CHAPMAN, WENDI
Attachment A
Inventory Control Coord
STORJOHANN, MARY
ily Lead Engineer
FISHER, TERRY
Lead Fleet Mech OTR
OLSON, KEVIN
Lead Sanitor
SCHAEFER, BRIAN
Lead Store Clerk
DAMERON, IUAREN
ENGEL, JODY
HELLER, LAURA
MEIRHAEGHE, LINDA
MRTCHLER,NANCY
PLUEGER, JANET
POND, DEBORAH
RUMP, DORIS
STRUCK, KATHLEEN
YEARLING, SHERRY
Loader
COLLINS, DOUGLAS
COTTRELL, BRET
DEPPE, KEVIN
DIEHL, MICHAEL
FUCHS, BRENT
HAYES, AARON
KEDING, RANDY
KRAMER, ALLEN
REESE, DARIN
RHOADES, ROBERT
RILEY, WILLIAM
TEEPE, JAY
\VERKMEISTER, BRIAN
WIESE, RUSSELL
Logistics Mgr
MCGTT.T , BRETT
Mixer
BAGG, NATHAN
FISHER, SCOTT
HEROLD, JOSEPH
MATTHIAS, MILES
PURL, JAMES
MU Sales Manager
DUNCOMBE, DAVID
TOLLY, MARSHAL
Oven Operator
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MARQUIS, JOHN
MILLER, CHRISTOPHER
PAXTON, ARNOLD
STEELE, MICHAEL
THOMPSON, TYRONE
Pan Feeder
LINKENMEYER, TODD
WILSON, ED
Pan Racker
BROWN, THERESA
SNAPP, DANNY
SNAPP, DUANE
Payroll Coord w w
MIT FR, DIANE
Plant Operations Mgr
YORK, BRUCE
Plant Ops Asst Mgr
MICHELSEN, DANIEL
Plant Ops Supv
DAVIS, TRAVIS
Production Fnnn
RICE, DOUGLAS
ZINGG, KENT
Production Worker
DEDIC, CHRISTOPHER
FULLER, BLAKE
HALL, DAVID
JOHNSON, RICK
MARSILAT , WALTER
ROWEN, MIKE
SCHIPPER, TRENTON
Pull Up Person (NU)
ABBOTT, PAMELA
ALLMAN, STANLEY
BALSTER, LARRY
BATEMAN, JOHN
BEAN, DAVE
BERGMAN, TINA
BRESLEY, RONALD
DAVIS, NORMA
DOUGLAS, JENNIFER
ENZOR, CHRISTOPHER
GUTHRIE, ROBERT
HAGEN, DEBBY
HART, ROBERT
HESSEL, LAWRENCE
HUGHES, CHRIS
HUMPHREY,TARA
JOHNSON, SUZANNE
JOHNSON, TIMOTHY
KEMERLING, WILLIAM
KLENZMAN, MARK
LIEBUS, GAYLENE
LOPSHIRE, ROBERT
MADDOX, LARRY
MANARY, ANGELENE
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OLSON, SARAH
REGAN, ROGER
RICE, BARBARA
RUNNINGEN, DEAN
SEVEY, PAMELA
STOUFFER, ROBERT
TREICI IEL, ROBERT
WATSON, RICHARD
WHERRY, JOHN
WITTMAN, CARI
Receiving Clrk
BORRETT, KIM
Retail Sales Assoc
BREKKE, SANDRA
CARVER, CASSANDRA
CLARK, BRENDA
DESPENAS, DENISE
HIRSCH, JAYNE
Retail Sales Coord
AMES, HOLLY
HARRELL, PATRICIA
KEASEY, LINDA
MERRIFIELD, SUSAN
SCI 1111'1 "1', SHIRLEY
STEELE, MARCIE
WIEDER, JESSICA
Retail Sales Manager
BERGFELD JR, ROGER
Route Sales Rep
AHLGREN, RICHARD
ANDERSON, JEREMY
ANDERSON, KEVAN
BEAVERS, THOMAS
BREUER, ADAM
BRYCE, BILLY
BUTCHER, STEVEN
CARLSON, PAUL
CASEY, CARL
CLARK, APRIL
CLINE, VINCENT
CRAWFORD,SCOTT
DARE, RONALD
DENGER, MICHAEL
DIGHTON, ROBERT
DURHAM, TERRIE
FARRINGTON, LARRY
FISCHER, TROY
FLENKER, WAYNE
FRIEDMEYER, GERALD
FRITZ, ANTHONY
GANN, HAROLD
Attachment A
GIBBONS, JAMES PAULEY, DAVID RUPP, BENJAMIN
GRIESER, DWIGHT RIEGEL, BARRY SCHUMANN, JAMES
HACKE, BRITTON ROBBINS, JUSTIN VASKE, DONNA
