-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, Nu6agz4wYZIEtHBJihn1Ro5AeZ2LDHico7e1x6z/iQpsoDFdWCtB5DcS3stY0cNm 4Vh/qh5CMyOF/wFJXPYyiA== 0000950130-97-003961.txt : 19970912 0000950130-97-003961.hdr.sgml : 19970912 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950130-97-003961 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19970904 SROS: NASD GROUP MEMBERS: GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP LP GROUP MEMBERS: GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO. GROUP MEMBERS: GS ADVISORS, L.P. GROUP MEMBERS: GS CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P. SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: WHOLE FOODS MARKET INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000865436 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RETAIL-GROCERY STORES [5411] IRS NUMBER: 741989366 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TX FISCAL YEAR END: 0929 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-42732 FILM NUMBER: 97675463 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 601 N LAMAR STREET 2: STE 300 CITY: AUSTIN STATE: TX ZIP: 78703 BUSINESS PHONE: 5124774455 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 601 N LAMAR STREET 2: STE 300 CITY: AUSTIN STATE: TX ZIP: 78703 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP LP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000904571 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000] IRS NUMBER: 133501777 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1130 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 85 BROAD ST CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10004 BUSINESS PHONE: 2129021000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 85 BROAD STREET CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10004 SC 13D/A 1 AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO SCHEDULE 13D SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13D UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 AMENDMENT NO. 4 Whole Foods Market, Inc. ----------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Common Stock, no par value ----------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 966837106 ----------------------------------------- (CUSIP Number) David J. Greenwald, Esq. Goldman, Sachs & Co. 85 Broad Street New York, New York 10004 (212) 902-1000 ---------------------------------- (Name, address and telephone number of person authorized to receive notices and communications) September 2, 1997 ----------------------------------------- (Date of Event which requires Filing of this Statement) If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b) (3) or (4), check the following box: ______ - ----------------------- CUSIP NO. 966837106 - ----------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Name of Reporting Person S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person Goldman, Sachs & Co. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (a) ---- (b) _____ - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. SEC Use Only - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Source of Funds WC;00 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Check Box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) X ---------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. Citizenship or place of Organization New York - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of 7 Sole Voting Power Shares Beneficially -0- Owned By ---------------------------- Each 8 Shared Voting Power Reporting 871,023 Person With ---------------------------- 9 Sole Dispositive Power -0- ---------------------------- 10 Shared Dispositive Power 871,023 ---------------------------- 11. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 871,023 - ----------------------------------------------------------------- 12. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares _______ - ----------------------------------------------------------------- 13. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11) 4.4% - ----------------------------------------------------------------- 14. Type of Reporting Person BD-PN-IA - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 2 - ----------------------- CUSIP NO. 966837106 - ----------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Name of Reporting Person S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person The Goldman Sachs Group, L.P. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (a) ---- (b) _____ - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. SEC Use Only - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Source of Funds AF:00 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Check Box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) ----------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. Citizenship or place of Organization Delaware - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of 7 Sole Voting Power Shares 8,328 Beneficially ---------------------------- Owned By 8 Shared Voting Power Each 871,023 Reporting ---------------------------- Person With 9 Sole Dispositive Power 8,328 ---------------------------- 10 Shared Dispositive Power 871,023 ---------------------------- 11. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 879,351 - ----------------------------------------------------------------- 12. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares _______ - ----------------------------------------------------------------- 13. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11) 4.5% - ----------------------------------------------------------------- 14. Type of Reporting Person HC-PN - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 3 _____________________ CUSIP NO. 966837106 - ----------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Name of Reporting Person S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person GS Advisors, L.P. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (a) ---- (b) ---- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. SEC Use Only - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Source of Funds AF - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Check Box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) ----------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. Citizenship or place of Organization Delaware - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of 7 Sole Voting Power Shares Beneficially -0- Owned By ---------------------------- Each 8 Shared Voting Power Reporting 745,561 Person With ---------------------------- 9 Sole Dispositive Power -0- ---------------------------- 10 Shared Dispositive Power 745,561 ---------------------------- 11. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 745,561 - ----------------------------------------------------------------- 12. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares _______ - ----------------------------------------------------------------- 13. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11) 3.8% - ----------------------------------------------------------------- 14. Type of Reporting Person PN - ----------------------------------------------------------------- Page 4 - ---------------------- CUSIP NO. 966837106 - ----------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Name of Reporting Person S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person GS Capital Partners, L.P. