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[8-K] INGLES MARKETS INC Reports Material Event

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On September 19, 2025, the board of Ingles Markets, Incorporated adopted the Second Amended and Restated Bylaws, which replace the company's prior bylaws in full. The new bylaws add customary advance notice requirements for shareholder nominations and proposals, update officer titles and roles, strengthen general indemnification protections for directors and officers, and permit greater flexibility in the timing of certain Board meetings. They also include ministerial modernizations such as electronic signatures, electronic communications, clarified resignation procedures, and updated proxy appointment processes. The Second A&R Bylaws became effective upon adoption and the full text is filed as Exhibit 3.1.

Il 19 settembre 2025, il consiglio di Ingles Markets, Incorporated ha adottato i Secondi Statuti Modificati e Riassunti, che sostituiscono integralmente i precedenti statuti della società. I nuovi statuti aggiungono requisiti abituali di avviso anticipato per le nomination e le proposte degli azionisti, aggiornano i titoli e i ruoli degli ufficiali, rafforzano la protezione generale di indennizzo per i membri del consiglio e gli ufficiali e permettono una maggiore flessibilità nella tempistica di alcune riunioni del consiglio. Includono inoltre modernizzazioni ministeriali quali firme elettroniche, comunicazioni elettroniche, procedure di dimissioni chiarite e processi aggiornati per la nomina di procuratori. I Secondi Statuti Modificati e Riassunti sono diventati efficaci al momento dell’adozione e il testo completo è depositato come Exhibit 3.1.

El 19 de septiembre de 2025, la junta de Ingles Markets, Incorporated adoptó los Segundos Estatutos Enmendados y Reformulados, que reemplazan en su totalidad los estatutos previos de la empresa. Los nuevos estatutos añaden los habituales requisitos de aviso previo para las nominaciones y propuestas de los accionistas, actualizan los títulos y roles de los funcionarios, fortalecen las protecciones generales de indemnización para directores y directivos, y permiten una mayor flexibilidad en la celebración de ciertas reuniones de la Junta. También incluyen modernizaciones administrativas, como firmas electrónicas, comunicaciones electrónicas, procedimientos de renuncia aclarados y procesos actualizados de designación de representantes. Los Segundos Estatutos Enmendados y Reformulados entraron en vigor al adoptarlos y el texto completo se presenta como Exhibit 3.1.

2025년 9월 19일, Ingles Markets, Incorporated 이사회는 제2차 정관 개정 및 재작성을 채택하여 회사의 이전 정관을 전면 교체했습니다. 새 정관은 주주들의 의 nomination 및 제안에 대한 일반적인 사전 통지 요건을 추가하고, 임원 직함과 역할을 업데이트하며, 이사 및 임원에 대한 일반적 면책 보호를 강화하고, 특정 이사회 회의의 일정에 더 큰 유연성을 부여합니다. 또한 전자 서명, 전자 통신, 명확한 사임 절차, 업데이트된 대리인 선임 절차와 같은 행정적 현대화를 포함합니다. 제2차 개정 및 재작성 정관은 채택 시 효력이 발생했고 전체 원문은 Exhibit 3.1로 제시되어 있습니다.

Le 19 septembre 2025, le conseil d’Ingles Markets, Incorporated a adopté les Deuxièmes Statuts Amendés et Reconstitués, qui remplacent entièrement les statuts antérieurs de la société. Les nouveaux statuts ajoutent les exigences habituelles de préavis pour les nominations et les propositions des actionnaires, mettent à jour les titres et les rôles des dirigeants, renforcent les protections d’indemnisation générales pour les administrateurs et les dirigeants et permettent une plus grande flexibilité dans le calendrier de certaines réunions du conseil. Ils incluent également des modernisations ministérielles telles que les signatures électroniques, les communications électroniques, des procédures de démission clarifiées et des processus de nomination de mandataires mis à jour. Les Deuxièmes Statuts Amendés et Reconstitués entrent en vigueur à la date de leur adoption et le texte intégral est déposé en tant que Exhibit 3.1.

Am dem 19. September 2025 hat der Vorstand von Ingles Markets, Incorporated die Zweiten Geänderten und Umgestalteten Satzung verabschiedet, die die bisherigen Satzungen des Unternehmens vollständig ersetzt. Die neuen Satzungen fügen übliche Vorabankündigungen für von Aktionären vorgeschlagene Nominierungen und Vorschläge hinzu, aktualisieren die Titel und Rollen der Beauftragten/Offiziere, stärken den allgemeinen Indemnifizierungs-schutz für Direktoren und leitende Angestellte und ermöglichen eine größere Flexibilität bei der zeitlichen Planung bestimmter Vorstandssitzungen. Sie enthalten außerdem ministerielle Modernisierungen wie elektronische Unterschriften, elektronische Kommunikation, geklärte Rücktrittsverfahren und aktualisierte Prozessvorgaben für die Vertretung. Die Second A&R Bylaws treten mit ihrer Annahme in Kraft, und der vollständige Text ist als Exhibit 3.1 beigefügt.