HANSON, ROBERT ROBERTS, MIKE Rte Sales Rep Ref- Exception
HARRELL, CHRISTOPEIER ROSE, KENNETH MAHOWALD, SEAN
HARTWIG, THOMAS RUHD, JEFF Rte Sales Rep Trnee
HASS, KURT SCHEFFERT, TERRY ELSENBAST, ROBERT
HEATH, JEREMY SCHNEIDER, TODD Sanitation Manager _ ._
HEBERT, JASON SCHNICKER, DOUG CHRIST'ENSEN, MOURITZ
HILL, MATTHEW SEEBERGER, GARY Sanitor
HINKEL, TREVOR SPERRY, DARRELL BRESSON, JOE
HOLDIMAN, CLARK STOCKBAUER, RODNEY HERNDON, JOSEPH
HOLTER III, JOHN STOLL, CRAIG REGENOLD, BRIAN
HOOP, CHARLES STONE, ERIC SAKANOVIC, SEBINA
HOUTAKKER, BENJAMIN TAYLOR, PHILLIP SOTEROS, TERESA
HOWARD, JAMES THOMAS, PATRICK \VACH, LAO
IIODSON, JAMES TIGGES, DONAID Store Clerk
HUMPHREY, ALAN UNI ER, JEREMY BECKMAN, ISABEL
KELLNER, JAMES VANDERPLUYM, JON BROTEN, JULIE
KOCH, SI LAWN VANDYKE, EUGENE BUSH, LORI
KOPEL, JACK WEAVER, ROBERT CONNRT 1 Y, DEBORAH
LAMBERT, DANIEL WEBER, MATTHEW FEEMSTER, CINDY
LATHAM, KEITH WILKERSON, ROBERT HARDIMAN, SHARON
LESAGE JR, RICIIARD YOUNG, MATTHEW LANGLEY, CHARLENE
LONG, STEVEN ZANG, JAMIE LEHMAN, BONNIE
MALLON, ERIC ZEMANEK, JAMES MURPHY, NICK
MANARY, CURTIS Route Sales Rep,- Exception PROCIW, ANDREW
MANDERS, RANDY PRENTICE, JOHN ROSZELL, PATRICIA
MARTIN, WILLIAM VINSON, MATTHEW SCHREINER, DEBRA
ML \TTHEWS, DAVID WRIGHTSMAN, JOHN VAZQUEZ, TARA
MAUER, BRIAN Route Sales Vac Relief (N /U) WALSH, JOANNE
MCCLEISI -I, DAR \VIN HARKNESS, BRIAN YEARLING, DEBRA
MCINTOSH, JOHN JAMES, SHA \VN Store Clerk- Part-Time
MCKIM, MICHAEL SALYER, KENNETH DURBIN BENGE, SANDRA
MEEKS, LARRY Rte Sales Rep Rel HUBANKS, BROOKE
MICULINICH, MICHAEL BECHTEL, BILLY Transport Driver
MOHR, DAVID BRITSON, DAVID BALVANZ, MARTIN
MOSS, WALTER CHRISTENSEN, CHRIS
BEARMAN, DAVID
NELSON, TODD DAVIS, HARRY
CUNNINGHAM, RICHARD
OLSON, JEFF EIKE, SHILO DERIFIELD, DANNY
O1'IEN, JOSEPH GOULD, KEVIN ESTLING, PATRICK
OTTEN, PERRY MCLEMORE, MARK
GARBES, BRIAN
PACE, DELANEY MILBRANDT, SEAN GATES, EDWARD
PATTON, RONALD
GRINNELL, JON
HOPPER, CONRAD
JOHANNS, THOMAS
KNAVEL, JEFF
LAURITSEN, DONALD
MATTSON, ROBERT
NEWGREN, MARK
ROSS, BRYAN
SEE, JERAMEY
SHORT, CORY
SHOWERS, NOEL
SICKELS, RUSTY
\VIRTZ, KEVIN
Truck Loader
BEEM, PAUL
GOOD, JASON
HAWKINS, KATHY
HEIDEMANN, MICHAEL
KIRCHOFF, SCOTT
LITLREL, DAVID
RODGERS, KEVIN
SICKLES, RODNEY
THILL, MICHAEL
WRIGHT, DONNA
VAC Relief Shipping
RINGLER, ERON
Vacation Relief Production
GALLIGAN, KENNT,TH
GAVRIC, SASA
WILSON, JAMES
WrapMachine OQr ._
BARKER, KEVIN
BURT, PERCY
FERGUSON, JEFFREY
HENDERSON, PERCY
LOFTUS, JOSH
ROBINSON, ANDREW
VAUGHN, BRUCE
Wrking Foreperson - Shipping
DAVIS, ROBERT
SMITH, LESTER
Hostess Brands
May 4, 2012
VIA USPS
Ted A. Harms
State Rapid Response Coordinator
