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EX-99.1 - WHOLE FOODS MARKET INC | v192294_ex99-1.htm |
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest
event reported): August
3, 2010
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 St.
Austin,
Texas 78703
(Address
of principal executive offices)
Registrant's
telephone number, including area code:
(512)
477-4455
Check the
appropriate box if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the
filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions:
o
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the
Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4c))
Item
2.02
|
Results
of Operations and Financial
Condition.
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On August
3, 2010, the Company issued a press release announcing its results of operations
for its third fiscal quarter ended July 4, 2010. A copy of the press release is
furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
In
addition to reporting financial results in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles, or GAAP, the Company provides information regarding
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”),
Adjusted EBITDA and Free cash flow in the press release as additional
information about its operating results. These measures are not in
accordance with, or an alternative to, GAAP. The Company’s management believes
that these presentations provide useful information to management, analysts and
investors regarding certain additional financial and business trends relating to
its results of operations and financial condition. In addition, management uses
these measures for reviewing the financial results of the Company as well as a
component of incentive compensation. The Company defines Adjusted EBITDA as
EBITDA plus non-cash asset impairment charges. The Company defines Free cash
flow as net cash provided by operating activities less capital
expenditures. The press release includes a tabular reconciliation of
these non-GAAP financial measures to GAAP net income, which the Company believes
to be the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure.
The
information contained in this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto,
is being furnished and shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise
subject to the liabilities of that Section. Furthermore, the information
contained in this Item 2.02 or Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed to be
incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document
filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be
expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item
9.01
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Financial
Statements and Exhibits
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(d) | Exhibits | |
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99.1
|
Press
release dated August 3, 2010, regarding third fiscal quarter results of
operations.
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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:
August 3, 2010
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By:
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/s/ Glenda Chamberlain | |
Glenda Chamberlain | |||
Executive Vice President and | |||
Chief Financial Officer |
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