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 *
  Lombardi Brandon F.
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
07/31/2013		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. [SFM]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
11811 N.TATUM BLVD, SUITE 2400		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Legal Officer
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

PHOENIX, AZ 85028		 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)

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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)   (1) 07/23/2019 Common stock, par value $0.001 per share ( 103,125 $ 6.0145 D  
Stock Option (right to buy)   (1) 07/23/2019 Common Stock 11,458 $ 3.7755 D  
Stock Option (right to buy)   (2) 07/23/2019 Common Stock 68,750 $ 3.7755 D  
Stock Option (right to buy)   (3) 07/23/2019 Common Stock 91,667 $ 3.7755 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Lombardi Brandon F.
11811 N.TATUM BLVD
SUITE 2400
PHOENIX, AZ 85028		       Chief Legal Officer  

Signatures

Brandon F. Lombardi 07/31/2013
**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) Presently exercisable
(2) Options become exercisable in equal installments at the end of each calendar quarter through December 31, 2014.
(3) Options vest at the end of fiscal 2013, fiscal 2014 or fiscal 2015, provided certain corporate performance targets are met.

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