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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d)

of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) February 25, 2021

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

001-36029

 

32-0331600

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation or organization)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

5455 E. High Street, Suite 111

Phoenix, Arizona 85054

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

(480) 814-8016

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of Each Class 

 

Trading Symbol(s)

 

Name of Each Exchange on Which

Registered

Common Stock, $0.001 par value

 

SFM

 

NASDAQ Global Select Market

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company  

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  

 

 


 

 

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On February 25, 2021, Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its results of operations for its fourth fiscal quarter and fiscal year ended January 3, 2021. On the same date, the Company posted on its investor relations website, located at investors.sprouts.com, a PowerPoint presentation (the “Presentation”) that will be used by management during the Company’s earnings conference call. A copy of the press release and the Presentation are furnished herewith as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, respectively, and are incorporated into this Item 2.02 by reference.

The information furnished in this Item 2.02, including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 attached hereto and incorporated herein, is being furnished and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

The text of this Current Report on Form 8-K is available on the Company’s investor relations website located at investors.sprouts.com, although the Company reserves the right to discontinue that availability at any time.

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

The information set forth under Item 2.02 is hereby incorporated by reference.

The information furnished in this Item 7.01, including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, is being furnished and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

The Company does not have, and expressly disclaims, any obligation to release publicly any updates or any changes in our expectations or any change in events, conditions, or circumstances on which any forward-looking statement in the attached press release or Presentation is based.

The text of this Current Report on Form 8-K and the attached press release and Presentation are available on the Company’s investor relations website located at investors.sprouts.com, although the Company reserves the right to discontinue that availability at any time.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)

Exhibits

 

Exhibit

Number

  

Description

 

 

 

99.1

  

Press release of Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc., dated February 25, 2021, entitled “Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2020 Results”

 

 

 

99.2

 

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. Presentation, dated February 25, 2021, entitled “Q4 & Full-Year 2020 Earnings”

 

 

 

104

 

Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

 

 


 

 

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

SPROUTS FARMERS MARKET, INC.

 

 

 

Date: February 25, 2021

 

By:

 

/s/ Brandon F. Lombardi

 

 

Name:

 

Brandon F. Lombardi

 

 

Title:

 

Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary