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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001157523-17-000558
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20170221
ITEM INFORMATION:		Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170221
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170221

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			INGLES MARKETS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000050493
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	RETAIL-GROCERY STORES [5411]
		IRS NUMBER:				560846267
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NC
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0928

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-14706
		FILM NUMBER:		17625008

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		PO BOX 6676
		CITY:			ASHEVILLE
		STATE:			NC
		ZIP:			28816
		BUSINESS PHONE:		828-669-2941

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		P O BOX 6676
		CITY:			ASHEVILLE
		STATE:			NC
		ZIP:			28816
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            <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">February
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            INGLES MARKETS, INCORPORATED
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            North Carolina
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            P.O. Box 6676, Asheville, NC
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            28816
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          &#160;
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            Registrant&#8217;s telephone number, including area code
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            (828) 669-2941
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      <b>Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.</b>
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      &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Ingles Markets,
      Incorporated was held Tuesday, February 14, 2017. At this meeting, the
      Company&#8217;s stockholders voted on the following proposals:
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      1.&#160;&#160;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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            <u><b>Name</b></u>
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            <u><b>Common</b></u><u><br></u><u><b>Stock</b></u>
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          Ernest E. Ferguson
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          Class A
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        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; width: 10%; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          10,760,633
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        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; width: 10%; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          469,117
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        </td>
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          Brenda S. Tudor
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        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; width: 10%; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Class A
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; width: 10%; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          10,776,425
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        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; width: 10%; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          453,325
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        <td style="width: 24%">

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        </td>
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          Fred D. Ayers
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          Class B
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; width: 10%; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          5,760,567
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        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; width: 10%; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          0
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        <td style="width: 24%">

        </td>
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        <td style="width: 30%">

        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; width: 16%; padding-left: 0.0px">
          L. Keith Collins
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; width: 10%; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Class B
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; width: 10%; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          5,760,567
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; width: 10%; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          0
        </td>
        <td style="width: 24%">

        </td>
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        <td style="width: 30%">

        </td>
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          Ronald B. Freeman
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        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; width: 10%; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Class B
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; width: 10%; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          5,760,567
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; width: 10%; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          0
        </td>
        <td style="width: 24%">

        </td>
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        <td style="width: 30%">

        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; width: 16%; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Robert P. Ingle, II
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; width: 10%; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Class B
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; width: 10%; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          5,760,567
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; width: 10%; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          0
        </td>
        <td style="width: 24%">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="width: 30%">

        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; width: 16%; padding-left: 0.0px">
          James W. Lanning
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; width: 10%; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Class B
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; width: 10%; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          5,760,567
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; width: 10%; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          0
        </td>
        <td style="width: 24%">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="width: 30%">

        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; width: 16%; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Laura Ingle Sharp
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; width: 10%; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Class B
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; width: 10%; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          5,760,567
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; width: 10%; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          0
        </td>
        <td style="width: 24%">

        </td>
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    </p>
    <p style="white-space: nowrap">
      2.&#160;&#160;Consider and vote on a non-binding approval of the Company&#8217;s
      compensation for named executive officers:
    </p>
    <p style="white-space: nowrap">

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          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="width: 15%">

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; width: 15%; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <u><b>Class A &amp; B *</b></u>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="width: 40%">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="width: 30%">

        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; width: 15%; padding-left: 0.0px">
          For
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; width: 15%; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          68,666,260
        </td>
        <td style="width: 40%">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="width: 30%">

        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; width: 15%; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Against
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; width: 15%; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          93,456
        </td>
        <td style="width: 40%">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="width: 30%">

        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; width: 15%; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Abstain
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; width: 15%; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          75,704
        </td>
        <td style="width: 40%">

        </td>
      </tr>
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    <p style="white-space: nowrap">

    </p>
    <p style="white-space: nowrap">
      3.&#160;&#160;To recommend, by non-binding vote, the frequency of executive
      compensation votes:
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    <p>

    </p>
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          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="width: 15%">

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; width: 15%; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <u><b>Class A &amp; B *</b></u>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="width: 40%">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="width: 30%">

        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; width: 15%; padding-left: 0.0px">
          1 Year
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; width: 15%; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          7,519,304
        </td>
        <td style="width: 40%">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="width: 30%">

        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; width: 15%; padding-left: 0.0px">
          2 Years
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; width: 15%; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          86,260
        </td>
        <td style="width: 40%">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="width: 30%">

        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; width: 15%; padding-left: 0.0px">
          3 Years
        </td>
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          61,207,546
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      <tr>
        <td style="width: 30%">

        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; width: 15%; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Abstain
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; width: 15%; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          22,310
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      4.&#160;&#160;Consider and vote on a stockholder proposal concerning assigning one
      vote per share:
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          &#160;
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            <u><b>Class A &amp; B *</b></u>
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        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; width: 15%; padding-left: 0.0px">
          For
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          8,502,177
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        <td style="width: 40%">

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        <td style="width: 30%">

        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; width: 15%; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Against
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        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; width: 15%; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          60,305,058
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        <td style="width: 40%">

        </td>
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      <tr>
        <td style="width: 30%">

        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; width: 15%; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Abstain
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; width: 15%; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          28,185
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        <td style="width: 40%">

        </td>
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      <b>*</b> Holders of Class A Common Stock have one vote per share and the
      holders of Class B Common Stock have ten votes per share.
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      <u><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt"><b>SIGNATURES</b></font></u>
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    <p>
      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">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.</font>
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            INGLES MARKETS, INCORPORATED
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            Date:
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            February 21, 2017
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            &#160;
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            /s/ Ronald B. Freeman
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            Ronald B. Freeman
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            Chief Financial Officer
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