4 1 wrobb4nov2202.txt WALTER ROBB 11/22/02 4 1 NASDAQ 0001202538 Officer Whole Foods Market, Inc. 0000865436 74-1989366 11/22/02 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 4 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP [ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person(s) Walter E. Robb, IV 601 North Lamar Suite 300 Austin, TX 78703 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Whole Foods Market, Inc. (WFMI) 3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (Voluntary) 4. Statement for Month/Day/Year 11/22/2002 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year) 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) [ ] Director [ ] 10% Owner [X] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below) Executive Vice President 7. 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 2)Trans- 3.Trans- 4.Securities Acquired(A) 5)Amount of 6) 7)Nature of action action or Disposed of (D) Securities Indirect Date Code A Beneficially D Beneficial (Month/ or Owned at or Ownership Day/Year) Code V Amount D Price End of Month I ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Common Stock 11/21/02 M 700 A $8.6875 D Direct Common Stock 11/21/02 S 700 D D Direct Common Stock 11/21/02 M 1,000 A $8.6875 D Direct Common Stock 11/21/02 S 1,000 D D Direct Common Stock 11/21/02 M 300 A $8.6875 D Direct Common Stock 11/21/02 S 300 D D Direct Common Stock 11/21/02 M 100 A $8.6875 D Direct Common Stock 11/21/02 S 100 D D Direct Common Stock 11/21/02 M 1,300 A $8.6875 D Direct Common Stock 11/21/02 S 1,300 D D Direct Common Stock 11/21/02 M 100 A $8.6875 D Direct Common Stock 11/21/02 S 100 D D Direct Common Stock 11/21/02 M 400 A $8.6875 D Direct Common Stock 11/21/02 S 400 D $52.0200 D Direct Common Stock 11/21/02 M 1,000 A $8.6875 D Direct Common Stock 11/21/02 S 1,000 D $52.0550 D Direct Common Stock 11/21/02 M 100 A $8.6875 D Direct Common Stock 11/21/02 S 100 D $52.1000 27,316 D Direct Table II (PART 1) Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (Columns 1 through 6) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1)Title of Derivative 2)Conversion 3)Trans- 4)Trans- 5)Number of Derivative 6)Date Exercisable and Security or Exercise action action Securities Acquired (A) Expiration Date Price of Date Code or Disposed of (D) Derivative Security Code V A D Exercisable Expiration ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Incentive Stock Option (right $8.6875 11/21/02 M 700 03/12/03 to buy) Incentive Stock Option (right $8.6875 11/21/02 M 1,000 03/12/03 to buy) Incentive Stock Option (right $8.6875 11/21/02 M 300 03/12/03 to buy) Incentive Stock Option (right $8.6875 11/21/02 M 100 03/12/03 to buy) Incentive Stock Option (right $8.6875 11/21/02 M 1,300 03/12/03 to buy) Incentive Stock Option (right $8.6875 11/21/02 M 100 03/12/03 to buy) Non-Qualified Stock Option $8.6875 11/21/02 M 400 03/12/03 (right to buy) Non-Qualified Stock Option $8.6875 11/21/02 M 1,000 03/12/03 (right to buy) Non-Qualified Stock Option $8.6875 11/21/02 M 100 03/12/03 (right to buy) Table II (PART 2) Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (Columns 1,3 and 7 through 11) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1)Title of Derivative 3)Trans- 7)Title and Amount 8)Price 9)Number of 10) 11)Nature of Security action of Underlying of Deri- Derivative Indirect Date Securities vative Securities D Beneficial Amount or Security Beneficially or Ownership Number of Owned at I - Title Shares End of Month ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Incentive Stock Option (right 11/21/02 Common Stock 700 D Direct to buy) Incentive Stock Option (right 11/21/02 Common Stock 1,000 D Direct to buy) Incentive Stock Option (right 11/21/02 Common Stock 300 D Direct to buy) Incentive Stock Option (right 11/21/02 Common Stock 100 D Direct to buy) Incentive Stock Option (right 11/21/02 Common Stock 1,300 D Direct to buy) Incentive Stock Option (right 11/21/02 Common Stock 100 0 D Direct to buy) Non-Qualified Stock Option 11/21/02 Common Stock 400 D Direct (right to buy) Non-Qualified Stock Option 11/21/02 Common Stock 1,000 D Direct (right to buy) Non-Qualified Stock Option 11/21/02 Common Stock 100 250 D Direct (right to buy) Explanation of Responses:
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON /S/ By: CYNTHIA M. MCCANN For: WALTER ROBB DATE 11/22/02