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<GROUP-MEMBERS>TOM GORES
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<CONFORMED-NAME>Hostess Brands, Inc.
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<STREET1>7905 QUIVIRA ROAD
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<STREET1>7905 QUIVIRA ROAD
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<FORMER-CONFORMED-NAME>Gores Holdings, Inc.
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<CONFORMED-NAME>PLATINUM EQUITY, LLC
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<STREET1>360 NORTH CRESCENT DRIVE
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<STREET1>360 NORTH CRESCENT DRIVE
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South Building</B></P>

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the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D,
and is filing this schedule because of &sect;&sect; 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f)&nbsp;or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box. </FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt">&#168;</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 1pt; border-top: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
    remainder of this cover page&nbsp;shall be filled out for a reporting person&#8217;s initial filing on this form with respect to
    the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in
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information required on the remainder of this cover page&nbsp;shall not be deemed to be &#8220;filed&#8221; for the purpose of Section&nbsp;18
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&#8220;Act&#8221;) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall
be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).</FONT></P>

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    No.&nbsp;44109J106</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 40%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>13D</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-top: black 1pt solid; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 7pt; vertical-align: top; padding-right: 2pt; width: 85%"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS</P>
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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Platinum
    Equity, LLC</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 7pt; vertical-align: top; padding-right: 2pt"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></P>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 7pt; vertical-align: top; padding-right: 2pt"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">SEC USE ONLY</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 7pt; vertical-align: top; padding-right: 2pt"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">SOURCE OF FUNDS</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">OO</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 7pt; vertical-align: top; padding-right: 2pt"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT
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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT>&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 7pt; vertical-align: top; padding-right: 2pt"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">DELAWARE</P></TD></TR>
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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">SHARES</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;&nbsp;BENEFICIALLY&nbsp;&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">OWNED&nbsp;BY</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">EACH</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">REPORTING</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">PERSON</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">WITH</P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-left: 10pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; width: 6%">7</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; vertical-align: top; padding-right: 2pt; width: 75%"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">SOLE VOTING POWER</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">0</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-left: 10pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top">8</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; vertical-align: top; padding-right: 2pt"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">SHARED VOTING POWER</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">0</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-left: 10pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top">9</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; vertical-align: top; padding-right: 2pt"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">0</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-left: black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 10pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top">10</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-left: black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; vertical-align: top; padding-right: 2pt"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">0</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-top: black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; border-left: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: top; padding-left: 8pt; font-size: 10pt; width: 15%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">11&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-top: black 1pt solid; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 7pt; vertical-align: top; padding-right: 2pt; width: 85%"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">0</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 7pt; vertical-align: top; padding-right: 2pt"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
    SHARES</P>
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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT>&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 7pt; vertical-align: top; padding-right: 2pt"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">0.0%</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 7pt; vertical-align: top; padding-right: 2pt"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">OO (Delaware limited liability company)</P></TD></TR></TABLE>


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                                            No.&nbsp;44109J106</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-top: black 1pt solid; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 7pt; vertical-align: top; padding-right: 2pt; width: 85%"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Tom
    Gores</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 7pt; vertical-align: top; padding-right: 2pt"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 7pt; vertical-align: top; padding-right: 2pt"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">SEC USE ONLY</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 7pt; vertical-align: top; padding-right: 2pt"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">SOURCE OF FUNDS</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">OO</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 7pt; vertical-align: top; padding-right: 2pt"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT
    TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e)</P>
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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT>&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">UNITED STATES</P></TD></TR>
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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">SHARES</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;&nbsp;BENEFICIALLY&nbsp;&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">OWNED&nbsp;BY</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">EACH</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">REPORTING</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">PERSON</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">WITH</P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; width: 6%">7</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; vertical-align: top; padding-right: 2pt; width: 75%"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">SOLE VOTING POWER</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">0</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top">8</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; vertical-align: top; padding-right: 2pt"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">SHARED VOTING POWER</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">0</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top">9</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; vertical-align: top; padding-right: 2pt"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">0</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top">10</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-left: black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; vertical-align: top; padding-right: 2pt"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">0</P></TD></TR>
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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">0</P></TD></TR>
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    SHARES</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT>&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">0.0%</P></TD></TR>
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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">IN</P></TD></TR></TABLE>


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    No.&nbsp;44109J106</FONT></TD>
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Note&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">This
Amendment No.&nbsp;8 (&#8220;Amendment No.&nbsp;8&#8221;) amends the Schedule 13D originally filed on November&nbsp;14, 2016, as amended
(the &#8220;Schedule 13D&#8221;), and is filed jointly by Platinum Equity, LLC (&#8220;Platinum Equity&#8221;) and Tom Gores (&#8220;Tom
Gores&#8221;), each of whom may be referred to herein as a &#8220;Reporting Person&#8221; and collectively as the &#8220;Reporting Persons,&#8221;
with respect to the Class&nbsp;A Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share (&#8220;Class&nbsp;A Common Stock&#8221;), of Hostess Brands,&nbsp;Inc.
(the &#8220;Issuer&#8221;). Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meaning attributed to them in the Schedule 13D.</FONT></P>

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<TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Item
4.</B></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Purpose
                                            of Transaction.</B></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Item
4 is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">From
November&nbsp;1, 2023 through November&nbsp;3, 2023, Platinum Equity disposed of 2,199,477 shares of Class&nbsp;A Common Stock in a
series of open-market transactions. Details by date, listing the number of shares of Class&nbsp;A Common Stock disposed of and the
weighted average price per share, are provided below. The Reporting Persons undertake to provide, upon request by the staff of the
SEC or the Issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price for each transaction.</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Date</TD><TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center">Shares
    Disposed Of</TD><TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center">Price Range</TD><TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center">Weighted
    Average Price Per <BR>
    Share</TD><TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 40%; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">November&nbsp;1,
    2023</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 15%; text-align: right">500,000</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 20%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">$33.33
                                            to $33.365</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 15%; text-align: right">33.3462</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">November&nbsp;2,
    2023</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">750,000</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">$33.35
                                            to $33.415</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">33.3782</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">November&nbsp;3,
    2023</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">949,477</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">$33.315
                                            to $33.41</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">33.3696</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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5.</B></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Interest
                                            in Securities of the Issuer.</B></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Item
5 is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:</FONT></P>

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<TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(a) &nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;
(b)</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">This
Schedule 13D/A is filed to report that, as of November&nbsp;3, 2023, the Reporting Persons ceased to be the beneficial owners of any
of the outstanding shares of the Class&nbsp;A Common Stock.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Except
as described in Item 4, during the past 60 days, none of the Reporting Persons or Related Persons has effected any transactions in the
Class&nbsp;A Common Stock.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;None.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(e)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On
November&nbsp;3, 2023, the Reporting Persons ceased to be the beneficial owners of more than five percent of the Class&nbsp;A Common
Stock.</FONT></P>

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    No.&nbsp;44109J106</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 1pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 40%; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>13D</B></FONT></TD>
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reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief,&nbsp;I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Dated:
November&nbsp;7, 2023</FONT></P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Platinum
    Equity, LLC</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 50%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 5%">By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 45%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">/s/
    Mary Ann Sigler</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Name:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Mary
    Ann Sigler</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Title:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Executive
    Vice President, Chief Financial Officer&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and Treasurer</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Tom
    Gores</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">/s/
    Mary Ann Sigler</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Name:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Mary
    Ann Sigler</FONT></TD></TR>
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