Document:

EX-10.3

 Exhibit 10.3 
 SPROUTS FARMERS MARKET, INC. 
 2013 INCENTIVE PLAN 

 

	1.	Purpose of the Plan 

 The purpose
of this 2013 Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) is to advance the interests of the Company and its stockholders by providing a means (a) to attract, retain, and reward directors, officers and other employees of the Company and its
Subsidiaries, (b) to link compensation to measures of the Company’s performance in order to provide additional incentives, including stock-based incentives and cash-based incentives, to such persons for the creation of stockholder value,
and (c) to enable such persons to acquire or increase a proprietary interest in the Company in order to promote a closer identity of interests between such persons and the Company’s stockholders. 

 

	2.	Definitions 

 Capitalized terms
used in the Plan and not defined elsewhere in the Plan shall have the meaning set forth in this Section. 
 2.1
“Award” means a Cash-Based Award or a Share-Based Award. 
 2.2 “Award Agreement” means a written document
prescribed by the Committee and provided to a Participant evidencing the grant of an Award under the Plan. 
 2.3
“Beneficiary” means the person(s) or trust(s) entitled by will or the laws of descent and distribution to receive any rights with respect to an Award that survive such Participant’s death, provided that if at the time of a
Participant’s death, the Participant had on file with the Committee a written designation of a person(s) or trust(s) to receive such rights, then such person(s) (if still living at the time of the Participant’s death) or trust(s) shall be
the “Beneficiary” for purposes of the Plan. 
 2.4 “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

 2.5 “Cash-Based Award” means a compensatory award made pursuant to the Plan pursuant to which a Participant
receives, or has the opportunity to receive, cash, other than an award pursuant to which the amount of cash is determined by reference to the value of a specific number of Shares. For the avoidance of doubt, Dividend-Equivalent Rights constitute
Cash-Based Awards. 
 2.6 “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, including regulations thereunder
and successor provisions and regulations thereto. 
 2.7 “Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Board, or
another committee appointed by the Board to administer the Plan or any part thereof, or the Board, where the Board is acting as the Committee or performing the functions of the Committee, as set forth in Section 3. 

  
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 2.8 “Company” means Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc., a company organized under the
laws of the State of Delaware. 
 2.9 “Dividend-Equivalent Right” means the right to receive an amount, calculated
with respect to a Share-Based Award, which is determined by multiplying the number of Shares subject to the applicable Award by the per-Share cash dividend, or the per-Share Fair Market Value (as determined by the Committee) of any dividend in
consideration other than cash, paid by the Company on Shares. 
 2.10 “Effective Date” means the date on which the
Plan is approved by the Company’s stockholders. 
 2.11 “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended. 
 2.12 “Fair Market Value” means the last reported sale price of a Share during regular trading hours on
the relevant date or (if there were no trades on that date) the latest preceding date upon which a sale was reported by the composite transaction reporting system for securities listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market; provided that with respect
to a Share-Based Award made at the time of an Initial Public Offering, Fair Market Value means the price per Share paid by the public as shown on the final prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. 

2.13 “Initial Public Offering” means a sale by the Company of Shares for cash in an initial underwritten (firm commitment)
public offering registered under the Securities Act of 1933 resulting in the listing of the Shares on a nationally recognized stock exchange. 
 2.14 “Non-Employee Director” means a member of the Board who is not otherwise employed by the Company or any Subsidiary. 
 2.15 “Participant” means any employee, director or other individual who has been granted an Award under the Plan. 
 2.16 “Share-Based Award” means a compensatory award made pursuant to the Plan pursuant to which a Participant receives, or has the opportunity to receive, Shares, or receives, or has the
opportunity to receive, cash, where the amount of cash is determined by reference to the value of a specific number of Shares. Share-Based Awards shall include, without limitation, stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock,
restricted stock units, stock units, and bonus shares. 
 2.17 “Shares” means shares of common stock of the Company
and such other securities as may be substituted or resubstituted for Shares pursuant to Section 6. 
 2.18
“Subsidiary” means an entity that is, either directly or through one or more intermediaries, controlled by the Company. 

