UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934


Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

April 26, 2018

INGLES MARKETS, INCORPORATED

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

North Carolina

0-14706

56-0846267

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

P.O. Box 6676, Asheville, NC

 

28816

(Address of principal executive offices)

  (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

(828) 669-2941

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
 
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. [ ]

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Ingles Markets, Incorporated was held Tuesday, April 24, 2018. At this meeting, the Company's stockholders voted on the following proposals:

1.
Elect eight members of the Board of Directors by holders of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock to serve until the 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders:
 
 Name
  
Common
Stock
Votes For
Votes
Against/
Withheld
Ernest E. Ferguson
  
Class A
  9,868,862
1,199,746
John R. Lowden
  
Class A
10,126,967
   941,641
Fred D. Ayers
  
Class B
  5,730,774
              0
Ronald B. Freeman
  
Class B
  5,730,774
              0
Robert P. Ingle, II
  
Class B
  5,730,774
              0
James W. Lanning
  
Class B
  5,730,774
              0
Laura Ingle Sharp
  
Class B
  5,730,774
              0
Brenda S. Tudor
  
Class B
  5,730,774
              0


2.
Consider and vote on a stockholder proposal concerning assigning one vote per share:

   
Class A & B *
For
  
          8,363,079
Against
  
        59,978,140
Abstain
  
              35,129


* Holders of Class A Common Stock have one vote per share and the holders of Class B Common Stock have ten votes per share.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

INGLES MARKETS, INCORPORATED

 

(Registrant)

 

Date:

April 26, 2018

 

 

 By:

/s/ Ronald B. Freeman

Ronald B. Freeman

Chief Financial Officer