EX-13 2 village10k073005ex13.htm ANNUAL REPORT TO SECURITY HOLDERS Annual Report to Security Holders



VILLAGE SUPER MARKET, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
   
     
CONTENTS
     
Letter to Shareholders
 
2
     
Selected Financial Data
 
3
     
Unaudited Quarterly Financial Data
 
3
     
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
 
4
     
Consolidated Balance Sheets
 
9
     
Consolidated Statements of Operations
 
10
     
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity and Comprehensive Income
 
11
     
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
 
12
     
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
 
13
     
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
24
     
Stock Price and Dividend Information
 
24
     
Corporate Directory
Inside back cover



 

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VILLAGE SUPER MARKET, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES


DEAR FELLOW SHAREHOLDERS

Village achieved another year of improved performance in fiscal 2005. Net income increased 17% to a record $15,542,000. Sales increased 2.7% to a record $983,679,000. Same store sales increased 4.2%, well above the industry average.

Village generated $29,473,000 of operating cash flow in fiscal 2005. These cash flows funded capital expenditures of $17,933,000, dividends of $1,092,000 and debt payments of $7,694,000. Our financial strength also continued to improve. At July 30, 2005, cash and cash equivalents were $62,842,000 and the long-term debt/capital ratio declined to 20%.

Our achievements were not limited to financial performance. We opened an 80,000 sq.ft. store in Somers Point on October 27, 2004 to replace a smaller store. We completed the 11,000 sq.ft. expansion and remodel of the Bernardsville store. Our new and remodeled stores continue to focus on our Power Alley concept, featuring broad assortments of fresh, convenient items desired by today's customers.

The expansion and remodel of the Springfield store is nearly complete. We expect to begin remodels of the Morris Plains and Rio Grande stores in fiscal 2006. In addition, we are currently working with developers to obtain governmental approvals for two new superstores.

During fiscal 2005, ShopRite(TM) launched "Live Right with ShopRite(TM)", an innovative health and wellness program featuring health kiosks and enhanced shelf labeling. We also added online shopping in two stores, with pick-up and delivery options. Hiring kiosks were installed in certain stores.

Our recent financial performance has enabled the Board of Directors to increase the dividend rate by a total of 146% since establishing the semi-annual cash dividend in June 2003. The annualized dividend is now $.64 per Class A share and $.416 per Class B share. Share price appreciation and dividends created a total return for Class A shareholders of 73% in fiscal 2005.

We recognize the importance of investing in the communities where our customers and associates live and work. Village and the Sumas family received the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation's Community Service Award this year in recognition of their substantial contributions in improving breast health awareness across New Jersey.

Our industry constantly faces new challenges. As always, we rely on our dedicated associates to identify and satisfy our customers evolving needs. Our priorities remain offering high quality products at consistently low prices, providing outstanding customer service, creating unique marketing initiatives, and expanding and updating our store base. We thank our associates for their contributions to our success. We also thank our customers and shareholders for their support.


/s/ James Sumas                            
/s/ Perry Sumas                                   
   
James Sumas,
Perry Sumas,
Chairman of the Board
President


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VILLAGE SUPER MARKET, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
(Dollars in thousands except per share and square feet data)

   
July 30,
 
July 31,
 
July 26,
 
July 27,
 
July 28,
 
   
2005
 
2004
 
2003
 
2002
 
2001
 
                       
FOR YEAR
                     
Sales
 
$
983,679
 
$
957,647
 
$
902,420
 
$
883,337
 
$
820,627
 
Net income
   
15,542
   
13,263
   
11,100
   
12,558
   
9,443
 
Net income per share - basic
   
4.91
   
4.26
   
3.60
   
4.11
   
3.13
 
Net income per share - diluted
   
4.86
   
4.20
   
3.54
   
4.00
   
3.08
 
Cash dividends declared per share
                               
Class A
   
.57
   
.31
   
.13
   
-
   
-
 
Class B
   
.371
   
.201
   
.08
   
-
   
-
 
                                 
AT YEAR END
                               
Total assets
   
254,493
   
231,425
   
216,578
   
204,053
   
183,346
 
Long-term debt
   
33,550
   
29,239
   
37,241
   
43,634
   
43,363
 
Working capital
   
36,314
   
31,886
   
28,245
   
20,212
   
17,087
 
Shareholders' equity
   
133,244
   
120,091
   
106,777
   
97,443
   
84,770
 
Book value per share
   
41.18
   
38.09
   
34.56
   
31.69
   
27.97
 
                                 
OTHER DATA
                               
Same store sales increase
   
4.2
%
 
4.2
%
 
1.6
%
 
4.3
%
 
3.6
%
Total square feet
   
1,272,000
   
1,252,000
   
1,252,000
   
1,252,000
   
1,184,000
 
Average total sq. ft. per store
   
55,000
   
54,000
   
54,000
   
54,000
   
54,000
 
Selling square feet
   
1,009,000
   
991,000
   
991,000
   
991,000
   
935,000
 
Sales per average square foot of selling space
   
984
   
966
   
911
   
917
   
878
 
Number of stores
   
23
   
23
   
23
   
23
   
22
 
Sales per average number of stores
   
42,769
   
41,637
   
39,236
   
38,406
   
37,301
 
Capital expenditures
   
17,933
   
14,278
   
10,851
   
20,767
   
15,070
 
                                 
Fiscal 2004 contains 53 weeks. All other fiscal years contain 52 weeks.


UNAUDITED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA
(Dollars in thousands except per share amounts)

   
First
 
Second
 
Third
 
Fourth
 
Fiscal
 
   
Quarter
 
Quarter
 
Quarter
 
Quarter
 
Year
 
                       
2005
                     
Sales
 
$
237,352
 
$
255,992
 
$
237,131
 
$
253,204
 
$
983,679
 
Gross Profit
   
59,874
   
65,422
   
63,384
   
67,838
   
256,518
 
Net income
   
2,687
   
4,357
   
3,759
   
4,739
   
15,542
 
Net income per share - diluted
 
$
.85
 
$
1.37
 
$
1.18
 
$
1.46
 
$
4.86
 
                                 
2004
                               
Sales
 
$
226,734
 
$
242,209
 
$
229,531
 
$
259,173
 
$
957,647
 
Gross profit
   
57,148
   
62,105
   
58,707
   
66,312
   
244,272
 
Net income
   
2,519
   
3,651
   
2,744
   
4,349
   
13,263
 
Net income per share - diluted
 
$
.80
 
$
1.16
 
$
.87
 
$
1.37
 
$
4.20
 
                                 
The fourth quarter of fiscal 2004 contains 14 weeks. All other quarters contain 13 weeks.

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VILLAGE SUPER MARKET, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
(Dollars in thousands except per share and per square foor data)

OVERVIEW

Village Super Market, Inc. (the "Company") operates a chain of 23 ShopRite supermarkets in New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania. The Company is the second largest member of Wakefern Food Corporation ("Wakefern"), the nation's largest retailer-owned food cooperative. This ownership interest in Wakefern provides the Company many of the economies of scale in purchasing, distribution, advanced retail technology and advertising associated with larger chains.

The Company's stores, five of which are owned, average 55,000 total square feet. Larger store sizes enable the Company to offer the specialty departments that customers desire for one-stop shopping, including pharmacies, natural and organic departments, ethnic and international foods, and home meal replacement. On October 27, 2004, the Company opened an 80,000 sq. ft. store in Somers Point, New Jersey to replace a smaller store. During fiscal 2005, sales per store was $42,769 and sales per square foot of selling space was $984. Management believes these are among the highest in the supermarket industry.

We consider a variety of indicators to evaluate our performance, such as same store sales; sales per store; percentage of total sales by department (mix); shrink; departmental gross profit percentage; sales per labor hour; and hourly labor rates. In recent years, the Company, as well as many of our competitors, has faced substantial increases in employee health and pension costs under union contracts and for non-union associates. In addition, rates charged by various utilities for electricity and gas increased during fiscal 2005 and 2004. These trends are expected to continue in fiscal 2006. The Company estimates inflation had less of an impact on retail pricing in fiscal 2005 than in fiscal 2004.

The Company utilizes a 52 - 53 week fiscal year, ending on the last Saturday in the month of July. Fiscal 2004 contains 53 weeks. Fiscal 2005 and 2003 contain 52 weeks.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following table sets forth the major components of the Consolidated Statements of Operations of the Company as a percentage of sales:
 
   
JULY 30,
 
JULY 31,
 
JULY 26,
 
   
2005
 
2004
 
2003
 
               
Sales
   
100.00
%
 
100.00
%
 
100.00
%
Cost of sales
   
73.92
   
74.49
   
75.03
 
Gross profit
   
26.08
   
25.51
   
24.97
 
Operating and administrative expense
   
22.23
   
21.92
   
21.75
 
Depreciation and amortization
   
1.08
   
.99
   
.99
 
Operating income
   
2.77
   
2.60
   
2.23
 
Income from partnerships
   
.15
   
-
   
.18
 
Interest expense, net
   
.22
   
.23
   
.33
 
Income before income taxes
   
2.70
   
2.37
   
2.08
 
                     
Income taxes
   
1.12
   
.99
   
.85
 
Net income
   
1.58
%
 
1.38
%
 
1.23
%

SALES
Sales were $983,679 in fiscal 2005, an increase of $26,032, or 2.7% from the prior year. The prior year included $17,301 of sales from a 53rd week. Excluding the 53rd week from the prior year, sales increased 4.6% in fiscal 2005. Sales increased due to the opening of the Somers Point replacement store (October 27, 2004) and a 4.2% increase in same store sales (excluding the 53rd sales week in the prior year), partially offset by the closing of a stand-alone drugstore. Same store sales increased due to higher sales in the recently remodeled Bernardsville store, continued improvement in stores opened and remodeled in recent fiscal years, higher sales in one store due to the closing of a competitor and increases in retail prices in certain categories resulting from inflation. These same store sales improvements were partially offset by reduced sales in three stores due to competitive openings. New stores and replacement stores are included in same store sales in the quarter after the store has been in operation for four full quarters. Store renovations are included in same store sales immediately.

