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57
PART III
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.
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 February 28, 2011 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/company/pdfs/codeofconduct.pdf and the Company will provide disclosure of future
updates by posting them to our website. The information contained on our website 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 and Related Stockholder Matters.
The information required by this item about our Company’s securities authorized for issuance under equity compensation
plans as of September 26, 2010 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, and Director Independence.
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 Accountant 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.