Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Sanders Dan J
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
10/01/2016		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. [SFM]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
5455 EAST HIGH STREET, SUITE 111		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Operations Officer
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

PHOENIX, AZ 85054		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
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)
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (1) 2,443
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 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)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (right to buy)   (2) 08/11/2022 Common stock, par value $0.001 per share 36,278 $ 20.98 D  
Stock Option (right to buy)   (3) 03/04/2023 Common stock, par value $0.001 per share 7,217 $ 28.21 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Sanders Dan J
5455 EAST HIGH STREET
SUITE 111
PHOENIX, AZ 85054		       Chief Operations Officer  

Signatures

/s/ Brandon F. Lombardi, Attorney-in-Fact for Dan J. Sanders 10/11/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Consists of restricted stock units. Each restricted stock unit represents the right to receive, upon vesting, one share of common stock. These restricted stock units will vest over three years, with one-third vesting on March 4, 2017; one-third vesting on March 4, 2018; and the remaining one-third vesting on March 4, 2019, assuming continued employment through the applicable vest date.
(2) These options become exercisable in twelve equal quarterly installments at the end of each calendar quarter beginning September 30, 2015 and continuing through June 30, 2018.
(3) These options become exercisable in three equal annual installments on March 4, 2017, March 4, 2018 and March 4, 2019.
 
Remarks:
The reporting person was promoted to Chief Operations Officer of the issuer effective October 1, 2016.

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