  
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	3.	Administration 

 3.1
Committee. The Committee shall administer the Plan, unless the Board shall appoint a different committee. Other provisions of the Plan notwithstanding, the Board may perform any function of the Committee under the Plan, and that authority
specifically reserved to the Board under the terms of the Plan, the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, By-Laws, or applicable law shall be exercised by the Board and not by the Committee. The Board shall serve as the Committee in respect of
any Awards made to any Non-Employee Director. 
 3.2 Powers and Duties of Committee. In addition to the powers and duties
specified elsewhere in the Plan, the Committee shall have full authority and discretion to: 
 (a) adopt, amend,
suspend, and rescind such rules and regulations and appoint such agents as the Committee may deem necessary or advisable to administer the Plan, including rules and regulations relating to sub-plans established for the purpose of satisfying
applicable foreign laws; 
 (b) correct any defect or supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the
Plan and to construe and interpret the Plan and any Award, rules and regulations, Award Agreement, or other instrument hereunder; 
 (c) make determinations relating to eligibility for and entitlements in respect of Awards, and to make all factual findings related thereto; and 

(d) make all other decisions and determinations as may be required under the terms of the Plan or as the Committee may
deem necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan. 
 All determinations and decisions of the Committee shall be
final and binding upon a Participant or any person claiming any rights under the Plan from or through any Participant, and the Participant or such other person may not further pursue his or her claim in any court of law or equity or other arbitral
proceeding. 
 3.3 Delegation by Committee. Except to the extent prohibited by applicable law or the applicable rules of
a stock exchange, the Committee may delegate, on such terms and conditions as it determines in its sole and absolute discretion, to one or more senior executives of the Company (i) the authority to make grants of Awards to officers (other than
executive officers) and employees of the Company and any Subsidiary or other individuals (other than Non-Employee Directors) who provide services to the Company or any Subsidiary and (ii) other administrative responsibilities. Any such
allocation or delegation may be revoked by the Committee at any time. 
 3.4 Limitation of Liability. Each member of the
Committee shall be entitled to, in good faith, rely or act upon any report or other information furnished to him or her by any officer or other employee of the Company or any Subsidiary, the Company’s independent certified public accountants,
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the Committee, nor any officer or employee of the Company acting on behalf of the Committee, shall be personally liable for any action, determination, or interpretation taken or made in good
faith with respect to the Plan, and all members of the Committee and any officer or employee of the Company acting on behalf of the Committee or members thereof shall, to the extent permitted by law, be fully indemnified and protected by the Company
with respect to any such action, determination, or interpretation. 
  

	4.	Awards 

 4.1 Eligibility.
The Committee shall have the discretion to select Award recipients from among the following categories of eligible recipients: (a) individuals who are employees (including officers) of the Company or any Subsidiary, (b) Non-Employee
Directors, and (c) other individuals who provide services to the Company or any Subsidiary. 
 4.2 Type of Awards.
The Committee shall have the discretion to determine the type of Award to be granted to a Participant. The Committee is authorized to grant Awards as a bonus, or to grant Awards in lieu of obligations of the Company or any Subsidiary to pay cash or
grant other awards under other plans or compensatory arrangements, to the extent permitted by such other plans or arrangements. Shares issued pursuant to an Award in the nature of a purchase right (e.g., stock options) shall be purchased for such
consideration, paid for at such times, by such methods, and in such forms, including cash, Shares, other Awards, or other consideration, as the Committee shall determine. 
 4.3 Terms and Conditions of Awards. The Committee shall determine the size of each Award to be granted (including, where applicable, the number of Shares to which an Award will relate), and all
other terms and conditions of each such Award (including, but not limited to, any exercise price, grant price, or purchase price, any restrictions or conditions relating to transferability, forfeiture, exercisability, or settlement of an Award, and
any schedule or performance conditions for the lapse of such restrictions or conditions, and accelerations or modifications thereof, based in each case on such considerations as the Committee shall determine). The Committee may determine whether, to
what extent, and under what circumstances an Award may be settled, or the exercise price of an Award may be paid, in cash, Shares, other Awards, or other consideration, or an Award may be canceled, forfeited, or surrendered. The right of a
Participant to exercise or receive a grant or settlement of any Award, and the timing thereof, may be subject to such performance conditions as may be specified by the Committee. The Committee may use such business criteria and measures of
performance as it may deem appropriate in establishing performance conditions, and may exercise its discretion to reduce or increase the amounts payable under any Award subject to performance conditions. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
(i) except with respect to Substitute Awards, the price per Share at which Shares may be purchased upon the exercise of a stock option shall not be less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value on the date of grant of such
stock option, (ii) except with respect to Substitute Awards, with respect to stock appreciation rights, the price per Share from which stock appreciation is measured shall not be less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market
Value of such Share on the date of grant of the stock appreciation right, (iii) the period during which an Award may remain outstanding shall not exceed ten (10) years from the date the Award is granted, (iv) Dividend-Equivalent
Rights shall not be paid with respect to unvested performance shares and performance units (provided dividend 

