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              EXHIBIT 4   Whole Foods Properties (as of September 28, 2008)
              Location           #Stores   Location      #Stores   Location        #Stores
              Alabama               1      Louisiana        3      Oregon             6
              Arkansas              1      Maine            2      Pennsylvania       7
              Arizona               7      Maryland         7      Rhode Island       3
              California           51      Massachusetts   19      South Carolina     2
              Colorado             18      Michigan         5      Tennessee          3
              Canada                6      Minnesota        2      Texas             14
              Connecticut           5      Missouri         3      United Kingdom     5
              District of Columbia  3      Nebraska         1      Utah               4
              Florida              14      Nevada           4      Virginia           9
              Georgia               7      New Jersey       9      Washington         5
              Hawaii                1      New Mexico       5      Wisconsin          2
              Illinois             16      New York         8
              Indiana               2      North Carolina   5
              Kansas                2      Ohio             6
              Kentucky              2      Oklahoma         1


              Source: WFMI, Annual Report (2007): 21.
              EXHIBIT 5   Whole Foods Management (as of November 20, 2007)

              Regional Presidents
              Name                  Age       Tenure      Position

              Scott Allshouse        45          7        South Region
              Michael Besancon       61         13        Southern Pacific Region
              Patrick Bradley        47         21        Midwest Region
              Mark Dixon             45         24        Southwest Region
              David Lannon           41         14        Northern California Region
              Ron Megahan            37         18        Pacific Northwest Region
              Kenneth Meyer          39         12        Mid-Atlantic Region
              Christina Minardi      41         12        Northeast Region
              Juan Nunez             49         25        Florida Region
              William Paradise       47         17        Rocky Mountain Region
              Jeff Turnas            35         12        North Atlantic Region

              Executive Officers of the Registrant
              John P. Mackey         54         29        Chairman of the Board & CEO
              Albert Gallo           54         14        Co-President & COO
              Walter Robb            54         16        Co-President & COO
              Glenda Chamberlain     54         19        Exec. VP & CFO
              James Sud              55         10        Exec. VP of Growth & Bus. Dev.
              Lee Valkenaar          51         20        Exec. VP of Global Support

              Source: WFMI, Annual Report (2007): 16.
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