September 10, 2000
Glenda Flanagan
Whole Foods Market Inc.
601 North Lamar Boulevard Suite 300
Austin, TX 78703
RE: Schedule 13G
Enclosed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b) under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 is a report on Schedule 13G reporting beneficial
ownership at August 31, 2000 by American Express Financial
Corporation in Common Stock of Whole Foods Market Inc..
Sincerely,
Steve Turbenson
Director - External Reports and Tax
Enclosure
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934
Whole Foods Market Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
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(Title of Class of Securities)
966837106
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(CUSIP Number)
The information required in the remainder of this cover page
(except any items to which the form provides a cross-reference)
shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise
subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall
be subject to all other provisions of the Act.
CUSIP NO. 966837106
1) Name of Reporting Person American Express Financial Corporation
S.S. or I.R.S. Identification IRS No. 13-3180631
No. of Above Person
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2) Check the Appropriate Box (a)
if a Member of a Group (b) X - Joint Filing
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3) SEC Use Only
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4) Citizenship or Place of Organization Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
(5)Sole Voting Power -0-
(6)Shared Voting Power 2,014,190
(7)Sole Dispositive Power -0-
(8)Shared Dispositive Power 2,824,245
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9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially
Owned by Each Reporting Person 2,824,245
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10) Check if the Aggregate Amount in
Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares Not Applicable
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11) Percent of Class Represented by
Amount In Row (9) 10.87%
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12) Type of Reporting Person CO, IC, IV, IA
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(a) Name of Issuer: Whole Foods Market Inc.
1(b)Address of Issuer's Principal 601 North Lamar Boulevard Suite 300
Executive Offices: Austin, TX 78703
2(a)Name of Person Filing American Express Financial Corporation
2(b)Address of Principal Business Office:
American Express Financial Corporation
200 AXP Financial Center
Minneapolis, MN 55474
2(c)Citizenship: See Item 4 of Cover Page
2(d)Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock
2(e)Cusip Number: 966837106
3 Information if statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b):
American Express Financial Corporation, one of the
persons filing this statement, is a Parent Holding
Company in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(ii)(G) and is an
Investment Advisor registered under section 203 of the
Investment Advisors Act of 1940.
4(a)Amount Beneficially Owned as of August 31, 2000: See Item 9 of Cover Pages
4(b)Percent of Class: See Item 11 of Cover Pages
4(c)Number of Shares as to which such person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: See Item 5 of Cover Pages
(ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote:See CItem 6 of Cover Pages
(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: See Item 7
of Cover Pages
(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: See Item 8
of Cover Pages
5 Ownership of 5% or Less of a Class:
If this statement is being filed to report the fact
as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased
to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent
of the class of securities, check the following ( ).
6 Ownership of more than 5% on Behalf of Another Person:
Not Applicable
7 Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the
Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company:
See Exhibit I
8 Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:
Not Applicable
9 Notice of Dissolution of Group:
Not Applicable
10 Certification:
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my
knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above
were acquired in the ordinary course of business and
were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have
the effect of changing or influencing the control of
the issuer of such securities and were not acquired in
connection with or as a participant in any transaction
having such purposes or effect.
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my
knowledge and belief, I certify that the information
set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
American Express Financial Corporation
Dated: August 31, 2000 By
Signature
Steve Turbenson
Director - External Reports and Tax
Name/Title
Telephone: (612) 671-2059
Exhibit Index
Exhibit I Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary
which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the
Parent Holding Company.
Exhibit II Statement of American Express Financial Corporation
Exhibit I
to
Schedule 13G
American Express Financial Corporation, a Delaware
Corporation, is a parent holding company and is registered as
investment advisor under section 203 of the Investment Advisors
Act or 1940. The relevant subsidiaries and/or advised accounts
are: Investment companies registered under section 8 of the
Investment Company Act of 1940; IDS Life Insurance Company and
American Express Asset Management Group Inc., an investment
advisor registered under section 203 of the Investment Advisors
Act of 1940.
Exhibit II
to
Schedule 13G
Under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(f)(1), American Express Financial
Corporation affirms that it is individually eligible to use
Schedule 13G and agrees that this Schedule is filed in its behalf
and on the behalf of its subsidiaries and advised accounts.
American Express Financial Corporation
By:
Steve Turbenson
Director - External Reports
and Tax
