Whole Foods 2007 Annual Report Download - page 72

Download and view the complete annual report

Please find page 72 of the 2007 Whole Foods annual report below. You can navigate through the pages in the report by either clicking on the pages listed below, or by using the keyword search tool below to find specific information within the annual report.

Page out of 76

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • 27
  • 28
  • 29
  • 30
  • 31
  • 32
  • 33
  • 34
  • 35
  • 36
  • 37
  • 38
  • 39
  • 40
  • 41
  • 42
  • 43
  • 44
  • 45
  • 46
  • 47
  • 48
  • 49
  • 50
  • 51
  • 52
  • 53
  • 54
  • 55
  • 56
  • 57
  • 58
  • 59
  • 60
  • 61
  • 62
  • 63
  • 64
  • 65
  • 66
  • 67
  • 68
  • 69
  • 70
  • 71
  • 72
  • 73
  • 74
  • 75
  • 76

66
PART III
Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant.
The information required by this item about our Company’s Executive Officers is included in Part I, “Item 1. Business” of
this Report on Form 10-K under the caption “Executive Officers of the Registrant.” All other information required by this
item is incorporated herein by reference from the registrant’s definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of
Shareholders to be held March 10, 2008 to be filed with the Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A.
The Company has adopted a Code of Conduct and Ethics for Team Members and Directors pursuant to section 406 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act. A copy of our Code of Conduct and Ethics is publicly available on our Company website at
http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/investor/corporategovernance/codeofconduct.pdf. The information contained on our
Web site is not incorporated by reference into this Report on Form 10-K.
Item 11. Executive Compensation.
The information required by this item is incorporated herein by reference from the registrant’s definitive Proxy Statement for
the Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management.
The information required by this item about our Company’s securities authorized for issuance under equity compensation
plans as of September 30, 2007 is included in Part I, “Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder
Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities” of this Report on Form 10-K. All other information required by this item
is incorporated herein by reference from the registrant’s definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.
The information required by this item is incorporated herein by reference from the registrant’s definitive Proxy Statement for
the Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services.
The information required by this item is incorporated herein by reference from the registrant’s definitive Proxy Statement for
the Annual Meeting of Shareholders.