Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM) Form 4 Sprouts Farmers Market / Dan J Sanders ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

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
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

(Last) (First) (Middle)

5455 EAST HIGH STREET

SUITE 111

(Street)

PHOENIX AZ 85054

(City) (State) (Zip)

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/01/2017

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. 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 (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	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	06/01/2017		S		815	D	$24.18	36,771	D
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share	06/01/2017		M		21,161	A	$20.98	57,932	D
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share	06/01/2017		S		21,161	D	$24.2347(1)	36,771(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 (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	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 (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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)	$20.98	06/01/2017		M			21,161	(3)	08/11/2022	Common stock, par value $0.001 per share	21,161	$0.00	15,117	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The reported price in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $24.21 to $24.25 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.

2. Amount consists of 36,771 shares of restricted stock. Each share of restricted stock represents the right to receive, upon vesting, one share of common stock. 1,628 shares of restricted stock will vest evenly on March 4, 2018 and March 4, 2019. 35,143 shares of restricted stock will vest over three years, with one-third vesting on March 3, 2018; one-third vesting on March 3, 2019; and the remaining one-third vesting on March 3, 2020. All such vests assume continued employment through the applicable dates.

3. The remaining options become exercisable in five equal quarterly installments at the end of each calendar quarter beginning June 30, 2017 and continuing through June 30, 2018.

Remarks:

	/s/ Brandon F. Lombardi, Attorney-in-Fact for Dan J. Sanders	06/02/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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