SEC Form 4 · accession 0001209191-15-023649
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. · SFM
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
Reporting owner
James Douglas Sanders
Officer — Chief Executive Officer · Director
Period of report
Mar 5, 2015
Accepted (ET)
Mar 6, 2015 · 5:31 pm EST
Rule 10b5-1 plan
unknown — predates the checkbox
Issuer CIK
0001575515
Table I — non-derivative securities
| Security | Date | Code | Shares | Price | A/D | Owned after | D/I | Nature of ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common Stock, par value $0.001 per shareF2 | Mar 5, 2015 | S | 2,453 | $35.72 | D | 32,996 | D |
Table II — derivative securities
No Table II lines on this filing.
Explanation of responses
- F1This transaction was a broker-assisted sale of shares of common stock to satisfy the withholding tax liability incurred upon the vesting of restricted stock units, as mandated by the Issuer's election under its equity incentive plan documents, and does not represent a discretionary trade by the reporting person.
- F2Consists of 22,638 shares of common stock and 10,358 restricted stock units. Each restricted stock unit represents the right to receive, upon vesting, one share of common stock. These restricted stock units will vest over three years, with one-third vested on March 4, 2015; one-third vesting on March 4, 2016; and the remaining one-third vesting on March 4, 2017, assuming continued employment through the applicable vesting date.