Sales were $957,647 in fiscal 2004, an increase of $55,227, or 6.1% from the prior year. Same store sales increased 4.2% in fiscal 2004. In addition, sales increased $17,301, or 1.9%, due to fiscal 2004 containing 53 weeks. Same store sales increased due to continued improvement in the two stores opened in fiscal 2002, increased sales in stores remodeled in fiscal 2003 and increases in retail prices in certain categories resulting from inflation in fiscal 2004. In addition, sales in fiscal 2004 benefited from comparison to fiscal 2003, which included the impact from a substantial number of store openings by competitors, higher levels of promotional activity and a softer economy.

GROSS PROFIT
Gross profit as a percentage of sales increased .57% in fiscal 2005 compared to the prior year due to improved product mix, higher gross margins in most departments, reduced LIFO charges (.11%) and reduced warehousing and related charges from Wakefern (.10%). These improvements were partially offset by increased promotional spending(.13%).
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VILLAGE SUPER MARKET, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
(Continued)
 
Gross profit as a percentage of sales increased .54% in fiscal 2004 compared to the prior year due to lower promotional spending (.15%), reduced warehousing and related charges from Wakefern (.17%) , a higher estimate of patronage dividends (.13%) and improved product mix. These improvements were partially offset by increased LIFO charges (.10%) in fiscal 2004.

OPERATING AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE
Operating and administrative expense increased by .31% as a percentage of sales in fiscal 2005 compared to the prior year primarily due to increased fringe benefit costs (.15%), supply costs (.09%), utility costs (.06%) and a charge for future lease obligations for the closed stand-alone drugstore (.06%). Fringe benefit costs increased primarily due to increased expense for employee health and pension plans and compensation costs recognized under share-based compensation plans. Utility and supply costs increased due to increases in energy prices. Both of these trends are expected to continue in fiscal 2006.

Operating and administrative expense increased .17% as a percentage of sales in fiscal 2004 compared to the prior year primarily due to increased fringe benefit (.26%) and utility (.05%) costs. Fringe benefit costs increased primarily due to increased expense for employee health and pension plans. Utility costs increased due to rate increases. These increases were partially offset by reduced payroll costs (.11%)and by leverage provided by the additional sales week in fiscal 2004.

DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION
Depreciation and amortization expense was $10,595, $9,495 and $8,929 in fiscal 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively. Depreciation and amortization expense increased in fiscal 2005 due to depreciation on the fixed asset additions related to the expansion and remodel of the Bernardsville store and the Somers Point replacement store. In addition, depreciation expense in fiscal 2005 included $137 due to adjustments to the depreciable lives of certain leasehold improvements.

Depreciation and amortization expense increased in fiscal 2004 due to depreciation on the fixed asset additions placed in service during the fiscal year and $274 of additional depreciation in fiscal 2004 resulting from a reduction in the useful lives of certain assets of two stores expected to close in fiscal 2005.

INCOME FROM PARTNERSHIPS
The Company is a limited partner in a real estate partnership that sold its only asset and distributed the proceeds to the partners in fiscal 2005. The Company received proceeds of $3,096 and recorded income from the partnership of $1,509, which is the excess of the proceeds above the Company's investment in the partnership and certain receivables due from the partnership.

Fiscal 2003 income before income taxes included $1,639 of distributions received from two different partnerships in which the Company is a limited partner. The Company's ownership interests in these partnerships resulted from its leasing of supermarkets in two shopping centers. The Company remains a tenant in one of the shopping centers. The Company's accounting for these partnerships under the equity method had previously resulted in a zero investment balance in the consolidated financial statements.

INTEREST EXPENSE
Interest expense, net of interest income, was $2,199, $2,192 and $2,982 in fiscal 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively. An increase in interest expense of $909 in fiscal 2005 due to the Somers Point replacement store capital lease was offset by a decrease in interest expense due to reductions in notes payable balances in the current fiscal year and increased interest income from higher rates received on excess cash invested at Wakefern.

Interest expense, net of interest income, decreased in fiscal 2004 due to reduced borrowing levels and increased interest income from higher rates received on excess cash invested at Wakefern. In addition, fiscal 2003 included interest expense from a capital lease disposed of during fiscal 2003.

INCOME TAXES
The Company's effective income tax rate was 41.5%, 41.7% and 41.0% in fiscal 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively. The Company recorded current tax provisions of $1,052, $1,052 and $1,054 in fiscal 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively, as the benefit of a tax planning strategy has not been recognized for financial reporting purposes. In the event these tax matters are resolved in the Company's favor in future years, the effective tax rate in that fiscal year would be lower.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Critical accounting policies are those accounting policies that management believes are important to the portrayal of the Company's financial condition and results of operations. These policies require management's most difficult, subjective or complex judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

IMPAIRMENT
The Company reviews the carrying values of its long-lived assets, such as property, equipment and fixtures and intangibles subject to amortization, for possible impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of assets may not be recoverable. Such review analyzes the undiscounted estimated future cash flows from asset groups at the store level to determine if the carrying value of such assets are recoverable from their respective cash flows. If an impairment is indicated, it is measured by comparing the discounted cash flows for the long-lived asset held for use to its carrying value.

Goodwill is tested for impairment at the end of each fiscal year, or as circumstances dictate. Since the Company's stock is not widely traded, management utilizes valuation techniques such as earnings multiples to assess goodwill for impairment. Calculating the fair value of a reporting unit requires the use of estimates. Management believes the fair value of the Company's one reporting unit exceeds its carrying value at July 30, 2005. Should the Company's carrying value of its one reporting unit exceed its fair value, the amount of any resulting goodwill impairment may be material to the Company's financial position and results of operations.
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VILLAGE SUPER MARKET, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
(Continued)

PATRONAGE DIVIDENDS
As a stockholder of Wakefern, the Company earns a share of Wakefern's earnings, which is distributed as a "patronage dividend" (see Note 3). This dividend is based on a distribution of Wakefern's operating profits for its fiscal year (which ends September 30) in proportion to the dollar volume of purchases by each member from Wakefern during that fiscal year. Patronage dividends are recorded as a reduction of cost of sales as merchandise is sold. The Company accrues estimated patronage dividends due from Wakefern quarterly based on an estimate of the annual Wakefern patronage dividend and an estimate of the Company's share of this annual dividend based on the Company's estimated proportional share of the dollar volume of business transacted with Wakefern that year. The amount of patronage dividends receivable based on these estimates were $5,470 and $5,366 at July 30, 2005 and July 31, 2004, respectively.

PENSION PLANS
The determination of the Company's obligation and expense for pension benefits is dependent, in part, on the Company's selection of assumptions used by actuaries in calculating those amounts. These assumptions are described in Note 8 and include, among others, the discount rate, the expected long-term rate of return on plan assets and the rate of increase in compensation costs. In accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, actual results that differ from the Company's assumptions are accumulated and amortized over future periods and, therefore, generally affect recognized expense and recorded obligations in future periods. While management believes that its assumptions are appropriate, significant differences in actual experience or significant changes in the Company's assumptions may materially effect pension obligations and future expense.

Based on the Company's review of market interest rates, the Company lowered the discount rate to 5.50% at July 30, 2005 compared to 6.25% at July 31, 2004. The 75 basis point reduction in the discount rate and a change in the mortality table used increased the projected benefit obligation at July 30, 2005 by a total of $6,695. In fiscal 2006, the Company expects pension expense to increase to $3,600 as a result of these changes. The Company evaluated the expected long-term rate of return on plan assets of 7.5% and the expected increase in compensation costs of 4% and concluded no changes in these assumptions were necessary in estimating pension plan obligations and expense.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

CASH FLOWS

Net cash provided by operating activities was $29,473 in fiscal 2005 compared to $30,784 in fiscal 2004. This decrease is primarily due to less of an increase in accounts payable in fiscal 2005 than in fiscal 2004 and lower LIFO charges in fiscal 2005. These reduced cash flows were partially offset by increases in net income and depreciation in fiscal 2005 and a smaller increase in patronage dividend receivable in fiscal 2005. Accounts payable increased less in fiscal 2005 than in fiscal 2004 due to the timing of payments.

