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In 2019, Jim Nielsen earned $2.60M in total compensation at Sprouts Farmers Market, including $714.52K salary, $320.00K bonus and $1.39M in stock. Most recently sold 17,267 shares in Mar 2019. Currently holds stock worth $13.48M.

Compensation History

Annual executive compensation data for Jim Nielsen, including salary, bonuses, and stock awards.

Year

2019

Total Compensation

$2.60M

Salary

$714.52K

Bonus

$320.00K

Other

$169.35K

Salary

$714.52K

Board Justification

The compensation philosophy is designed to attract, motivate, and retain executives while aligning their interests with those of the stockholders through performance-based incentives.

Bonus

$320.00K

Board Justification

Mr. Nielsen's 2019 annual bonus was fixed at $320,000 if his employment was not terminated for cause prior to the bonus payment date.

Other Compensation

$169.35K

Board Justification

This includes health and life insurance premiums paid on behalf of Mr. Nielsen and additional compensation related to his role as Interim Co-CEO.

Restricted Stock

$1.39M1.39M RSU

Board Justification

The stock awards that vested in 2019 include performance shares and RSUs granted in previous years that met the vesting conditions.

Performance Metrics

The performance metrics for determining the compensation included Plan EBITDA and comparable store sales growth.

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Jim Nielsen

Ex-CEO of Sprouts Farmers Market

Education

Not specified

Field of Expertise

Business & Management

Sector of Economy

Consumer Defensive

Born

January 1, 1974 - 51 years ago

CEO of Sprouts Farmers Market for

0 years 7 months (Dec 2018 - Aug 2019)

Previous Experience

Served as President of Henry's Farmers Markets.

Holdings

Track Jim Nielsen's stock holdings and portfolio value over time.

Total Stock Sold

$34.78M

SFM

$34.78M

1,159,297 SFM shares

What if they kept their stock?

If Jim Nielsen didn't sell their stock, today they would have:
Extra SFM1,159,297 shares worth $98.84M.
This is 184.23% and $64.07M more than what they got when they sold the stock.

Insider Trading

Jim Nielsen's recent stock transactions, purchases, and sales filed with the SEC.

SFM

$395.69K

SFM at $22.92/share

Mar 4, 2019

Sale

SFM

30,117 shares

SFM

Mar 4, 2019

Received

SFM

$13.65M

SFM at $29.26/share

Sep 10, 2018

Sale

SFM

$25.66K

SFM at $22.03/share

Jul 2, 2018

Sale

SFM

$48.96K

SFM at $25.33/share

Mar 12, 2018

Sale

SFM

$266.34K

SFM at $25.24/share

Mar 5, 2018

Sale

SFM

24,885 shares

SFM

Mar 5, 2018

Received

SFM

35,941 shares

SFM

Feb 20, 2018

Received

SFM

$2.55M

SFM at $23.17/share

Dec 1, 2017

Sale

SFM

$1.31M

SFM at $23.74/share

May 25, 2017

Sale

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