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

  

FORM 10-Q/A

(Amendment No. 1)

  

(Mark one)

[ X ] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended: January 1, 2012

OR

[  ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from __________ to __________

Commission File Number: 1-6905

RUDDICK CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

	North Carolina						56-0905940
	(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)						(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

	301 S. Tryon St., Suite 1800, Charlotte, North Carolina						28202
	(Address of principal executive offices)						(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (704) 372-5404

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes x             No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).
Yes x             No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definition of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (check one):

	Large accelerated filer x			Accelerated filer o
	Non-accelerated filer o (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)			Smaller reporting company o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes o             No x

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

	Class						Outstanding Shares as of February 1, 2012
	Common Stock						49,294,953 shares

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Amendment No. 1 (this “Amended Report”) to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Ruddick Corporation (the “Registrant”) for the quarterly period ended January 1, 2012, as originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 10, 2012 (the “Original Report”), is being filed to update the principal officers’ certifications pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. The certifications filed as Exhibits 31.1 and 31.2 to the Original Report identified the wrong periodic report covered by the certifications.  At the time of the filing of the Original Report, however, the Registrant was in possession of manually signed Section 302 certifications that correctly identified the proper periodic report.  As a result, the Registrant is filing this Amended Report solely to correct the typographical error.

As required by Securities and Exchange Commission rules, the contents of the Original Report is being re-filed with this Amended Report, and in accordance with Rule 12b-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, this Amended Report also includes as Exhibits 32.1 and 32.2 new certifications pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350. Except for the new certifications required to be filed herewith, this Amended Report does not reflect events occurring after the filing of the Original Report, and does not modify or update other disclosures made in the Original Report.

RUDDICK CORPORATION
AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES

TABLE OF CONTENTS

	PART I			FINANCIAL INFORMATION
							Page
	Item 1.			Financial Statements
				Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets (unaudited) - January 1, 2012 and October 2, 2011			1
				Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations (unaudited) - 13 Weeks Ended January 1, 2012 and January 2, 2011			2
				Consolidated Condensed Statements of Equity and Comprehensive Income (unaudited) - 13 Weeks Ended January 1, 2012 and January 2, 2011			3
				Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) - 13 Weeks Ended January 1, 2012 and January 2, 2011			4
				Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements (unaudited)			5
	Item 2.			Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations			12
	Item 3.			Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk			18
	Item 4.			Controls and Procedures			18
	PART II			OTHER INFORMATION
	Item 1.			Legal Proceedings			19
	Item 1A.			Risk Factors			19
	Item 2.			Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds			19
	Item 6.			Exhibits			20
	Signatures						21

PART I

Item 1. Financial Statements

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
RUDDICK CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
(dollars in thousands) (unaudited)

				January 1,			October 2,
				2012			2011
	ASSETS
	Current Assets
	Cash and Cash Equivalents		$	265,678		$	164,479
	Accounts Receivable, Net of Allowance For Doubtful Accounts of $1,409 and $1,471			54,160			47,088
	Refundable Income Taxes			16,788			15,055
	Inventories			293,557			287,137
	Deferred Income Taxes			1,146			1,321
	Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets			25,928			24,576
	Current Assets of Discontinued Operations			-			220,017
	Total Current Assets			657,257			759,673
	Property, Net			1,024,344			1,019,468
	Investments			112,722			112,556
	Intangible Assets			13,341			13,609
	Other Long-Term Assets			80,610			79,118
	Total Assets		$	1,888,274		$	1,984,424
	LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
	Current Liabilities
	Current Portion of Long-Term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations		$	84,081		$	3,902
	Accounts Payable			226,398			252,859
	Accrued Compensation			36,243			63,236
	Other Current Liabilities			90,205			87,805
	Current Liabilities of Discontinued Operations			-			71,571
	Total Current Liabilities			436,927			479,373
	Long-Term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations			211,468			283,428
	Deferred Income Taxes			19,113			19,674
	Pension Liabilities			110,299			113,617
	Other Long-Term Liabilities			114,819			113,250
	Commitments and Contingencies			-			-
	Equity
	Common Stock, no par value - Shares Outstanding: 2012 - 49,279,655; 2011 - 49,147,817			105,629			104,211
	Retained Earnings			991,788			984,535
	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss			(101,769	)		(100,423	)
	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss of Discontinued Operations			-			(19,048	)
	Total Equity of Ruddick Corporation			995,648			969,275
	Noncontrolling Interest of Discontinued Operations			-			5,807
	Total Equity			995,648			975,082
	Total Liabilities and Equity		$	1,888,274		$	1,984,424
	See Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements (unaudited)

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
RUDDICK CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
(in thousands, except per share data) (unaudited)

							13 Weeks Ended January 1, 2012			13 Weeks Ended January 2, 2011
	Net Sales					$	1,119,566		$	1,032,281
	Cost of Sales						792,746			725,858
	Selling, General and Administrative Expenses						280,558			264,624
	Operating Profit						46,262			41,799
	Interest Expense						4,738			4,460
	Interest Income						(48	)		(23	)
	Net Investment Gain						-			(19,506	)
	Earnings From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes						41,572			56,868
	Income Tax Expense						15,756			22,462
	Earnings From Continuing Operations, Net of Income Taxes						25,816			34,406
	(Loss) Earnings From Operations of Discontinued Operations (includes gain on disposal of $5,108 in fiscal 2012)						(18,000	)		5,590
	Income Tax (Benefit) Expense						(5,843	)		1,863
	(Loss) Earnings on Discontinued Operations, Net of Income Taxes						(12,157	)		3,727
	Net Earnings					$	13,659		$	38,133
	Earnings (Loss) Per Share - Basic:
	Continuing Operations					$	0.53		$	0.71
	Discontinued Operations					$	(0.25	)	$	0.08
	Total					$	0.28		$	0.79
	Earnings (Loss) Per Share - Diluted:
	Continuing Operations					$	0.53		$	0.71
	Discontinued Operations					$	(0.25	)	$	0.08
	Total					$	0.28		$	0.78
	Weighted Average Number of Shares of Common Stock Outstanding:
	Basic						48,648			48,411
	Diluted						48,999			48,792
	See Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements (unaudited)

STATEMENTS OF CONSOLIDATED SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
RUDDICK CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
(dollars in thousands, except share and per share amounts) (unaudited)