During fiscal 2005, the Company used $29,473 of operating cash flow and $2,516 of proceeds from a partnership distribution to fund capital expenditures of $17,933, debt payments of $7,694 and dividends of $1,092. In addition, a $20,274 note receivable from Wakefern matured January 15, 2005 and is included as a cash equivalent at July 30, 2005 as these funds are invested in a demand deposit at Wakefern. Major capital expenditures in fiscal 2005 include the expansion and remodel of the Bernardsville and Springfield stores and equipment for the Somers Point replacement store.

Net cash provided by operating activities was $30,784 in fiscal 2004 compared to $24,509 in fiscal 2003. This increase is primarily due to increases in net income, LIFO charges and accounts payable in fiscal 2004. These increased cash flows were partially offset by a reduced benefit from deferred taxes and a benefit in fiscal 2003 from the use of a tax receivable to reduce quarterly income tax payments. Accounts payable increased in fiscal 2004 due to the timing of payments.

During fiscal 2004, operating cash flow of $30,784 and cash on hand were used to fund capital expenditures of $14,278, make debt payments of $7,754 and to invest $20,274 of excess cash in a note receivable from Wakefern. The debt payments made included the first installment of $4,286 on the Company's unsecured Senior Notes. The investment in the note receivable from Wakefern is a one-year note dated January 15, 2004, which matures January 15, 2005 and carries interest at the prime rate less 1.5%. These funds were previously invested in demand deposits at Wakefern. Major capital expenditures in fiscal 2004 include the partially completed expansion and remodel of the Bernardsville store and equipment for the Somers Point replacement store.

LIQUIDITY AND DEBT

Working capital was $36,314, $31,886, and $28,245 at July 30, 2005, July 31, 2004 and July 26, 2003, respectively. Working capital ratios at the same dates were 1.53, 1.47 and 1.46 to one, respectively. The Company's working capital needs are reduced, since inventory is generally sold by the time payments to Wakefern and other suppliers are due.

The lease for the Somers Point replacement store has been accounted for as a capital lease, resulting in additions to long-term debt and property, equipment and fixtures of $11,382 during fiscal 2005.

The Company has budgeted approximately $12,000 for capital expenditures in fiscal 2006. Planned expenditures include the completion of the expansion and remodel of the Springfield store, and the beginning of remodels of the Morris Plains and Rio Grande stores. The Company's primary sources of liquidity in fiscal 2006 are expected to be the cash on hand at July 30, 2005 and operating cash flow generated in fiscal 2006. The Company anticipates cash flow generation in fiscal 2006 to be in the range experienced in the previous three fiscal years.

On July 15, 2004, the Company amended its unsecured revolving loan agreement, which would have expired on September 16, 2004. The amended agreement increased the maximum amount available for borrowings to $20,000 from $15,000. The amended agreement expires September 16, 2007, with two one-year extensions available if exercised by both parties. The revolving credit line can be used for general corporate purposes. Indebtedness under this agreement bears interest at the prime rate, or at the Eurodollar rate, at the Company's option, plus applicable margins based on the Company's fixed charge coverage ratio. There were no amounts outstanding at July 30, 2005 and July 31, 2004.

The revolving loan agreement contains covenants which, among other matters, require a maximum liabilities to tangible net worth ratio, a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio and a positive net income. At July 30, 2005, the Company was in compliance with all terms and covenants of the revolving loan agreement.

In addition, the Company's Senior Note agreement contains covenants which, among other matters, require certain levels of net worth, a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio, lien limitations and limitations on additional indebtedness. At July 30, 2005, the Company was in compliance with all terms and covenants of this debt agreement.

During fiscal 2005, the Company declared cash dividends of $1,510, comprised of $.57 per Class A common share and $.371 per Class B common share. During fiscal 2004, the Company declared cash dividends of $798, comprised of $.31 per Class A common share and $.201 per Class B common share.
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VILLAGE SUPER MARKET, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
(Continued)
 
CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS AND COMMITMENTS
The table below presents significant contractual obligations of the Company at July 30, 2005:
 
Payments Due By Fiscal Period
   
2006
 
2007
 
2008
 
2009
 
2010
 
Thereafter
 
Total
 
Long-term debt (2)
 
$
5,507
 
$
5,388
 
$
4,860
 
$
4,286
 
$
4,285
 
$
-
 
$
24,326
 
Capital leases (3)
 
$
2,253
 
$
1,932
 
$
1,932
 
$
1,847
 
$
1,643
 
$
36,608
 
$
46,215
 
Operating leases (3)
 
$
6,585
 
$
7,035
 
$
6,922
 
$
6,389
 
$
5,510
 
$
58,065
 
$
90,506
 
Notes payable to related party
 
$
607
 
$
580
 
$
91
 
$
101
 
$
27
 
$
-
 
$
1,406
 
   
$
14,952
 
$
14,935
 
$
13,805
 
$
12,623
 
$
11,465
 
$
94,673
   
162,453
 
 
(1)
In addition, the Company is obligated to purchase 85% of its primary merchandise requirements from Wakefern (see Note 3).

(2)
Interest expense on long-term debt outstanding at July 30, 2005 is estimated to be as follows in future fiscal years: 2006 - $1,641; 2007 - $1,241; 2008 - $858; 2009 - $506; 2010 - $170; and none thereafter. Interest expense on variable rate borrowings related to an interest rate swap agreement is based on estimates of LIBOR plus 3.36% for the length of that agreement. The estimate of interest expense does not include interest expense related to capital leases as the total amount of capital lease payments, including principal and interest, are included in the above table.

(3)
The above amounts for capital leases and operating leases do not include certain obligations under these leases for other charges. These charges consisted of the following in fiscal 2005: real estate taxes - $2,589; common area maintenance -$1,354; insurance - $206; and contingent rentals - $982.

ADOPTION OF NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
In December 2004, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 123 (revised 2004), "Share-Based Payment," which replaces SFAS No. 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation." Generally, the fair value approach in SFAS No. 123(R) is similar to the approach described in SFAS No. 123. However, SFAS No. 123(R) requires all share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, to be recognized in the financial statements based on their grant date fair values. The Company adopted SFAS No. 123(R) on May 1, 2005 utilizing the modified prospective application. As the Company had previously adopted the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123 during fiscal 2003, the adoption of SFAS No. 123(R) had no impact on the consolidated results of operations for fiscal 2005. The disclosure requirements under SFAS No. 123(R) related to the Company's two share-based compensation plans are included in Note 7 to these consolidated financial statements.

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The Company holds an investment in Wakefern, its principal supplier. The Company purchases substantially all of its merchandise from Wakefern in accordance with the Wakefern Stockholder Agreement. As part of this agreement, the Company is required to purchase certain amounts of Wakefern common stock. At July 30, 2005, the Company's indebtedness to Wakefern for the outstanding amount of this stock subscription was $1,406. Wakefern distributes as a "patronage dividend" to each member a share of its earnings in proportion to the dollar volume of purchases by the member from Wakefern during the year. Additional information is provided in Note 3.

At July 30, 2005 the Company had demand deposits invested at Wakefern in the amount of $41,449. These deposits earn the prime rate of interest less 2.5% or overnight money market rates.

The Company subleases the Vineland store from Wakefern at a current annual rent of $700.

On April 2, 2003, the Company sold the land and building currently occupied by the Somers Point, NJ store to an unrelated real estate investment trust (the "REIT") for $3,500 plus the reimbursement of certain costs. The Company's purpose in entering into this transaction was to provide for the development of the 80,000 sq. ft. replacement store in Somers Point with minimal cash outlay by the Company, and to ensure continued occupancy of the Springfield, NJ store and the Company's headquarters.

The Company executed leases with the REIT for the replacement store in Somers Point and to continue occupancy of the current Somers Point store until the replacement store was constructed by the REIT. In addition, the Company executed long-term leases with the REIT for the Springfield store and the Company's headquarters, which were previously leased from a realty company owned by certain officers of the Company (the "Realty Company"). The Company canceled its current leases with the Realty Company without cost. The combined annual rents of these two new leases are approximately the same as the annual rents of the leases cancelled.

As part of this transaction, the shareholders of the Realty Company sold their shares in the Realty Company to the REIT. The Realty Company's assets consisted substantially of the Springfield store, the Company headquarters and undeveloped land in Somers Point upon which a 130,000 sq. ft. retail center was developed by the REIT. This transaction resulted in no net gain or loss to the Company. Although the transactions with the unrelated, publicly-traded REIT were negotiated at arms-length, the Company's independent directors evaluated and approved these transactions for fairness due to the concurrent sale by the Realty Company, which was a related party.
 
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VILLAGE SUPER MARKET, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
(Continued)
 
In addition, the Company leases a supermarket from a different realty firm partly owned by officers of the Company. The Company paid aggregate rents to related parties, excluding Wakefern, under all the above leases of approximately $549, $549 and $926 in fiscal years 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively.

The Company has ownership interests in four real estate partnerships. The Company paid aggregate rents to two of these partnerships for leased stores of approximately $634, $638, and $612 in fiscal years 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively.