  
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equivalents may accrue on such unvested awards and be paid to the extent the shares vest), and (v) any Awards granted to Non-Employee Directors shall be granted to all Non-Employee Directors
on a non-discretionary basis based on a formula approved by the Committee. 
 4.4 No Repricing of Stock Options or
Stock Appreciation Rights. Except in connection with a corporate transaction involving the Company (including, without limitation, any stock dividend, stock split, extraordinary cash dividend, recapitalization, reorganization, merger,
consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, or exchange of shares), the terms of outstanding Awards may not be amended to reduce the exercise price of outstanding stock options or the base amount of outstanding stock appreciation rights or
cancel outstanding stock options or stock appreciation rights in exchange for cash, other awards or stock options or stock appreciation rights with an exercise price or base amount, as applicable, that is less than the exercise price or base amount,
as applicable, of the original stock options or stock appreciation rights without stockholder approval. 
 4.5 Stand-Alone,
Additional, Tandem, and Substitute Awards. Subject to Section 4.4, Awards granted under the Plan may, in the discretion of the Committee, be granted either alone or in addition to, in tandem with, or in substitution or exchange for, any
other Award or any award granted under another plan of the Company, any Subsidiary, or any business entity to be acquired by the Company or a Subsidiary, or any other right of a Participant to receive payment from the Company or any Subsidiary.

  

	5.	Limitations on Awards 

 5.1
Aggregate Number of Shares Available for Awards. The aggregate number of Shares that may be delivered to Participants or their Beneficiaries pursuant to all Awards granted under the Plan shall not exceed 10,089,072 (the “Aggregate Share
Limit”). 
 5.2 Source of Shares. Shares of Common Stock issued under the Plan may be authorized but unissued shares
of Common Stock or reacquired shares of Common Stock, including shares purchased by the Company on the open market for purposes of the Plan. 
 5.3 Share Counting. 
 (a) The Aggregate Share Limit shall be reduced as
follows: (i) for each Share that is actually delivered pursuant to a Share-Based Award (other than a Share-Based Award that is payable in cash), the Aggregate Share Limit shall be reduced by one Share, (ii) for a stock-settled stock
appreciation right, in addition to the reduction described in clause (i), upon exercise thereof, the Aggregate Share Limit shall be reduced by a number of Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to the base price or exercise price for the number of
Shares so exercised, and (iii) for each Share withheld by the Company to satisfy the exercise price or withholding taxes with respect to any Share-Based Award, the Aggregate Share Limit shall be reduced by one Share. 

(b) The Aggregate Share Limit shall be increased as follows: (i) for any Award that resulted in a reduction in the Aggregate Share
Limit pursuant to Section 5.3(a), the Aggregate Share Limit shall be increased for each Share issued pursuant to such Award that is forfeited and returned to the Company for no consideration, or is repurchased by the Company from the
Participant for the price paid by the Participant for such Share, and (ii) for any Shares that are tendered to the Company by a Participant in satisfaction of any withholding tax obligation arising in connection with an Award, the Aggregate
Share Limit shall be increased by each Share so tendered. 

