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)

February 9, 2015

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

The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Ingles Markets, Incorporated was held Tuesday, February 3, 2015. 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
      2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders:

Name

 

Common

Stock

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against/

Withheld

 

Abstentions

Ernest E. Ferguson Class A 9,037,435 500,857 0
Brenda S. Tudor Class A 8,994,986 543,306 0
Fred D. Ayers Class B 6,407,442 0 0
L. Keith Collins Class B 6,407,442 0 0
Ronald B. Freeman Class B 6,407,442 0 0
Robert P. Ingle, II Class B 6,407,442 0 0
James W. Lanning Class B 6,407,442 0 0
Laura Ingle Sharp Class B 6,407,442 0 0

2.  Consider and vote on a stockholder proposal concerning independent Board Chairman:

 

Class A & B *

For

  4,566,809

Against/Withheld

68,924,688

Abstain

     121,215

* 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:

February 9, 2015

 

 

By:

/s/ Ronald B. Freeman

Ronald B. Freeman

Chief Financial Officer