INGLES MARKETS INC — Director's Dealing 2005

Dec 23, 2005

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: INGLES MARKETS INC (IMKTA)
CIK: 0000050493
Period of Report: 2005-12-21

Reporting Person: LANNING JAMES W (Director, President, Profit Sharing Plan Trustee)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2005-12-21	Class A Common Stock	J	502	$15.98	Disposed	30176	Indirect
2005-12-21	Class A Common Stock	J	300	$15.99	Disposed	29876	Indirect
2005-12-21	Class A Common Stock	J	2100	$16.00	Disposed	27776	Indirect
2005-12-21	Class A Common Stock	J	700	$16.01	Disposed	27076	Indirect
2005-12-21	Class A Common Stock	J	800	$16.02	Disposed	26276	Indirect
2005-12-21	Class A Common Stock	J	1900	$16.03	Disposed	24376	Indirect
2005-12-21	Class A Common Stock	J	1100	$16.04	Disposed	23276	Indirect
2005-12-21	Class A Common Stock	J	998	$16.05	Disposed	22278	Indirect
2005-12-22	Class A Common Stock	J	524	$15.93	Disposed	21754	Indirect
2005-12-22	Class A Common Stock	J	4200	$15.94	Disposed	17554	Indirect
2005-12-22	Class A Common Stock	J	1500	$15.95	Disposed	16054	Indirect
2005-12-22	Class A Common Stock	J	200	$15.96	Disposed	15854	Indirect
2005-12-22	Class A Common Stock	J	300	$15.97	Disposed	15554	Indirect
2005-12-22	Class A Common Stock	J	100	$15.98	Disposed	15454	Indirect
2005-12-22	Class A Common Stock	J	900	$15.99	Disposed	14554	Indirect
2005-12-22	Class A Common Stock	J	1500	$16.00	Disposed	13054	Indirect
2005-12-22	Class A Common Stock	J	200	$16.01	Disposed	12854	Indirect
2005-12-22	Class A Common Stock	J	500	$16.02	Disposed	12354	Indirect
2005-12-22	Class A Common Stock	J	400	$16.03	Disposed	11954	Indirect
2005-12-22	Class A Common Stock	J	200	$16.04	Disposed	11754	Indirect
2005-12-22	Class A Common Stock	J	100	$16.06	Disposed	11654	Indirect
2005-12-22	Class A Common Stock	J	400	$16.10	Disposed	11254	Indirect
2005-12-22	Class A Common Stock	J	1776	$16.11	Disposed	9478	Indirect
2005-12-22	Class A Common Stock	J	6700	$16.15	Disposed	2778	Indirect
2005-12-22	Class A Common Stock	J	500	$16.16	Disposed	2278	Indirect

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Class A Common Stock	6250	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The reported transactions constitute sales of Class A Common Stock to meet the liquidity needs of the Ingles Markets Investment/Profit Sharing Plan (the "Plan"). The number of shares reported as sold and as beneficially owned reflect the total number of shares sold or owned by the Plan for the benefit of all Plan participants. The reporting person is a trustee of the Plan. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his or her pecuniary interest therein, if any, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose except to the extent of his or her pecuniary interest therein.