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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K 0 ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended September 25 , 2021 TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to Commission File Number 0-14706 INGLES MARKETS , INCORPORATED ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) North Carolina ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) 2913 U.S. Hwy . 70 West , Black Mountain , NC ( Address of principal executive offices ) Class A Common Stock , $ 0.05 par value Registrant's telephone number including area code : ( 828 ) 669-2941 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Title of each class 56-0846267 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) 28711 ( Zip Code ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None ( Title of Class ) Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . YES □ NO x . Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . YES NO x . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . YES X NO . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S T ( § 232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . YES X NO NOT APPLICABLE . Name of each exchange on which registered The NASDAQ Global Market LLC Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . ( Check one ) : Large accelerated filer Accelerated filer o Emerging growth company Title of each class Class A Common Stock , $ 0.05 par value per share Non - accelerated filer o Smaller reporting company If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . Trading Symbol IMKTA Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C.7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared issued its audit report . YES X NO D Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act ) . YES NO X. Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : 1 Name of each exchange on which registered The NASDAQ Global Select Market As of March 27 , 2021 , the aggregate market value of voting stock held by non - affiliates of the registrant , based on the closing sales price of the Class A Common Stock on The NASDAQ Global Select Market on March 27 , 2021 , was approximately $ 935 million . As of November 22 , 2021 , the registrant had 14,272,835 shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding and 4,721,541 shares of Class B Common Stock outstanding . Certain information required in Part III hereof is incorporated by reference to the Proxy Statement for the registrant's 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A no later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this report .