Ingles Markets elects Kevin Hefner to board; adopts amended bylaws; sets annual meeting date

INGLES MARKETS INC

Kevin Hefner, 53, elected director effective Sept 8, 2026 to fill vacancy; serves on Audit Committee and chairs Compensation & Governance Committee.
Board adopted Amended & Restated Bylaws updating shareholder meeting procedures, director nominations, officer roles incl. Executive Chairman, and exclusive forum provisions.
2027 Annual Meeting set for March 2, 2027; shareholder proposals due Oct 19, 2026; director nominations due between Nov 2 and Dec 2, 2026.
Proxy solicitation notice for non-company director nominees due by Jan 1, 2027 per Rule 14a-19.

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Appointed

Kevin Hefner

Director

IMKTA · INGLES MARKETS INC

Effective: 2026-09-08
Filed: September 14, 2026, 4:15 PM ET

On September 8, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “ Board ”) of Ingles Markets, Incorporated, a North Carolina corporation (the “ Company ”), elected Kevin Hefner, 53, as a director to fill the vacancy on the Board created by the previously reported departure of Brenda S. Tudor.

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Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Kevin Hefner was elected as Director at INGLES MARKETS INC.

Action: elected
Role: Director

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On September 8, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “ Board ”) of Ingles Markets, Incorporated, a North Carolina corporation (the “ Company ”), elected Kevin Hefner, 53, as a director to fill the vacancy on the Board created by the previously reported departure of Brenda S. Tudor.

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