  
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 (c) The Aggregate Share Limit shall neither be increased nor decreased in respect of
(i) the grant or settlement of any Cashed-Based Award, or any Share-Based Award to the extent settled in cash, (ii) Shares repurchased by the Company on the open market to satisfy the obligation to deliver Shares pursuant to Awards, or
(iii) the grant or settlement of Substitute Awards, as described in Section 5.4. 
 5.4 Acquisitions. In
connection with the acquisition of any business by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, any outstanding equity grants with respect to stock of the acquired company may be assumed or replaced by Awards under the Plan upon such terms and conditions
as the Committee determines in its sole discretion. Shares subject to any such outstanding grants that are assumed or replaced by Awards under the Plan in connection with an acquisition (“Substitute Awards”) shall not reduce the Aggregate
Share Limit, consistent with applicable stock exchange requirements. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, Substitute Awards shall have such terms as the Committee deems appropriate, including without limitation exercise prices
or base prices on different terms than those described herein. In the event that the Company assumes a stockholder-approved equity plan of an acquired company, available Shares under such assumed plan (after appropriate adjustments to reflect the
transaction) may be issued pursuant to Awards under this Plan and shall not reduce the Aggregate Share Limit, subject to applicable stock exchange requirements. 
  

	6.	Adjustments 

 In the event of any
change in the outstanding Shares by reason of any reorganization, recapitalization, merger, amalgamation, consolidation, spin-off, combination or exchange of Shares, repurchase, liquidation, dissolution or other corporate exchange, any large,
special and non-recurring dividend or distribution to stockholders, or other similar corporate transaction, the Committee may make such substitution or adjustment, if any, as it deems to be equitable and in order to preserve, without enlarging, the
rights of Participants, as to (a) the number and kind of Shares which may be delivered pursuant to Section 5.1, (b) the number and kind of Shares subject to or deliverable in respect of outstanding Awards, and (c) the exercise price,
grant price or purchase price relating to any Award. The Committee will make such substitutions or adjustments including as described in (a), (b) or (c) above as it deems fair and equitable to the Participants as a result of any Share
dividend or split declared by the Company. In addition, the Committee is authorized to make adjustments in the terms and conditions of, and the criteria included in, Awards (including cancellation of Awards in exchange for the intrinsic (i.e.,
in-the-money) value, if any, of the vested portion thereof, substitution of Awards using securities or other obligations of a successor or other entity, acceleration of the expiration date for Awards, or adjustment to performance goals in respect of
Awards) in recognition of unusual or nonrecurring events (including, without limitation, events described in the preceding sentence, and acquisitions and dispositions of businesses and assets) affecting the Company, any Subsidiary or any business
unit, or the financial statements of the Company or any Subsidiary, or in response to changes in applicable laws, regulations, or accounting principles. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any such event will result in the acquisition of all or
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Company’s outstanding Shares, then if the document governing such acquisition (e.g., merger agreement) specifies the treatment of outstanding Awards, such treatment shall govern without the
need for any action by the Committee. 
  

	7.	General Provisions 

 7.1
Compliance with Laws and Obligations. The Company shall not be obligated to issue or deliver Shares in connection with any Award or take any other action under the Plan in a transaction subject to the registration requirements of any applicable
securities law, any requirement under any listing agreement between the Company and any securities exchange or automated quotation system, or any other law, regulation, or contractual obligation of the Company, until the Company is satisfied that
such laws, regulations, and other obligations of the Company have been complied with in full. Certificates representing Shares issued under the Plan will be subject to such stop-transfer orders and other restrictions as may be applicable under such
laws, regulations, and other obligations of the Company, including any requirement that a legend or legends be placed thereon. 