Iowa Workforce Development
3420 University Avenue
Waterloo, IA 50701
VIA USPS
Roy D. Buol
Mayor
50 West 13th Street
Dubuque, IA 52001
VIA USPS
Wayne Demmer
Chair, Dubuque County Board of Supervisors
9018 Lone Pine Road
Epworth, IA 52045
Wonder
Re: Conditional Notice Pursuant to the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act
Dear Mr. Buol:
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Dubuque, IA
Hostess Brands, Inc. (including its affiliate Interstate Brands Corporation, "Hostess" or the "Company ") filed for
chapter 11 relief on January 11, 2012 (the "Filing "). The Company has been actively engaged in discussions with
various lenders and potential purchasers regarding Hostess' restructuring both before and after the Filing. Our
primary focus is to complete our restructuring of the Company and emerge from chapter 11 as a viable company.
However, it is possible that, despite our best efforts, certain events may occur that would require Hostess to sell all
or portions of its business and /or wind down its operations and liquidate.
Despite the uncertainty of what may happen, the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act and
certain related State statutes (collectively, "WARN") generally require employers to provide advance notice in the
event of certain covered employment actions. To comply with any WARN obligations Hostess may have, this
letter is intended to give you conditional notice that, based upon the best information reasonably available to
Hostess at this tune, it is possible that one of the following events may occur:
• The board of directors authorizes, or seeks court authorization for, the pursuit of a sale of all or a
substantial portion of all of Hostess' assets;
• The board of directors authorizes, or seeks court authorization for, Hostess to stop pursuing the
restructuring of its business;
• More than 20% of Hostess' aggregate workforce is laid off after January 11, 2012;
• Hostess receives an unsatisfactory resolution of its pending motion before the bankruptcy court regarding
certain modifications to its collective bargaining agreements with the Bakers and /or the Teamsters;
• There is a strike, walkout, lockout, slowdown or other work stoppage that is likely to have a material
6031 Connection Drive, Irving, TX 75039 - (972) 532 -4500
adverse effect on Hostess; or
• Hostess seeks bankruptcy court approval to commence a sale of property while in bankruptcy which
accounts for more than 20% of Hostess' consolidated net sales as reported on Hostess' financial
statements for the twelve -month period preceding January 11, 2012.
