0001209191-18-017819.txt : 20180307 0001209191-18-017819.hdr.sgml : 20180307 20180307182248 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001209191-18-017819 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20180305 FILED AS OF DATE: 20180307 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20180307 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Nielsen James Leroy CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001581623 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-36029 FILM NUMBER: 18674506 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 11811 N. TATUM BOULEVARD SUITE 2400 CITY: PHOENIX STATE: AZ ZIP: 85028 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 4 1 doc4.xml FORM 4 SUBMISSION X0306 4 2018-03-05 0 0001575515 Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. SFM 0001581623 Nielsen James Leroy 5455 EAST HIGH STREET SUITE 111 PHOENIX AZ 85054 0 1 0 0 President & COO Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share 2018-03-05 4 A 0 24885 0.00 A 157934 D Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share 2018-03-05 4 S 0 10551 25.2428 D 147383 D Consists of a grant of restricted stock units. Each restricted stock unit represents the right to receive, upon vesting, one share of common stock. These restricted stock units will vest over three years, with one-third vesting on March 5, 2019; one-third vesting on March 5, 2020; and the remaining one-third vesting on March 5, 2021, assuming continued employment through the applicable vest date. 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 $25.24 to $25.5352 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. Includes, in addition to the 24,885 shares described in Note (1) 26,285 shares of common stock, 55,954 restricted shares and 40,259 performance share awards. Each restricted share and performance share award represent the right to receive, upon vesting, one share of common stock. 2,601 restricted shares will vest on June 30, 2018, and 53,353 will vest annually over two years on March 3, 2019 and 2020. 4,318 performance share awards will vest on March 11, 2018, and the remaining 35,941 performance shares will vest annually over two years on March 3, 2019 and 2020. All such vests assume continued employment through the applicable dates. /s/ Brandon F. Lombardi, Attorney-in-Fact for James L. Nielsen 2018-03-07