INGLES MARKETS INC — Director's Dealing 2005

Dec 16, 2005

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: INGLES MARKETS INC (IMKTA)
CIK: 0000050493
Period of Report: 2005-12-14

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2005-12-14	Class A Common Stock	J	1910	$16.30	Disposed	46168	Indirect
2005-12-14	Class A Common Stock	J	2400	$16.31	Disposed	43768	Indirect
2005-12-14	Class A Common Stock	J	300	$16.34	Disposed	43468	Indirect
2005-12-14	Class A Common Stock	J	500	$16.40	Disposed	42968	Indirect
2005-12-14	Class A Common Stock	J	700	$16.42	Disposed	42268	Indirect
2005-12-14	Class A Common Stock	J	590	$16.44	Disposed	41678	Indirect
2005-12-14	Class A Common Stock	J	1900	$16.50	Disposed	39778	Indirect
2005-12-14	Class A Common Stock	J	400	$16.55	Disposed	39378	Indirect
2005-12-14	Class A Common Stock	J	500	$16.57	Disposed	38878	Indirect
2005-12-14	Class A Common Stock	J	100	$16.59	Disposed	38778	Indirect
2005-12-14	Class A Common Stock	J	100	$16.61	Disposed	38678	Indirect
2005-12-14	Class A Common Stock	J	2392	$16.67	Disposed	36286	Indirect
2005-12-14	Class A Common Stock	J	508	$16.68	Disposed	35778	Indirect
2005-12-14	Class A Common Stock	J	200	$16.69	Disposed	35578	Indirect
2005-12-14	Class A Common Stock	J	2500	$16.71	Disposed	33078	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.