Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (Form 4)

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Gmelich Alisa 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. [SFM] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) SVP, Chief Marketing Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) 5455 EAST HIGH STREET, SUITE 111 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/12/2025 (Street) PHOENIX, AZ 85054 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction 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 12/12/2025 M 1,505 A $32.95 7,057 D Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share 12/12/2025 S 1,505 D $79.462 5,552 D Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share 12/12/2025 M 1,656 A $61.15 7,208 D Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share 12/12/2025 S 1,656 D $79.329 5,552(1) D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction 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 (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (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)

$32.95

12/12/2025

M

1,505

(2)

03/14/2030

Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share

1,505

$ 0

7,404

D

Stock Option (right to buy)

$61.15

12/12/2025

M

1,656

(3)

03/19/2031

Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share

1,656

$ 0

3,311

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Gmelich Alisa 5455 EAST HIGH STREET, SUITE 111 PHOENIX, AZ 85054			SVP, Chief Marketing Officer

Signatures

/s/ Brandon F. Lombardi, Attorney-in-Fact for Alisa Gmelich		12/16/2025
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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)	Includes 1,053 shares of common stock and 4,499 restricted stock units. Each restricted stock unit represents the right to receive, upon vesting, one share of common stock. 1,155 restricted stock units will vest on March 14, 2026, 1,262 restricted stock units will vest evenly over two years on March 19, 2026 and March 19, 2027 and 2,082 restricted stock units will vest evenly over three years on March 12, 2026, March 12, 2027 and March 12, 2028. All such vests assume continued employment through the applicable vest date.
(2)	The reporting person is exercising options that are presently exercisable. After giving effect to this transaction, 4,435 options are currently exercisable, and the remaining 2,969 options become exercisable on March 19, 2026, assuming continued employment through the applicable vest date.
(3)	The reporting person is exercising options that are presently exercisable. After giving effect to this transaction, the remaining options become exercisable over two years, with one-half vesting on March 19, 2026 and one-half vesting on March 19, 2027, assuming continued employment through the applicable vest date.

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