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25
PART II
Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of
Equity Securities.
Whole Foods Market’s common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “WFMI.”
The Company was added to Standard & Poor’s S&P 500 index in December 2005.
The following sets forth the intra-day quarterly high and low sale prices of the Company's common stock for fiscal years
2008 and 2007:
High Low
2008
October 1, 2007 to January 20, 2008 $ 53.65 $ 34.37
January 21, 2008 to April 13, 2008 42.48 29.99
April 14, 2008 to July 6, 2008 36.03 22.63
July 7, 2008 to September 28, 2008 24.22 17.37
2007
September 25, 2006 to January 14, 2007 $ 66.25 $ 45.27
January 15, 2007 to April 8, 2007 52.43 42.13
April 9, 2007 to July 1, 2007 48.06 37.96
July 2, 2007 to September 30, 2007 49.49 36.00
As of November 21, 2008, there were 1,635 holders of record of Whole Foods Market’s common stock, and the closing
stock price was $8.19.
Following is a summary of dividends declared in fiscal years 2008 and 2007 (in thousands, except per share amounts):
Date of Dividend Date of Date of Total
Declaration per Share Record Payment Amount
Fiscal year 2008:
November 20, 2007 $0.20 January 11, 2008 January 22, 2008 $27,901
March 10, 2008 0.20 April 11, 2008 April 22, 2008 28,041
June 11, 2008 0.20 July 11, 2008 July 22, 2008 28,057
Fiscal year 2007:
September 27, 2006 $0.15 October 13, 2006 October 23, 2006 $20,971
November 2, 2006 0.18 January 12, 2007 January 22, 2007 25,303
March 5, 2007 0.18 April 13, 2007 April 24, 2007 25,448
June 5, 2007 0.18 July 13, 2007 July 24, 2007 25,019
September 20, 2007 0.18 October 12, 2007 October 23, 2007 25,071
On August 5, 2008, the Company announced that its Board of Directors suspended the Company’s quarterly cash dividend to
common shareholders for the foreseeable future.
On July 31, 2008, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a $100 million increase in the Company’s stock repurchase
program, bringing the total authorization to $400 million through November 8, 2009 and the current remaining authorization
to approximately $200 million. At September 30, 2007, the Company held in treasury approximately 4.5 million shares of
common stock, totaling approximately $200 million. During the first quarter of fiscal year 2008, the Company retired all
shares held in treasury. The specific timing and repurchase of future amounts will vary based on market conditions, securities
law limitations and other factors and will be made using the Company's available resources. The repurchase program may be
suspended or discontinued at any time without prior notice.