UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 10, 2017
WHOLE FOODS MARKET, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Texas
(State of
incorporation) | | 0-19797
(Commission File
Number) | | 74-1989366
(IRS Employer
Identification Number) |
550 Bowie Street
Austin, Texas 78703
(Address of principal executive offices)
(512) 477-4455
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Whole Foods Market, Inc. (the “Company”) previously filed a Current Report on Form 8-K to report that on May 10, 2017 the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) appointed Ken C. Hicks, Joseph D. Mansueto, Sharon L. McCollam, Scott F. Powers and Ronald M. Shaich (the “New Directors”) as directors, effective as of that date. At the time of the appointments, the Board had not made a determination regarding any committee assignments for the New Directors. Since the appointment of the New Directors, the Board has reconstituted its Compensation Committee, Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee as follows:
Compensation Committee
Hass Hassan (Chair)
Ken C. Hicks
Scott F. Powers
Ronald M. Shaich
Sharon L. McCollam
Audit Committee
Jonathan Seiffer (Chair)
Hass Hassan
Ken C. Hicks
Sharon L. McCollam
Joseph D. Mansueto
Nominating and Governance Committee
Mary Ellen Coe (Chair)
Stephanie Kugelman
Gabrielle Sulzberger
Joseph D. Mansueto
Scott F. Powers
Ronald M. Shaich
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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. |
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Date: May 16, 2017 | By: | /s/ Glenda Flanagan |
| | Glenda Flanagan |
| | Executive Vice President and Senior Advisor |
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