WHOLE FOODS MARKET,INC. (NASDAQ:WFM) Files An 8-K Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year

ME Staff 8-k
-
0

WHOLE FOODS MARKET,INC. (NASDAQ:WFM) Files An 8-K Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year
Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

Effective March 13, 2017, the Board of Directors of Whole Foods Market, Inc. (the “Company”) approved amendments to the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws, as previously amended (the “Bylaws”). In the Form 8-K filed with the SEC on November 2, 2016, the Company announced changes to its leadership structure, including transitioning from Co-Chief Executive Officers to a sole Chief Executive Officer following Walter Robb’s resignation as Co-Chief Executive Officer effective December 31, 2016. Prior to this amendment, the Bylaws referred to more than one Chief Executive Officer throughout to reflect our previous Co-Chief Executive Officer structure. This amendment to the Bylaws updates these references to reflect the Company’s current sole Chief Executive Officer structure.

The foregoing description of the Company’s Bylaws is qualified in all respects by reference to the text of the Bylaws, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

3.1 Amended and Restated Bylaws of Whole Foods Market, Inc., effective March 13, 2017.


About WHOLE FOODS MARKET, INC. (NASDAQ:WFM)

Whole Foods Market, Inc. is engaged in the business of natural and organic foods supermarket. The Company operates approximately 456 stores in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. Its stores have an average size of approximately 39,000 square feet, and are supported by its distribution centers, bake house facilities, commissary kitchens, seafood-processing facilities, a produce procurement center, and a specialty coffee and tea procurement and roasting operation, among others. It offers over 30,000 organic stock keeping units (SKUs), covering various areas of its store, including produce, packaged goods, bulk, frozen, dairy, meat, bakery, prepared foods, coffee, tea, beer, wine, cheese, nutritional supplements, vitamins, body care, pet foods and household goods. The Company’s brands include 365 Everyday Value, Allegro Coffee, Whole Foods Market, Whole Paws, and Engine 2 Plant-Strong. It also offers approximately 400 temporary exclusives.

WHOLE FOODS MARKET, INC. (NASDAQ:WFM) Recent Trading Information

WHOLE FOODS MARKET, INC. (NASDAQ:WFM) closed its last trading session down -0.24 at 28.95 with 3,422,512 shares trading hands.