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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			WEIS MARKETS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000105418
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	RETAIL-GROCERY STORES [5411]
		IRS NUMBER:				240755415
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			PA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1226

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-05039
		FILM NUMBER:		04741937

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1000 S SECOND ST
		STREET 2:		PO BOX 471
		CITY:			SUNBURY
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			17801
		BUSINESS PHONE:		570-286-4571

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1000 S SECOND ST
		STREET 2:		PO BOX 471
		CITY:			SUNBURY
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			17801
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                valign="top"><font size="3">1000 S. 2nd
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                17801</font></td>
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            <td align="left"
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                570-286-3636</font></td>
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            <td align="left"
                valign="top"><font size="3">Fax
                570-286-3692</font></td>
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            <td width="50%"
                align="left"
                valign="top">Contact: Dennis Curtin</td>

            <td width="50%"
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                valign="top">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</td>
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            <td align="left"
                valign="top">Phone: (570)-286-3636</td>

            <td align="left"
                valign="top">April 20, 2004</td>
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            <td align="left"
                valign="top">E-Mail: dcurtin@weismarkets.com</td>

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            <td width="100%"
                align="center"
                valign="top"><b>WEIS MARKETS REPORTS 1st QUARTER
                INCREASE<br clear="left">
            IN SALES AND NET INCOME</b></td>
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          face=
          "Courier New">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Sunbury, PA)
          &#8211; Weis Markets, Inc. (NYSE: WMK) today said its
          first quarter sales increased 2.3% to $520.7 million and
          net income increased 2.9% to $16.2 million as compared to
          the prior year.</font>

    <p><font size="3"
          face="Courier New">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;During
          the thirteen week period ending March 27, 2004, the
          Company's basic and diluted earnings per share increased
          3.4% to $.60 per share. The Company's comparable store
          sales increased 3.0%.</font></p>

    <p><font size="3"
          face="Courier New">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
          Company's increases in sales and net income were the
          result of a strong performance in its perishable
          departments, favorable variances in commodity pricing,
          increased customer traffic and improvements in its
          expense control initiatives.</font></p>

    <p><font size="3"
          face="Courier New">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;At the
          Company's Annual Shareholders' meeting, Weis Markets'
          Chairman Robert F. Weis announced the Company would
          invest $93.2 million in its capital expansion program.
          This budget contains 30 store projects including the
          construction of seven superstores (five are replacement
          units), the expansion of nine units and the remodel of 14
          others. While these projects will begin in 2004, some
          might not be completed until 2005.</font></p>

    <p><font size="3"
          face="Courier New">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Weis
          Markets' Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of
          up to one million shares of company's common stock at its
          April meeting. This action supersedes the previous
          repurchase resolution, which was approved by the
          Company's Board in 1996 and had a remaining balance of
          474,504 shares.</font></p>

    <p><font size="3"
          face="Courier New">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Founded
          in 1912, Weis Markets operates 158 stores in six states:
          Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Virginia
          and West Virginia. The company also owns and operates 33
          SuperPetz units in eleven states.</font></p>

    <p><font size="3"
          face=
          "Courier New">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;-#
          # #-</font></p>

    <p><font size="3"
          face="Courier New"><i>In addition to historical
          information, this news release may contain
          forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking
          statements contained herein are subject to certain risks
          and uncertainties that could cause actual results to
          differ materially from those projected. For example,
          risks and uncertainties can arise with changes in:
          general economic conditions, including their impact on
          capital expenditures; business conditions in the retail
          industry; the regulatory environment; rapidly changing
          technology and competitive factors, including increased
          competition with regional and national retailers; and
          price pressures.</i></font></p>

    <p><font size="3"
          face="Courier New"><i>The Company undertakes no
          obligation to publicly revise or update these
          forward-looking statements to reflect events or
          circumstances that arise after the date hereof other than
          through its periodic filings with the Securities and
          Exchange Commission that are available to the
          public.</i></font></p>

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                Subsidiaries</b></td>
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            <td align="center"
                valign="top"><b>COMPARATIVE SUMMARY OF UNAUDITED
                SALES &amp; EARNINGS</b></td>
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            <td align="center"
                valign="top"><b>First Quarter - 2004</b></td>
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            <td width="40%"
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            <td width="20%"
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                valign="top"><b>13 Week</b></td>

            <td width="20%"
                align="center"
                valign="top"><b>13 Week</b></td>

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            <td align="center"
                valign="top"><b>Period Ended</b></td>

            <td align="center"
                valign="top"><b>Period Ended</b></td>

            <td align="center"
                valign="top"><b>Increase</b></td>
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            <td align="center"
                valign="top">&nbsp;</td>

            <td align="center"
                valign="top"><b><u>Mar. 27, 2004</u></b></td>

            <td align="center"
                valign="top"><b><u>Mar. 29, 2003</u></b></td>

            <td align="center"
                valign="top"><b><u>(Decrease)</u></b></td>
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            <td align="left"
                valign="top">Net Sales</td>

            <td align="right"
                valign="top">$520,669,000</td>

            <td align="right"
                valign="top">$509,071,000</td>

            <td align="right"
                valign="top">2.3%</td>
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            <td align="left"
                valign="top">Income Before Taxes</td>

            <td align="right"
                valign="top">26,037,000</td>

            <td align="right"
                valign="top">25,438,000</td>

            <td align="right"
                valign="top">2.4%</td>
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            <td align="left"
                valign="top">Provision for Income Taxes</td>

            <td align="right"
                valign="top"><u>9,802,000</u></td>

            <td align="right"
                valign="top"><u>9,654,000</u></td>

            <td align="right"
                valign="top"><u>1.5%</u></td>
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            <td align="left"
                valign="top">Net Income</td>

            <td align="right"
                valign="top"><u>$16,235,000</u></td>

            <td align="right"
                valign="top"><u>$15,784,000</u></td>

            <td align="right"
                valign="top"><u>2.9%</u></td>
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            <td align="left"
                valign="top">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Shares
                Outstanding</td>

            <td align="right"
                valign="top">27,140,000</td>

            <td align="right"
                valign="top">27,194,000</td>

            <td align="right"
                valign="top">(54,000)</td>
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                valign="top">Basic and Diluted</td>

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            <td align="left"
                valign="top">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Earnings
                Per Share</td>

            <td align="right"
                valign="top">$0.60</td>

            <td align="right"
                valign="top">$0.58</td>

            <td align="right"
                valign="top">$0.02</td>
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