				Common Stock Shares (no par value)			Common Stock			Retained Earnings			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)			Total Equity of Ruddick Corporation			Non- controlling Interest			Total Equity
	Balance as of October 3, 2010			48,901,482		$	98,285		$	918,843		$	(124,679	)	$	892,449		$	6,474		$	898,923
	Comprehensive Income:
	Net earnings			-			-			38,133			-			38,133			235			38,368
	Unrealized gain on cash flow hedge, net of income taxes			-			-			-			188			188			-			188
	Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax benefits			-			-			-			(370	)		(370	)		90			(280	)
	Total Comprehensive Income															37,951			325			38,276
	Dividends ($0.13 a share)			-			-			(6,388	)		-			(6,388	)		-			(6,388	)
	Exercise of stock options, including tax benefits of $895			21,745			1,256			-			-			1,256			-			1,256
	Share-based compensation			285,931			1,878			-			-			1,878			-			1,878
	Shares effectively purchased and retired for withholding taxes			(65,765	)		(2,485	)		-			-			(2,485	)		-			(2,485	)
	Directors stock plan			-			(14	)		-			-			(14	)		-			(14	)
	Acquisition from noncontrolling interest			-			(1,444	)		-			-			(1,444	)		(806	)		(2,250	)
	Distributions to noncontrolling interest			-			-			-			-			-			(485	)		(485	)
	Balance as of January 2, 2011			49,143,393		$	97,476		$	950,588		$	(124,861	)	$	923,203		$	5,508		$	928,711
	Balance as of October 2, 2011			49,147,817		$	104,211		$	984,535		$	(119,471	)	$	969,275		$	5,807		$	975,082
	Comprehensive Income:
	Net earnings (loss)			-			-			13,659			-			13,659			-			13,659
	Unrealized gain on cash flow hedge, net of income taxes			-			-			-			501			501			-			501
	Postemployment benefits adjustment, net of income taxes			-			-			-			26			26			-			26
	Pension liability adjustment, net of income taxes			-			-			-			21,100			21,100			-			21,100
	Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of income taxes			-			-			-			870			870			56			926
	Total Comprehensive Income															36,156			56			36,212
	Dividends ($0.13 a share)			-			-			(6,406	)		-			(6,406	)		-			(6,406	)
	Exercise of stock options, including tax benefits of $1,615			2,208			1,652			-			-			1,652			-			1,652
	Share-based compensation			251,922			4,926			-			-			4,926			-			4,926
	Shares effectively purchased and retired for withholding taxes			(122,292	)		(5,129	)		-			-			(5,129	)		-			(5,129	)
	Directors stock plan and other			-			(31	)		-			-			(31	)		-			(31	)
	Distributions to noncontrolling interest			-			-			-			-			-			(176	)		(176	)
	Disposition of Subsidiary			-			-			-			(4,795	)		(4,795	)		(5,687	)		(10,482	)
	Balance as of January 1, 2012			49,279,655		$	105,629		$	991,788		$	(101,769	)	$	995,648		$	-		$	995,648
	See Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements (unaudited)

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
RUDDICK CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
(dollars in thousands) (unaudited)

							13 Weeks Ended			13 Weeks Ended
							January 1,			January 2,
							2012			2011
	CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
	Net Earnings					$	13,659		$	38,133
	Non-Cash Items Included in Net Income:
	Depreciation and Amortization						33,269			31,594
	Deferred Income Taxes						5,928			951
	Net Loss (Gain) on Property and Investment Sales						71			(19,400	)
	Loss (Earnings) From Discontinued Operations						12,157			(3,727	)
	Share-Based Compensation						2,032			1,878
	Other, Net						(879	)		(568	)
	Changes in Operating Accounts Providing (Utilizing) Cash:
	Accounts Receivable						(7,072	)		3,652
	Inventories						(6,421	)		(9,763	)
	Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets						(784	)		482
	Accounts Payable						(29,579	)		(7,941	)
	Other Current Liabilities						(26,218	)		(5,559	)
	Other Long-Term Operating Accounts						(23,939	)		(26,722	)
	Net Cash Used by Operating Activities of Discontinued Operations						-			(2,374	)
	Net Cash (Used in) Provided by Operating Activities						(27,776	)		636
	INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
	Capital Expenditures						(29,204	)		(31,875	)
	Purchase of Other Investments						(417	)		(8,570	)
	Proceeds from Sale of Property and Investments						169,663			46,086
	Investments in Company-Owned Life Insurance						(572	)		(1,057	)
	Other, Net						-			(98	)
	Net Cash Provided by Investing Activities of Discontinued Operations						-			567
	Net Cash Provided by Investing Activities						139,470			5,053
	FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
	Payments on Long-Term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations						(647	)		(20,562	)
	Dividends Paid						(6,406	)		(6,388	)
	Proceeds from Stock Issued						37			361
	Share-Based Compensation Tax Benefits						1,615			728
	Shares Effectively Purchased and Retired for Withholding Taxes						(5,129	)		(2,485	)
	Other, Net						35			34
	Net Cash Used in Financing Activities of Discontinued Operations						-			(1,242	)
	Net Cash Used in Financing Activities						(10,495	)		(29,554	)
	Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents						101,199			(23,865	)
	Effect of Foreign Currency Fluctuations on Cash of Discontinued Operations						-			(59	)
	Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Year						164,479			73,612
	Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period					$	265,678		$	49,688
	Cash and Cash Equivalents of Continuing Operations					$	265,678		$	39,058
	Cash and Cash Equivalents of Discontinued Operations						-			10,630
	Cash Paid During the Year For:
	Interest, Net of Amounts Capitalized						4,782			4,766
	Income Taxes						6,319			1,106
	Non-Cash Activity - Assets Acquired under Capital Leases						8,866			11,685
	See Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements (unaudited)

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
RUDDICK CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
(unaudited)

1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Description of Business

Ruddick Corporation (the "Company") is a holding company for Harris Teeter, Inc. ("Harris Teeter") which operates a regional chain of supermarkets in eight states primarily in the southeastern and mid-Atlantic United States, and the District of Columbia. The Company was previously engaged in the manufacturing and distribution of industrial sewing thread through its American & Efird business ("A&E").

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements include the accounts of Ruddick Corporation and subsidiaries, including its wholly-owned operating company, Harris Teeter, collectively referred to herein as the Company. All material intercompany amounts have been eliminated.

Basis of Presentation - Discontinued Operations

On November 7, 2011, the Company completed the sale of all of its ownership interest in A&E to two newly formed affiliates of KPS Capital Partners, LP. The purchase price was $180 million in cash consideration, subject to adjustments for working capital and certain liabilities, including under funded pension liabilities and foreign debt. A&E's results of operations and financial position are reported as discontinued operations in these financial statements.

In the opinion of management, the information furnished reflects all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring accruals) necessary to present fairly the results for the interim periods presented. The statements have been prepared by the Company pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. It is suggested that these consolidated condensed financial statements be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included in the Company's 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on December 1, 2011 ("Company's 2011 Annual Report").

The Company's Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheet as of October 2, 2011 has been derived from the audited Consolidated Balance Sheet as of that date. The results of operations for the 13 weeks ended January 1, 2012 are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year.

Reporting Periods

The Company's quarterly reporting periods are generally 13 weeks and periodically consist of 14 weeks because the Company's fiscal year ends on the Sunday nearest to September 30. However, Harris Teeter's fiscal periods end on the Tuesday following the Company's fiscal period end.

Derivatives

The Company utilizes derivative financial instruments to hedge its exposure to changes in interest rates. All derivative financial instruments are recorded on the balance sheet at their respective fair value. The Company does not use financial instruments or derivatives for any trading or other speculative purposes. In addition, from time to time Harris Teeter will enter into commodity forward contracts related to the purchase of ingredients used in production processes. These contracts generally qualify for the normal purchase exception under guidance for derivative instruments and hedging activity.

Harris Teeter enters into purchase commitments for a portion of the fuel utilized in its distribution operations. Harris Teeter expects to take delivery of and to utilize these resources in a reasonable period of time and in the conduct of normal business. Accordingly, these fuel purchase commitments qualify as normal purchases. Harris Teeter also utilizes derivative financial instruments to hedge its exposure in the price variations of fuel.