IMPACT OF INFLATION AND CHANGING PRICES
Although the Company cannot accurately determine the precise effect of inflation or deflation on its operations, it estimates that product prices overall experienced less inflation in fiscal 2005 than in fiscal 2004 and more inflation in fiscal 2004 than in fiscal 2003. The Company recorded a pre-tax LIFO charge of $425, $1,402 and $350 in fiscal 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively. The company calculates LIFO charges based on a regional CPI index for food at home published by the Department of Labor, which indicated CPI increases of 2.5%, 6.5% and 1.5% in fiscal 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively.

MARKET RISK
The Company is exposed to market risks arising from adverse changes in interest rates. During fiscal 2005, the Company's only variable rate borrowings relate to an interest rate swap agreement. On October 18, 2001, the Company entered into an interest rate swap agreement with a major financial institution pursuant to which the Company pays a variable rate of six-month LIBOR plus 3.36% (7.28% at July 30, 2005) on an initial notional amount of $10,000, expiring in September 2009, in exchange for a fixed rate of 8.12%. The swap agreement notional amount decreases in amounts and on dates corresponding to the repayment of the fixed rate obligation it hedges. At July 30, 2005, the remaining notional amount of the swap agreement was $7,143. A 1% increase in interest rates, applied to the Company's borrowings at July 30, 2005, would result in an annual increase in interest expense and a corresponding reduction in cash flow of approximately $71. The fair value of the Company's fixed rate debt is also affected by changes in interest rates.

At July 30, 2005, the Company had demand deposits of $41,449 at Wakefern earning interest at prime less 2.5%, or overnight money market rates, which are exposed to the impact of interest rate changes.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Annual Report contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual events and results may vary significantly from those contemplated or implied by such forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect developments or information obtained after the date hereof. The following are among the principal factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements: local economic conditions; competitive pressures from the Company's operating environment; the ability of the Company to maintain and improve its sales and margins; the ability to attract and retain qualified associates; the availability of new store locations; the availability of capital; the liquidity of the Company; the success of operating initiatives; consumer spending patterns; the impact of higher energy prices; increased cost of goods sold, including increased costs from the Company's principal supplier, Wakefern; the results of union contract negotiations; competitive store openings; the rate of return on pension assets; and other factors detailed herein and in other filings of the Company.

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VILLAGE SUPER MARKET, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands)

   
July 30,
 
July 31,
 
   
2005
 
2004
 
ASSETS
         
CURRENT ASSETS
         
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
62,842
 
$
36,972
 
Merchandise inventories
   
30,176
   
30,976
 
Patronage dividend receivable
   
5,470
   
5,366
 
Note receivable from related party
   
-
   
20,274
 
Other current assets
   
7,105
   
6,195
 
               
Total current assets
   
105,593
   
99,783
 
               
PROPERTY, EQUIPMENT AND FIXTURES, net
   
119,903
   
101,143
 
               
OTHER ASSETS
             
Investment in related party, at cost
   
15,670
   
15,875
 
Goodwill
   
10,605
   
10,605
 
Other assets
   
2,722
   
4,019
 
               
Total other assets
   
28,997
   
30,499
 
               
   
$
254,493
 
$
231,425
 
               
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
             
CURRENT LIABILITIES
             
Notes payable
 
$
5,507
 
$
6,229
 
Capitalized lease obligations
   
704
   
800
 
Notes payable to related party
   
607
   
712
 
Accounts payable to related party
   
40,910
   
39,706
 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
   
21,551
   
20,450
 
               
Total current liabilities
   
69,279
   
67,897
 
               
LONG-TERM DEBT
             
Notes payable
   
18,835
   
24,436
 
Capitalized lease obligations
   
13,916
   
3,223
 
Notes payable to related party
   
799
   
1,579
 
               
Total long-term debt
   
33,550
   
29,238
 
               
OTHER LIABILITIES
   
18,420
   
14,199
 
               
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (notes 3, 4, 6, and 9)
             
               
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
             
Preferred stock, no par value:
             
Authorized 10,000 shares, none issued
   
-
   
-
 
Class A common stock, no par value:
             
Authorized 10,000 shares, issued 1,818 shares at July 30, 2005 and 1,763 shares at July 31, 2004
   
19,834
   
19,037
 
Class B common stock, no par value:
             
Authorized 10,000 shares, issued and outstanding 1,594 shares
   
1,035
   
1,035
 
Retained earnings
   
119,507
   
105,502
 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
   
(4,662
)
 
(2,660
)
Less treasury stock, Class A, at cost (176 shares at July 30, 2005 and 204 shares at July 31, 2004)
   
(2,470
)
 
(2,823
)
               
Total shareholders' equity
   
133,244
   
120,091
 
               
   
$
254,493
 
$
231,425
 
See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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VILLAGE SUPER MARKET, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands, except per share amounts)

   
Years Ended
 
   
July 30,
 
July 31,
 
July 26,
 
   
2005
 
2004
 
2003
 
               
SALES
 
$
983,679
 
$
957,647
 
$
902,420
 
COST OF SALES
   
727,161
   
713,375
   
677,056
 
                     
GROSS PROFIT
   
256,518
   
244,272
   
225,364
 
                     
OPERATING AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE
   
218,649
   
209,842
   
196,273
 
DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION
   
10,595
   
9,495
   
8,929
 
                     
OPERATING INCOME
   
27,274
   
24,935
   
20,162
 
                     
INCOME FROM PARTNERSHIPS
   
1,509
   
-
   
1,639
 
INTEREST EXPENSE, net of interest income of $1,060, $556 and $423
   
2,199
   
2,192
   
2,982
 
                     
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES
   
26,584
   
22,743
   
18,819
 
INCOME TAXES
   
11,042
   
9,480
   
7,719
 
                     
NET INCOME
 
$
15,542
 
$
13,263
 
$
11,100
 
                     
NET INCOME PER SHARE:
                   
BASIC
 
$
4.91
 
$
4.26
 
$
3.60
 
DILUTED
 
$
4.86
 
$
4.20
 
$
3.54
 



See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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VILLAGE SUPER MARKET, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(in thousands)
 
YEARS ENDED JULY 30, 2005, JULY 31, 2004 AND JULY 26, 2003
 
   
Class A
Common Stock
 
Class B
Common Stock
     
Accumulated Other
 
Treasury Stock
 
Total
 
   
Shares
     
Shares
     
Retained
 
Comprehensive
 
Class A
 
Shareholders'
 
   
Issued
 
Amount
 
Issued
 
Amount
 
Earnings
 
Loss
 
Shares
 
Amount
 
Equity
 
                                       
Balance, July 27, 2002
   
1,763
 
$
18,411
   
1,594
 
$
1,035
 
$
82,517
 
$
(616
)
 
282
 
$
(3,904
)
$
97,443
 
                                                         
Net income
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
11,100
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
11,100
 
                                                         
Other comprehensive loss - additional minimum pension liability, net of deferred tax benefit of $1,143
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
(1,714
)
 
-
   
-
   
(1,714
)
                                                         
Comprehensive income
                                                   
9,386
 
                                                         
Dividends
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
(322
)
 
-
   
-
   
-
   
(322
)
                                                         
Exercise of stock options and related tax benefits
   
-
   
82
   
-
   
-
   
(56
)
 
-
   
(14
)
 
202
   
228
 
                                                         
Stock compensation expense
   
-
   
42
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
42
 
                                                         
Balance, July 26, 2003
   
1,763
   
18,535
   
1,594
   
1,035
   
93,239
   
(2,330
)
 
268
   
(3,702
)
 
106,777
 
                                                         
Net income
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
13,263
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
13,263
 
                                                         
Other comprehensive loss - additional minimum pension liability, net of deferred tax benefit of $220
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
(330
)
 
-
   
-
   
(330
)
                                                         
Comprehensive income
                                                   
12,933
 
                                                         
Dividends
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
(798
)
 
-
   
-
   
-
   
(798
)
                                                         
Exercise of stock options and related tax benefits
   
-
   
422
   
-
   
-
   
(202
)
 
-
   
(64
)
 
879
   
1,099
 
                                                         
Stock compensation expense
   
-
   
80
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
80
 
                                                         
Balance, July 31, 2004
   
1,763
   
19,037
   
1,594
   
1,035
   
105,502
   
(2,660
)
 
204
   
(2,823
)
 
120,091
 
                                                         
Net income
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
15,542
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
15,542
 
                                                         
Other comprehensive loss - additional minimum pension liability, net of dererred tax benefit of $1,335
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
(2,002
)
 
-
   
-
   
(2,002
)
                                                         
Comprehensive income
                                                   
13,540
 
                                                         
Dividends
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
(1,510
)
 
-
   
-
   
-
   
(1,510
)
                                                         
Exercise of stock options and related tax benefits
   
-
   
314
   
-
   
-
   
(27
)
 
-
   
(29
)
 
408
   
695
 
                                                         
Treasury stock purchases
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
1
   
(55
)
 
(55
)
                                                         
Stock compensation expense
   
55
   
483
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
483
 
                                                         
Balance, July 30, 2005
   
1,818
 
$
19,834
   
1,594
 
$
1,035
 
$
119,507
 
$
(4,662
)
 
176
 
$
(2,470
)
$
133,244
 
 
See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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VILLAGE SUPER MARKET, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)

   
Years ended
 
   
July 30, 2005
 
July 31, 2004
 
July 26, 2003
 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
             
Net income
 
$
15,542
 
$
13,263
 
$
11,100
 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
                   
Income from partnership
   
(1,509
)
 
