Bahrenburg James H 4

4 · Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. · Filed Mar 16, 2026

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Updated Mar 16, 2026

Sprouts (SFM) CTO James Bahrenburg Receives Restricted Stock Award

What Happened

James H. Bahrenburg, Chief Technology Officer of Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM), was granted 4,962 restricted stock units (RSUs) on 2026-03-12 (an award, coded A). The grant has no immediate cash price.
On 2026-03-13 he had 136 shares sold in a broker-assisted transaction at $79.38 each, generating $10,796. That sale was to satisfy tax withholding on the RSU vesting and was not a discretionary sale by the reporting person.

Key Details

Transactions: 2026-03-12 — Award of 4,962 RSUs @ $0.00; 2026-03-13 — Sale of 136 shares @ $79.38 for $10,796.
Filing: Form 4 filed 2026-03-16 for report period 2026-03-12 (filed timely).
Holdings after the transactions: beneficially includes 6,657 shares of common stock and 7,336 RSUs (4,962 newly granted + 2,374 previously reported RSUs) — total economic exposure equivalent to 13,993 shares (note RSUs vest over time and are not yet freely tradable).
Vesting schedule (new grant): the 4,962 RSUs vest one-third on 3/12/2027, one-third on 3/12/2028, and one-third on 3/12/2029, assuming continued employment.
Other RSU vesting detail (previous grants): 1,532 RSUs vest evenly on 3/19/2026 & 3/19/2027; 842 RSUs vest evenly on 3/12/2027 & 3/12/2028.
Footnote: The 136-share sale was a broker-assisted tax-withholding sale per the issuer’s equity plan and is not a discretionary trade.

Context

This filing reports an equity award (a non-cash compensation grant) and a routine, non-discretionary broker sale to cover withholding taxes. Awards signal compensation alignment with shareholders but do not by themselves indicate buy/sell sentiment.
For retail investors, the key takeaways are the size and vesting schedule of the new RSUs and that the small sale was only for tax withholding, not a voluntary sale of shares.

Form 4

Period: 2026-03-12

Chief Technology Officer

Transactions

Award
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share
[F1]
2026-03-12+4,962→ 14,129 total
Sale
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share
[F2][F3]
2026-03-13$79.38/sh−136$10,796→ 13,993 total

Footnotes (3)

[F1]Consists of a grant 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 12, 2027; one-third vesting on March 12, 2028; and one-third vesting on March 12, 2029, assuming continued employment through the applicable vest date.
[F2]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 units, as mandated by the Issuer's election under its equity incentive plan documents, and does not represent a discretionary trade by the reporting person.
[F3]Includes, in addition to the 4,962 shares described in Note (1), 6,657 shares of common stock and 2,374 restricted stock units. Each restricted stock unit represents the right to receive, upon vesting, one share of common stock. 1,532 restricted stock units will vest evenly over two years on March 19, 2026 and March 19, 2027, and 842 restricted stock units will vest evenly over two years on March 12, 2027 and March 12, 2028. All such vests assume continued employment through the applicable vest date.

Signature

/s/ Brandon F. Lombardi, Attorney-in-Fact for James H. Bahrenburg|2026-03-16

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