SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
GOLLEHER GEORGE

(Last) (First) (Middle)
11811 N.TATUM BLVD
SUITE 2400

(Street)
PHOENIX AZ 85028

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. [ SFM ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/26/2014
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share 02/26/2014 M 9,383 A $1.0864 234,383 D
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share 02/26/2014 S(1) 9,383 D $37 225,000 D
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share 02/28/2014 M 9,383 A $1.0864 234,383 D
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share 02/28/2014 S(1) 9,383 D $38.42 225,000 D
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share 02/28/2014 M 7,037 A $1.0864 232,037 D
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share 02/28/2014 S(1) 7,037 D $39.25 225,000 D
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (right to buy) $1.0864 02/26/2014 M 9,383 (2) 05/02/2018 Common stock, par value $0.001 per share 9,383 $0.00 103,378(3) D
Stock Option (right to buy) $1.0864 02/28/2014 M 9,383 (2) 05/02/2018 Common stock, par value $0.001 per share 9,383 $0.00 93,995(3) D
Stock Option (right to buy) $1.0864 02/28/2014 M 7,037 (2) 05/02/2018 Common stock, par value $0.001 per share 7,037 $0.00 86,958(3) D
Stock Option (right to buy) $3.3255 (2) 05/02/2018 Common stock, par value $0.001 per share 187,935 187,935(3) D
Explanation of Responses:
1. The sales reported on this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person.
2. All such options are presently exercisable.
3. The reporting person's Form 3 included options to purchase an aggregate of 300,696 shares of common stock. All such options were reported as exercisable at a price of $3.3255 per share. However, of such options, options to purchase 187,935 shares of common stock were exercisable at a price of $3.3255 per share and the remaining options to purchase 112,761 shares of common stock were exercisable at a price of $1.0864 per share. On February 26 and 28, 2014, the reporting person exercised options to purchase an aggregate of 25,803 of such shares at a price of $1.0864 per share.
Remarks:
Brandon F. Lombardi, Attorney-in-Fact for George Golleher 02/28/2014
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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