If one of these events occurs, Hostess may begin the process of permanently ceasing operations, and significantly
scaling down operations at its Dubuque IA -3135 Cedar Crest Rd located at 3135 Cedar Crest Ridge, Dubuque, IA
52001, as early as 60 days from the receipt of this notice. In such an event, Hostess currently expects substantially
all employee separations to occur within 60 days of the receipt of this notice or within a 14 -day period thereafter.
At the end of this process, the entire Dubuque IA -3135 Cedar Crest Rd would be permanently closed. There will
be no bumping rights available to employees in this circumstance.
A listing of the job titles of the positions that we would expect to be affected, and the names of the employees in
each of those job classifications is attached as Attachment A.
Some of the affected employees are represented by one of the twelve unions listed below. The chief elected union
officers and their addresses are:
James P. Hoffa
General President
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
25 Louisiana Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001
Frank Hurt
International President
Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers, and Grain Millers International Union
10401 Connecticut Avenue
Kensington, MD 20895 -3951
John P. Ryan
International President
Glass, Molders, Pottery Plastics & Allied Workers International Union
608 E. Baltimore Pike
Media, PA 19063 -1735
Thomas Buffenbarger
President
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
9000 Machinists Place
Upper Marlboro, MD 20772 -2687
George J. Francisco, Jr.
President
International Brotherhood of Fireman and Oilers
1900 L. Street NW, Suite 502
Washington, DC 20036
Vincent J. Giblin
General President
International Union of Operating Engineers
3438
1125 17th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Michael Malecki
President
United Brotherhood of Carpenters Millwright and Mill Cabinet
101 Constitution Ave NW, 10th Floor
Washington, D.C. 20001
Michael Goodwin
President
Office and Professional Employees International Union
265 W. 14th Street, Suite 610
New York, NY 10011
Stuart Appelbaum
President
Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Unions
30 East 29th Street
New York, NY 10016
Ron Gettelfinger
President
United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America
8000 East Jefferson Avenue
Detroit, MI 48214
Joseph C. Hansen
President
United Food and Commercial Workers International Union
1775 K Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006
Leo W. Gerard
International President
United Steelworkers of America
Five Gateway Center
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Hostess has sent notice to the International Presidents of the above -listed unions and provided copies to their
Local Business Agents.
Again, our primary focus is to complete our restructuring and emerge from chapter 11 as a viable Company. If
you have any questions, or would like further information, please contact our AskHR call center at 1- 800 - Hostess
(1- 800 -467- 8377).
Very truly yours,
Christopher J. Knipp
3438
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3438 Loader
Pull Up Person (NU)
Retail Sales Assoc
Route Sales Rep
Rte Sales Rep Ret
Store Clerk
Cast/Ffrst Name
HAYES, AARON
HESSEL, LAWRENCE
REGAN, ROGER
RUNNINGEN, DEAN
HIRSCH, JAYNE.
BEAU, THOMAS
HOUTAKKER, BENJAMIN
MANDERS, RANDY
MEISSNER, BLAKE
ROBBINS, JUSTIN
WEBER, MATTHEW
VASKE, DONNA
LEHMAN, BONNIE
Attachment A
Home Address_._,.._. _..... ,, Addres's2
2185 Sunnyslope Drive Number 3
160 Summer Drive (blank)
2556 Jackson Street (blank)
912 Park Avenue Apt 1
728 East 22nd Street (blank)
609 E Clay Street (blank)
2983 Brunswick St (blank)
2941 Indiana Street (blank)
2288 Palmer Drive (blank)
14665 Homer Rd (blank)
124 Liberty Street (blank)
2595 White Street (blank)
145 Valley Street (blank)
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