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Ownership Document
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| Schema Version: X0508 |
| Document Type: 4 |
| Period of Report: 12/21/23 |
| Not Subject to Section 16: 0 |
| Issuer: |
| Issuer CIK: 1020859 |
| Issuer Name: UNITED NATURAL FOODS INC |
| Issuer Trading Symbol: UNFI |
| Reporting Owner: |
| Reporting Owner ID: |
| | Owner CIK: 1462171 |
| | Owner Name: Pappas James C |
| Reporting Owner Address: |
| | Owner Street 1: C/O UNFI |
| | Owner Street 2: 313 IRON HORSE WAY |
| | Owner City: PROVIDENCE |
| | Owner State: RI |
| | Owner ZIP Code: 02908 |
| | Owner State Description: |
| Reporting Owner Relationship: |
| | Is Director? Yes |
| | Is Officer? No |
| | Is Ten Percent Owner? No |
| | Is Other? No |
| Aff 10b5 One: 0 |
| Non-Derivative Table: |
| Non-Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Common Stock |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 12/21/23 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: A |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 12,892 |
| Footnote ID: F1 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Value: 0 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: A |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 12,892 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
| Non-Derivative Holding: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Common Stock |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 293,144 |
| Footnote ID: F2 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: I |
| | | Nature of Ownership: |
| Value: By: JCP Investment Partnership, LP |
| Footnote ID: F3 |
| Non-Derivative Holding: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Common Stock |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 177,178 |
| Footnote ID: F2 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: I |
| | | Nature of Ownership: |
| Value: By: Managed Accounts of JCP Investment Management, LLC |
| Footnote ID: F4 |
| Derivative Table: |
| Footnotes: |
| Footnote - F1: This restricted stock unit ("RSU") award was granted pursuant to the Third Amended and Restated 2020 Equity Incentive Plan and will fully vest on December 21, 2024. Each RSU represents the right to receive one share of common stock upon vesting in accordance with the terms of the reporting person's RSU agreement. |
| Footnote - F2: The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these shares in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all of the reported shares for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose. |
| Footnote - F3: JCP Investment Partners, LP ("JCP Partners"), as the general partner of JCP Investment Partnership, LP ("JCP"), may be deemed the beneficial owner of the 293,144 shares of Common Stock owned by JCP. JCP Investment Holdings, LLC ("JCP Holdings"), as the general partner of JCP Partners, may be deemed the beneficial owner of the 293,144 shares of Common Stock owned by JCP. Mr. Pappas, as the sole member of JCP Holdings may be deemed the beneficial owner of the 293,144 shares of common stock held by JCP. |
| Footnote - F4: JCP Investment Management, LLC ("JCP Management"), as the investment manager of JCP and certain separately managed accounts (the "JCP Accounts"), may be deemed the beneficial owner of the 177,178 shares of common stock owned by JCP and held in the JCP Accounts. Mr. Pappas, as the managing member of JCP Management, may be deemed the beneficial owner of the 177,178 shares of common stock held in the JCP Accounts. |
| Remarks: |
| Owner Signature: |
| Signature Name: /s/ Jody L. Hyvarinen, Power-of-Attorney, in fact |
| Signature Date: 12/22/23 |