Reclassifications

To conform with classifications used in the current year, the financial statements for the prior year reflect certain reclassifications.

2. Discontinued Operations

The major classes of assets and liabilities of the discontinued operations that are included in the Company's Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets were as follows (in thousands):

				October 2, 2011
	Cash and Cash Equivalents		$	10,323
	Accounts Receivable, Net of Allowance For Doubtful Accounts of $899			52,137
	Refundable Income Taxes			100
	Inventories			51,967
	Deferred Income Taxes			522
	Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets			6,219
	Current Assets of Discontinued Operations		$	121,268
	Property, Net		$	64,834
	Investments			63,652
	Deferred Income Taxes			837
	Goodwill			515
	Intangible Assets			6,468
	Other Long-Term Assets			4,698
	Impairment Reserve			(42,255	)
	Long-Term Assets of Discontinued Operations		$	98,749
	Notes Payable		$	3,674
	Current Portion of Long-Term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations			469
	Accounts Payable			17,400
	Federal and State Income Taxes			973
	Accrued Compensation			7,563
	Deferred Income Taxes			548
	Other Current Liabilities			6,900
	Current Liabilities of Discontinued Operations		$	37,527
	Long-Term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations		$	318
	Deferred Income Taxes			3,711
	Pension Liabilities			27,735
	Other Long-Term Liabilities			2,280
	Long-Term Liabilities of Discontinued Operations		$	34,044
	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss of Discontinued Operations		$	19,048
	Noncontrolling Interest of Discontinued Operations		$	5,807

The following table sets forth the components of discontinued operations (in thousands):

				13 Weeks Ended
				January 1, 2012			January 2, 2011
	Net Sales		$	30,313		$	73,190
	Cost of Sales			23,205			55,613
	Gross Profit			7,108			17,577
	SG&A Expenses			4,377			11,653
	Operating Profit			2,731			5,924
	Interest Expense			19			109
	Interest Income			(17	)		(10	)
	Less Net Earnings Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest			37			235
	Loss From Operations of Discontinued Operations (includes gain on     disposal of $5,108)			20,692			-
	(Loss) Earnings from Discontinued Operations			(18,000	)		5,590
	Income Tax (Benefit) Expense			(5,843	)		1,863
	(Loss) Earnings on Discontinued Operations, Net		$	(12,157	)	$	3,727

3. Computation of Earnings Per Share (EPS)

Basic EPS is based on the weighted average outstanding common shares. Diluted EPS is based on the weighted average outstanding common shares adjusted by the dilutive effect of potential common stock resulting from the operation of the Company's equity incentive plans.

The following table details the computation of earnings per share on earnings From Continuing Operations (in thousands except per share data):

 

				13 Weeks Ended
				January 1, 2012			January 2, 2011
	Basic EPS:
	Earnings From Continuing Operations, Net of Income Taxes		$	25,816		$	34,406
	Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding			48,648			48,411
	Basic EPS		$	0.53		$	0.71
	Diluted EPS:
	Earnings From Continuing Operations, Net of Income Taxes		$	25,816		$	34,406
	Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding			48,648			48,411
	Net Potential Common Share Equivalents - Stock Options			23			30
	Net potential Common Share Equivalents - Stock Awards			328			351
	Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding			48,999			48,792
	Diluted EPS		$	0.53		$	0.71
	Excluded from the calculation of common share equivalents:
	Anti-Dilutive Common Share Equivalents - Stock Options			-			-
	Anti-Dilutive Common Share Equivalents - Stock Awards			8			43

Stock awards that are based on performance are excluded from the calculation of potential common share equivalents until the performance criteria are met. Accordingly, the impact of 105,860 and 148,955 performance shares for the 13 weeks ended January 1, 2012 and January 2, 2011, respectively, were excluded from the computation of diluted shares.

To calculate the per share (Loss) Earnings From Discontinued Operations, Net and Net Earnings, the denominator for both basic and diluted per share data is the same as that used in the table above. The basic and diluted per share (Loss) Earnings From Discontinued Operations, Net and Net Earnings were as follows (in thousands except per share data):

				13 Weeks Ended
				January 1, 2012			January 2, 2011
	(Loss) Earnings on Discontinued Operations, Net of Income Tax		$	(12,157	)	$	3,727
	Basic (Loss) Earnings Per Share		$	(0.25	)	$	0.08
	Diluted (Loss) Earnings Per Share		$	(0.25	)	$	0.08
	Net Earnings		$	13,659		$	38,133
	Basic Earnings Per Share		$	0.28		$	0.79
	Diluted Earnings Per Share		$	0.28		$	0.78

4. Employee Benefit Plans

The Company maintains various retirement benefit plans for substantially all domestic full-time employees of the Company and its subsidiaries. These plans include the Ruddick Corporation Employees' Pension Plan ("Pension Plan"), which is a qualified non-contributory defined benefit plan, the Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan ("SERP"), which is a non-qualified supplemental defined benefit pension plan for certain executive officers and the Ruddick Retirement and Savings Plan ("Savings Plan") which is a defined contribution retirement plan. The following table summarizes the components of the net periodic pension expense for the Pension Plan and SERP (in thousands):

				13 Weeks Ended
				January 1, 2012			January 2, 2011
	Pension Plan:
	Service cost		$	768		$	508
	Interest cost			3,703			3,752
	Expected return on plan assets			(4,316	)		(4,443	)
	Amortization of prior service cost			7			17
	Recognized net actuarial loss			2,902			2,698
	Net periodic pension expense		$	3,064		$	2,532
	SERP:
	Service cost		$	209		$	203
	Interest cost			640			489
	Amortization of prior service cost			48			62
	Recognized net actuarial loss			318			380
	Net periodic pension expense		$	1,215		$	1,134

Expense related to the Savings Plan amounted to $5,551,000 and $5,475,000 for the 13 weeks ended January 1, 2012 and January 2, 2011, respectively.

As previously disclosed in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company's 2011 Annual Report, the Company's current funding policy for its Pension Plan is to contribute annually the amount required by regulatory authorities to meet minimum funding requirements and an amount to increase the funding ratios over future years to a level determined by the Company's actuaries to be effective in reducing the volatility of contributions. Based on preliminary actuarial calculations, the Company will not be required to make a contribution to the Pension Plan in fiscal 2012; however, the Company elected to contribute $30 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2012 and will review the funding ratios after the final actuarial calculations are complete. Based on these reviews, the Company may elect to make additional contributions during the remainder of fiscal 2012.

Contributions to the SERP are equal to the benefit payments made during the year. The Company has contributed $308,000 during the 13 weeks ended January 1, 2012, and anticipates contributing approximately $924,000 more for expected future benefit payments during the remainder of fiscal 2012.

5. Equity Incentive Plans

The Company has various equity incentive plans that allow for the granting of incentive stock options, nonqualified stock options or stock awards such as performance shares and restricted stock. Since 2004, the Company's Board of Directors has approved stock awards in lieu of stock options.

