Sec Form 4 Filing - Maredia Amin N. @ Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. - 2018-04-02

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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
Maredia Amin N.
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. [ SFM]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X __ Director _____ 10% Owner
X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Executive Officer
(Last) (First) (Middle)
5455 EAST HIGH STREET, SUITE 111
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY)
04/02/2018
(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 04/02/2018 S( 1 ) 12,314 D $ 23.3298 ( 2 ) 332,759 D
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share 04/02/2018 S( 3 ) 27,245 D $ 23.0449 ( 4 ) 305,514 ( 5 ) D
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share 65,000 I By Amin Maredia Family Growth Fund, L.P. ( 6 )
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
Stock Option (right to buy) $ 39.01 ( 7 ) 03/04/2021 Common stock, par value $0.001 per share 33,771 33,771 D
Stock Option (right to buy) $ 34.33 ( 7 ) 03/11/2022 Common stock, par value $0.001 per share 33,439 33,439 D
Stock Option (right to buy) $ 20.98 ( 7 ) 08/11/2022 Common stock, par value $0.001 per share 466,561 466,561 D
Stock Option (right to buy) $ 28.21 ( 8 ) 03/04/2023 Common stock, par value $0.001 per share 113,504 113,504 D
Stock Option (right to buy) $ 24.48 ( 9 ) 08/11/2022 Common stock, par value $0.001 per share 386,496 386,496 D
Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Maredia Amin N.
5455 EAST HIGH STREET
SUITE 111
PHOENIX, AZ85054
X Chief Executive Officer
Signatures
/s/ Brandon F. Lombardi, Attorney-in-Fact for Amin N. Maredia 04/04/2018
Signature of Reporting Person Date
Explanation of Responses:
( 1 )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, as mandated by the Issuer's election under its equity incentive plan documents, and does not represent a discretionary trade by the reporting person.
( 2 )The reported price in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $23.1082 to $23.33 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.
( 3 )The sales reported on this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person.
( 4 )The reported price in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $22.79 to $23.33 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.
( 5 )Includes 81,766 shares of common stock, 127,903 restricted shares and 95,845 performance share awards. Each restricted share and performance share award represents the right to receive, upon vesting, one share of common stock. 30,750 of such restricted shares will vest on June 30, 2018, 42,598 will vest annually over two years on March 3, 2019 and 2020, and the remaining 54,555 restricted shares will vest annually 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. The performance share awards will vest annually over two years on March 3, 2019 and 2020. All such vestings assume continued employment through such dates.
( 6 )These shares of common stock are held by Amin Maredia Family Growth Fund, L.P., an entity established by the reporting person for estate planning purposes. The reporting person (i) may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of the shares owned of record thereby, and (ii) has shared voting and investment power with respect to such shares.
( 7 )All such options are presently exercisable.
( 8 )75,670 options are presently exercisable; the remaining 37,834 options become exercisable on March 4, 2019.
( 9 )331,283 options are presently exercisable; the remaining 55,213 options become exercisable on June 30, 2018.

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