-
   
-
 
Depreciation and amortization
   
10,595
   
9,495
   
8,929
 
Tax benefit related to stock-based compensation
   
314
   
422
   
82
 
Non-cash stock compensation
   
483
   
80
   
42
 
Deferred taxes
   
2,189
   
2,112
   
3,094
 
Provision to value inventories at LIFO
   
425
   
1,402
   
350
 
Changes in assets and liabilities:
                   
(Increase) decrease in merchandise inventories
   
375
   
(74
)
 
1,126
 
(Increase) in patronage dividend receivable
   
(104
)
 
(1,733
)
 
(1,437
)
(Increase) decrease in other current assets
   
(910
)
 
(988
)
 
1,655
 
(Increase) decrease in other assets
   
139
   
(186
)
 
(268
)
Increase in accounts payable to related party
   
1,204
   
7,358
   
1,717
 
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accrued expenses
   
519
   
(1,691
)
 
(2,375
)
Increase in other liabilities
   
211
   
1,324
   
494
 
                     
Net cash provided by operating activities
   
29,473
   
30,784
   
24,509
 
                     
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
                   
Maturity of (investment in) note receivable from related party
   
20,274
   
(20,274
)
 
-
 
Capital expenditures
   
(17,933
)
 
(14,278
)
 
(10,851
)
Proceeds from partnership distribution
   
2,516
   
-
   
-
 
Proceeds from disposal of assets
   
-
   
-
   
4,006
 
                     
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
   
4,857
   
(34,552
)
 
(6,845
)
                     
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
                   
Proceeds from exercise of stock options
   
381
   
676
   
146
 
Principal payments of long-term debt
   
(7,694
)
 
(7,754
)
 
(3,080
)
Dividends
   
(1,092
)
 
(682
)
 
-
 
Treasury stock purchases
   
(55
)
 
-
   
-
 
                     
Net cash used in financing activities
   
(8,460
)
 
(7,760
)
 
(2,934
)
                     
NET INCREASE (DECREASE)IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
   
25,870
   
(11,528
)
 
14,730
 
                     
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF YEAR
   
36,972
   
48,500
   
33,770
 
                     
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF YEAR
 
$
62,842
 
$
36,972
 
$
48,500
 
                     
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF
                   
CASH PAYMENTS MADE FOR:
                   
Interest
 
$
3,331
 
$
2,795
 
$
3,462
 
Income taxes
 
$
8,964
 
$
5,032
 
$
3,005
 
                     
NONCASH SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES:
                   
Capital lease obligation incurred
 
$
11,382
   
-
   
-
 
Additional (reduction in) investment in related party
 
$
(205
)
 
-
 
$
2,212
 
Dividends declared and unpaid
 
$
856
 
$
438
 
$
322
 


See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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VILLAGE SUPER MARKET, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

NOTE 1 -- SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(All amounts are in thousands, except per share and sq. ft. data)

Nature of operations
Village Super Market, Inc. operates a chain of 23 ShopRite supermarkets in New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania. The Company is a member of Wakefern Food Corporation ("Wakefern"), the largest retailer-owned food cooperative in the United States.
 
Principles of consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Village Super Market, Inc. and its subsidiaries, which are wholly owned. Intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.

Fiscal year
The Company and its subsidiaries utilize a 52-53 week fiscal year ending on the last Saturday in the month of July. Fiscal 2004 contains 53 weeks. Fiscal 2005 and 2003 contain 52 weeks.

Reclassifications
Certain amounts have been reclassified in the fiscal 2004 and 2003 consolidated financial statements to conform to the fiscal 2005 presentation. These reclassifications include offsetting reductions in net cash provided by operating activities and net cash used in financing activities of $116 and $322 in fiscal 2004 and 2003, respectively.

Industry segment
The Company consists of one operating segment, the retail sale of food and non-food products.

Revenue recognition
Merchandise sales are recognized at the point of sale to the customer. Discounts provided to customers through ShopRite coupons and loyalty programs are recognized as a reduction of sales as the products are sold.

Cash and cash equivalents
The Company considers all highly liquid investments purchased with a maturity of three months or less and proceeds due from credit and debit card transactions with settlement terms of less than five days to be cash equivalents. Included in cash and cash equivalents at July 30, 2005 and July 31, 2004 are $41,449 and $19,628, respectively, of demand deposits invested at Wakefern at the prime rate less 2.5% or at overnight money market rates.

Merchandise inventories
Approximately 70% of merchandise inventories are stated at the lower of LIFO (last-in, first-out) cost or market. If the FIFO (first-in, first-out) method had been used, inventories would have been $11,539 and $11,114 higher than reported in fiscal 2005 and 2004, respectively. All other inventories are stated at the lower of FIFO cost or market.

Vendor allowances and rebates
The Company receives vendor allowances and rebates, including the patronage dividend and amounts received as a pass through from Wakefern, related to the Company's buying and merchandising activities. Vendor allowances and rebates are recognized as a reduction in cost of sales when the related merchandise is sold or when the required contractual terms are completed.

Property, equipment and fixtures
Property, equipment and fixtures are recorded at cost. Interest cost incurred to finance construction is capitalized as part of the cost of the asset. Maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred.

Depreciation is provided on a straight-line basis over estimated useful lives of thirty years for buildings, ten years for store fixtures and equipment, and three years for vehicles. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the shorter of the related lease terms or the economic lives of the related assets.

When assets are sold or retired, their cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts, and any gain or loss is reflected in the consolidated financial statements.

Investments
The Company's investment in its principal supplier, Wakefern, is stated at cost (see Note 3). The Company evaluates its investment in Wakefern for impairment through consideration of previous, current and projected levels of profit of Wakefern.

The Company's investments in certain real estate partnerships are accounted for under the equity method.

Store opening and closing costs
All store opening costs are expensed as incurred. The Company records a liability for the future minimum lease payments and related costs for closed stores from the date of closure to the end of the remaining lease term, net of estimated cost recoveries that may be achieved through subletting, discounted using a risk-adjusted interest rate.

The Company closed a stand-alone drugstore on December 5, 2004 and remains obligated for future lease commitments for this store. The Company recorded a $576 charge in fiscal 2005, which is included in operating and administrative expense in the consolidated statement of operations. As of July 30, 2005, $216 of these costs have been incurred, with a remaining liability of $360.

Leases
Leases which meet certain criteria are classified as capital leases, and assets and liabilities are recorded at amounts equal to the lesser of the present value of the minimum lease payments or the fair value of the leased properties at the inception of the respective leases. Such assets are amortized on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the related lease terms or the economic lives of the related assets. Amounts representing interest expense relating to the lease obligations are recorded to effect constant rates of interest over the terms of the leases. Leases which do not qualify as capital leases are classified as operating leases, and related rentals are charged to expense on a straight-line basis over the life of the lease.

Advertising
Advertising costs are expensed as incurred. Advertising expense was $7,793, $7,692 and $7,161 in fiscal 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively.

Income taxes
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in operations in the period that includes the enactment date.
 
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Continued)

NOTE 1 -- SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)
 
Comprehensive income
For fiscal 2005, 2004 and 2003, comprehensive income consists of net income and the additional minimum pension liability adjustment, net of income tax benefit.

Use of estimates
In conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, management of the Company has made a number of estimates and assumptions relating to the reporting of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period. Some of the more significant estimates are patronage dividends, pension accounting assumptions and the impairment of long-lived assets and goodwill. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Fair value of financial instruments
Cash and cash equivalents, patronage dividends receivable, notes receivable from related party, accounts payable and accrued expenses are reflected in the consolidated financial statements at carrying value which approximates fair value because of the short-term maturity of these instruments. The Company's derivative instrument is carried at fair value. The carrying value of the Company's short and long-term notes payable approximates their fair value based on the current rates available to the Company for similar instruments. As the Company's investments in Wakefern can only be sold to Wakefern at amounts that approximate the Company's cost, it is not practicable to estimate the fair value of such investment.

Derivative instruments and hedging activities
The Company accounts for its derivative and hedging transactions in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities," as amended. These statements establish accounting and reporting standards for derivative instruments and for hedging activities and require an entity to recognize all derivative instruments either as an asset or a liability in the balance sheet and to measure such instruments at fair value. These fair value adjustments are included either in the determination of net income or as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income depending on the nature of the transaction.

The Company has one derivative instrument, an interest rate swap agreement, which it entered into in October 2001, to manage its exposure to interest rate fluctuations (see Note 4). The Company has structured this swap agreement to be an effective, fair value hedge of the underlying fixed rate obligation. The fair value of this interest rate swap agreement is recorded in other assets with a corresponding increase in notes payable. The changes in the fair value of the interest rate swap agreement and the underlying fixed rate obligation are recorded as equal and offsetting unrealized gains and losses in interest expense in the consolidated statement of operations. As a result, there is no impact to earnings resulting from hedge ineffectiveness. The Company is exposed to credit risk in the event of the inability of the counter party to perform under its outstanding derivative contract. Management believes it has minimized such risk by entering into a transaction with a counter party that is a major financial institution with a high credit rating.

