On September 26, 2024, the board of directors (the “Board”) of Ingles Markets, Incorporated, a North Carolina corporation (the “Company”), approved an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated By-Laws, which provides that the Board may, in its sole discretion, determine that any meeting of the Company’s shareholders may be held by means of remote communication, including solely by means of remote communication (the “By-Laws Amendment”).