United Natural Foods, Inc. Common Stock Certificate

Summary

This document certifies that the named holder owns fully paid shares of common stock in United Natural Foods, Inc., a Delaware corporation. The shares are transferable only on the corporation’s books by the holder or an authorized attorney upon proper endorsement and surrender of the certificate. The certificate is subject to the corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws. It is not valid unless countersigned and registered by the transfer agent. The corporation will provide details about stock classes and rights to shareholders upon request.

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Exhibit 4.1

NUMBER		SHARES
UNF	UNITED NATURAL FOODS, INC.
COMMON STOCK	INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE	CUSIP 911163 10 3 SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS

This Certifies that

SPECIMEN

is the owner of

FULLY PAID AND NONASSESSABLE SHARES OF THE COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.01 PER SHARE OF

UNITED NATURAL FOODS, INC. transferable only on the books of the Corporation by the holder hereof in person or by Attorney upon surrender of this Certificate properly endorsed. This Certificate and the shares represented hereby are subject to the laws of the State of Delaware and to the Certificate of Incorporation and the Bylaws of the Corporation as from time to time amended (copies of which are on file with the Transfer Agent) to all of which the holder by acceptance hereof asserts. This Certificate is not valid unless countersigned and registered by the Transfer Agent and Registrar.

Witness the facsimile seal of the Corporation and the facsimile signatures of its duly authorized officers.

Dated

/s/ RICK D. PUCKETT		/s/ STEVEN H. TOWNSEND
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER		CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD

UNITED NATURAL FOODS, INC.

The Corporation has more than one class or series of stock authorized to be issued. The Corporation will furnish without charge to each stockholder upon written request a copy of the full text of the preferences, voting powers, qualifications and special and relative rights of the shares of each class or series of stock authorized to be issued by the Corporation as set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation and amendments thereto filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware.

The following abbreviation, when used in the inscription on the face of this certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations:

TEN COM

—

as tenants in common

UNF GIFT MIN ACT —

Custodian

TEN ENT

—

as tenants by the entireties

JT TEN

—

as joint tenants with rights of survivorship and not as tenants in common

(Cust.)

(Minor)

Under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act

(State)

Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.

For value received, hereby sell, assign and transfer unto

PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE

PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS INCLUDING ZIP CODE OF ASSIGNEE

__________________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________ Shares

of the Common Stock represented by the within Certificate, and do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint

___________________________________________________________________________________ Attorney

to transfer the said stock on the books of the within-named Corporation with full power of substitution in the premises.

Dated _____________________


		NOTICE:	THE SIGNATURE TO THIS ASSIGNMENT MUST CORRESPOND WITH THE NAME AS WRITTEN UPON THE FACE OF THE CERTIFICATE, IN EVERY PARTICULAR, WITHOUT ALTERATION OR ENLARGEMENT OR ANY CHANGE WHATEVER.

Signature(s) Guaranteed

By _____________________________________________
THE SIGNATURE(S) MUST BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR INSTITUTION (BANKS, STOCKBROKERS, SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS AND CREDIT UNIONS WITH MEMBERSHIP IN AN APPROVED SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MEDALLION PROGRAM), PURSUANT TO S.E.C. RULE 17Ad-15.

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