Nash Finch Reports Annual Meeting Actions.

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MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 14, 2002

Nash Finch Company (Nasdaq:NAFC), a leading national retail and food distribution company headquartered here, today announced voting results from its annual meeting of shareholders held on May 14, 2002. Three incumbent

Carole F. Bitter, President and Chief Executive Office of Harold Friedman, Inc., John H. Grunewald, Retired Executive Vice President - Finance and Administration of Polaris Industries, Inc., and William R. Voss, Managing Director of Lake Pacific Partners, LLC were all elected to three-year terms expiring in 2005. Shareholders overwhelmingly approved the directors' election, with each receiving no less than 94% of the shareholder vote. The board of directors consists of ten members.

In other actions, shareholders approved two proposals regarding the issuance of company stock for compensation and benefit plans. The first proposal amended the company's 2000 Employee Stock Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares reserved for issuance. The second proposal increased the number of shares reserved for issuance under the Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan. An additional proposal to approve the Nash Finch Performance Incentive Plan, authorized offering performance-related incentives to certain employees, was passed by shareholders. Finally, a proposal to amend the Restated Certificate of Incorporate to increase the number of shares of common stock, par value $1.66 2/3 per share, so that the company is authorized to issue 50,000,000 shares, also received shareholder approval.

Nash Finch Company is a Fortune 500 company and one of the leading food retail and distribution companies in the United States with over $4.1 billion in annual revenues. Nash Finch currently owns and operates 112 stores in the Upper Midwest, principally supermarkets under the AVANZA(TM), Buy n Save(R), Econofoods(R), Sun Mart(R) and Family Thrift Center(TM) trade names. In addition to its retail operations, Nash Finch's food distribution business serves independent retailers and military commissaries in 28 states, the District of Columbia and Europe. Further information is available on the company's website at www.nashfinch.com.