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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Definitive Proxy Statement </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>HOSTESS BRANDS, INC. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><B>HOSTESS BRANDS, INC.</B></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center">*Stockholders&nbsp;are&nbsp;cordially&nbsp;invited&nbsp;to&nbsp;attend&nbsp;the&nbsp;Annual&nbsp;Meeting.&nbsp;The&nbsp;Company&nbsp;will&nbsp;be
hosting&nbsp;the&nbsp;meeting&nbsp;solely&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;Internet&nbsp;this&nbsp;year.&nbsp;To&nbsp;attend&nbsp;and&nbsp;participate&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;meeting, please visit <B>https://www.cstproxy.com/hostessbrands/2023</B></P>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:ARIAL">Dear Stockholder, </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="justify">The 2023 Annual
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:ARIAL; " ALIGN="justify">To consider and act upon a proposal to ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company&#146;s independent registered
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:16pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><B>Hostess Brands, Inc. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:14pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center">7905 Quivira Road, Lenexa, Kansas 66215 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:40pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:17pt; font-family:ARIAL"><B>Important Notice
Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:17pt; font-family:ARIAL"><B>For the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be Held On June&nbsp;6, 2023 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:ARIAL">The following Proxy Materials are available to you to review at: <B><U>https://www.cstproxy.com/hostessbrands/2023</U></B> </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:ARIAL; " ALIGN="left">the Company&#146;s Annual Report for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2022 </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:ARIAL">This is not a ballot. You cannot use this notice to vote your shares. This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are
available to you on the Internet. We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:ARIAL">If you
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; padding-top:8pt; font-size:15pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><B><U>ACCESSING YOUR PROXY MATERIALS ONLINE </U></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1%; font-size:14pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><B>Have this notice available when you request a paper copy </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1%; font-size:14pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><B>of the proxy materials or to vote your proxy electronically. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; padding-bottom:8pt; margin-left:1%; font-size:14pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><B>You must reference your Control number. </B></P></div>
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<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">1-888-266-6791,</FONT></FONT></FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:14pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><B>or
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:14pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><B>By logging on to https://www.cstproxy.com/hostessbrands/2023 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:14pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><B>or </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:14pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><B>By email at: proxy@continentalstock.com
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:14pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:15pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><I>If requesting by mail, please include the company name and your </I></P>
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