A summary of the status of the Company's stock awards as of the respective balance sheet dates, changes during the periods ending on those dates and the weighted average grant-date fair value (WAGFV) is presented below (shares in thousands):

				13 Weeks Ended
				January 1, 2012						January 2, 2011
				Shares			WAGFV			Shares			WAGFV
	Non-vested at beginning of period			797		$	32.25			706		$	28.52
	Granted			212			42.44			298			38.44
	Vested			(389	)		31.72			(190	)		28.29
	Forfeited			(2	)		35.12			(3	)		29.01
	Non-vested at end of period			618			35.91			811			32.22

The total fair value of stock awards vested during the 13 weeks ended January 1, 2012 and January 2, 2011 was $12,357,000 and $5,388,000, respectively.

Stock awards are being expensed over the employees' five-year requisite service period in accordance with the graded vesting schedule. Compensation expense related to restricted awards amounted to $4,926,000 and $1,878,000 for the 13 weeks ended January 1, 2012 and January 2, 2011, respectively. Unamortized expense related to these awards as of January 1, 2012 amounted to $14,833,000 and have a weighted average recognition period of 2.34 years.

A summary of the status of the Company's stock option plans as of as of the respective balance sheet dates, changes during the periods ending on those dates and related weighted average exercise price is presented below (shares in thousands):

				13 Weeks Ended
				January 1, 2012						January 2, 2011
				Shares			Price			Shares			Price
	Outstanding at beginning of period			67		$	18.77			104		$	17.86
	Exercised			(2	)		16.88			(21	)		16.57
	Outstanding and exercisable at end of period			65			18.84			83			18.19

As of January 1, 2012, all outstanding stock options were exercisable and the price per share ranged from $14.39 to $35.24. The total cash received from stock options exercised for the exercise price and related tax deductions is included in the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Equity and Comprehensive Income. The Company has historically issued new shares to satisfy the stock options exercised.

The aggregate intrinsic value of stock options as of the respective balance sheet dates, and stock options exercised during the periods ending on those dates is presented below (in thousands):

				January 1, 2012			January 2, 2011
	Intrinsic value of options outstanding and exercisable at end of period		$	1,531		$	1,548
	Intrinsic value of stock options exercised during the 13-week period			57			455

There were no stock options granted or compensation costs related to stock options during the first quarter of fiscal 2012 or 2011.

6. Inventories

The following table summarizes the components of inventories as of the respective balance sheet dates (in thousands):

				January 1, 2012			October 2, 2011
	Finished Goods		$	289,946		$	283,699
	Raw Materials			3,611			3,438
	Total Inventories		$	293,557		$	287,137

7. Intangible Assets

The carrying amount of intangible assets as of the respective balance sheet dates was as follows (in thousands):

				January 1, 2012			October 2, 2011
	Acquired Favorable Operating Leases		$	18,170		$	18,170
	Pharmacy Scripts			602			602
	Total Amortizing Intangibles			18,772			18,772
	Accumulated Amortization			(5,431	)		(5,163	)
	Total Intangible Assets, Net of Accumulated Amortization		$	13,341		$	13,609

The Company has no non-amortizing intangible assets. Amortization expense for intangible assets was $268,000 and $218,000 for the 13 weeks ended January 1, 2012 and January 2, 2011, respectively. Amortizing intangible assets have remaining useful lives from two to 18 years. Projected amortization expense for intangible assets existing as of January 1, 2012 is: $803,000 for the remainder of fiscal 2012 and $1,071,000, $1,004,000, $870,000 and $870,000 for fiscal years 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016, respectively.

8. Derivative Financial Instruments

During fiscal 2009, the Company entered into two separate three-year interest rate swap agreements with an aggregate notional amount of $80 million. The swap agreements effectively fixed the interest rate on $80 million of the Company's term loan, of which $40 million is at 1.81% and $40 million is at 1.80%, excluding the applicable margin and associated fees. Both interest rate swaps were designated as cash flow hedges. One of the swap agreements expired according to its term on January 30, 2012. In connection with the closing of the amended and restated credit agreement, the Company paid off the term loan utilizing $40 million of cash and $40 million of borrowings under the new revolver (refer to Note 11).

In the first quarter of fiscal 2011, Harris Teeter entered into a series of purchased call options and written put options in order to limit the price variability in fuel purchases. The options effectively established the purchase price for 1,092,000 gallons of fuel at $1.95 to $2.56 per gallon, excluding shipping, handling and taxes. The options expired on April 30, 2011 and were deemed to be net purchase options which were designated as a cash flow hedge.

In the second quarter of fiscal 2011, Harris Teeter entered into a series of purchased call options and written put options in order to limit the price variability in fuel purchases. The options effectively established the purchase price for 1,344,000 gallons of fuel at $2.43 to $2.80 per gallon, excluding shipping, handling and taxes. The options expired on November 30, 2011 and were deemed to be net purchase options which were designated as a cash flow hedge.

In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011, Harris Teeter entered into a series of purchased call options and written put options in order to limit the price variability in fuel purchases. The options effectively established the purchase price for 2,478,000 gallons of fuel at $2.50 to $3.13 per gallon, excluding shipping, handling and taxes. Options on 1,218,000 gallons of fuel began on December 1, 2011 and expire on May 31, 2012. The remaining options begin on June 1, 2012 and expire on November 30, 2012. All of the options are deemed to be net purchase options which are designated as a cash flow hedge.

The following tables present the required fair value quantitative disclosures, on a combined basis, for the Company's financial instruments, designated as cash flow hedges (in thousands):

				Carrying Value			Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Instruments (Level 1)			Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)			Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
	Fair Value Measurement at January 1, 2012:
	Interest rate swaps (included with Other Long-Term
	Liabilities on the balance sheet)		$	(266	)	$	-		$	(266	)	$	-
	Net purchase options (included with Prepaid Expenses
	and Other Current Assets on the balance sheet)		$	340		$	-		$	340		$	-
	Fair Value Measurement at October 2, 2011:
	Interest rate swaps (included with Other Long-Term
	Liabilities on the balance sheet)		$	565		$	-		$	565		$	-
	Net purchase options (included with Prepaid Expenses
	and Other Current Assets on the balance sheet)		$	16		$	-		$	16		$	-
	Net purchase options (included with Accounts Payable
	on the balance sheet)		$	276		$	-		$	276		$	-

There were no transfers into or out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair-value measurements during the period ended January 1, 2012.

The pre-tax unrealized gains associated with the cash flow hedges were as follows (in thousands):

				13 Weeks Ended
				January 1, 2012			January 2, 2011
	Unrealized gains recognized in other comprehensive income		$	867		$	304

9. Financial Instruments

Financial instruments which potentially subject the Company to concentration of credit risk consist principally of cash equivalents and receivables. The Company limits the amount of credit exposure to each individual financial institution and places its temporary cash into investments of high credit quality. Concentrations of credit risk with respect to receivables are limited due to their dispersion across various companies and geographies.

The carrying amounts for certain of the Company's financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents, accounts and notes receivable, accounts payable and other accrued liabilities approximate fair value because of their short maturities. The fair value of variable interest debt approximates its carrying amount. The estimated fair value of the Company's senior notes due at various dates through 2017 (which accounts for 97% of the Company's fixed interest debt obligations) is computed based on borrowing rates currently available to the Company for loans with similar terms and maturities. The estimated fair value of the Company's senior notes and its carrying amount outstanding as of the balance sheet dates is as follows (in thousands):

				January 1, 2012			October 2, 2011
	Senior notes - estimated fair value		$	127,172		$	128,737
	Senior notes - carrying amount			100,000			100,000

10. Commitments and Contingencies

The Company is involved in various lawsuits and environmental matters arising in the normal course of business. Management believes that such matters will not have a material effect on the financial condition, results of operations or cash flows of the Company.

