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 11, 2011

 

 

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 8, 2011. At this meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on the following proposals:

 

1. Elect nine members of the Board of Directors by holders of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock to serve until the 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders:

 

Name

  

Common
Stock

   Votes For      Votes
Withheld
     Broker
Non-Vote
 

Fred D. Ayers

   Class A      9,758,032         317,261         2,815,640   

John O. Pollard

   Class A      9,741,976         333,317         2,815,640   

Ronald B. Freeman

   Class B      11,357,975         0         194,351   

Charles L. Gaither, Jr.

   Class B      11,357,975         0         194,351   

Robert P. Ingle

   Class B      11,357,975         0         194,351   

Robert P. Ingle, II

   Class B      11,357,975         0         194,351   

James W. Lanning

   Class B      11,357,975         0         194,351   

Charles E. Russell

   Class B      11,357,975         0         194,351   

Laura Ingle Sharp

   Class B      11,357,975         0         194,351   

 

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

 

     Class A & B *  

For

     121,274,476   

Against

     267,552   

Abstain

     2,113,015   

Broker Non-Vote

     4,759,150   

 

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

 

     Class A & B *  

1 Year

     8,667,317   

2 Years

     72,688   

3 Years

     111,779,946   

Abstain

     3,134,217   

Broker Non-Vote

     4,760,025   

 

4. Consider and vote on a proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 24, 2011:

 

     Class A & B *  

For

     125,585,359   

Against

     31,579   

Abstain

     13,166   

Broker Non-Vote

     2,784,089   

 

5. Consider and vote on a stockholder proposal concerning equal shareholder voting:

 

     Class A & B *  

For

     6,209,151   

Against

     117,397,560   

Abstain

     48,421   

Broker Non-Vote

     4,759,061   

 

* 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 11, 2011

   
  By:  

/s/ Ronald B. Freeman

    Ronald B. Freeman
    Chief Financial Officer