Village Super Market filings document material events, shareholder governance and capital-return actions for a public supermarket operator with Class A and Class B common shares. Recent Form 8-K reports record quarterly dividend declarations, annual-meeting voting results and other corporate events.
The company’s proxy materials disclose director elections, auditor ratification, meeting procedures and related governance matters. Other filings describe the company’s relationship and litigation matters involving Wakefern Food Corporation, including the cooperative context that relates to the ShopRite banner and the company’s retail food and nonfood operations.
Village Super Market Inc executive John Sumas reported a routine tax-related share disposition. On the transaction date, 13,297 shares of Class A common stock were withheld at $42.79 per share to cover tax obligations by delivering securities. After this tax-withholding event, he directly holds 99,725 shares.
Village Super Market Inc. Senior Advisor Robert Sumas had 13,409 shares of Class A Common Stock withheld on March 17, 2026 to cover tax obligations, as indicated by the tax-withholding disposition code. After this transaction, he holds 72,160 shares directly and 504 shares indirectly through the Robert Sumas Family LLC.
Village Super Market VP of Finance & CAO Luigi Perri reported a tax-related share disposition under a compensation event. A total of 7,281 shares of Class A common stock were withheld at $42.79 per share to cover tax liabilities. After this non-market transaction, Perri directly holds 12,212 shares, indicating the move is a routine administrative adjustment rather than an open-market trade.
Village Super Market Inc ownership update: The Vanguard Group filed an amendment stating it beneficially owns 0 shares of Common Stock, representing 0% of the class.
The filing explains an internal realignment effective January 12, 2026 and, in accordance with SEC Release No. 34-39538 (January 12, 1998), certain Vanguard subsidiaries will report disaggregated holdings separately from The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Village Super Market, Inc. reported that its Board of Directors declared regular quarterly cash dividends of $0.25 per Class A common share and $0.1625 per Class B common share. The dividends are payable on April 23, 2026 to shareholders of record as of April 2, 2026.
The company operates 34 supermarkets in New Jersey, New York, Maryland and Pennsylvania under the ShopRite and Fairway banners, plus three Gourmet Garage specialty markets in New York City.
Village Super Market reported slightly stronger results for the quarter ended January 24, 2026, as sales and profits edged higher despite margin pressure. Quarterly sales rose to $640.9 million from $599.7 million, driven by a 4.8% same store sales increase and the Watchung, NJ replacement store, with Winter Storm Fern boosting demand late in the quarter. Net income increased to $17.9 million from $16.9 million, while net income margin stayed just under 3%. For the first 26 weeks, sales grew 5.7% to $1.22 billion and net income was essentially flat at $29.9 million. Cash generation was strong: operating cash flow climbed to $78.8 million from $61.0 million, allowing cash and equivalents to reach $161.2 million and supporting $17.7 million of capital spending and $6.7 million in dividends. The company completed a New Markets Tax Credit financing to help fund a replacement store in East Orange, NJ and continues to rely heavily on its Wakefern relationship, while also pursuing litigation with Wakefern over its Morton Williams acquisition and related disputes. Management now expects fiscal 2026 same store sales growth of 1.0% to 3.0%, plans about $65 million of capital expenditures, and intends to maintain its quarterly dividend at $0.25 per Class A and $0.1625 per Class B share, with an expected effective tax rate between 30.5% and 31.5%.
The Vanguard Group filed a Schedule 13G reporting beneficial ownership of 618,772 shares of Village Super Market Inc common stock, representing 5.82% of the class as of 12/31/2025.
Vanguard reports no sole voting or dispositive power, with 62,374 shares subject to shared voting power and all 618,772 shares subject to shared dispositive power. Vanguard states the securities are held in the ordinary course of business and not for the purpose of changing or influencing control of Village Super Market.
The filing explains that, following an internal realignment on January 12, 2026, certain Vanguard subsidiaries or business divisions that pursue the same investment strategies are expected to report beneficial ownership separately on a disaggregated basis. Vanguard’s clients, including registered investment companies and other managed accounts, have rights to dividends and sale proceeds, and no single other person’s interest exceeds 5% of the class.
Village Super Market, Inc. held its annual shareholder meeting on December 12, 2025 and its board declared cash dividends on both classes of common stock.
Shareholders voted on the election of nine directors and on ratifying KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2026. The KPMG ratification received 40,643,232 votes for, 266,525 against and 9,074 abstentions, with no broker non-votes reported for this item.
The board declared dividends of $0.25 per Class A common share and $0.1625 per Class B common share, payable on January 22, 2026 to shareholders of record at the close of business on January 1, 2026.
Village Super Market, Inc. filed a 10-K/A to amend Part IV, Item 15 to add exhibits that were inadvertently omitted from its original annual report. The amendment also includes new certifications by the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer as required by Rule 12b-15. The company states this update does not modify or update any previously reported financial or other information; prior disclosures and forward-looking statements should be read in their original context.
Non-affiliate market value was approximately $285.0 million for Class A common stock and $0.3 million for Class B common stock, based on the Class A closing price as of January 25, 2025. Shares outstanding as of October 9, 2025 were 10,629,425 Class A and 4,125,045 Class B. The report lists consolidated financial statements and notes, and identifies KPMG LLP (Auditor Firm ID: 185) as the independent registered public accounting firm. Information for the Annual Meeting scheduled for December 12, 2025 is incorporated by reference.