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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 * BRIER FREYA   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol WILD OATS MARKETS INC [OATS] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Senior VP and General Counsel (Last) (First) (Middle) 1821 30TH STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/28/2007 (Street) BOULDER, CO 80301 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 Common Stock 08/28/2007   D   10,595 D $ 18.5 0 D   Restricted Stock 08/28/2007   D   4,167 D $ 0 0 D

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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
Option for Common Stock	$ 6.1	08/28/2007		D			2,499	(1)	02/24/2015	Common Stock	2,499	$ 6.1	0	D
Option for Common Stock	$ 6.1	08/28/2007		D			9,501	(1)	02/24/2015	Common Stock	9,501	$ 6.1	0	D
Option for Common Stock	$ 9.06	08/28/2007		D			10,000	(1)	05/26/2010	Common Stock	10,000	$ 9.06	0	D
Option for Common Stock	$ 9.4	08/28/2007		D			20,912	(1)	08/02/2011	Common Stock	20,912	$ 9.4	0	D
Option for Common Stock	$ 9.4	08/28/2007		D			55,231	(1)	08/02/2011	Common Stock	55,231	$ 9.4	0	D
Option for Common Stock	$ 11.12	08/28/2007		D			11,666	(1)	09/04/2012	Common Stock	11,666	$ 11.12	0	D
Option for Common Stock	$ 11.12	08/28/2007		D			11,667	(1)	09/04/2012	Common Stock	11,667	$ 11.12	0	D
Option for Common Stock	$ 12.63	08/28/2007		D			25,000	(1)	02/26/2014	Common Stock	25,000	$ 12.63	0	D
Option for Common Stock	$ 16	08/28/2007		D			645	(1)	12/26/2007	Common Stock	645	$ 16	0	D
Option for Common Stock	$ 17.17	08/28/2007		D			7,500	(1)	02/09/2009	Common Stock	7,500	$ 17.17	0	D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
BRIER FREYA 1821 30TH STREET BOULDER, CO 80301			Senior VP and General Counsel

Signatures

/s/ Freya Brier		08/30/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

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**	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., 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 per share offer price of $18.50, net to the seller in cash, over the exercise price thereof and (y) the number of shares of common stock of the Issuer subject thereto.

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