Long-lived assets
The Company reviews long-lived assets, such as property, equipment and fixtures and intangibles subject to amortization, on an individual store basis for impairment when circumstances indicate the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Such review analyzes the undiscounted estimated future cash flows from such assets to determine if the carrying value of such assets are recoverable from their respective cash flows. If an impairment is indicated, it is measured by comparing the discounted cash flows for the long-lived asset to its carrying value.

Goodwill
Goodwill is tested at the end of each fiscal year, or as circumstances dictate, for impairment pursuant to the provisions of SFAS No. 142, "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets." An impairment loss is recognized to the extent that the carrying amount of goodwill exceeds its implied fair value. The Company operates as a single reporting unit for purposes of evaluating goodwill for impairment and primarily considers earnings multiples and other valuation techniques to measure fair value as its stock is not widely traded.

Net income per share
The number of common shares outstanding for calculation of net income per share is as follows:

   
2005
 
2004
 
2003
 
               
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic
   
3,168
   
3,111
   
3,083
 
Dilutive effect of stock-based compensation
   
27
   
44
   
48
 
                     
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted
   
3,195
   
3,155
   
3,131
 


In accordance with SFAS No. 128 and EITF Issue No. 03-6, the Company utilizes the if-converted method of calculating net income per share, as the dilutive effect on basic net income per share using the if-converted method is greater than that which would result from the application of the two-class method. There were no potentially dilutive securities excluded from the calculation of diluted net income per share in any of the fiscal years presented.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Continued)


NOTE 1 -- SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

Adoption of new accounting standards
In December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the "FASB") issued SFAS No. 123 (revised 2004), "Share-Based Payment," which replaces SFAS No. 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation." Generally, the fair value approach in SFAS No. 123(R) is similar to the approach described in SFAS No. 123. However, SFAS No. 123(R) requires all share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, to be recognized in the financial statements based on their grant date fair values. The Company adopted SFAS No. 123(R) on May 1, 2005 utilizing the modified prospective application. As the Company had previously adopted the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123 during fiscal 2003, the adoption of SFAS No. 123(R) had no impact on the consolidated results of operations for fiscal 2005. The disclosure requirements under SFAS No. 123(R) related to the Company's two share-based compensation plans are included in Note 7 to these consolidated financial statements.


NOTE 2 -- PROPERTY, EQUIPMENT AND FIXTURES

Property, equipment and fixtures are comprised as follows:

   
July 30,
 
July 31,
 
   
2005
 
2004
 
           
Land and buildings
 
$
54,258
 
$
54,162
 
Store fixtures and equipment
   
92,792
   
83,809
 
Leasehold improvements
   
47,680
   
43,851
 
Leased property under capital leases
   
19,180
   
7,798
 
Construction in progress
   
1,325
   
3,078
 
Vehicles
   
1,376
   
1,547
 
               
     
216,611
   
194,245
 
Accumulated depreciation
   
(89,884
)
 
(86,875
)
Accumulated amortization of buildings under capital leases
   
(6,824
)
 
(6,227
)
               
Property, equipment and fixtures, net
 
$
119,903
 
$
101,143
 


Amortization of leased property under capital leases is included in depreciation and amortization expense.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Continued)

NOTE 3 -- RELATED PARTY INFORMATION - WAKEFERN

The Company's ownership interest in its principal supplier, Wakefern, which is operated on a cooperative basis for its stockholder members, is 16.1% of the outstanding shares of Wakefern at July 30, 2005. The investment is pledged as collateral for any obligations to Wakefern. In addition, all obligations to Wakefern are personally guaranteed by the principal shareholders of the Company.

The Company is obligated to purchase 85% of its primary merchandise requirements from Wakefern until ten years from the date that stockholders representing 75% of Wakefern sales notify Wakefern that those stockholders request that the Wakefern Stockholder Agreement be terminated. If this purchase obligation is not met, the Company is required to pay Wakefern's profit contribution shortfall attributable to this failure. Similar payments are due if Wakefern loses volume by reason of the sale of Company stores or a merger with another entity. The Company also has an investment of approximately 10% in Insure-Rite, Ltd., a Wakefern affiliated company, that provides the Company with liability and property insurance coverage.

Wakefern has increased from time to time the required investment in its common stock for each supermarket owned by a member, with the exact amount per store computed based on the amount of each store's purchases from Wakefern up to a maximum of $650. As a result of an increase in the required investment of $100 per store during fiscal 2003, the Company increased both its investment and obligation by $2,119. At July 30, 2005, the Company's indebtedness to Wakefern for the outstanding amount of these stock subscriptions was $1,406. Installment payments are due as follows: 2006 - $607; 2007 - $580; 2008 - $91; 2009 - $101; and 2010 - $27. The Company will receive additional shares of common stock to the extent paid for at the end of each fiscal year (September 30) of Wakefern calculated at the then book value of such shares. The payments, together with any stock issued thereunder, at the option of Wakefern, may be null and void and all payments on this subscription shall become the property of Wakefern in the event the Company does not complete the payment of this subscription in a timely manner.

The Company purchases substantially all of its merchandise from Wakefern. Wakefern distributes as a "patronage dividend" to each member a share of its earnings in proportion to the dollar volume of purchases by the member from Wakefern during the year. Patronage dividends and other product incentives and rebates amounted to $12,363, $12,252 and $10,651 in fiscal 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively.

Wakefern provides the Company with support services in numerous areas including advertising, supplies, liability and property insurance, technology support and other store services. The Company paid Wakefern $20,011, $19,686 and $19,143 in fiscal 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively, for these services, which are reflected in operating and administrative expense in the consolidated statements of operations. Additionally, the Company has certain related party leases (see Note 6) and demand deposits invested at Wakefern (see Note 1).

The Company had a $20,274 unsecured note receivable from Wakefern at July 31, 2004. The note carried interest at the prime rate less 1.5% and matured January 15, 2005.


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VILLAGE SUPER MARKET, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Continued)

NOTE 4 -- NOTES PAYABLE
 
   
July 30,
 
July 31,
 
   
2005
 
2004
 
           
Senior notes payable (a)
 
$
21,429
 
$
25,714
 
Notes payable, interest at 4.39% to 6.68%, payable in monthly installments through December 2008, collateralized by certain equipment
   
2,897
   
4,841
 
Fair value of hedging adjustment (a)
   
16
   
110
 
               
     
24,342
   
30,665
 
               
Less current portion
   
5,507
   
6,229
 
               
   
$
18,835
 
$
24,436
 


Aggregate principal maturities of notes payable as of July 30, 2005 are as follows:

Year ending July:
     
2006
 
$
5,507
 
2007
   
5,388
 
2008
   
4,860
 
2009
   
4,286
 
2010
   
4,285
 
Thereafter
   
-
 

(a) On September 16, 1999, the Company issued $30,000 of 8.12% unsecured Senior Notes. Interest on these notes is due semi-annually. The principal is due in seven equal annual installments beginning September 16, 2003 and ending September 16, 2009.

The Senior Note agreement contains covenants which, among other matters, require certain levels of net worth, a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio, lien limitations and limitations on additional indebtedness. At July 30, 2005, the Company was in compliance with all financial covenants of this debt agreement.

On October 18, 2001, the Company entered into an interest rate swap agreement with a major financial institution pursuant to which the Company pays a variable rate of six-month LIBOR plus 3.36% (7.28% at July 30, 2005) on a notional amount of $10,000 expiring in September 2009 in exchange for a fixed rate of 8.12%. The swap agreement notional amount ($7,143 at July 30, 2005) decreases in amounts and on dates corresponding to the repayment of the fixed rate obligation it hedges. This interest rate swap agreement reduced interest expense by $92, $289, and $370 in fiscal 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively.

The Company has structured this interest rate swap agreement to be an effective, fair value hedge. The fair value of this swap agreement is recorded in other assets with a corresponding increase in notes payable.

(b) On July 15, 2004, the Company amended its unsecured revolving loan agreement, which would have expired on September 16, 2004. The amended agreement increased the maximum amount available for borrowings to $20,000 from $15,000. The amended agreement expires September 16, 2007, with two one-year extensions available if exercised by both parties. The revolving credit line can be used for general corporate purposes. Indebtedness under this agreement bears interest at the prime rate, or at the Eurodollar rate, at the Company's option, plus applicable margins based on the Company's fixed charge coverage ratio. There were no amounts outstanding at July 30, 2005 and July 31, 2004.

The revolving loan agreement provides a maximum commitment for letters of credit of $3,000 ($787 outstanding at July 30, 2005) to secure obligations for self-insured workers' compensation claims from 1995 to 1998 and construction performance guarantees to municipalities.

This loan agreement contains covenants which, among other matters, require a maximum liabilities to tangible net worth ratio, a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio and a positive net income. At July 30, 2005, the Company was in compliance with all financial covenants of the revolving loan agreement.