7.2 Limitations on Transferability. Awards and other rights under the Plan will not be transferable by a Participant except to a
Beneficiary in the event of the Participant’s death (to the extent any such Award, by its terms, survives the Participant’s death), and, if exercisable, shall be exercisable during the lifetime of a Participant only by such Participant or
his guardian or legal representative; provided, however, that, if and only to the extent permitted by the Committee, Awards and other rights hereunder may be transferred during the lifetime of the Participant, to family members (and trusts or other
entities for the benefit of Participants and family members) for purposes of the Participant’s estate planning, or to charities for charitable purposes (in each case as determined by the Committee), and may be exercised by such transferees in
accordance with the terms of such Award. Awards and other rights under the Plan may not be pledged, mortgaged, hypothecated, or otherwise encumbered, and shall not be subject to the claims of creditors. A Beneficiary, transferee, or other person
claiming any rights under the Plan from or through any Participant shall be subject to all terms and conditions of the Plan and any Award Agreement applicable to such Participant, except as otherwise determined by the Committee, and to any
additional terms and conditions deemed necessary or appropriate by the Committee. 
 7.3 No Right to Continued Employment;
Leaves of Absence. Neither the Plan, the grant of any Award, nor any other action taken hereunder shall be construed as giving any employee, consultant, director, or other person the right to be retained in the employ or service of the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries (for the vesting period or any other period of time), nor shall it interfere in any way with the right of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to terminate any person’s employment or service at any time. Unless
otherwise specified in the applicable Award Agreement and to the extent consistent with Code Section 409A, (a) an approved leave of absence shall not be considered a termination of employment or service for purposes of an Award under the
Plan, and (b) any Participant who is employed by or performs services for a Subsidiary shall be considered to have terminated employment or service for purposes of an Award under the Plan if such Subsidiary is sold or no longer qualifies as a
Subsidiary of the Company, unless such Participant remains employed by the Company or another Subsidiary. 

  
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 7.4 Taxes. The Company and any Subsidiary is authorized to withhold from any delivery
of Shares in connection with an Award, any other payment relating to an Award, or any payroll or other payment to a Participant, amounts of withholding and other taxes due or potentially payable in connection with any transaction involving an Award,
and to take such other action as the Committee may deem advisable to enable the Company, its Subsidiaries and Participants to satisfy obligations for the payment of withholding taxes and other tax obligations relating to any Award. This authority
shall include authority to withhold or receive Shares or other consideration and to require Participants to make cash payments in respect thereof in satisfaction of withholding tax obligations. 

7.5 Changes to the Plan and Awards. The Board may amend, suspend, discontinue, or terminate the Plan or the Committee’s
authority to grant Awards under the Plan without the consent of stockholders or Participants, except that any amendment shall be subject to the approval of the Company’s stockholders at or before the next annual meeting of stockholders for
which the record date is after the date of such Board action if (a) it materially modifies the terms of the Plan or (b) such stockholder approval is required by any applicable law, regulation or stock exchange rule. The Board may
otherwise, in its discretion, determine to submit other such amendments to stockholders for approval; provided, however, that, without the consent of an affected Participant, no such action may materially impair the rights of such Participant under
any Award theretofore granted. The Committee may amend, suspend, discontinue, or terminate any Award theretofore granted and any Award Agreement relating thereto; provided, however, that, without the consent of an affected Participant, no such
action may materially impair the rights of such Participant under such Award. Any action taken by the Committee pursuant to Section 6 shall not be treated as an action described in this Section 7.5. Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to
the contrary, the Board may amend the Plan and Awards in such manner as it deems appropriate in the event of a change of applicable law or regulations. 
 7.6 No Right to Awards; No Stockholder Rights. No Participant or other person shall have any claim to be granted any Award under the Plan, and there is no obligation for uniformity of treatment of
Participants, employees, consultants, or directors. No Award shall confer on any Participant any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company unless and until Shares are duly issued or transferred and delivered to the Participant in accordance with
the terms of the Award. 
 7.7 Unfunded Status of Awards; Creation of Trusts. The Plan is intended to constitute an
“unfunded” plan for incentive compensation. With respect to any payments not yet made to a Participant pursuant to an Award, nothing contained in the Plan or any Award shall give any such Participant any rights that are greater than those
of a general creditor of the Company; provided, however, that the Committee may authorize the creation of trusts or make other arrangements to meet the Company’s obligations under the Plan to deliver cash, Shares, other Awards, or other
consideration pursuant to any Award, which trusts or other arrangements shall be consistent with the “unfunded” status of the Plan unless the Committee otherwise determines. 

