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): November 21, 2005

 

INGLES MARKETS, INCORPORATED

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

NORTH CAROLINA
(State or other jurisdict ion
of incorporation)

0-14706
(Commission
File Number)

56-0846267
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

P.O. Box 6676, Asheville, NC 28816

(Address of Principal

Executive Offices)

 

(828) 669-2941

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

 

None

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

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Item 1.01

Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement

 

Effective November 21, 2005, the base salary of Robert P. Ingle, II, Vice President – Operations and Chairman of the Board of Ingles Markets, Incorporated (the “Company”), was increased to $350,000 per year. The increase in Mr. Ingle’s salary is in recognition of his expanded duties due to, and is his first increase since, his election as Chairman of the Board in May 2004. The increase was approved by the Audit/Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors.

 

 



 

 

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

 

 

Date: November 28, 2005

By:   Ronald B. Freeman

 

Ronald B. Freeman

 

Vice President-Finance and Chief Financial Officer