4 1 NASDAQ 0001202810 Officer Whole Foods Market, Inc. 0000865436 74-1989366 12/31/02 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 4 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP [ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person(s) Valkenaar Lee 601 North Lamar Suite 300 Austin, TX 78703 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Whole Foods Market, Inc. (WFMI) 3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (Voluntary) 4. Statement for Month/Day/Year 12/31/2002 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year) 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) [ ] Director [ ] 10% Owner [X] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below) Regional President 1/6/98 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) [X] Form filed by One Reporting Person [ ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON /S/ By: Erica Goldbloom For: Lee R. Valkenaar DATE 12/31/02

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