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: January 26, 2004 Commission file number 0-14706. INGLES MARKETS, INCORPORATED ------------------------------------------------------ (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) NORTH CAROLINA 56-0846267 ---------------------------- ------------------- (State or other jurisdiction (IRS Employer of incorporation) Identification No.) P.O. Box 6676, Asheville, NC 28816 ---------------------------------------- ---------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) (828) 669-2941 ----------------------------------------------------- (Telephone number of registrant, including area code) None ------------------------------------------------------------- (Former name or former address, if changes since last report) Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits. (c) Exhibits. Exhibit Number Exhibit -------------- ------- 99.1 Press Release dated January 26, 2004 Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On January 26, 2004, Ingles Markets, Incorporated ("IMKTA") issued a press release announcing financial information for its first quarter ended December 27, 2003. The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K. SIGNATURE 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 /s/ Brenda S. Tudor ---------------------------- Brenda S. Tudor Vice President-Finance and Chief Financial Officer Dated January 26, 2004 INDEX TO EXHIBITS Exhibit Number Exhibit -------------- ------- 99.1 Press Release dated January 26, 2004