In connection with the closing of certain store locations, Harris Teeter has assigned leases to several other sub-tenants with recourse. These various leases expire over the next nine years and the future minimum lease payments totaling $35,976,000 over this period have been assumed by the other sub-tenants.

11. Subsequent Event

On January 30, 2012, the Company amended and restated its existing credit agreement that provided financing under a $100 million term loan and a $350 million revolving line of credit. The existing agreement was due to expire in December of 2012 and the Company had previously repaid $20 million of the term loan. The amended credit facility contains a revolving line of credit that provides for financing up to $350 million through its termination date on January 30, 2017. In connection with the closing of the amended credit agreement, the Company repaid the remaining $80 million term loan utilizing $40 million of cash and $40 million of borrowings under the new revolver. The amended credit agreement provides for an optional increase of the revolving credit facility by an additional amount of up to $100 million and two one-year maturity extension options, both of which require consent of certain of the lenders. Outstanding borrowings under the credit agreement bear interest at a variable rate, at the Company's option, based on a reference to: rates on federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System, the prime rate, or the LIBOR Market Index Rate in effect on the interest determination date; the LIBOR Market Index Rate; or, a LIBOR Rate, each plus an applicable margin. The amount which may be borrowed from time to time and the applicable margin to the referenced interest rate are each dependent on a leverage factor. The leverage factor is based on a ratio of rent-adjusted consolidated funded debt divided by earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and operating rents, as set forth in the amended credit agreement. The more significant of the financial covenants that the Company must meet during the term of the amended credit agreement include a maximum leverage ratio and a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio.

Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Results of Operations

Overview

The Company operates in the retail grocery segment (including related real estate and store development activities) through its wholly-owned subsidiary Harris Teeter. Harris Teeter is a regional supermarket chain operating primarily in the southeastern and mid-Atlantic United States, and the District of Columbia. The Company evaluates the performance of Harris Teeter utilizing various measures which are based on operating profit.

Historically, the Company also engaged in industrial sewing thread (textile primarily), including embroidery thread and technical textiles, through its A&E business. On November 7, 2011, the Company sold all of its ownership interest in A&E to two newly formed affiliates of KPS Capital Partners, LP. The sale price for A&E was $180 million in cash, subject to adjustments for working capital and certain liabilities including underfunded pension liability and foreign debt. In connection with the sale, the Company recorded a pre-tax loss of $48.8 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011. During the first quarter of fiscal 2012, the Company recorded pre-tax net losses totaling $20.7 million related to the sale. As a result of this disposition, the sales and operating results of A&E are categorized as discontinued operations in the discussion that follows for all periods presented.

The economic environment over the past few years has motivated changes in the consumption habits of the retail consumer which continues to impact our financial results. Economic uncertainty, tumultuous market conditions and low levels of consumer confidence have created changes in the type of products purchased by Harris Teeter customers and increased the competitive environment in Harris Teeter's primary markets. Harris Teeter competes with other traditional grocery retailers, as well as other retail outlets including, but not limited to, discount retailers such as "neighborhood or supercenters" and "club and warehouse stores," specialty supermarkets and drug stores. Generally, Harris Teeter's markets continue to experience new store opening activity and increased feature pricing or everyday low prices by competitors. Harris Teeter utilizes information gathered from various sources, including its Very Important Customer ("VIC") loyalty card program, and works with suppliers to deliver effective retail pricing and targeted promotional spending programs that drive customer traffic and create value for Harris Teeter customers. In addition, Harris Teeter differentiates itself from its competitors with its product selection, assortment and variety, and its focus on customer service.

Harris Teeter has continued with its planned new store development program. Since the end of the first quarter of fiscal 2011, Harris Teeter has opened seven new stores, one replacement store and closed three stores, for a net addition of five stores. Harris Teeter operated 206 stores as of the end of the first quarter of fiscal 2012. Much of Harris Teeter's new store growth is focused on expanding its Washington, D.C. metro market area which incorporates northern Virginia, the District of Columbia, southern Maryland and coastal Delaware.

The following table sets forth the consolidated operating profit components of Harris Teeter and the holding company ("Corporate") for the 13 weeks ended January 1, 2012 and January 2, 2011, respectively. The table also sets forth the percentage increase or decrease of such components over the prior year (in thousands):

				January 1, 2012						January 2, 2011
							% of Net Sales						% of Net Sales			% Inc. (Dec.)
	Net Sales		$	1,119,566			100.00		$	1,032,281			100.00			8.5
	Cost of Sales			792,746			70.81			725,858			70.32			9.2
	Gross Profit			326,820			29.19			306,423			29.68			6.7
	SG&A Expenses:
	Harris Teeter			277,989			24.83			261,524			25.33			6.3
	Corporate			2,569			0.23			3,100			0.30			(17.1	)
	Total			280,558			25.06			264,624			25.63			6.0
	Operating Profit			46,262			4.13			41,799			4.05			10.7
	Interest Expense, net			4,690			0.42			4,437			0.43			5.7
	Net Investment Gains			-			-			(19,506	)		(1.89	)		n.a.
	Earnings From Continuing Operations Before
	Income Taxes			41,572			3.71			56,868			5.51			(26.9	)
	Income Tax Expense			15,756			1.40			22,462			2.18			(29.9	)
	Earnings From Continuing Operations, net			25,816			2.31			34,406			3.33			(25.0	)
	(Loss) Earnings on Discontinued Operations,
	Net of Income Taxes			(12,157	)		(1.09	)		3,727			0.36			n.a.
	Net Earnings		$	13,659			1.22		$	38,133			3.69			(64.2	)
	n.a. - not applicable

Harris Teeter

Net sales increased 8.5% in the first quarter of fiscal 2012, as compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2011. The increase in net sales was attributable to an increase in comparable store sales and sales from new stores that were partially offset by store closings. Comparable store sales (see definition below) increased 5.33% ($54.2 million) in the first quarter of fiscal 2012 and 2.21% ($21.1 million) in the first quarter of fiscal 2011. The increase in sales from new stores exceeded the loss of sales from closed stores by $31.8 million for the comparable periods. Comparable store sales have been negatively impacted, to some extent, by the cannibalization created by strategically opening stores in key major markets that have a close proximity to existing stores. Management believes that Harris Teeter's strategy of opening additional stores within close proximity to existing stores, and any similar new additions in the foreseeable future, have a strategic benefit of enabling Harris Teeter to capture sales and expand market share as the markets it serves continue to grow. Harris Teeter has responded to its customers' changing buying habits with increased promotional activity designed to increase the overall value to their customers. As a result, customer visits, the number of items sold and average basket size increased in the first quarter of fiscal 2012. In addition, Harris Teeter experienced average increases in active households per comparable store (based on VIC data) of 2.07% for the first quarter of fiscal 2012, evidencing a continued growing customer base in those stores and the Company's ability to gain market share. Store brand unit penetration was 24.35 % in the first quarter of fiscal 2012, as compared to 23.68% in the first quarter of fiscal 2011. Store brand penetration based on sales dollars increased by 108 basis points to 25.49 % in the first quarter of fiscal 2012 from 24.41% in the first quarter of fiscal 2011.

