FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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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 *

Maredia Amin N. 		2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. [ SFM ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

__ X __ Director                      _____ 10% Owner
__ X __ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Executive Officer
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

5455 EAST HIGH STREET, SUITE 111 		3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

4/2/2018
(Street)

PHOENIX, AZ 85054
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
4. 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8) 		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share   4/2/2018     S (1)    12314   D $23.3298   (2) 332759   D    
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share   4/2/2018     S (3)    27245   D $23.0449   (4) 305514   (5) D    
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share                  65000   I   By Amin Maredia Family Growth Fund, L.P.   (6)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Trans. Date 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 4. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8) 		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5) 		9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (right to buy)   $39.01                      (7) 3/4/2021   Common stock, par value $0.001 per share   33771     33771   D    
Stock Option (right to buy)   $34.33                      (7) 3/11/2022   Common stock, par value $0.001 per share   33439     33439   D    
Stock Option (right to buy)   $20.98                      (7) 8/11/2022   Common stock, par value $0.001 per share   466561     466561   D    
Stock Option (right to buy)   $28.21                      (8) 3/4/2023   Common stock, par value $0.001 per share   113504     113504   D    
Stock Option (right to buy)   $24.48                      (9) 8/11/2022   Common stock, par value $0.001 per share   386496     386496   D    

Explanation of Responses:
(1)  This transaction was a broker-assisted sale of shares of common stock to satisfy the withholding tax liability incurred upon the vesting of restricted stock, as mandated by the Issuer's election under its equity incentive plan documents, and does not represent a discretionary trade by the reporting person.
(2)  The reported price in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $23.1082 to $23.33 per share, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the issuer, any security holder of the issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.
(3)  The sales reported on this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person.
(4)  The reported price in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $22.79 to $23.33 per share, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the issuer, any security holder of the issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.
(5)  Includes 81,766 shares of common stock, 127,903 restricted shares and 95,845 performance share awards. Each restricted share and performance share award represents the right to receive, upon vesting, one share of common stock. 30,750 of such restricted shares will vest on June 30, 2018, 42,598 will vest annually over two years on March 3, 2019 and 2020, and the remaining 54,555 restricted shares will vest annually over three years, with one-third vesting on March 5, 2019; one-third vesting on March 5, 2020; and the remaining one-third vesting on March 5, 2021. The performance share awards will vest annually over two years on March 3, 2019 and 2020. All such vestings assume continued employment through such dates.
(6)  These shares of common stock are held by Amin Maredia Family Growth Fund, L.P., an entity established by the reporting person for estate planning purposes. The reporting person (i) may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of the shares owned of record thereby, and (ii) has shared voting and investment power with respect to such shares.
(7)  All such options are presently exercisable.
(8)  75,670 options are presently exercisable; the remaining 37,834 options become exercisable on March 4, 2019.
(9)  331,283 options are presently exercisable; the remaining 55,213 options become exercisable on June 30, 2018.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Maredia Amin N.
5455 EAST HIGH STREET
SUITE 111
PHOENIX, AZ 85054 		X
Chief Executive Officer

Signatures
/s/ Brandon F. Lombardi, Attorney-in-Fact for Amin N. Maredia 4/4/2018
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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