Edgar Filing: TESTA CHRISTOPHER P.

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 TESTA CHRISTOPHER P.

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
09/07/2012

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

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O UNFI,Â 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)
President, Blue Marble Brands

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	85	I	See footnote ⁽¹⁾

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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)	Â ⁽³⁾	09/11/2019⁽³⁾	Common Stock	2,495	$ 24.3 ⁽²⁾	D	Â
Employee stock option (right to buy)	Â ⁽³⁾	09/10/2020⁽³⁾	Common Stock	4,310	$ 33.9 ⁽²⁾	D	Â
Employee stock option (right to buy)	Â ⁽³⁾	09/12/2021⁽³⁾	Common Stock	4,370	$ 37.82 ⁽²⁾	D	Â
Restricted Stock Unit	Â ⁽⁵⁾	09/11/2013⁽⁵⁾	Common Stock	3,293	$ 0 ⁽⁴⁾	D	Â
Restricted Stock Unit	Â ⁽⁵⁾	09/10/2014⁽⁵⁾	Common Stock	4,313	$ 0 ⁽⁴⁾	D	Â
Restricted Stock Unit	Â ⁽⁵⁾	09/12/2015⁽⁵⁾	Common Stock	5,830	$ 0 ⁽⁴⁾	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
TESTA CHRISTOPHER P. C/O UNFI 313 IRON HORSE WAY PROVIDENCE,Â RIÂ 02908	Â	Â	Â President, Blue Marble Brands	Â

Signatures

Lisa N'Chonon, Power-of-Attorney, in-fact		09/10/2012
^**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)	Represents 85 shares of common stock allocated to the reporting person under the United Natural Foods, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan as of September 10, 2012.
(2)	Closing price of United Natural Foods, Inc. on the NASDAQ National Market on the grant date.
(3)	The stock options vest and become exercisable in four equal annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant, and expire on the tenth anniversary of the date of grant.
(4)	Each restricted stock unit represents the right to receive one share of United Natural Foods, Inc. common stock upon vesting in accordance with the terms of the reporting person's restricted stock unit agreement.
(5)	The restricted stock units vest in four equal annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant.

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