INGLES MARKETS INC — Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2026

Apr 15, 2026

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

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INGLES MARKETS, INCORPORATED
(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)
SUMMER ROAD LLC CAP 1 LLC EAST RIVER PARTNERS LTD EAST RIVER PARTNERS II LTD UNCH CORP. RORY A. HELD FRANK S. VELLUCCI
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Summer Road LLC and the other participants named herein (collectively, “Summer Road”) have filed a definitive proxy statement and accompanying GOLD universal proxy card with the Securities and Exchange Commission to be used to solicit votes for the election of Summer Road’s highly-qualified director nominee at the 2026 annual meeting of shareholders of Ingles Markets, Incorporated, a North Carolina corporation (the “Company”).

On April 15, 2026, Summer Road mailed the following letter to shareholders of the Company, a copy of which is also attached hereto as Exhibit 1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

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