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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Continued)

NOTE 5 -- INCOME TAXES

The components of the provision for income taxes are:

   
2005
 
2004
 
2003
 
               
Federal:
             
Current
 
$
6,731
 
$
5,558
 
$
3,345
 
Deferred
   
1,838
   
1,818
   
2,594
 
                     
State:
                   
Current
   
2,122
   
1,810
   
1,280
 
Deferred
   
351
   
294
   
500
 
                     
   
$
11,042
 
$
9,480
 
$
7,719
 



Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. Significant components of the Company's deferred tax liabilities and assets are as follows:

   
July 30,
 
July 31,
 
   
2005
 
2004
 
Deferred tax liabilities:
         
Tax over book depreciation
 
$
11,035
 
$
9,491
 
Patronage dividend receivable
   
2,031
   
2,021
 
Investment in partnerships
   
1,740
   
1,085
 
Other
   
435
   
166
 
               
Total deferred tax liabilities
   
15,241
   
12,763
 
               
Deferred tax assets:
             
Amortization of capital leases
   
925
   
1,002
 
Compensation related costs
   
763
   
568
 
Minimum pension liability
   
3,108
   
1,773
 
Accrual for special charges
   
814
   
667
 
Other
   
346
   
322
 
               
Total deferred tax assets
   
5,956
   
4,332
 
               
Net deferred tax liability
 
$
9,285
 
$
8,431
 


Net long-term deferred taxes of $7,696 and $7,007 are included in other long-term liabilities at July 30, 2005 and July 31, 2004, respectively. Net current deferred taxes of $1,589 and $1,424 are included in accrued expenses at July 30, 2005 and July 31, 2004, respectively.

A valuation allowance is provided when it is more likely than not that some portion of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. In management's opinion, in view of the Company's previous, current and projected taxable income, such tax assets will more likely than not be fully realized. Accordingly, no valuation allowance was deemed to be required at July 30, 2005 and July 31, 2004.

The effective income tax rate differs from the statutory federal income tax rate as follows:

   
2005
 
2004
 
2003
 
               
Statutory federal income tax rate
   
35.0
%
 
35.0
%
 
35.0
%
State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit
   
6.0
   
6.0
   
6.2
 
Other
   
.5
   
.7
   
(.2
)
                     
Effective income tax rate
   
41.5
%
 
41.7
%
 
41.0
%
 
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Continued)

NOTE 6 -- LEASES
 
Description of leasing arrangements
The Company conducts a major part of its operations from leased facilities, with the majority of initial lease terms ranging from 20 to 30 years.

Most of the Company's leases contain renewal options of five years each. These options enable the Company to retain the use of facilities in desirable operating areas. Management expects that in the normal course of business, most leases will be renewed or replaced by other leases. The Company is obligated under all leases to pay for real estate taxes, utilities and liability insurance, and under certain leases to pay additional amounts based on maintenance and a percentage of sales in excess of stipulated amounts.

Future minimum lease payments by year and in the aggregate for all non-cancelable leases with initial terms of one year or more consist of the following at July 30, 2005:

   
Capital
 
Operating
 
   
Leases
 
Leases
 
           
2006
 
$
2,253
 
$
6,585
 
2007
   
1,932
   
7,035
 
2008
   
1,932
   
6,922
 
2009
   
1,847
   
6,389
 
2010
   
1,643
   
5,510
 
Thereafter
   
36,608
   
58,065
 
               
Minimum lease payments
   
46,215
 
$
90,506
 
Less amount representing interest
   
31,595
       
Present value of minimum lease payments
   
14,620
       
Less current portion
   
704
       
               
   
$
13,916
       



The following schedule shows the composition of total rental expense for the following periods:

   
2005
 
2004
 
2003
 
               
Minimum rentals
 
$
6,457
 
$
6,801
 
$
6,317
 
Contingent rentals
   
982
   
954
   
878
 
                     
   
$
7,439
 
$
7,755
 
$
7,195
 



Related party leases
On April 2, 2003, the Company sold the land and building currently occupied by the Somers Point, NJ store to an unrelated real estate investment trust (the "REIT") for $3,500 plus the reimbursement of certain costs. The Company's purpose in entering into this transaction was to provide for the development of the 80,000 sq. ft. replacement store in Somers Point with minimal cash outlay by the Company, and to ensure continued occupancy of the Springfield, NJ store and the Company's headquarters.

The Company executed leases with the REIT for the replacement store in Somers Point and to continue occupancy of the current Somers Point store until the replacement store was constructed by the REIT. In addition, the Company executed long-term leases with the REIT for the Springfield store and the Company's headquarters, which were previously leased from a realty company owned by certain officers of the Company (the "Realty Company"). The Company canceled its current leases with the Realty Company without cost. The combined annual rents of these two new leases are approximately the same as the annual rents of the leases cancelled.

As part of this transaction, the shareholders of the Realty Company sold their shares in the Realty Company to the REIT. The Realty Company's assets consisted substantially of the Springfield store, the Company headquarters and undeveloped land in Somers Point upon which a 130,000 sq. ft. retail center was subsequently developed by the REIT. This transaction resulted in no net gain or loss to the Company. Although the transactions with the unrelated, publicly-traded REIT were negotiated at arms-length, the Company's independent directors evaluated and approved these transactions for fairness due to the concurrent sale by the Realty Company, which was a related party.

In addition, the Company leases a supermarket from a different realty firm partly owned by officers of the Company. The Company paid aggregate rents to related parties under all the above leases, including minimum and contingent rent, of approximately $549, $549 and $926 in fiscal years 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively.

The Company is a limited partner in a real estate partnership that sold its only asset and distributed the proceeds to the partners in fiscal 2005. The Company received proceeds of $3,096 and recorded income from the partnership of $1,509, which is the excess of the proceeds above the Company's investment in the partnership and certain receivables due from the partnership.

Fiscal 2003 income before income taxes included $1,639 of distributions received from two different partnerships in which the Company is a limited partner. The Company's ownership interests in these partnerships resulted from its leasing of supermarkets in two shopping centers. The Company remains a tenant in one of the shopping centers. The Company's accounting for these partnerships under the equity method had previously resulted in a zero investment balance in the consolidated financial statements.

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VILLAGE SUPER MARKET, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Continued)
 
The Company has ownership interests in four real estate partnerships. The Company paid aggregate rents to two of these partnerships for leased stores of approximately $634, $638, and $612 in fiscal years 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively.

The Company leases its Vineland store from Wakefern under a sublease agreement which provides for annual rent of $700.


NOTE 7 -- COMMON STOCK

Class A common stock has one vote per share and is entitled to cash dividends as declared 54% greater than those paid on Class B common stock. Class B common stock has ten votes per share. Class B common stock is not transferable except to another holder of Class B common stock or by will or under the laws of intestacy or pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company approving the transfer. Shares of Class B common stock are convertible on a share-for-share basis for Class A common stock.

The Company has two share-based compensation plans, which are described below. The compensation cost charged against income for these plans was $483, $80 and $42 in fiscal 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively. Total income tax benefit recognized in the consolidated statements of operations for share-based compensation arrangements was $150 in fiscal 2005 (none in 2004 and 2003).

The 1997 Incentive and Non-Statutory Stock Option Plan (the "1997 Plan") provides for the granting of options to purchase up to 250 shares of the Company's Class A common stock by officers, employees and directors of the Company as designated by the Board of Directors. The Plan requires incentive stock options to be granted at exercise prices equal to the fair value of the Company's stock at the date of grant (110% if the optionee holds more than 10% of the voting stock of the Company), while non-qualified options may be granted at an exercise price less than fair value. All options granted under this plan were at fair value, vest over a one-year service period and are exercisable up to ten years from the date of grant. At July 31, 2004 there were no shares remaining for future grants under the 1997 Plan.

On December 10, 2004, the shareholders of the Company approved the Village Super Market, Inc. 2004 Stock Plan (the "2004 Plan") under which awards of incentive and non-qualified stock options and restricted stock may be made. There are 300 shares of Class A common stock authorized for issuance to employees and directors under the 2004 Plan. Terms and conditions of awards are determined by the Board of Directors. Options awarded in fiscal 2005 were granted at the fair value of the Company's stock at the date of grant, vest primarily over a three-year service period and are exercisable up to ten years from the date of grant. Fiscal 2005 restricted stock awards vest primarily over a three-year service period.
 

 
The following table summarizes option activity under both plans for the following periods:

   
2005
 
2004
 
2003
 
   
Shares
 
Weighted-average
exercise price
 
Shares
 
Weighted-average
exercise price
 
Shares
 
Weighted-average
exercise price
 
Outstanding at beginning of year
   
67
 
$
14.77
   
125
 
$
11.96
   
131
 
$
10.93
 
Granted
   
80
   
42.00
   
6
   
29.50
   
8
   
25.24
 
Exercised
   
(29
)
 
13.07
   
(64
)
 
10.65
   
(14
)
 
10.00
 
                                       
Outstanding at end of year
   
118
 
$
33.67
   
67
 
$
14.77
   
125
 
$
11.96
 
                                       
Options exercisable at end of year
   
38
 
$
16.12
   
61
 
$
13.32
   
117
 
$
11.05
 

As of July 30, 2005, the weighted-average remaining contractual term of options outstanding and options exercisable was 8.0 years and 4.4 years, respectively. As of July 30, 2005, the aggregate intrinsic value of options outstanding and options exercisable was $2,546 and $1,487, respectively. The weighted-average grant date fair value of options granted was $13.33, $11.39 and $9.43 per share in fiscal 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively. The total intrinsic value of options exercised was $763, $1,331 and $201 in fiscal 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively. The fair value of each option award is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model using the assumptions in the following table. The Company uses historical data for similar groups of employees in order to estimate the expected life of options granted. Expected volatility is based on the historical volatility of the Company's stock for a period of years corresponding to the expected life of the option. The risk free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve at the time of grant.

