0001209191-16-107150.txt : 20160308 0001209191-16-107150.hdr.sgml : 20160308 20160308184938 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001209191-16-107150 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20160304 FILED AS OF DATE: 20160308 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20160308 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001575515 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RETAIL-GROCERY STORES [5411] IRS NUMBER: 320331600 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0103 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5455 E. HIGH ST. STREET 2: SUITE 111 CITY: PHOENIX STATE: AZ ZIP: 85054 BUSINESS PHONE: 480-814-8016 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5455 E. HIGH ST. STREET 2: SUITE 111 CITY: PHOENIX STATE: AZ ZIP: 85054 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Sprouts Farmers Markets, LLC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20130426 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Maredia Amin N. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001581624 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-36029 FILM NUMBER: 161492927 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 11811 N. TATUM BOULEVARD SUITE 2400 CITY: PHOENIX STATE: AZ ZIP: 85028 4 1 doc4.xml FORM 4 SUBMISSION X0306 4 2016-03-04 0 0001575515 Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. SFM 0001581624 Maredia Amin N. 5455 EAST HIGH STREET SUITE 111 PHOENIX AZ 85054 1 1 0 0 Chief Executive Officer Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share 2016-03-07 4 S 0 730 27.9318 D 13788 D Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share 65000 I By Amin Maredia Family Growth Fund, L.P. Stock Option (right to buy) 28.21 2016-03-04 4 A 0 113504 0.00 A 2023-03-04 Common stock, par value $0.001 per share 113504 113504 D This 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. The reported price in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $27.93 to $28.2525 per share, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the issuer, any security holder of the issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote. Amount includes 2,932 shares of common stock, 2,219 restricted stock units and 8,637 performance share awards. Each restricted stock unit and performance share award represent the right to receive, upon vesting, one share of common stock. The restricted stock units will vest over three years, with one-third vested on March 4, 2015; one-third vested on March 4, 2016; and the remaining one-third vesting on March 4, 2017, assuming continued service through such date. The performance share awards will vest over two years, with one-half vesting on March 11, 2017 and the remaining one-half vesting on March 11, 2018, assuming continued service through such dates. These shares of common stock are held by Amin Maredia Family Growth Fund, L.P., an entity established by the reporting person for estate planning purposes. The reporting person (i) may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of the shares owned of record thereby, and (ii) has shared voting and investment power with respect to such shares. These options become exercisable in three equal annual installments on March 4, 2017, March 4, 2018 and March 4, 2019. /s/ Brandon F. Lombardi, Attorney-in-Fact for Amin N. Maredia 2016-03-08