Harris Teeter considers its reporting of comparable store sales growth to be effective in determining core sales growth during periods of fluctuation in the number of stores in operation, their locations and their sizes. While there is no standard industry definition of "comparable store sales," Harris Teeter has been consistently applying the following definition. Comparable store sales are computed using corresponding calendar weeks to account for the occasional extra week included in a fiscal year. A new store must be in operation for 14 months before it enters into the calculation of comparable store sales. A closed store is removed from the calculation in the month in which its closure is announced. A new store opening within an approximate two-mile radius of an existing store that is to be closed as a result of the new store opening is included as a replacement store in the comparable store sales measurement as if it were the same store. Sales increases resulting from existing comparable stores that are expanded in size are included in the calculations of comparable store sales, if the store remains open during the construction period.

Gross profit as a percent of sales for the first quarter of fiscal 2012 declined 49 basis points from the prior year period. The 49 basis point reduction in the gross profit margin was driven by an increase in the LIFO charge and the Company's investment in price and promotional activity that was designed to drive unit sales and customer visits. The LIFO charge for the first quarter of fiscal 2012 was $3.6 million (0.32% of sales), as compared to $0.5 million (0.05% of sales) in the first quarter of fiscal 2011.

SG&A expenses for the first quarter of fiscal 2012 increased from the prior year period as a result of incremental store growth and its impact on associated operational costs such as labor, credit and debit card fees, rent and other occupancy costs. However, SG&A expenses as a percent of sales decreased 50 basis points in the first quarter of fiscal 2012 from the first quarter of fiscal 2011, as a result of the leverage created through sales gains that apply against fixed costs, along with improved labor management. The increase in SG&A expenses (excluding advertising and support department costs) over the previous year for stores opened during fiscal 2011 and fiscal 2012 accounted for $10.8 million of the $16.5 million increase in total SG&A expenses. Even though store labor and associated benefit costs increased from the first quarter of fiscal 2011 to the first quarter of fiscal 2012 by $8.9 million driven by Harris Teeter's new store growth, there was a 17 basis point reduction in these costs as a percent of sales. Increased costs in advertising and support departments between the first quarter of fiscal 2011 and the first quarter of fiscal 2012 of $3.2 million represented an 8 basis point increase on a percent of sales basis. Pre-opening costs are included with SG&A expenses and consist of rent, labor and associated fringe benefits, and recruiting and relocation costs incurred prior to a new store opening and amounted to $1.4 million (0.13% of sales) for the first quarter of fiscal 2012, as compared to $1.9 million (0.18% of sales) for the first quarter of fiscal 2011. Pre-opening costs fluctuate between periods depending on the new store opening schedule and market location.

Corporate

Corporate SG&A expenses include a portion of compensation and benefits of holding company employees and certain other costs that have not historically been fully allocated to the operating companies. Corporate SG&A expenses for the first quarter of fiscal 2012 decreased by $0.6 million from the prior year period as a result of lower costs associated with certain of the Company's compensation and benefit programs.

Net interest expense (interest expense less interest income) for the first quarter of fiscal 2012 increased slightly from the prior year period due primarily to increased interest expense related to capital leases. As previously disclosed, the net investment gains for the first quarter of fiscal 2011 represent a $19.5 million gain the Company realized upon the sale of its interest in a foreign investment company.

The effective consolidated income tax rate on continuing operations for the first quarter of fiscal 2012 was 37.9% as compared to 39.5% for the first quarter of fiscal 2011. As previously disclosed, income tax expense for the prior year included additional foreign taxes paid in connection with the investment gain discussed above.

Continuing Operations

As a result of the items discussed above, earnings from continuing operations after tax were $25.8 million, or $0.53 per diluted share for the first quarter of fiscal 2012, as compared to $34.4 million, or $0.71 per diluted share for the first quarter of fiscal 2011. As previously disclosed, the after-tax gain on the sale of the Company's foreign investment increased the prior year earnings from continuing operations by $10.3 million, or $0.21 per diluted share.

Discontinued Operations

The following table sets forth the components of discontinued operations for the 13 weeks ended January 1, 2012 and January 2, 2011, respectively (in thousands):

				January 1, 2012			January 2, 2011
	Net Sales		$	30,313		$	73,190
	Cost of Sales			23,205			55,613
	Gross Profit			7,108			17,577
	SG&A Expenses			4,377			11,653
	Operating Profit (Loss)			2,731			5,924
	Interest Expense			19			109
	Interest Income			(17	)		(10	)
	Less Net Earnings Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest			37			235
	Loss From Operations of Discontinued Operations (includes gain on     disposal of $5,108)			20,692			-
	(Loss) Earnings on Discontinued Operations			(18,000	)		5,590
	Income Tax (Benefit) Expense			(5,843	)		1,863
	(Loss) Earnings From Discontinued Operations, Net of Taxes		$	(12,157	)	$	3,727

Outlook

The Company's operating performance and strong financial position provide the flexibility to continue with Harris Teeter's store development program that includes new and replacement stores along with the remodeling and expansion of existing stores. During the remainder of fiscal 2012, the Company plans to open four new stores and complete major remodels on ten stores (six of which will be expanded in size). The store openings for fiscal 2012 are expected to result in a 3.8% increase in retail square footage, as compared to a 3.2% increase in fiscal 2011. The remaining store openings for fiscal 2012 are expected to include three in the third quarter (one of which is a replacement for a store closed in the first quarter of fiscal 2012) and one in the fourth quarter. Management routinely evaluates its existing store operations in regards to its overall business strategy and from time to time will close or divest older or underperforming stores.

The new store program anticipates the continued expansion of Harris Teeter's existing markets, including the Washington, D.C. metro market area which incorporates northern Virginia, the District of Columbia, southern Maryland and coastal Delaware. Real estate development by its nature is both unpredictable and subject to external factors including weather, construction schedules and costs. Any change in the amount and timing of new store development can impact the expected capital expenditures, sales and operating results.

Startup costs associated with opening new stores under Harris Teeter's store development program can negatively impact operating margins and net income. In the current competitive environment, promotional costs to maintain market share could also negatively impact operating margins and net income in future periods. The continued execution of productivity initiatives implemented throughout all stores, maintaining controls over waste, implementation of operating efficiencies and effective merchandising strategies will dictate the pace at which Harris Teeter's operating results could improve, if at all.

As previously disclosed, the Company expected to incur additional non-cash charges for the settlement of pension liabilities and other employee benefits in connection with the sale of A&E. Accordingly, the Company recorded non-cash charges of $25.8 million during the first quarter of fiscal 2012 that related to these anticipated charges. The majority of these losses resulted from adjustments for the recognition of a pro-rata share of the pension plan's accumulated unrecognized net actuarial losses that was previously included in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income and the impact from allocating existing plan assets under pension regulations and was based upon preliminary actuarial estimates. Final valuations will not be complete until the Company's second quarter of fiscal 2012 and could result in additional adjustments.

