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Dividends Paid Per Share
Adjusted for Stock Splits
$0.23 $0.42
$0.58
$0.69
$2.00
Special
2004
2005
2006
2007
DIVIDEND POLICY
Whole Foods Market, Inc. declared its first quarterly dividend on
November 12, 2003. Subject to capital availability and a determination
that cash dividends continue to be in the best interest of the Company’s
shareholders, it is the intention of the Board of Directors to continue to
pay a quarterly dividend.
Comparison of Five- Year Cumulative Total Return*
Among Whole Foods Market, Inc., the NASDAQ Composite Index
$0
$50
$100
$150
$200
$250
$300
$350
9/02 9/03 9/04 9/05 9/06 9/07
Whole Foods Market, Inc. NASDAQ Composite S&P Food Retail
* $100 invested on 9/30/02 in stock or index-including reinvestment of dividends. Fiscal year ending September 30.
Copyright © 2007, Standard & Poor's, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
www.researchdatagroup.com/S&P.htm
and the S&P Food Retail Index
CORPORATE AND SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION
EXECUTIVE TEAM
John Mackey
Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer
Glenda Chamberlain
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
A.C. Gallo
Co-President and
Chief Operating Officer
Walter Robb
Co-President and
Chief Operating Officer
Jim Sud
Executive Vice President,
Growth and Business Development
Lee Valkenaar
Executive Vice President,
Global Support
REGIONAL PRESIDENTS
Scott Allshouse
President,
South Region
Michael Besancon
President,
Southern Pacific Region
Patrick Bradley
President,
Midwest 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
Jeff Turnas
President,
North Atlantic Region
GLOBAL VICE PRESIDENTS
Bart Beilman
Vice President of Distribution
Mike Clifford
Vice President and
Chief Information Officer
Sam Ferguson
Vice President of Accounting
and Controller
Betsy Foster
Vice President of
Business Development
Paula Labian
Vice President of
Team Member Services
Edmund La Macchia
Vice President of
Procurement of Perishables
Roberta Lang
Vice President of Legal Affairs
and
General Counsel
Cindy McCann
Vice President of
Investor Relations
Lee Matecko
Vice President of Construction
and Store Development
Brian O’Connell
Vice President of Operational Finance
Bruce Silverman
Vice President of Private Label
Jim Speirs
Vice President of Procurement
of Non-Perishables
Margaret Wittenberg
Vice President of Quality Standards
and Public Affairs
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
John Mackey
and
Chief Executive Officer
Whole Foods Market, Inc.
David W. Dupree
Dr. John B. Elstrott
Director
Levy Rosenblum Institute for
Entrepreneurship,
Tulane University
Avram J. Goldberg
Director Emeritus
Gabrielle E. Greene
Principal
Rustic Canyon/Fontis Partners, LP
Hass Hassan
General Partner,
Greenmont Capital
Morris J. Siegel
Owner,
Capitol Peaks
Dr. Ralph Z. Sorenson
Managing Partner,
Sorenson Limited Partnership
ORDERING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
A copy of our Annual Report or 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
ANNUAL MEETING
March 10, 2008
9:00 a.m. (CST)
Hilton Austin
500 East 4th Street
Austin, TX 78701
Webcast at:
www.wholefoodsmarket.com
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
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Ernst & Young LLP
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.
Chairman of the Board
,
Director Emeritus
Linda A. Mason
Managing Director and
Chief Executive Officer,
The Halifax Group
,
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