Edgar Filing: GRILLEA THOMAS JOHN

Ownership Submission

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Â GRILLEA THOMAS JOHN

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
09/20/2010

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
UNITED NATURAL FOODS INC [UNFI]

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

313 IRON HORSE WAY

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
Divisional President

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

(Street)

PROVIDENCE,Â RIÂ 02908

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	2,362	D	Â
Common Stock	463	I	See footnote ⁽¹³⁾

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	09/01/2010⁽¹⁾	09/01/2016	Common Stock	750	$ 29.09	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	12/07/2010⁽²⁾	12/07/2016	Common Stock	1,000	$ 36.6	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	12/06/2011⁽³⁾	12/06/2017	Common Stock	750	$ 28.32	D	Â
Restricted Stock Unit	12/06/2011⁽⁴⁾	12/06/2011⁽⁴⁾	Common Stock	900	$ 0	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	09/16/2012⁽⁵⁾	09/16/2018	Common Stock	1,688	$ 24.54	D	Â
Restricted Stock Unit	09/16/2012⁽⁶⁾	09/16/2012⁽⁶⁾	Common Stock	1,350	$ 0	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	06/03/2013⁽⁷⁾	06/03/2019	Common Stock	3,000	$ 26.55	D	Â
Restricted Stock Unit	06/03/2013⁽⁸⁾	06/03/2013⁽⁸⁾	Common Stock	3,600	$ 0	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	09/11/2013⁽⁹⁾	09/11/2019	Common Stock	7,755	$ 24.3	D	Â
Restricted Stock Unit	09/11/2013⁽¹⁰⁾	09/11/2013⁽¹⁰⁾	Common Stock	7,677	$ 0	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	09/10/2014⁽¹¹⁾	09/10/2020	Common Stock	5,500	$ 33.9	D	Â
Restricted Stock Unit	09/10/2014⁽¹²⁾	09/10/2014⁽¹²⁾	Common Stock	7,340	$ 0	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
GRILLEA THOMAS JOHN 313 IRON HORSE WAY PROVIDENCE,Â RIÂ 02908	Â	Â	Â Divisional President	Â

Signatures

Lisa N'Chonon (Power of Attorney, in fact)		09/28/2010
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The last of four equal annual installments of employee stock options vested on September 1, 2010. The exercise price is the closing price on the date of the grant, September 1, 2006.
(2)	Of the 1,000 employee stock options outstanding, 750 are vested as of December 7, 2009. The final 250 shares will vest on December 7, 2010. The exercise price is the closing price on the date of the grant, December 7, 2006.
(3)	The remaining employee stock options vest in two equal annual installments beginning on December 6, 2010. The exercise price is the closing price on the date of the grant, December 6, 2007.
(4)	The restricted stock units vest in two equal annual installments beginning on December 6, 2010.
(5)	Of the 1,688 employee stock options outstanding, 563 are vested as of September 16, 2010. The remaining 1,125 employee stock options will vest in two equal annual installments beginning on September 16, 2011. The exercise price is the closing price on the date of the grant, September 16, 2008.
(6)	The restricted stock units vest in two equal annual installments beginning on September 16, 2011.
(7)	The remaining employee stock options vest in three equal annual installments beginning on June 3, 2011. The exercise price is the closing price on the date of the grant, June 3, 2009.
(8)	The restricted stock units vest in three equal annual installments beginning on June 3, 2011.
(9)	Of the 7,755 employee stock options outstanding, 1,938 are vested as of September 11, 2010. The remaining 5,817 employee stock options will vest in three equal annual installments beginning on September 11, 2011. The exercise price is the closing price on the date of the grant, September 11, 2009.
(10)	The restricted stock units vest in three equal annual installments beginning on September 11, 2011.
(11)	The employee stock options vest in four equal annual installments beginning on September 10, 2011. The exercise price is the closing price on the date of the grant, September 10, 2010.
(12)	The restricted stock units vest in four equal annual installments beginning on September 10, 2011.
(13)	Represents 463 shares of common stock allocated to the reporting person under the United Natural Foods, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan as of September 28, 2010.

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