X0303 4 2008-11-15 0000085704 RUDDICK CORP RDK 0001196944 DICKSON THOMAS W 301 SOUTH TRYON STREET SUITE 1800 CHARLOTTE NC 28202 1 1 Chairman, President & CEO Common Stock 2008-11-15 4 F 0 812 27.315 D 266525 D Common Stock 2008-11-16 4 F 0 455 27.315 D 266070 D Common Stock 2008-11-16 4 F 0 812 27.315 D 265258 D Common Stock 2008-11-16 4 F 0 863 27.315 D 264395 D Common Stock 2008-11-16 4 F 0 483 27.315 D 263912 D Common Stock 2008-11-17 4 F 0 335 26.725 D 263577 D Common Stock 2008-11-17 4 F 0 357 26.725 D 263220 D Common Stock 10676 I By Custodian Acct Common Stock 10858 I By Rrsp Incentive Stock Option (Right to Buy) 16.88 2007-11-19 2010-11-19 Common Stock 5000 5000 D Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy) 15.825 2002-11-14 2011-11-14 Common Stock 24278 24278 D Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy) 14.385 2003-11-20 2012-11-20 Common Stock 8000 8000 D Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy) 16.88 2004-11-19 2013-11-19 Common Stock 16633 16633 D The securities indicating indirect beneficial ownership "by Custodian Acct" are held in a custodian account for each of the Reporting Person's sons, William Thomas Dickson and Michael Alan Dickson, of which the Reporting Person is custodian. The securities indicating indirect beneficial ownership "by Rrsp" include 3 shares disposed in exempt transactions under the Ruddick Retirement and Savings Plan since the Reporting Person's last report. The Incentive Stock Options indicating a Date Exercisable of 11/19/07 become exercisable as follows: 3,367 shares as of 11/19/07 and 5,000 shares as of 11/19/08. NQSO with Exercisable Date of 11/14/02 are exercisable as follows: 8,000 shares on 11/14/02, 6,749 shares on 11/14/03, 4,859 shares on 11/14/04, 2,989 shares on 11/14/05, and 1,681 shares on 11/14/06. Non-Qualified Stock Option (NQSO) with Exercisable Date of 11/20/03 are exercisable as follows: 3,000 shares annually for 4 years starting 11/20/03. The Non-Qualified Stock Options indicating a Date Exercisable of 11/19/04 become exercisable as follows: 5,000 shares annually for each of the 3 years commencing with 11/19/04 and 1,633 shares as of 11/19/07. /s/ Douglas J. Yacenda , attorney-in-fact for Thomas W. Dickson 2008-11-18