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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001157523-19-000251
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20190207
ITEM INFORMATION:		Results of Operations and Financial Condition
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20190207
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20190207

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:		19573451

	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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            INGLES MARKETS, INCORPORATED
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          Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth
          company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933
          (&#167;230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange
          Act of 1934 (&#167;240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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      <b>Item 2.02&#160;&#160;Results of Operations and Financial Condition.</b>
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    <p style="text-align: justify">
      On February 7, 2019, Ingles Markets, Incorporated (&quot;IMKTA&quot;) issued a
      press release announcing financial information for its first quarter
      ended December 29, 2018.&#160;&#160;The press release is attached as Exhibit&#160;99.1
      to this Form&#160;8-K.
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      <b>Item 9.01&#160;&#160;Financial Statements and Exhibits.</b>
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    <p style="white-space: nowrap">
      (d)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Exhibits.
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      &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<u>Exhibit
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      of Exhibit</u><br>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;99.1&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Press
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      <u><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>SIGNATURES</b></font></u>
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      <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Pursuant to
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      has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
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            INGLES MARKETS, INCORPORATED
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            February 7, 2019
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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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            <a href="a51937128ex99_1.htm">99.1</a>
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          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <a href="a51937128ex99_1.htm">Press release issued February 7, 2019</a>
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<DESCRIPTION>EXHIBIT 99.1
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      <b>Exhibit 99.1</b>
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    <p style="text-align: center">
      <font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>Ingles
      Markets, Incorporated Reports Sales and Net Income for First Quarter
      Fiscal 2019</b></font>
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    <p>
      ASHEVILLE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--February 7, 2019--Ingles Markets,
      Incorporated (NASDAQ:&#160;IMKTA) today reported higher sales and pretax
      income for the three months ended December 29, 2018, compared with the
      three months ended December 30, 2017. Total sales rose 4.7% over the
      comparative quarters. Pretax income totaled $28.1 million for the
      quarter ended December 29, 2018, 10.9% higher than pretax income of
      $25.4 million for the quarter ended December 30, 2017. The December 2017
      quarter included a reduction in non-cash deferred tax expense from
      changes to federal income tax law, resulting in higher net income for
      the December 2017 quarter compared with the current quarter.
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    <p>
      Robert P. Ingle II, Chairman of the Board, stated, &#8220;We had a successful
      first quarter and holiday season due to the dedication and hard work
      from all our associates. We also made significant investments in our
      Company that will benefit many future periods.&#8221;
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    <p>
      <u><b>First Quarter Results</b></u>
    </p>
    <p>
      Net sales totaled $1.06 billion for the quarter ended December 29, 2018,
      compared with $1.01&#160;billion for the quarter ended December 30, 2017, an
      increase of $48.1 million. Comparable store sales, excluding gasoline,
      increased 3.9%. Gasoline gallons sold and the price per gallon increased
      comparing the December 2018 quarter with the December 2017 quarter. The
      number of customer transactions (excluding gasoline) and the comparable
      average transaction size (excluding gasoline) increased compared with
      the same quarter last year.
    </p>
    <p>
      Gross profit for the December 2018 quarter rose to $258.4 million, or
      24.3% of sales. Gross profit for the December 2017 quarter was $244.7
      million, also 24.1% of sales. Operating and administrative expenses for
      the December 2018 quarter totaled $218.7 million, compared with $208.8
      million for the December 2017 quarter. Increased personnel costs
      accounted for much of the increase, influenced by increased sales and by
      continued high demand for labor.
    </p>
    <p>
      Interest expense totaled $12.2 million for the three-month period ended
      December 29, 2018, compared with $11.5 million for the three-month
      period ended December 30, 2017. Total debt at the end of December 2018
      was $880.0 million, compared with $890.5 million at the end of December
      2017. Market interest rates have been rising steadily over the past
      twelve months.
    </p>
    <p>
      Net income totaled $22.2 million for the quarter ended December 29,
      2018, compared with $45.1 million for the quarter ended December 30,
      2017. During last year&#8217;s first quarter, the Company recognized a $26.7
      million deferred tax benefit from the December 2017 reduction in the
      federal income tax rate. This year&#8217;s quarter contains no such benefit.
    </p>
    <div style="text-indent: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-right: 0pt; width: 100%; margin-left: 0pt">
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        <div style="text-align: left">

        </div>
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        </div>
        <div style="text-align: center">
          <hr style="color: black; height: 1.5pt">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: right">