The Company's management remains cautious in its expectations for the remainder of fiscal 2012 due to the current economic environment and its impact on the Company's customers. Harris Teeter will continue to refine its merchandising strategies to respond to the changing shopping demands. The retail grocery market remains intensely competitive. Any operating improvement will be dependent on the Company's ability to increase Harris Teeter's market share, control costs and to effectively execute the Company's strategic expansion plans.

Capital Resources and Liquidity

The Company is a holding company which, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Harris Teeter is engaged in the retail supermarket business. As previously noted, the Company sold A&E on November 7, 2011 to two newly formed affiliates of KPS Capital Partners, LP for $180 million in cash consideration, subject to adjustments for working capital and certain liabilities including underfunded pension liability and foreign debt. The Company has no material independent operations, nor material assets, other than the investment in Harris Teeter, as well as certain property and equipment, cash equivalents and life insurance contracts to support corporate-wide operations and benefit programs. The Company provides a variety of services to Harris Teeter and is dependent upon income and associated cash flows from its operations.

The Company's principal source of liquidity is cash generated from operating activities and borrowings available under the Company's credit facility. During the 13 weeks ended January 1, 2012, operating activities used $27.8 million of cash as compared to generating $0.6 million in the comparable period last year. The change from the prior year period was due to the timing of accruals and related payments associated with normal operations. Investing activities during the 13 weeks ended January 1, 2012 provided net cash of $139.5 million (including the cash proceeds from the sale of A&E), as compared to $5.1 million in the comparable prior year period. During the first quarter of fiscal 2011, Harris Teeter generated $22.6 million from the sale of its ownership position in five investment properties along with one owned property and Corporate generated $21.6 million from a sale of its interest in a foreign investment company. Financing activities during the 13 weeks ended January 1, 2012 utilized $10.5 million of cash and included $6.4 million for the payment of dividends.

On January 30, 2012, the Company amended and restated its existing credit agreement that provided financing under a $100 million term loan and a $350 million revolving line of credit. The existing agreement was due to expire in December of 2012 and the Company had previously repaid $20 million of the term loan. The amended credit facility contains a revolving line of credit that provides for financing up to $350 million through its termination date on January 30, 2017. In connection with the closing of the amended credit agreement, the Company repaid the remaining $80 million term loan utilizing $40 million of cash and $40 million of borrowings under the new revolver. The amended and restated credit agreement provides for an optional increase of the revolving credit facility by an additional amount of up to $100 million and two one-year maturity extension options, both of which require consent of certain of the lenders. The more significant of the financial covenants that the Company must meet during the term of the credit agreement include a maximum leverage ratio and a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio.

Fiscal 2012 consolidated capital expenditures are expected to total approximately $215 million. The Company anticipates that its capital investment for new store growth and store remodels will be concentrated in its existing markets for fiscal 2012, as well as in the foreseeable future. The Company has sufficient resources through internally generated funds, proceeds from

the sale of A&E and borrowings available under its existing credit facility to complete the planned capital investment. Management believes that the Company's revolving line of credit provides sufficient liquidity for what management expects the Company will require through the expiration of the line of credit in January 2017.

As of January 1, 2012, the Company was in compliance with all financial covenants of the prior credit agreement. Issued letters of credit reduced the amount available for borrowings under the prior credit agreement and amounted to $28.8 million as of January 1, 2012. In addition to borrowings available under the Company's credit facility, the Company has the capacity to borrow up to an aggregate amount of $34.3 million from two major U.S. life insurance companies utilizing certain insurance assets as collateral. In the normal course of business, the Company will continue to evaluate other financing opportunities based on the Company's needs and market conditions.

Covenants in certain of the Company's long-term debt agreements limit the total indebtedness that the Company may incur. As of January 1, 2012, the amount of additional debt that could be incurred within the limitations of the most restrictive debt covenants exceeded the additional borrowings available under either of the prior or current credit agreements. As such, management believes that the limit on indebtedness does not restrict the Company's ability to meet future liquidity requirements through borrowings available under the Company's credit agreement, including any liquidity requirements expected in connection with the Company's expansion plans for the foreseeable future.

Contractual Obligations and Commercial Commitments

The Company has assumed various financial obligations and commitments in the normal course of its operations and financing activities. Financial obligations are considered to represent known future cash payments that the Company is required to make under existing contractual arrangements, such as debt and lease agreements. There were no material changes in the scheduled maturities of the Company's contractual obligations as of January 1, 2012, as disclosed in the table under the heading "Contractual Obligations and Commercial Commitments" in the Company's 2011 Annual Report.

In connection with the closing of certain store locations, Harris Teeter has assigned leases to several other sub-tenants with recourse. These leases expire over the next nine years, and the future minimum lease payments of approximately $36.0 million, in the aggregate, over that future period have been assumed by these sub-tenants. In the unlikely event, in management's opinion based on the current operations and credit worthiness of the assignees, that all such contingent obligations would be payable by the Company, the approximate aggregate amounts due by year would be as follows: $5.8 million for the remainder of fiscal 2012 (23 stores), $6.7 million in fiscal 2013 (18 stores), $5.8 million in fiscal 2014 (16 stores), $5.3 million in fiscal 2015 (12 stores), $4.3 million in fiscal 2016 (8 stores) and $8.1 million in the aggregate during all remaining years thereafter.

The Company utilizes various standby letters of credit and bonds as required from time to time by certain programs, most significantly for self-insured programs such as workers' compensation and various casualty insurance. These letters of credit and bonds do not represent additional obligations of the Company since the underlying liabilities are recorded as insurance reserves and included with other current liabilities on the Company's consolidated balance sheets. In addition, the Company occasionally utilizes documentary letters of credit for the purchase of merchandise in the normal course of business. Issued and outstanding letters of credit totaled $28.8 million at January 1, 2012.

Contributions to the SERP are equal to the benefit payments made during the year. The Company anticipates contributing approximately $924,000 to the SERP for expected future benefit payments during the remainder of fiscal 2012.

Off Balance Sheet Arrangements

The Company is not a party to any off-balance sheet arrangements that have, or are reasonably likely to have, a current or future material effect on the Company's financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

Critical Accounting Policies

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions about future events that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and the disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. Future events and their effects cannot be determined with absolute certainty. Therefore, management's determination of estimates and judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities requires the exercise of judgment in the selection and application of assumptions based on various factors including historical experience, current and expected economic conditions and other factors believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Company constantly reviews the relevant, significant factors and makes adjustments where the facts and circumstances dictate. Management has identified the following accounting policies as the most critical in the preparation of the Company's financial statements because they involve the most difficult, subjective

or complex judgments about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain: vendor rebates, credits and promotional allowances; inventory valuation; self-insurance reserves for workers' compensation, healthcare and general liability; impairment of long-lived assets and closed store obligations; and retirement plans and post-retirement benefit plans. For additional discussion of these critical accounting policies, see the "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" section of the Company's 2011 Annual Report. There have been no material changes to any of the critical accounting policies contained therein.

