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CORPORATE AND SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
John Mackey Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer,
Whole Foods Market, Inc.
Dr. John B. Elstrott
Director, Levy Rosenblum Institute for
Tulane University
Gabrielle E. Greene Principal, Rustic Canyon/Fontis Partners, LP
Hass Hassan General Partner, Greenmont Capital
Stephanie Kugelman Founder and Chairman, A.S.O., A Second Opinion
Jonathan A. Seiffer Partner, Leonard Green & Partners, L.P.
Morris J. Siegel Owner, Capitol Peaks
Jonathan D. Sokoloff Managing Partner, Leonard Green & Partners, L.P.
Dr. Ralph Z. Sorenson Managing Partner, Sorenson Limited Partnership
Kip Tindell Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, The Container Store
David W. Dupree Director Emeritus
Avram J. Goldberg Director Emeritus
Linda A. Mason Director Emeritus
EXECUTIVE TEAM
John Mackey Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
A.C. Gallo Co-President, Chief Operating Officer
Walter Robb Co-President, Chief Operating Officer
Glenda Chamberlain Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Jim Sud Executive Vice President, Growth and Business Development
REGIONAL PRESIDENTS
Scott Allshouse President, South Region
Patrick Bradley President, Southern Pacific Region
John Clougher President, Pacific Northwest Region
Mark Dixon President, Southwest Region
David Lannon President, Northern California Region
Ken Meyer President, Mid-Atlantic Region
Christina Minardi President, Northeast Region
Juan Nunez President, Florida Region
Will Paradise President, Rocky Mountain Region
David Schwartz Interim President, Midwest Region
Jeff Turnas President, North Atlantic Region
GLOBAL VICE PRESIDENTS
Bart Beilman Vice President, Distribution
Michael Besancon Senior Vice President, Purchasing, Distribution and Marketing
Mike Clifford Vice President, Chief Information Officer
Sam Ferguson Vice President, Accounting and Controller
Betsy Foster Vice President, Growth and Business Development
Paula Labian Vice President, Team Member Services
Edmund La Macchia Vice President, Procurement/Perishables
Roberta Lang Vice President, Legal Affairs and General Counsel
Cindy McCann Vice President, Investor Relations
Lee Matecko Vice President, Construction and Store Development
Brian O’Connell Vice President, Operational Finance
Jim Speirs Vice President, Procurement/Non-Perishables
Margaret Wittenberg Vice President, Quality Standards and Public Affairs
TRADING INFORMATION
The common stock of Whole Foods Market is traded on the Nasdaq Global
Select Stock Market (symbol: WFMI).
If you wish to become a shareholder, please contact a stockbroker.
ORDERING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
A copy of our Annual Report and Form 10-K may be obtained by written or
phone request to:
Shareholder Services
Whole Foods Market, Inc.
550 Bowie Street
Austin, TX 78703
512.542.0801
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Ernst & Young LLP
TRANSFER AGENT & REGISTRAR
Information about stock certificates, change of address, ownership transfer
or other stock matters can be obtained from:
Securities Transfer Corporation
2591 Dallas Parkway, Suite 102
Frisco, TX 75034
469.633.0101
www.stctransfer.com
ANNUAL MEETING
March 16, 2009
9:00 a.m. local time
Nashville Marriott at Vanderbilt University
2555 West End Avenue
Nashville, TN 37203
Audio Webcast at:
www.wholefoodsmarket.com
PERFORMANCE GRAPH
The graph below matches Whole Foods Market, Inc.’s cumulative five-year
total shareholder return on common stock with the cumulative total returns
of the NASDAQ Composite index and the S&P Food Retail Index. The graph
tracks performance of a $100 investment in our common stock and in each
of the indexes (with the reinvestment of all dividends) from 9/30/2003 to
9/30/2008.
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$50
$100
$150
$200
$250
$300
9/03 9/04 9/05 9/06 9/07 9/08
DOLLARS
Whole Foods Market, Inc. NASDAQ Composite S&P Food Retail
Entrepreneurship,
(Lead Director)