في 19 سبتمبر 2025، اعتمد مجلس Ingles Markets, Incorporated اللوائح الثانية المعدلة والمعاد صياغتها، التي تستبدل اللوائح التنظيمية السابقة للشركة تماماً. تضيف اللوائح الجديدة متطلبات الإخطار المسبق الشائعة لترشيحات واقتراحات المساهمين، وتُحدّث عناوين وأدوار كبار المسؤولين، وتُعزز الحماية العامة من التعويض لمديري الشركة وكبار موظفيها، وتسمح بمزيد من المرونة في توقيت بعض اجتماعات المجلس. كما تتضمن تحديثات إدارية مثل التوقيعات الإلكترونية، والاتصالات الإلكترونية، وإجراءات استقالة أوضح، وعمليات تعيين وكلاء التمثيل المُحدّثة. تصبح اللوائح الثانية المعدلة والمعاد صياغتها سارية عند اعتمادها، ويُقدم النص الكامل كمرفق Exhibit 3.1.

在2025年9月19日,Ingles Markets, Incorporated的董事会通过了第二次经修订并重新表述的公司章程,全面取代了公司先前的章程。新章程为股东提名和提案增加了惯常的提前通知要求,更新了高管头衔与职责,强化了对董事和高管的一般赔偿保护,并在某些董事会会议的时间安排上提供更大灵活性。它们还包含如电子签名、电子通讯、明确的辞职程序以及更新的代理任命流程等行政现代化内容。第二次经修订并重述的章程在通过时生效,完整文本提交为 Exhibit 3.1。

Positive
  • Adoption of advance notice requirements for shareholder nominations and proposals, clarifying timing and process
  • Strengthened indemnification provisions for directors and officers
  • Modernized administrative provisions including electronic signatures, communications, and updated proxy procedures
  • Increased flexibility for timing certain Board meetings, improving governance responsiveness
Negative
  • None.

Insights

TL;DR: Board adopted modernized bylaws strengthening governance processes and indemnification; largely procedural and corporate housekeeping.

The amendments institutionalize advance notice procedures for shareholder nominations and proposals, aligning the company with common governance practices and providing clear timing rules for proxy-related matters. Updates to officer titles and resignation procedures modernize administrative operations. Strengthened indemnification provisions enhance protections for directors and officers, which may affect corporate risk allocation. Overall, the changes appear administrative and governance-focused rather than operational or financial; the full bylaw text (Exhibit 3.1) should be reviewed for any substantive procedural thresholds or voting changes that could be material.

TL;DR: Bylaw restatement updates electronic and procedural standards; no financial impact disclosed in this filing.

The Second Amended and Restated Bylaws formalize electronic communications and proxy standards to reflect current practices, clarify meeting timing flexibility, and include ministerial modernizations. The filing does not disclose changes to capital structure, shareholder rights, or voting thresholds. From a compliance perspective, the company has documented governance processes and filed the bylaws as Exhibit 3.1, satisfying disclosure norms for material corporate charter changes.

Il 19 settembre 2025, il consiglio di Ingles Markets, Incorporated ha adottato i Secondi Statuti Modificati e Riassunti, che sostituiscono integralmente i precedenti statuti della società. I nuovi statuti aggiungono requisiti abituali di avviso anticipato per le nomination e le proposte degli azionisti, aggiornano i titoli e i ruoli degli ufficiali, rafforzano la protezione generale di indennizzo per i membri del consiglio e gli ufficiali e permettono una maggiore flessibilità nella tempistica di alcune riunioni del consiglio. Includono inoltre modernizzazioni ministeriali quali firme elettroniche, comunicazioni elettroniche, procedure di dimissioni chiarite e processi aggiornati per la nomina di procuratori. I Secondi Statuti Modificati e Riassunti sono diventati efficaci al momento dell’adozione e il testo completo è depositato come Exhibit 3.1.

El 19 de septiembre de 2025, la junta de Ingles Markets, Incorporated adoptó los Segundos Estatutos Enmendados y Reformulados, que reemplazan en su totalidad los estatutos previos de la empresa. Los nuevos estatutos añaden los habituales requisitos de aviso previo para las nominaciones y propuestas de los accionistas, actualizan los títulos y roles de los funcionarios, fortalecen las protecciones generales de indemnización para directores y directivos, y permiten una mayor flexibilidad en la celebración de ciertas reuniones de la Junta. También incluyen modernizaciones administrativas, como firmas electrónicas, comunicaciones electrónicas, procedimientos de renuncia aclarados y procesos actualizados de designación de representantes. Los Segundos Estatutos Enmendados y Reformulados entraron en vigor al adoptarlos y el texto completo se presenta como Exhibit 3.1.