   
2005
 
2004
 
2003
 
Expected life (years)
   
5.0
   
6.0
   
6.0
 
Expected volatility
   
33.0
%
 
36.0
%
 
36.0
%
Expected dividend yield
   
1.1
%
 
1.0
%
 
1.0
%
Risk-free interest rate
   
3.7
%
 
4.3
%
 
4.0
%


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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Continued)

The following table summarizes restricted stock activity under the 2004 Plan for fiscal 2005:

   
Shares
 
Weighted-average
grant date
fair value
 
Nonvested at July 31, 2004
   
-
 
$
-
 
Granted
   
55
   
42.00
 
Vested
   
(3
)
 
42.00
 
Forfeited
   
-
   
-
 
               
Nonvested at July 30, 2005
   
52
 
$
42.00
 

As of July 30, 2005, there was $2,857 of total unrecognized compensation costs related to nonvested share-based compensation arrangements granted under the above plans. That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.7 years. The total fair value of restricted shares vested during fiscal 2005 was $165 (none in fiscal 2004 and 2003).

Cash received from option exercises under all share-based compensation arrangements was $381, $676 and $146 in fiscal 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively. The actual tax benefit realized for tax deductions from option exercises under share-based compensation arrangements was $314, $422 and $82 in fiscal 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively.

The Company declared cash dividends on common stock as follows:

   
2005
 
2004
 
2003
 
Per share:
                   
Class A common stock
 
$
.57
 
$
.31
 
$
.13
 
Class B common stock
 
$
.371
 
$
.201
 
$
.08
 
                     
Aggregate:
                   
Class A common stock
 
$
918
 
$
478
 
$
194
 
Class B common stock
   
592
   
320
   
128
 
                     
   
$
1,510
 
$
798
 
$
322
 


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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Continued)

NOTE 8 -- PENSION PLANS

The Company sponsors four defined benefit pension plans. Two are tax-qualified plans covering members of unions. Benefits under these two plans are based on a fixed amount for each year of service. One is a tax-qualified plan covering nonunion associates. Benefits under this plan are based upon percentages of annual compensation. The fourth plan is an unfunded, nonqualified plan providing supplemental pension benefits to certain executives. Funding for these plans is based on an analysis of the specific requirements and an evaluation of the assets and liabilities of each plan. The Company uses its fiscal year-end date as the measurement date for these plans.

Net periodic pension cost for the four plans include the following components:

   
2005
 
2004
 
2003
 
               
Service cost
 
$
1,571
 
$
1,189
 
$
785
 
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation
   
1,121
   
1,001
   
933
 
Expected return on plan assets
   
(856
)
 
(721
)
 
(724
)
Net amortization and deferral
   
440
   
245
   
(190
)
                     
Net periodic pension cost
 
$
2,276
 
$
1,714
 
$
804
 


The changes in benefit obligations and the reconciliation of the funded status of the Company's plans to the consolidated balance sheets were as follows:

   
2005
 
2004
 
           
Changes in Benefit Obligation:
         
Benefit obligation at beginning of year
 
$
18,021
 
$
15,371
 
Service cost
   
1,571
   
1,189
 
Interest cost
   
1,121
   
1,001
 
Benefits paid
   
(414
)
 
(671
)
Actuarial loss
   
6,860
   
1,131
 
Benefit obligation at end of year
 
$
27,159
 
$
18,021
 
               
Changes in Plan Assets:
             
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year
 
$
9,319
 
$
7,981
 
Actual return on plan assets
   
1,609
   
570
 
Employer contributions
   
4,250
   
1,439
 
Benefits paid
   
(414
)
 
(671
)
Fair value of plan assets at end of year
 
$
14,764
 
$
9,319
 
               
Fair value of plan assets (less) than benefit obligation
 
$
(12,395
)
$
(8,702
)
Unrecognized prior service cost
   
91
   
108
 
Unrecognized net actuarial loss
   
13,408
   
7,779
 
Adjustment required to recognize minimum liability
   
(7,862
)
 
(4,540
)
Accrued pension cost
 
$
(6,758
)
$
(5,355
)
               
Amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets:
             
Prepaid benefit cost
 
$
1,104
 
$
-
 
Accrued benefit liability
   
-
   
(815
)
Intangible asset
   
91
   
108
 
Other liabilities
   
(7,862
)
 
(4,540
)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
   
(4,662
)
 
(2,660
)

Each of the Company's four defined benefit pension plans has accumulated benefit obligations in excess of the fair value of plan assets. The accumulated benefit obligations of the four plans were $21,454 and $14,675 at July 30, 2005 and July 31, 2004, respectively. The provisions of SFAS No. 87, "Employer's Accounting for Pensions," require recognition in the consolidated balance sheet of additional minimum liability and a related intangible asset for pension plans with accumulated benefit obligations in excess of plan assets. Any portion of such additional liability which is in excess of the plan's prior service costs is a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss and is reflected in shareholder's equity, net of related tax benefit.
 
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Continued)
 
Assumptions used to determine benefit obligations and net periodic pension cost for the Company's defined benefit plans were as follows:

 
2005
 
2004
 
2003
Assumed discount rate
5.5-6.25%
 
6.25%
 
6.75%
Assumed rate of increase in compensation levels
4%
 
4%
 
4%
Expected rate of return on plan assets
7.5%
 
7.5%
 
7.5%

The expected rate of return on plan assets represents the weighted average of expected returns for each asset category. The expected returns for each asset category are developed using historical data on returns. The defined benefit pension plans weighted average asset allocations by asset category were as follows:

 
Target
 
Actual Allocations
 
Allocation
 
2005
 
2004
           
Equities
50 - 70%
 
64%
 
66%
Fixed income securities
25 - 35%
 
30
 
30
Cash equivalents and other assets
0 - 10%
 
6
 
4
Total
   
100%
 
100%


Investments in the pension trusts are overseen by the trustees of the plans, who are officers of the Company. Overall investment strategy and policy has been developed based on the need to satisfy the long-term liabilities of the Company's pension plans. Risk management is accomplished through diversification across asset classes, multiple investment portfolios and investment guidelines. Equity investments consist of publicly traded securities and investments in broad market index funds. In addition, one plan held Class A common stock of the Company in the amount of $1,419 and $824 at July 30, 2005 and July 31, 2004, respectively. Fixed income securities consist of a broad range of investments including U.S. government securities, corporate debt securities, mortgage backed obligations, and short-term bond mutual funds. The plans do not allow for investments in derivative instruments.

The Company estimates future defined benefit payments from plan assets as follows:

Fiscal Year
     
       
2006
 
$
338
 
2007
   
429
 
2008
   
500
 
2009
   
592
 
2010
   
853
 
2011 - 2015
   
5,895
 

The Company expects to contribute $2,000 in cash to all defined benefit pension plans in fiscal 2006.

The Company also participates in several multi-employer pension plans for which the fiscal 2005, 2004, and 2003 contributions were $4,142, $3,987 and $3,706, respectively.

The Company sponsors a 401(k) savings plan for certain eligible associates. Company contributions under that plan, which are based on specified percentages of associate contributions, were $225, $214 and $202 in fiscal 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively.


NOTE 9 -- COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

The Company is involved in litigation incidental to the normal course of business. Company management is of the opinion that the ultimate resolution of these legal proceedings should not have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial position, results of operations or liquidity of the Company.

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VILLAGE SUPER MARKET, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
 

The Board of Directors and Shareholders
Village Super Market, Inc.:

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Village Super Market, Inc. and subsidiaries as of July 30, 2005 and July 31, 2004 and the related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders' equity and comprehensive income, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended July 30, 2005. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Village Super Market, Inc. and subsidiaries as of July 30, 2005 and July 31, 2004, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended July 30, 2005, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.


/s/ KPMG LLP
Short Hills, New Jersey
October 25, 2005
 

STOCK PRICE AND DIVIDEND INFORMATION

The Class A common stock of Village Super Market, Inc. is traded on the NASDAQ National Market tier of the NASDAQ Stock Market under the symbol "VLGEA." The table below sets forth the high and low last reported sales price for the fiscal year indicated.

 
Class A Stock
 
     
 
High
Low
2005
   
4th Quarter
$57.00
$43.50
3rd Quarter
46.00
38.00
2nd Quarter
41.22
34.27
1st Quarter
36.52
30.79
 
 
 
2004
   
4th Quarter
34.48
31.65
3rd Quarter
33.25
31.15
2nd Quarter
33.01
26.75
1st Quarter
28.00
25.00

As of October 7, 2005, there were 301 holders of record and 678 individual stockholders holding Class A common stock under nominee security position listings.

During fiscal 2005, the Company declared cash dividends of $.57 per Class A common share and $.371 per Class B common share.

During fiscal 2004, the Company declared cash dividends of $.31 per Class A common share and $.201 per Class B common share.
 
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