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (a) ---- (b) ---- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. SEC Use Only - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Source of Funds WC - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Check Box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) --------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. Citizenship or place of Organization Delaware - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of 7 Sole Voting Power Shares Beneficially -0- Owned By ---------------------------- Each 8 Shared Voting Power Reporting 745,561 Person With ---------------------------- 9 Sole Dispositive Power -0- ---------------------------- 10 Shared Dispositive Power 745,561 ---------------------------- 11. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 745,561 - ----------------------------------------------------------------- 12. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares ________ - ----------------------------------------------------------------- 13. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11) 3.8% - ----------------------------------------------------------------- 14. Type of Reporting Person PN - ----------------------------------------------------------------- Page 5 AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO SCHEDULE 13D RELATING TO THE COMMON STOCK OF WHOLE FOODS MARKET, INC. GS Capital Partners, L.P. ("GS Capital"), GS Advisors, L.P. ("GS Advisors, L.P."), Goldman, Sachs & Co. ("Goldman Sachs") and The Goldman Sachs Group, L.P. ("GS Group", and together with GS Capital, GS Advisors, L.P. and Goldman Sachs, the "Filing Persons")/1/ hereby amend this statement on Schedule 13D filed with respect to the Common Stock, no par value per share (the "Common Stock") of Whole Foods Market, Inc., a Texas corporation (the "Company"). Goldman Sachs and GS Group may be deemed, for purposes of this Statement, to own beneficially shares of Common Stock through the Limited Partnerships. Goldman Sachs and GS Group each disclaims beneficial ownership of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Limited Partnerships to the extent of partnership interests in the Limited Partnerships held by persons other than Goldman Sachs, GS Group or their affiliates. In addition, GS Group beneficially owns options to purchase shares of Common Stock, and Goldman Sachs and GS Group may be /1/ Neither the present filing nor anything contained herein shall be construed as an admission that any Filing Person constitutes a "person" for any purpose other than Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Page 6 deemed to beneficially own shares of Common Stock held in client accounts managed by Goldman Sachs ("Managed Accounts"). Goldman Sachs and GS Group disclaim beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock held in Managed Accounts. In addition, Goldman Sachs may from time to time acquire shares of Common Stock in ordinary course trading activities. Page 7 Item 5 is hereby amended as follows: ITEM 5. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER (a) As of September 2, 1997, GS Capital beneficially owned, and GS Advisors, L.P. may be deemed to beneficially own, 745,561 shares of Common Stock, representing approximately 3.8% of the shares of Common Stock outstanding, and the Other Limited Partnerships in the aggregate beneficially owned 122,942 shares of Common Stock, representing approximately 0.6% of the shares of Common Stock reported to be outstanding as of July 6, 1997 (as reported in the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended July 6, 1997). As of September 2, 1997, Goldman Sachs may be deemed to beneficially own an aggregate of 871,023 shares of Common Stock, including 868,503 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Limited Partnerships and 2,520 shares of Common Stock held in Managed Accounts, representing in the aggregate approximately 4.4% of the shares of Common Stock reported to be outstanding as of July 6, 1997 (as reported in the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended July 6, 1997). As of September 2, 1997, GS Group may be deemed to beneficially own an aggregate of 879,351 shares of Common Stock, including the 871,023 shares of Common Stock which may be deemed to be beneficially owned by Goldman Sachs and 8,328 shares of Common Stock subject to options owned by GS Group that are currently exercisable, representing in the aggregate approximately 4.5% of the shares of Common Stock reported to be outstanding as of July 6, 1997 (as reported in the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended July 6, 1997). GS Group and Goldman Sachs disclaim beneficial ownership of (i) the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Limited Partnerships to the extent of partnership interests in the Limited Partnerships held by persons other than GS Group, Goldman Sachs or their affiliates and (ii) shares of Common Stock held in Managed Accounts. Page 8 None of the Filing Persons and, to the knowledge of each of the Filing Persons, none of the Limited Partnerships that is not a Filing Person and none of the persons listed in Schedule I or II hereto beneficially owned any shares of Common Stock as of September 2, 1997 other than as set forth herein. (b) Each Filing Person shares the power to vote or direct the vote and to dispose or direct the disposition of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such Filing Person as indicated in the 2nd through 5th pages of this filing. Each of the Limited Partnerships that is not a Filing Person shares the power to vote or direct the vote and to dispose or direct the disposition of all of the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such Limited Partnerships. (c) Schedule IV sets forth transactions in the Common Stock which have been effected during the period since the most recent filing, August 23, 1997 through September 2, 1997. Except as set forth on Schedule IV, no transactions in the Common Stock were effected by the Filing Persons, or, to the knowledge of any of the Filing Persons, any of the Limited Partnerships that is not a Filing Person or any of the persons listed on Schedules I or II hereto, during such period. The transactions in the Common Stock described in Schedule IV were effected by the Limited Partnerships in the over the counter market directly with a market maker in the Common Stock. (e) As of September 2, 1997, each of the Reporting Persons had ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the Common Stock. Item 6 is hereby amended as follows: On August 30, 1997, the Company confirmed to the escrow agent that no claim had been made with respect to the shares of Common Stock held pursuant to the escrow agreement. Page 9 SIGNATURE --------- After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth is true, complete and correct. Dated: September 4, 1997 GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO. By:/s/ Richard A. Friedman ---------------------------------------- Name: Richard A. Friedman Title: Managing Director THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, L.P. By: The Goldman Sachs Corporation, its general partner By: /s/ Richard A. Friedman ----------------------------------------- Name: Richard A. Friedman Title: Executive Vice President GS ADVISORS, L.P. By: GS Advisors, Inc., its general partner By: /s/ Richard A. Friedman ---------------------------------------- Name: Richard A. Friedman Title: President GS CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P. By: GS Advisors, L.P., its general partner By: GS Advisors, Inc., its general partner By: /s/ Richard A. Friedman ----------------------------------------- Name: Richard A. Friedman Title: President Page 10 SCHEDULE IV Whole Foods Market, Inc. Cusip No. 966837106 Purchases Sales Price Trade Date Settlement Date 10,000 34.250 26-Aug-97 29-Aug-97 25,000 34.125 26-Aug-97 29-Aug-97 5,000 34.125 27-Aug-97 2-Sep-97 100,000 34.000 28-Aug-97 3-Sep-97 20,000 34.375 2-Sep-97 5-Sep-97 15,000 34.438 2-Sep-97 5-Sep-97 30,000 34.500 2-Sep-97 5-Sep-97 Page 11 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----