Sec Form 4 Filing - Sanders Dan J @ Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. - 2018-03-05

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FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Sanders Dan J
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. [ SFM]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Operations Officer
(Last) (First) (Middle)
5455 EAST HIGH STREET, SUITE 111
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY)
03/05/2018
(Street)
PHOENIX, AZ85054
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
__ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City) (State) (Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share ( 1 ) 03/05/2018 A 6,508 A $ 0 56,057 D
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share 03/05/2018 S 12,529 D $ 25.24 43,528 ( 2 ) D
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(MM/DD/YY)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Sanders Dan J
5455 EAST HIGH STREET
SUITE 111
PHOENIX, AZ85054
Chief Operations Officer
Signatures
/s/ Brandon F. Lombardi, Attorney-in-Fact for Dan J. Sanders 03/07/2018
Signature of Reporting Person Date
Explanation of Responses:
( 1 )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.
( 2 )Includes, in addition to the 6,508 shares described in Note (1), 24,242 shares of restricted stock and 12,778 performance share awards. Each share of restricted stock and performance share awards represents the right to receive, upon vesting, one share of common stock. 23,428 shares of restricted stock will vest evenly over two years on March 3, 2019 and 2020. The remaining 814 shares of restricted stock will vest on March 4, 2019. The 12,778 performance shares will vest annually over two years on March 3, 2019 and 2020. All such vests assume continued employment through the applicable dates.

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