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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001214659-24-007920
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	PX14A6G
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
FILED AS OF DATE:		20240501
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20240430
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20240501

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			WEIS MARKETS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000105418
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	RETAIL-GROCERY STORES [5411]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	07 Trade & Services
		IRS NUMBER:				240755415
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			PA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1230

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		FORM TYPE:		PX14A6G
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-05039
		FILM NUMBER:		24899363

	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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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0002021815
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	
		IRS NUMBER:				956039490
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0630

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	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		300 NORTH LAKE AVENUE
		STREET 2:		P.O. BOX 7060
		CITY:			PASADENA
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			91101
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(626) 564-6000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		300 NORTH LAKE AVENUE
		STREET 2:		P.O. BOX 7060
		CITY:			PASADENA
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			91101
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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SECURITIES &amp; EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">Name of Registrant: Weis Markets, Inc.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">Name of persons relying on exemption: Los
Angeles County Employees Retirement Association (LACERA)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">Address of persons relying on exemption: 300
N. Lake Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91101</P>

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to Rule 14a-6(g)(1) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.&nbsp;Submission is not required of this filer under the terms
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: left; background-color: white">April
22, 2024</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white">Dear&nbsp;Weis Markets,
Inc. Shareowner:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white"><B>Vote &ldquo;Withhold&rdquo; for the re-election
of Director Nominees Jonathan Weis, Harold Graber Jr., Edward Lauth III, Dennis Hatchell, and Gerrald Silverman</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">As long-term investors vested in Weis Markets,
Inc.&rsquo;s future growth and success, LACERA will be voting &ldquo;Withhold&rdquo; for&nbsp;the re-election of director nominees Jonathan
Weis, Harold Graber Jr., Edward Lauth III, Dennis Hatchell, and Gerrald Silverman at Weis Markets, Inc. (Weis) May 2, 2024 Annual General
Meeting for what we believe to be <B><U>inadequate board succession planning, lagging governance practices, and lagging track record
of inclusive recruitment</U></B>. LACERA owns approximately 4,508 shares of Weis common stock as of March 14, 2024.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 27pt; text-indent: -27pt; background-color: white"><B>Inadequate
Board Succession Planning</B></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 13.5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 13.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Weis&rsquo;s Corporate Governance Guidelines state that &ldquo;The Board&rsquo;s
optimum size is seven (7) members,&rdquo; <SUP>1</SUP> but the Weis board currently has only five members</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 13.5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 13.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">No new directors in at least 8 years</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 13.5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 13.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Average director tenure is 15 years with the longest-tenured director serving
28 years</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 13.5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 13.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Lack of formal Nominating and Governance Committee</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 13.5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 13.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">No disclosure of a board skills matrix disclosing identified requisite skills
to oversee future business strategy and risks on investors&rsquo; behalf</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 27pt; text-indent: -27pt; background-color: white"><B>Lagging Governance
Practices</B></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 13.5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 13.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">No majority vote standard for director elections</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 13.5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 13.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Lack of formal Nominating and Governance Committee</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 13.5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 13.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Combined CEO and Chair of the Board</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 13.5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 13.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Board is less than 2/3rds independent (Proxy statement notes that 3 of 5
directors are considered independent consistent with the listing standards of the NYSE) <SUP>2</SUP></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 27pt; text-indent: -27pt; background-color: white"><B>Lagging Track
Record of Inclusion in Board Recruitment</B></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 13.5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 13.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Weis Corporate Governance Guidelines states, &ldquo;The Board seeks members
from diverse professional and personal backgrounds,&rdquo; and references the Board&rsquo;s &ldquo;consideration of diversity,&rdquo;
