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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.”
In December 2002, the Company was added to the NASDAQ-100 Index. On December 30, 2005, Standard & Poor’s added
our stock to the S&P 500 index.
The following sets forth the intra-day quarterly high and low sale prices of the Company's common stock for fiscal years
2007 and 2006:
High Low
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
2006
September 26, 2005 to January 15, 2006 $ 79.90 $ 61.30
January 16, 2006 to April 9, 2006 74.77 58.87
April 10, 2006 to July 2, 2006 74.00 59.42
July 3, 2006 to September 24, 2006 65.49 46.91
As of November 25, 2007, there were 1,648 holders of record of Whole Foods Market’s common stock, and the closing
stock price was $40.75.
Following is a summary of dividends declared in fiscal years 2007 and 2006 (in thousands, except per share amounts):
Date of Dividend Date of Date of Total
Declaration per Share Record Payment Amount
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 25,060 (1)
Fiscal year 2006:
November 9, 2005 $0.15 January 13, 2006 January 23, 2006 $ 20,918
November 9, 2005 2.00 January 13, 2006 January 23, 2006 277,904
March 6, 2006 0.15 April 14, 2006 April 24, 2006 21,004
June 13, 2006 0.15 July 14, 2006 July 24, 2006 21,186
(1) Dividend accrued at September 30, 2007
On November 20, 2007, the Company’s Board of Directors approved an 11% increase in the Company’s quarterly dividend
to $0.20 per share payable January 22, 2008 to shareholders of record on January 11, 2008. The Company will pay future
dividends at the discretion of the Board of Directors. The continuation of these payments, the amount of such dividends, and
the form in which the dividends are paid (cash or stock) depend on many factors, including the results of operations and the
financial condition of the Company. Subject to these qualifications, the Company currently expects to pay dividends on a
quarterly basis.
On November 8, 2005, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase program of up to $200 million over
four years. During the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2006, the Company repurchased on the open market approximately 2.0
million shares of Company common stock that were held in treasury at September 24, 2006 for a total of approximately $100
million. On November 6, 2006, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a $100 million increase in the Company’s stock
repurchase program, bringing the total remaining authorization to $200 million. During the third quarter of fiscal year 2007,