7.8 Nonexclusivity of the Plan. Neither the adoption of the Plan by the Board nor the submission of the Plan or of any amendment
to stockholders for approval shall be construed as creating any limitations on the power of the Board to adopt such other compensatory arrangements as it may deem desirable, including the granting of awards otherwise than under the Plan, and such
arrangements may be either applicable generally or only in specific cases. 

  
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 7.9 No Fractional Shares. No fractional Shares shall be issued or delivered pursuant
to the Plan or any Award. The Committee shall determine whether cash, or Award, or other property shall be issued or paid in lieu of fractional shares or whether such fractional shares or any rights thereto shall be forfeited or otherwise
eliminated. 
 7.10 Company Policies. All Awards granted under the Plan shall be subject to any applicable clawback or
recoupment policies, share trading policies and other policies that may be implemented by the Board from time to time, including such policies that may be implemented after the date an Award is granted. 

7.11 Successors and Assigns. The Plan and Award Agreements may be assigned by the Company to any successor to the Company’s
business. The Plan and any applicable Award Agreement shall be binding on all successors and assigns of the Company and a Participant, including any permitted transferee of a Participant, the Beneficiary or estate of such Participant and the
executor, administrator or trustee of such estate, or any receiver or trustee in bankruptcy or representative of the Participant’s creditors. 
 7.12 Governing Law. The Plan and all Award Agreements shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict
of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware. 

7.13 Severability of Provisions. If any provision of the Plan shall be held invalid or unenforceable, such invalidity or
unenforceability shall not affect any other provisions hereof, and the Plan shall be construed and enforced as if such provisions had not been included. 
 7.14 Plan Termination. Unless earlier terminated by the Board, the Plan shall terminate on the day before the tenth anniversary of the later of the Effective Date or the date of any subsequent
stockholder approval of the Plan. Upon any such termination of the Plan, no new authorizations of grants of Awards may be made, but then-outstanding Awards shall remain outstanding in accordance with their terms, and the Committee otherwise shall
retain its full powers under the Plan with respect to such Awards. 
 7.15 Section 409A. Notwithstanding the other
provisions hereof, the Plan and the Awards are intended to comply with the requirements of Code Section 409A, to the extent applicable. Accordingly, all provisions herein and with respect to any Awards shall be construed and interpreted such
that the Award either (a) qualifies for an exemption from the requirements of Code Section 409A or (b) satisfies the requirements of Code Section 409A to the maximum extent possible; provided, however, that in no event shall the
Company be obligated to reimburse a Participant or Beneficiary for any additional tax (or related penalties and interest) incurred by reason of application of Code Section 409A, and the Company makes no representations that Awards are exempt
from or comply with Code Section 409A and makes no undertakings to ensure or preclude that Code Section 409A will apply to any Awards. If an Award is subject to Code Section 409A, (i) distributions shall only be made in a manner
and upon an event permitted under Code Section 409A, (ii) payments to be made upon a termination of employment shall only be made upon a “separation from service” under Code Section 409A, (iii) unless the Award