<SUP>3</SUP> yet Weis&rsquo;s proxy discloses no racial inclusion and no gender inclusion among current Board members and nominees<SUP>4</SUP></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 13.5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 13.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Empirical research continues to link diversity with even stronger financial
performance</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 40.5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 9pt">o</TD><TD>The National Association of Corporate Directors&rsquo; (NACD) 2019 Projections on Emerging Board Matters highlights, &ldquo;The stakes
for having the right people around the boardroom table have never</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">PLEASE NOTE: The cost of this solicitation
is being borne entirely by LACERA. LACERA is not asking for your proxy card.&nbsp; Please do not send us your proxy card.</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 40.5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 9pt">o</TD><TD>been higher. Increasingly, directors are recognizing that board composition should support and reflect the strategic needs of the
organization&hellip; Of particular concern are whether there is enough diversity in the boardroom, whether the board has the right combination
of skills and how the board views director tenure.&rdquo;<SUP>5</SUP></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 40.5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 9pt">o</TD><TD>The top quartile of companies measured on gender diversity among their executive teams were 39% more likely to be in the top quartile
of companies for profitability in 2023 &ndash; up from 25% in 2020, 21% in 2017 and 15% in 2014.<SUP>6</SUP></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 40.5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 9pt">o</TD><TD>Top-quartile companies measured by racial diversity in executive teams were 39% more likely to outperform on profitability than those
in the fourth quartile.<SUP>6</SUP></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white; border-bottom: Black 0.75pt solid"><B>LACERA
Believes Robust Board Succession Planning is Key to Board Quality<SUP>7</SUP></B>&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 13.5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 13.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">LACERA encourages Boards to be composed of highly talented directors with
a diverse set of relevant skills, competencies, and attributes to oversee strategy and risk on investors&rsquo; behalf. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; background-color: white"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 13.5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 13.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">LACERA welcomes a mix of director tenures to ensure both institutional familiarity
and fresh perspectives, as a firm&rsquo;s market environment and business strategies evolve. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 13.5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 13.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">We believe core investor rights ensure fair and equitable treatment of investors
and help foster investor confidence and accountability, thereby facilitating capital formation and growth for companies.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white; border-bottom: Black 0.75pt solid"><B>Hold
Directors Accountable for Poor Board Succession Planning and Governance</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">LACERA encourages investors to hold director
nominees Jonathan Weis, Harold Graber Jr., Edward Lauth III, Dennis Hatchell, and Gerrald Silverman accountable for what we believe to
be inadequate board succession planning, lagging governance practices, and a lack of track record of inclusion of diverse directors.</P>
<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">As a long-term investor, LACERA believes Weis&rsquo;s
board needs to be comprised of directors able to demonstrate a track record of ensuring a robust and inclusive board refreshment and recruitment
process. LACERA attempted to engage Weis on the above concerns in September 2023 but has not received a response.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">Weis (ticker:WMK) stock performance, including
dividends, has trailed its industry peers as measured by the MSCI USA Small Cap Consumer Staples Distribution and Retail industry by 1.10%
per year over the past 5 years ending Friday, April 19, 2024.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">Proxy research provider, Institutional Shareholder
Services Inc. is recommending a &ldquo;Withhold&rdquo; vote for all director nominees at Weis Markets, Inc. at its May 2, 2024, Annual
General Meeting.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">Vote &ldquo;Withhold&rdquo; for the re-election
of director nominees Jonathan Weis, Harold Graber Jr., Edward Lauth III, Dennis Hatchell, and Gerrald Silverman at the Weis Markets, Inc.
May 2, 2024, Annual General Meeting.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">Should you have any questions please feel
free to contact Dale Johnson, Investment Officer, at&nbsp;djohnson@lacera.com.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white">Sincerely,</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white">Dale Johnson</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white">Investment Officer</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white">Los Angeles County Employees
Retirement Association (LACERA)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white"><SUP>1</SUP>&nbsp;https://www.weismarkets.com/corporate-governance-guidelines
(Accessed April 19, 2024)</P>

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</SUP>https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/105418/000010541824000018/wmk-20231230xdef14a.htm</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">PLEASE NOTE: The cost of this solicitation
is being borne entirely by LACERA. LACERA is not asking for your proxy card.&nbsp; Please do not send us your proxy card.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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Matters Even More&rdquo; by Dame Vivian Hunt, Sundiatu Dixon-Fyle, Celia Huber, Maria del Mar Martinez Marquez, Sara Prince, and Ashley
Thomas, December 2023.</P>

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and Stewardship Principles. https://www.lacera.com/sites/default/files/assets/documents/board/Governing%20Documents/BOI%20Policies/CorpGovPrinciples.pdf</P>



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