2025년 9월 19일, Ingles Markets, Incorporated 이사회는 제2차 정관 개정 및 재작성을 채택하여 회사의 이전 정관을 전면 교체했습니다. 새 정관은 주주들의 의 nomination 및 제안에 대한 일반적인 사전 통지 요건을 추가하고, 임원 직함과 역할을 업데이트하며, 이사 및 임원에 대한 일반적 면책 보호를 강화하고, 특정 이사회 회의의 일정에 더 큰 유연성을 부여합니다. 또한 전자 서명, 전자 통신, 명확한 사임 절차, 업데이트된 대리인 선임 절차와 같은 행정적 현대화를 포함합니다. 제2차 개정 및 재작성 정관은 채택 시 효력이 발생했고 전체 원문은 Exhibit 3.1로 제시되어 있습니다.

Le 19 septembre 2025, le conseil d’Ingles Markets, Incorporated a adopté les Deuxièmes Statuts Amendés et Reconstitués, qui remplacent entièrement les statuts antérieurs de la société. Les nouveaux statuts ajoutent les exigences habituelles de préavis pour les nominations et les propositions des actionnaires, mettent à jour les titres et les rôles des dirigeants, renforcent les protections d’indemnisation générales pour les administrateurs et les dirigeants et permettent une plus grande flexibilité dans le calendrier de certaines réunions du conseil. Ils incluent également des modernisations ministérielles telles que les signatures électroniques, les communications électroniques, des procédures de démission clarifiées et des processus de nomination de mandataires mis à jour. Les Deuxièmes Statuts Amendés et Reconstitués entrent en vigueur à la date de leur adoption et le texte intégral est déposé en tant que Exhibit 3.1.

Am dem 19. September 2025 hat der Vorstand von Ingles Markets, Incorporated die Zweiten Geänderten und Umgestalteten Satzung verabschiedet, die die bisherigen Satzungen des Unternehmens vollständig ersetzt. Die neuen Satzungen fügen übliche Vorabankündigungen für von Aktionären vorgeschlagene Nominierungen und Vorschläge hinzu, aktualisieren die Titel und Rollen der Beauftragten/Offiziere, stärken den allgemeinen Indemnifizierungs-schutz für Direktoren und leitende Angestellte und ermöglichen eine größere Flexibilität bei der zeitlichen Planung bestimmter Vorstandssitzungen. Sie enthalten außerdem ministerielle Modernisierungen wie elektronische Unterschriften, elektronische Kommunikation, geklärte Rücktrittsverfahren und aktualisierte Prozessvorgaben für die Vertretung. Die Second A&R Bylaws treten mit ihrer Annahme in Kraft, und der vollständige Text ist als Exhibit 3.1 beigefügt.

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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) September 19, 2025
 
 
INGLES MARKETS, INCORPORATED

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
North Carolina 0-14706 56-0846267
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
2913 U.S. Hwy. 70 West, Black Mountain, NC 28711
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
 
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (828) 669-2941
 
N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
 
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
 
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Class A Common Stock, $0.05 par value per share
IMKTA
The NASDAQ Global Select Market
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
 
Emerging growth company
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
 
 

 
Item 5.03.         Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
 
On September 19, 2025, the board of directors (the “Board”) of Ingles Markets, Incorporated, a North Carolina corporation (the “Company”), adopted the Company’s Second Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “Second A&R Bylaws”), which amended and restated in their entirety the Company’s Amended and Restated By-Laws to: (i) provide for customary advance notice requirements with respect to shareholders’ nominations of director candidates and business proposals in connection with the Company’s annual meeting of shareholders; (ii) update the titles and roles of the Company’s officers; (iii) strengthen the general indemnification provisions applicable to the Company’s directors and officers; and (iv) provide additional flexibility with respect to the timing of certain Board meetings. The Second A&R Bylaws also include certain immaterial and ministerial revisions and modernizing updates, including to specify the process for director and officer resignations, to provide for electronic signatures and communications for certain actions by the Company, and to modernize proxy appointment provisions for the Company’s annual meeting of shareholders, including current electronic transmission standards. The Second A&R Bylaws became effective upon adoption by the Board on September 19, 2025.
 
The foregoing description of the Second A&R Bylaws is only a summary and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Second A&R Bylaws, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference in this Item 5.03.
 
Item 9.01         Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
Exhibit
Number
 
Description
3.1
 
Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of Ingles Markets, Incorporated
104
 
Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)
 
 
 

 
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
  (Registrant)
     
     
Date: September 23, 2025 By: /s/ Patricia E. Jackson
    Patricia E. Jackson
    Chief Financial Officer
     
 
 

FAQ

What change did Ingles Markets (IMKTA) announce in this 8-K?

The board adopted the Second Amended and Restated Bylaws on September 19, 2025, replacing prior bylaws in full.

When did the new bylaws become effective for IMKTA?

The Second A&R Bylaws became effective upon adoption by the Board on September 19, 2025.

What are the key governance changes in the new bylaws?

They add advance notice requirements for shareholder nominations and proposals, update officer titles/roles, strengthen indemnification, and allow more flexibility for Board meeting timing.

Did the filing include the full text of the new bylaws?

Yes. The filing states the full text of the Second A&R Bylaws is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Current Report.

Does the 8-K disclose any financial impact from the bylaw changes?

No. The filing does not disclose any financial statements, financial impact, or changes to capital structure.
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