Recent Accounting Standards

In June 2011, the FASB issued an Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") incorporated under Topic 220 regarding the presentation of Comprehensive Income. The new standard requires comprehensive income to be reported in either a single statement or in two consecutive statements reporting net income and other comprehensive income. In addition, the standard eliminates the option to report other comprehensive income and its components in the statement of changes in stockholders' equity. The ASU requires retrospective application and will become effective for the Company in the first quarter of fiscal 2013. Adoption of the new standard involves presentation and is not expected to impact the Company's financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This report contains certain statements that are forward-looking within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Actual outcomes and results may differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, our forward-looking statements. Words such as "expects," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates" and other similar expressions or future or conditional verbs such as "will," "should," "would" and "could" are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Readers of this report should not rely solely on the forward-looking statements and should consider all uncertainties and risks throughout this report as well as those discussed under Item 1A, "Risk Factors" of the Company's 2011 Annual Report. The statements are representative only as of the date they are made, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement.

All forward-looking statements, by their nature, are subject to risks and uncertainties. Our actual future results may differ materially from those set forth in our forward-looking statements. We face risks that are inherent in the businesses and the market places in which the Company operates. While management believes these forward-looking statements are accurate and reasonable, uncertainties, risks and factors, including those described below, could cause actual future results to differ materially from those expected results reflected in the forward-looking statements.

Factors that could cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements in this report include the following:

Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial also may impair our business operations and also could cause actual results to differ materially from those included, contemplated or implied by the forward-looking statements made in this report, and the reader should not consider the above list of factors to be a complete set of all potential risks or uncertainties.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

The Company does not utilize financial instruments for trading or other speculative purposes, nor does it utilize leveraged financial instruments. The Company's exposure to market risks results primarily from changes in interest rates and there have been no material changes regarding the Company's market risk position from the information provided under Item 7A, "Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk" in the Company's 2011 Annual Report.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

(a) Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures. As of January 1, 2012, an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")) was performed under the supervision and with the participation of the Company's management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer. Based on that evaluation, the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the Company's disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in its reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC rules and forms, and that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports the Company files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the Company's management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

(b) Changes in internal control over financial reporting. During the Company's first quarter of fiscal 2012, there has been no change in the Company's internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) promulgated under the Exchange Act) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal controls over financial reporting.

PART II

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

The Company and its subsidiaries are involved in various legal matters from time to time in connection with their operations, including various lawsuits and environmental matters. These matters considered in the aggregate have not had, nor does the Company expect them to have, a material effect on the Company's results of operations, financial position or cash flows.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

There are no material changes from the risk factors set forth under Part I, Item 1A. "Risk Factors" in the Company's 2011 Annual Report.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

The Company did not have any unregistered sales of its equity securities during the quarter ended January 1, 2012.

The following table summarizes the Company's purchases of its common stock during the quarter ended January 1, 2012.

	Period			Total Number of Shares Purchased			Average Price Paid per Share			Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs (1)			Maximum Number of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
	October 2, 2011 to November 6, 2011			0			n.a.			0			2,767,169
	November 7, 2011 to December 4, 2011			0			n.a.			0			2,767,169
	December 5, 2011 to January 1, 2012			0			n.a.			0			2,767,169
	Total			0			n.a.			0			2,767,169

	(1)			In February 1996, the Company announced the adoption of a stock buyback program, authorizing, at management's discretion, the Company to purchase and retire up to 4,639,989 shares, 10% of the then-outstanding shares of the Company's common stock, for the purpose of preventing dilution as a result of the operation of the Company's comprehensive stock option and awards plans. The stock purchases are effected from time to time pursuant to this authorization. As of January 1, 2012, the Company had purchased and retired 1,872,820 shares under this authorization. No stock purchases were made during the quarter ended January 1, 2012. The stock buyback program has no set expiration or termination date.

PART II

Item 6. Exhibits

	Exhibit
	Number			Description of Exhibit
	10.1			Amendment No. 1 to the Ruddick Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (Amended and Restated January 1, 2005), effective as of November 7, 2011 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended January 1, 2012).
	10.2			Amendment No. 3 to the Ruddick Corporation Flexible Deferral Plan (Amended and Restated July 1, 2009), effective as of January 1, 2012 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended January 1, 2012).
	10.3			Amendment No. 4 to the Ruddick Corporation Flexible Deferral Plan (Amended and Restated July 1, 2009), effective as of January 1, 2012 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended January 1, 2012).
	10.4			First Amendment to the Change in Control and Severance Agreement dated September 19, 2007 between Ruddick Corporation and Thomas W. Dickson, effective as of February 9, 2012 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended January 1, 2012).
	10.5			First Amendment to the Change in Control and Severance Agreement dated September 19, 2007 between Ruddick Corporation and John B. Woodlief, effective as of February 9, 2012 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended January 1, 2012).
	10.6			First Amendment to the Change in Control and Severance Agreement dated September 19, 2007 between Ruddick Corporation and Frederick J. Morganthall, II, effective as of February 9, 2012 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended January 1, 2012).
	10.7			First Amendment to the Change in Control and Severance Agreement dated September 19, 2007 between Ruddick Corporation and Rodney C. Antolock, effective as of February 9, 2012 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended January 1, 2012).
	31.1			Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
	31.2			Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
	32.1			Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
	32.2			Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
	101			The following materials from Ruddick Corporation's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended January 1, 2012, formatted in eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL): (i) the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets, (ii) the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations, (iii) the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Equity and Comprehensive Income, (iv) the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows and (v) the Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 101 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended January 1, 2012).

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

							RUDDICK CORPORATION
							(Registrant)
	Dated: February 13, 2012			By:			/s/ JOHN B. WOODLIEF
							John B. Woodlief, Vice President - Finance and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Duly Authorized Officer)

EXHIBIT INDEX

	Exhibit No. (per Item 601 of Reg. S-K)			Description of Exhibit			Sequential Page No.
	10.1			Amendment No. 1 to the Ruddick Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (Amended and Restated January 1, 2005), effective as of November 7, 2011 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended January 1, 2012).
	10.2			Amendment No. 3 to the Ruddick Corporation Flexible Deferral Plan (Amended and Restated July 1, 2009), effective as of January 1, 2012 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended January 1, 2012).
	10.3			Amendment No. 4 to the Ruddick Corporation Flexible Deferral Plan (Amended and Restated July 1, 2009), effective as of January 1, 2012 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended January 1, 2012).
	10.4			First Amendment to the Change in Control and Severance Agreement dated September 19, 2007 between Ruddick Corporation and Thomas W. Dickson, effective as of February 9, 2012 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended January 1, 2012).
	10.5			First Amendment to the Change in Control and Severance Agreement dated September 19, 2007 between Ruddick Corporation and John B. Woodlief, effective as of February 9, 2012 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended January 1, 2012).
	10.6			First Amendment to the Change in Control and Severance Agreement dated September 19, 2007 between Ruddick Corporation and Frederick J. Morganthall, II, effective as of February 9, 2012 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended January 1, 2012).
	10.7			First Amendment to the Change in Control and Severance Agreement dated September 19, 2007 between Ruddick Corporation and Rodney C. Antolock, effective as of February 9, 2012 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended January 1, 2012).
	31.1			Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
	31.2			Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
	32.1			Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
	32.2			Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
	101			The following materials from Ruddick Corporation's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended January 1, 2012, formatted in eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL): (i) the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets, (ii) the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations, (iii) the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Equity and Comprehensive Income, (iv) the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows and (v) the Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 101 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended January 1, 2012).