SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Levi & Korsinsky, LLP Notifies Shareholders of Whole Foods Market, Inc. of a Class Action Lawsuit and a Lead Plaintiff Deadline of October 2, 2017

Levi & Korsinsky, LLP has filed a class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas on behalf of current stockholders of Whole Foods Market, Inc. (“Whole Foods” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: WFM) in connection with the planned acquisition of the company by Amazon.com, Inc.

On June 16, 2017, Whole Foods announced it had entered into an agreement in which Amazon.com, Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiary, Walnut Merger Sub, Inc. would acquire all outstanding shares of Whole Foods common stock for $42.00 per share. The lawsuit, which was filed on July 13, 2017 and entitled Riegel v. Whole Foods Market, Inc., et al. (Case No. 1:17-cv-00674), alleges that defendants solicit the tendering of stockholder shares in connection with the sale of the Company to Amazon through a Recommendation Statement that omits material facts necessary to make the statements therein not false or misleading. Stockholders require this material information to make an informed decision on whether to tender their shares.

If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than 60 days from the date of this notice. If you wish to discuss this action or have any questions concerning this notice or your rights or interests, please contact plaintiff’s counsel, Joseph E. Levi, at Levi & Korsinsky, LLP, (212) 363-7500, or via e-mail at jlevi@levikorsinsky.com. Any member of the putative class may move the Court to serve as lead plaintiff through counsel of their choice or may choose to do nothing and remain an absent class member.

A CLASS HAS NOT BEEN CERTIFIED IN THE ABOVE ACTION. UNTIL A CLASS IS CERTIFIED, YOU ARE NOT REPRESENTED BY COUNSEL UNLESS YOU RETAIN ONE.

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