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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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 * DEVINE BRIAN K   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol WILD OATS MARKETS INC [OATS] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 16025 VIA DEL ALBA 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/28/2007 (Street) RANCHO SANTA FE, CA 92067 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units	$ 0	08/28/2007		D			268	(1)	05/07/2014	Common Stock	268	$ 0	0	D
Restricted Stock Units	$ 0	08/28/2007		D			4,000	(1)	05/07/2014	Common Stock	4,000	$ 0	0	D
Restricted Stock Units	$ 0	08/28/2007		D			276	(1)	07/29/2014	Common Stock	276	$ 0	0	D
Restricted Stock Units	$ 0	08/28/2007		D			552	(1)	11/03/2014	Common Stock	552	$ 0	0	D
Restricted Stock Units	$ 0	08/28/2007		D			423	(1)	12/15/2014	Common Stock	423	$ 0	0	D
Restricted Stock Units	$ 0	08/28/2007		D			484	(1)	02/18/2015	Common Stock	484	$ 0	0	D
Restricted Stock Units	$ 0	08/28/2007		D			320	(1)	05/04/2015	Common Stock	320	$ 0	0	D
Restricted Stock Units	$ 0	08/28/2007		D			4,000	(1)	05/04/2015	Common Stock	4,000	$ 0	0	D
Restricted Stock Units	$ 0	08/28/2007		D			297	(1)	07/06/2015	Common Stock	297	$ 0	0	D
Restricted Stock Units	$ 0	08/28/2007		D			257	(1)	07/26/2015	Common Stock	257	$ 0	0	D
Restricted Stock Units	$ 0	08/28/2007		D			310	(1)	10/27/2015	Common Stock	310	$ 0	0	D
Restricted Stock Units	$ 0	08/28/2007		D			238	(1)	02/08/2016	Common Stock	238	$ 0	0	D
Restricted Stock Units	$ 0	08/28/2007		D			200	(1)	05/02/2016	Common Stock	200	$ 0	0	D
Restricted Stock Units	$ 0	08/28/2007		D			4,000	(1)	05/02/2016	Common Stock	4,000	$ 0	0	D
Restricted Stock Units	$ 0	08/28/2007		D			189	(1)	07/27/2016	Common Stock	189	$ 0	0	D
Restricted Stock Units	$ 0	08/28/2007		D			209	(1)	08/30/2016	Common Stock	209	$ 0	0	D
Restricted Stock Units	$ 0	08/28/2007		D			865	(1)	08/30/2016	Common Stock	865	$ 0	0	D
Restricted Stock Units	$ 0	08/28/2007		D			51	(1)	09/29/2016	Common Stock	51	$ 0	0	D
Restricted Stock Units	$ 0	08/28/2007		D			197	(1)	10/19/2016	Common Stock	197	$ 0	0	D
Restricted Stock Units	$ 0	08/28/2007		D			129	(1)	10/25/2016	Common Stock	129	$ 0	0	D
Restricted Stock Units	$ 0	08/28/2007		D			193	(1)	10/26/2016	Common Stock	193	$ 0	0	D
Restricted Stock Units	$ 0	08/28/2007		D			234	(1)	11/13/2016	Common Stock	234	$ 0	0	D
Restricted Stock Units	$ 0	08/28/2007		D			243	(1)	12/12/2016	Common Stock	243	$ 0	0	D
Restricted Stock Units	$ 0	08/28/2007		D			173	(1)	12/29/2016	Common Stock	173	$ 0	0	D
Restricted Stock Units	$ 0	08/28/2007		D			238	(1)	01/06/2017	Common Stock	238	$ 0	0	D
Restricted Stock Units	$ 0	08/28/2007		D			243	(1)	01/11/2017	Common Stock	243	$ 0	0	D
Restricted Stock Units	$ 0	08/28/2007		D			225	(1)	02/08/2017	Common Stock	225	$ 0	0	D
Restricted Stock Units	$ 0	08/28/2007		D			226	(1)	02/10/2017	Common Stock	226	$ 0	0	D
Restricted Stock Units	$ 0	08/28/2007		D			85	(1)	02/16/2017	Common Stock	85	$ 0	0	D
Option for Common Stock	$ 4.57	08/28/2007		D			620	(2)	11/09/2010	Common Stock	620	$ 0	0	D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
DEVINE BRIAN K 16025 VIA DEL ALBA RANCHO SANTA FE, CA 92067	X

Signatures

/s/ Tony Engel, as Attorney-in-Fact for Brian K. Devine		08/30/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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)	Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 21, 2007 (the "Merger Agreement"), by and among the Issuer, Whole Foods Market, Inc. and WFMI Merger Co., each Restricted Stock Unit was converted automatically into the right to receive the per share offer price of $18.50, net to the seller in cash (the "Offer Price").
(2)	Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, immediately prior to the Purchase Time (as defined in the Merger Agreement), each outstanding option to purchase shares of common stock of Issuer, whether or not then exercisable or vested, was cancelled in exchange for the right to receive an amount in cash in respect thereof equal to the product of (x) the excess, if any, of the Offer Price over the exercise price thereof and (y) the number of shares of common stock of Issuer subject thereto.
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