SEC Form 4 · accession 0000865436-15-000091

WHOLE FOODS MARKET INC · WFM

Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗

Reporting owner

Officer — Regional President

Period of report

Mar 11, 2015

Accepted (ET)

Mar 12, 2015 · 1:08 pm EDT

Rule 10b5-1 plan

unknown — predates the checkbox

Issuer CIK

0000865436

Table I — non-derivative securities

Security	Date	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Owned after	D/I	Nature of ownership
Common Stock	Mar 11, 2015	S	806	$54.00	D	7,636	D
Common Stock	Mar 11, 2015	M	486	$20.42	A	8,122	D
Common Stock	Mar 11, 2015	S	486	$54.00	D	7,636	D
Common Stock	Mar 11, 2015	M	4,500	$20.42	A	12,136	D
Common Stock	Mar 11, 2015	S	4,500	$54.00	D	7,636	D
Common Stock^F1	holding	—	—		—	19	I	By 401(k) Plan

Security	Conv. / exercise price	Date	Code	Shares	A/D	Exercisable	Expires	Underlying	Underlying shares	Owned after	D/I
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)^F2,F3	$20.42	Mar 11, 2015	M	486	D	—	May 14, 2017	Common Stock	486	0	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)^F2,F4	$20.42	Mar 11, 2015	M	4,500	D	—	May 14, 2017	Common Stock	4,500	0	D

F1Balance of 401(k) shares is based on a plan statement dated as of February 28, 2015.
F2The exercise price and number of shares subject to the option give effect to the 2-for-1 split of the common stock of Whole Foods Market, Inc. that occurred on May 29, 2013.
F3The option, representing a right to purchase 486 shares, is exercisable in four equal annual installments beginning on May 14, 2011, which was the first anniversary of the date on which the option was granted.
F4The option, representing a right to purchase a total of 9,000 shares, is exercisable in four equal annual installments beginning on May 14, 2011, which was the first anniversary of the date on which the option was granted.