sfm-20260519


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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On May 19, 2026, Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (the “Company”) announced the appointment of Andrew Jhawar to its Board of Directors (the “Board”) as a Class III director with a term expiring at the Company’s 2028 annual meeting of stockholders. Mr. Jhawar will serve on the Audit Committee of the Board.

Mr. Jhawar will participate in the standard compensation plan for the Company’s independent directors, including eligibility to receive equity grants, as described in the Company’s proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on April 7, 2026. Mr. Jhawar will also enter into the Company’s form of director and officer indemnification agreement, included as Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 19, 2026.

There are no family relationships between Mr. Jhawar and any director or executive officer of the Company, and he has no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K, nor are any such transactions currently proposed. There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Jhawar and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Jhawar was elected as a director. Upon Mr. Jhawar’s appointment, the size of the Board of Directors will temporarily increase from eight to nine members.

On May 19, 2026, the Company issued a press release announcing Mr. Jhawar’s appointment to and Doug Rauch’s retirement from the Board. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. Following Mr. Rauch’s retirement, the Board will revert to eight members.

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: May 19, 2026	By:	/s/ Brandon F. Lombardi
	Name:	Brandon F. Lombardi
	Title:	Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary


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99.1						Press release of Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc., dated May 19, 2026 entitled "Sprouts Farmers Market Appoints Andrew Jhawar to its Board of Directors"





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