SEC Form 4 · accession 0001209191-18-041277
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. · SFM
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
Reporting owner
James Leroy Nielsen
Officer — President & COO
Period of report
Jul 2, 2018
Accepted (ET)
Jul 3, 2018 · 5:54 pm EDT
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 | Jul 2, 2018 | S | 1,165 | $22.03 | D | 144,285 | 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.
- F2Includes 30,106 shares of common stock, 78,238 restricted shares and 35,941 performance share awards. Each restricted share and performance share award represents the right to receive, upon vesting, one share of common stock. 53,353 restricted shares will vest annually over two years on March 3, 2019 and 2020, and 24,885 will vest over three years, with one-third vesting on March 5, 2019; one-third vesting on March 5, 2020; and the remaining one-third vesting on March 5, 2021. The performance shares will vest annually over two years on March 3, 2019 and 2020. All such vests assume continued employment through the applicable dates.