{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001157523-21-001527","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"IMKTA","cik":"0000050493","company_name":"INGLES MARKETS INC","filed_at":"2021-12-27T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:04:15.218046+00:00","generated_at":"2026-06-27T22:25:51.427596+00:00","sec_items":["5.02","7.01","9.01"],"event_type":"leadership","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.55,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.55,"confidence":"high","headline":"Ingles Markets CFO Ron Freeman to retire effective February 16, 2022","bullets":["CFO Ronald B. Freeman retiring effective Feb 16, 2022; he also will not stand for reelection to board.","Board chair Robert P. Ingle II praised Freeman's 17-year tenure and the company's strong financial position.","Freeman's retirement is not due to any disagreement with the company.","Successor search begins immediately, considering both internal and external candidates."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001157523-21-001527","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001157523-21-001527.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001157523-21-001527.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001157523-21-001527.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/50493/000115752321001527/0001157523-21-001527-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/50493/000115752321001527/a52555618.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-06-27T22:25:51.427596+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"3942842872","claim":"Ronald B. Freeman retired as Vice President-Finance and Chief Financial Officer at INGLES MARKETS INC.","evidence_excerpt":"On December 27, 2021, Ronald B. Freeman, Vice President-Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Ingles Markets, Incorporated, a North Carolina corporation (the “Company”), delivered notice of his retirement, effective February 16, 2022.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/50493/000115752321001527/0001157523-21-001527-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"retired"},{"label":"Role","value":"Vice President-Finance and Chief Financial Officer"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"},{"claim_id":"714ec2c4a2","claim":"Ronald B. Freeman departed as Director at INGLES MARKETS INC.","evidence_excerpt":"Concurrently with his notice of retirement, Mr. Freeman notified the Company that he would not stand for reelection as a director at the Company’s next Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which is currently scheduled for February 15, 2022.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/50493/000115752321001527/0001157523-21-001527-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"not standing for reelection"},{"label":"Role","value":"Director"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}