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 21, 2017

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 14, 2017. 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 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders:

 

Name

Common
Stock

Votes For

Votes
Against/
Withheld

Ernest E. Ferguson Class A 10,760,633 469,117
Brenda S. Tudor Class A 10,776,425 453,325
Fred D. Ayers Class B 5,760,567 0
L. Keith Collins Class B 5,760,567 0
Ronald B. Freeman Class B 5,760,567 0
Robert P. Ingle, II Class B 5,760,567 0
James W. Lanning Class B 5,760,567 0
Laura Ingle Sharp Class B 5,760,567 0

2.  Consider and vote on a non-binding approval of the Company’s compensation for named executive officers:

 

Class A & B *

For 68,666,260
Against 93,456
Abstain 75,704

3.  To recommend, by non-binding vote, the frequency of executive compensation votes:

 

Class A & B *

1 Year 7,519,304
2 Years 86,260
3 Years 61,207,546
Abstain 22,310

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

 

Class A & B *

For 8,502,177
Against 60,305,058
Abstain 28,185

* 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 21, 2017

 

 

By:

/s/ Ronald B. Freeman

Ronald B. Freeman

Chief Financial Officer