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <p>
      Basic and diluted earnings per share for Class A Common Stock were $1.12
      and $1.09, respectively, for the quarter ended December 29, 2018,
      compared with $2.29 and $2.23 per share, respectively, for the quarter
      ended December 30, 2017. Basic and diluted earnings per share for Class
      B Common Stock were each $1.02 for the quarter ended December 29, 2018,
      compared with $2.08 per basic and diluted Class B share for the quarter
      ended December 30, 2017.
    </p>
    <p>
      Capital expenditures totaled $71.0 million for the December 2018
      quarter, compared with $56.8 million for the December 2017 quarter. The
      increase is primarily attributable to the purchase of a shopping center
      where the Company had been leasing a store. Total fiscal 2019 capital
      expenditures are expected to be between $140 million and $180 million.
    </p>
    <p>
      The Company currently has a line of credit totaling $175.0&#160;million, of
      which $149.4 million is currently available. The Company believes its
      financial resources, including this line of credit and other internal
      and anticipated external sources of funds, will be sufficient to meet
      planned capital expenditures, debt service and working capital
      requirements for the foreseeable future.
    </p>
    <p>
      <i>The comments in this press release contain certain forward-looking
      statements. Ingles undertakes no obligation to publicly release any
      revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect
      events or circumstances occurring after the date hereof or to reflect
      the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as required by law.</i> <i>Ingles&#8217;
      actual results may differ materially from those projected in
      forward-looking statements made by, or on behalf of, Ingles. Factors
      that may affect results include changes in business and economic
      conditions generally in Ingles&#8217; operating area, pricing pressures,
      increased competitive efforts by others in Ingles&#8217; marketing areas and
      the availability of financing for capital improvements. A more detailed
      discussion of these factors may be found in reports filed by the Company
      with the Securities and Exchange Commission including its 2018 Form 10-K.</i>
    </p>
    <p>
      Ingles Markets, Incorporated is a leading supermarket chain with
      operations in six southeastern states. Headquartered in Asheville, North
      Carolina, the Company operates 200 supermarkets. In conjunction with
      its&#160;supermarket operations, the Company operates neighborhood shopping
      centers, most of which contain an Ingles supermarket. The Company also
      owns a fluid dairy facility that supplies Company supermarkets
      and&#160;unaffiliated customers. The Company's Class A Common Stock is traded
      on The NASDAQ Stock Market's&#160;Global Select Market under the symbol
      IMKTA. For more information, visit Ingles' website at <u>www.ingles-markets.com</u>.
    </p>
    <div style="text-indent: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-right: 0pt; width: 100%; margin-left: 0pt">
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: left">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div style="page-break-after: always">
        <div style="text-align: center">

        </div>
        <div style="text-align: center">
          <hr style="color: black; height: 1.5pt">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: right">

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
<div style="text-align:left">
    <table style="margin-bottom: 10.0px; width: 100%; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Times New Roman" cellspacing="0">
      <tr>
        <td colspan="8">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="8" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>INGLES MARKETS, INCORPORATED</b>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="8" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            (Amounts in thousands except per share data)
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="8">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="8" valign="middle">
          <b>Unaudited Financial Highlights</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="8" valign="bottom">
          <b>Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="8">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: center; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="5" valign="bottom">
          <b>Quarter Ended</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          <b>December 29,</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          <b>December 30,</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: center; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          <b>2018</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: center; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          <b>2017</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Net sales
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,061,837
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,013,786
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Gross profit
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          258,411
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          244,660
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Operating and administrative expenses
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          218,685
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          208,828
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          (Loss) gain from sale or disposal of assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (262
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          57
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Income from operations
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          39,464
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          35,889
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Other income, net
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          895
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          954
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Interest expense
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          12,212
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          11,452
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Pretax Income
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          28,147
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          25,391
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Income tax expense (credit)
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          5,995
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (19,756
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Net income
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          22,152
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          45,147
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="8">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Basic earnings per common share &#8211; Class A
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1.12
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2.29
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Diluted earnings per common share &#8211; Class A
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1.09
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2.23
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Basic earnings per common share &#8211; Class B
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1.02
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2.08
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Diluted earnings per common share &#8211; Class B
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1.02
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2.08
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="8">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Additional selected information:
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Depreciation and amortization expense
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          27,817
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          27,990
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Rent expense
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          3,163
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          3,283
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="8">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="8" valign="bottom">
          <b>Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited</b>)
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="8">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          <b>December 29,</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          <b>September 29,</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: center; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          <b>2018</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: center; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          <b>2018</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          ASSETS
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Cash and cash equivalents
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          14,099
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          10,537
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Receivables-net
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          73,234
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          70,057
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Inventories
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          374,922
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          372,196
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Other current assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          26,534
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          43,954
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Property and equipment-net
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,341,154
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,303,044
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="bottom">
          Other assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          25,820
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          25,123
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="bottom">
          TOTAL ASSETS
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,855,763
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,824,911
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="8">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Current portion of long-term debt
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          12,801
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          12,848
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Accounts payable, accrued expenses and current portion of other
          long-term liabilities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          241,917
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          247,290
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Deferred income taxes
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          78,759
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          74,461
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Long-term debt
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          867,131
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          852,740
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="bottom">
          Other long-term liabilities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          40,500
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          42,158
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 35.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Total Liabilities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,241,108
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,229,497
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="bottom">
          Stockholders' equity
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          614,655
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; border-bottom-color: black">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: solid; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; text-align: right; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          595,414
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="bottom">
          TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,855,763
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-style: double; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; text-align: right; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,824,911
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
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    <p>

    </p>
    <p>
      CONTACT:<br>Ron Freeman<br>Chief Financial Officer<br>(828) 669-2941
      (Ext. 223)
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