SEC Form 4 · accession 0000865436-17-000059

WHOLE FOODS MARKET INC · WFM

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

Reporting owner

Officer — EVP & Chief Financial Officer

Period of report

Feb 23, 2017

Accepted (ET)

Feb 24, 2017 · 1:53 pm EST

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	Feb 23, 2017	M	4,250	$20.42	A	219,372	D
Common Stock	Feb 23, 2017	S	4,250	$31.275	D	215,122	D
Common Stock^F1	holding	—	—		—	1,275	I	By 401(k) Plan
Common Stock^F2	holding	—	—		—	20,000	I	By family limited partnership

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)^F3	$20.42	Feb 23, 2017	M	4,250	D	—	May 14, 2017	Common Stock	4,250	0	D

F1Balance of 401(k) shares is based on a plan statement dated as of January 31, 2017.
F2Reflects shares held by a family limited partnership of which the reporting person owns 50% of the general partner interest and approximately 96% of the total interest in the limited partnership. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of Whole Foods Market, Inc. common stock held by the limited partnership, except to the extent of her pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that she is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or any other purpose.
F3The option represents a right to purchase 8,500 shares and 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.