INGLES MARKETS INC — Director's Dealing 2006

Mar 7, 2006

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: INGLES MARKETS INC (IMKTA)
CIK: 0000050493
Period of Report: 2006-03-06

Reporting Person: Freeman Ronald B (Director, Chief Financial Officer, Profit Sharing Plan Trustee)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2006-03-06	Class A Common Stock	J	1700	$16.00	Disposed	20145	Indirect
2006-03-06	Class A Common Stock	J	2400	$16.01	Disposed	17745	Indirect
2006-03-06	Class A Common Stock	J	463	$16.02	Disposed	17282	Indirect
2006-03-06	Class A Common Stock	J	537	$16.03	Disposed	16745	Indirect
2006-03-06	Class A Common Stock	J	600	$16.04	Disposed	16145	Indirect
2006-03-06	Class A Common Stock	J	311	$16.05	Disposed	15834	Indirect
2006-03-06	Class A Common Stock	J	400	$16.06	Disposed	15434	Indirect
2006-03-06	Class A Common Stock	J	390	$16.07	Disposed	15044	Indirect
2006-03-06	Class A Common Stock	J	2400	$16.11	Disposed	12644	Indirect
2006-03-06	Class A Common Stock	J	2500	$16.19	Disposed	10144	Indirect
2006-03-06	Class A Common Stock	J	600	$16.20	Disposed	9544	Indirect
2006-03-06	Class A Common Stock	J	2400	$16.21	Disposed	7144	Indirect
2006-03-06	Class A Common Stock	J	200	$16.22	Disposed	6944	Indirect
2006-03-06	Class A Common Stock	J	200	$16.23	Disposed	6744	Indirect
2006-03-06	Class A Common Stock	J	500	$16.24	Disposed	6244	Indirect
2006-03-06	Class A Common Stock	J	1200	$16.26	Disposed	5044	Indirect
2006-03-06	Class A Common Stock	J	100	$16.27	Disposed	4944	Indirect
2006-03-06	Class A Common Stock	J	270	$16.28	Disposed	4674	Indirect
2006-03-06	Class A Common Stock	J	400	$16.41	Disposed	4274	Indirect
2006-03-06	Class A Common Stock	J	1196	$16.42	Disposed	3078	Indirect
2006-03-06	Class A Common Stock	J	370	$16.43	Disposed	2708	Indirect
2006-03-06	Class A Common Stock	J	130	$16.44	Disposed	2578	Indirect
2006-03-06	Class A Common Stock	J	100	$16.55	Disposed	2478	Indirect
2006-03-06	Class A Common Stock	J	100	$16.71	Disposed	2378	Indirect
2006-03-06	Class A Common Stock	J	100	$16.72	Disposed	2278	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Class A Common Stock	1532	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.