NEW YORK, December 3, 2013: Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. has announced the closing of the public offering of 19,550,000 shares of common stock, including 2,550,000 shares of common stock issued as a result of the exercise in full of the underwriters' option to purchase additional shares, by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, LLC and certain other stockholders of the Company at a public offering price of $37.00 per share. The selling stockholders received all of the proceeds from the offering.
Phoenix, Arizona-based Sprouts Farmers Market is a specialty retailer of fresh, natural and organic foods operating more than 160 stores in eight states.
Morgan Lewis served as Sprouts Farmers Market’s legal adviser on the offering. The Morgan Lewis team was led by Business and Finance Practice partner Howard Kenny, and associates Jeffrey Letalien, Daniel Landy, Whitney Montgomery, and Daniel Palmadesso. Also assisting was Business and Finance partner Robert Robison and Tax Practice partner Kenneth Kail.