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
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) |
February 21, 2017 |
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INGLES MARKETS, INCORPORATED |
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
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North Carolina |
0-14706 |
56-0846267 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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P.O. Box 6676, Asheville, NC |
28816 |
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(Address of principal executive offices) |
(Zip Code) |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code |
(828) 669-2941 |
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N/A |
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(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:
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Name |
Common |
Votes For |
Votes |
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| 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:
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Class A & B * |
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| For | 68,666,260 | ||
| Against | 93,456 | ||
| Abstain | 75,704 |
3. To recommend, by non-binding vote, the frequency of executive compensation votes:
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Class A & B * |
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| 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:
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Class A & B * |
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| 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.
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INGLES MARKETS, INCORPORATED |
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(Registrant) |
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Date: |
February 21, 2017 |
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By: |
/s/ Ronald B. Freeman |
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Ronald B. Freeman |
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Chief Financial Officer |