  
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Agreement specifies otherwise, each installment payment shall be treated as a separate payment for purposes of Code Section 409A, and (iv) in no event shall a participant, directly or
indirectly, designate the calendar year in which a distribution is made except in accordance with Code Section 409A. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in the event that any Awards constitute nonqualified deferred compensation
under Code Section 409A, if (x) the Participant is a “specified employee” of the Company as of the specified employee identification date for purposes of Code Section 409A (as determined in accordance with the policies and
procedures adopted by the Company) and (y) the delivery of any cash or Shares payable pursuant to an Award is required to be delayed for a period of six months after separation from service pursuant to Code Section 409A, such cash or
Shares shall be paid within 15 days after the end of the six-month period. If the Participant dies during such six-month period, the amounts withheld on account of Code Section 409A shall be paid to the Participant’s Beneficiary within 30
days of the Participant’s death. The Committee shall have the discretion to provide for the payment of an amount equivalent to interest, at such rate or rates fixed by the Committee, on any delayed payment. The determination of key employees,
including the number and identity of persons considered key employees and the identification date, shall be made by the Committee or its delegate each year in accordance with Code Section 416(i) and the “specified employee”
requirements of Code Section 409A. 

  
 10EX-10.5.1

 Exhibit 10.5.1 
 AMENDMENT NO. 1 
 TO 

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 

This Amendment No. 1 (this “Amendment”), dated as of April 18, 2013, is made by and between Sprouts Farmers Markets, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company (the “Company”), and Amin N. Maredia (the “Executive”). 

WHEREAS, the Company and Executive are parties to an employment agreement (the “Employment Agreement”) dated as
of July 15, 2011 (the “Effective Date”); and 
 WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend the Employment
Agreement as provided below. 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and mutual agreements herein contained,
the parties hereby agree as follows, in each case effective as of the Effective Date: 
 1. Amendment to Section 4.2.
Section 4.2(a) shall hereby be amended to read in its entirety as follows: 
 “The employment of the Executive hereunder
(and the Employment Period) shall terminate upon (i) the death of the Executive and (ii) at the option of the Company, upon not less than 15 days’ prior written notice to the Executive or the Executive’s personal representative or
guardian, if the Executive suffers a “Total Disability” (as defined in Section 4.2(b) hereof). Upon termination for death or Total Disability, the Company shall pay to the Executive, guardian or personal representative, as the case
may be, continued Base Salary at its then current level for the lesser of (x) six months or (y) until the expiration of the then-remaining Term (as it may then have been extended but without regard to possible future extensions), and a prorated
share of the Annual Bonus pursuant to Section 3.2(a) hereof (based on the Employment Period of actual employment during the fiscal year in which termination occurs) to which the Executive would have been entitled, if any, had the Executive
worked the full year during which the termination occurred (the “Prorated Bonus”). The continued Base Salary and Prorated Bonus pursuant to this Section 4.2(a) shall be paid in accordance with the Company’s normal
payroll practices and procedures in the same manner and at the same time as though the Executive remained employed by the Company.” 
 2. Amendments to Section 4.3(c). 
 a.    Section
4.3(c)(ii) shall hereby be amended to read in its entirety as follows: 
 “(ii) The Company shall pay an amount, payable in
equal installments over the Severance Period as and when payments are made pursuant to clause (i) above, to the Executive equal to the sum of the Annual Bonus payments earned by the Executive during the past two fiscal years. If the Employment
Period ended prior to the completion of two fiscal years, the aggregate Annual Bonus payments for each uncompleted year shall be deemed to be an amount equal to 70% of the Executive’s current annual Base Salary.” 

 b.    Section 4.3(c) shall hereby be amended to add subsections (iii)
and (iv), as follows: 
 “(iii) The Company shall pay the Executive an amount equal to the Prorated Bonus. 

(iv) During the Severance Period, the Company shall reimburse the Executive for his premiums for continued health benefits under the
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (“COBRA”).” 
 3. Ratification. All other provisions of the
Employment Agreement remain unchanged and are hereby ratified by the Company and Executive. 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
parties have executed this Amendment on the date set forth above. 
  

			
	Sprouts Farmers Markets, LLC
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Doug Sanders

		 	Name: Doug Sanders
		 	Title: President and CEO
	
	Executive
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Amin N. Maredia

		 	Amin N. Maredia

  
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