Form 8-K Filing

0001171843-14-000500.txt : 20140203 0001171843-14-000500.hdr.sgml : 20140203 20140203161433 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001171843-14-000500 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20140203 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20140203 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20140203 FILER: 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: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-19797 FILM NUMBER: 14568462 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 550 BOWIE STREET CITY: AUSTIN STATE: TX ZIP: 78703 BUSINESS PHONE: 5124774455 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 550 BOWIE STREET CITY: AUSTIN STATE: TX ZIP: 78703 8-K 1 document.htm FORM 8-K FILING DOCUMENT Form 8-K Filing

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) February 3, 2014

Whole Foods Market, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Texas	000-19797	74-1989366
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

550 Bowie Street Austin, Texas	78703
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (512) 477-4455

________________________________________________________________________________
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On February 3, 2014, the Company issued a press release announcing the acquisition from Safeway Inc. of seven leases for locations formerly operated as Dominick's stores.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

99.1 Press release dated February 3, 2014, regarding acquisition of leases.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

		Whole Foods Market, Inc. (Registrant)
February 3, 2014 (Date)		/s/ GLENDA FLANAGAN Glenda Flanagan Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

EX-99 2 newsrelease.htm PRESS RELEASE Whole Foods Market Acquires Seven Dominick's Leases

EXHIBIT 99.1

Whole Foods Market Acquires Seven Dominick's Leases

Transaction Significantly Expands Company's Chicagoland Presence

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 3, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Whole Foods Market, Inc. (Nasdaq:WFM) today announced the acquisition of leases from Safeway Inc. for seven locations formerly operated as Dominick's stores. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

"We are incredibly excited about this opportunity to quickly and significantly expand our presence in the greater Chicago area," said Michael Bashaw, Whole Foods Market Midwest Regional President. "These locations fit well with our 19 existing stores as well as the three stores currently in development. We plan to remodel each store to reflect its community and look forward to offering fresh, natural and organic foods to a broader base of Chicago customers."

The Company expects the locations to remain closed for remodeling in 2014 and re-open as new Whole Foods Market stores in 2015. The transaction is expected to be slightly dilutive to earnings per share in fiscal year 2014, primarily due to the pre-opening rent associated with these new leases. The Company will announce its first quarter earnings on February 12, 2014 and will offer additional information at that time.

The leases are for the following locations:

•	Edgewater	6009 N. Broadway Avenue
•	Lincoln Park	959 W. Fullerton Avenue
•	Streeterville	255 E. Grand Avenue
•	West Loop	1 N. Halsted Avenue
•	Elmhurst	215 S. Route 83
•	Evanston	2748 Green Bay Road
•	Willowbrook	6300 S. Kingery Highway

The Company has three stores in development in the Hyde Park and Englewood neighborhoods of Chicago and in Lake Forest with openings scheduled through calendar year 2017.

About Whole Foods Market

Founded in 1980 in Austin, Texas, Whole Foods Market (wholefoodsmarket.com) is the leading retailer of natural and organic foods and America's first national "Certified Organic" grocer. In fiscal year 2013, the Company had sales of approximately $13 billion and currently has over 370 stores in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Whole Foods Market employs over 78,000 team members and has been ranked for 17 consecutive years as one of the "100 Best Companies to Work For" in America by Fortune magazine.

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