Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Jordan William Earl

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 9/23/2014

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

WHOLE FOODS MARKET INC [WFM]

(Last) (First) (Middle)

550 BOWIE STREET

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
___ X ___ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Regional President /

(Street)

AUSTIN, TX 78703

(City) (State) (Zip)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g.* , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)**
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	⁽¹⁾	5/22/2016	Common Stock	104.0	$9.45	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	⁽²⁾	5/14/2017	Common Stock	216.0	$20.42	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	⁽³⁾	5/13/2018	Common Stock	5738.0	$31.25	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	⁽⁴⁾	5/11/2019	Common Stock	7256.0	$44.27	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	⁽⁵⁾	5/31/2020	Common Stock	3743.0	$51.86	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	⁽⁶⁾	5/16/2021	Common Stock	4252.0	$37.91	D

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	The option, representing a right to purchase 416 shares, is exercisable in four equal annual installments beginning on May 22, 2010, which was the first anniversary of the date on which the option was granted.
( 2)	The option, representing a right to purchase 434 shares, is exercisable in four equal annual installments beginning on May 14, 2011, which was the first anniversary of the date on which the option was granted.
( 3)	The options, representing a right to purchase 7,200 shares and 452 shares, respectively, are each exercisable in four equal annual installments beginning on May 13, 2012, which was the first anniversary of the date on which the options were granted.
( 4)	The options, representing a right to purchase 6,788 shares and 468 shares, respectively, are each exercisable in four equal annual installments beginning on May 11, 2013, which was the first anniversary of the date on which the options were granted.
( 5)	The options, representing a right to purchase 3,500 shares and 243 shares, respectively, are each exercisable in four equal annual installments beginning on May 31, 2014, which was the first anniversary of the date on which the options were granted.
( 6)	The options, representing a right to purchase 4,000 shares and 252 shares, respectively, are each exercisable in four equal annual installments beginning on May 16, 2015, which is the first anniversary of the date on which the options were granted.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Jordan William Earl 550 BOWIE STREET AUSTIN, TX 78703			Regional President

Signatures
/s/ Albert Percival as Attorney-in-Fact for William Earl Jordan		9/23/2014
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
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