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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 * SHIELDS JOHN A   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) 2749 LANDON ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/28/2007 (Street) SHAKER HEIGHTS, OH 44122 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
Option for Common Stock	$ 9.14	08/28/2007		D			310	(1)	05/05/2010	Common Stock	310	$ 0	0	D
Option for Common Stock	$ 9.14	08/28/2007		D			310	(1)	05/05/2010	Common Stock	310	$ 0	0	D
Option for Common Stock	$ 9.18	08/28/2007		D			1,852	(1)	05/06/2013	Common Stock	1,852	$ 0	0	D
Option for Common Stock	$ 9.214	08/28/2007		D			3,075	(1)	04/30/2013	Common Stock	3,075	$ 0	0	D
Option for Common Stock	$ 9.2302	08/28/2007		D			1,842	(1)	05/01/2012	Common Stock	1,842	$ 0	0	D
Option for Common Stock	$ 9.2302	08/28/2007		D			36,836	(1)	05/01/2012	Common Stock	36,836	$ 0	0	D
Option for Common Stock	$ 9.2905	08/28/2007		D			3,050	(1)	09/30/2013	Common Stock	3,050	$ 0	0	D
Option for Common Stock	$ 9.33	08/28/2007		D			607	(1)	04/30/2012	Common Stock	607	$ 0	0	D
Option for Common Stock	$ 9.35	08/28/2007		D/K			3,030	(1)	06/30/2013	Common Stock	3,030	$ 0	0	D
Option for Common Stock	$ 9.5022	08/28/2007		D			1,789	(1)	07/31/2012	Common Stock	1,789	$ 0	0	D
Option for Common Stock	$ 9.5022	08/28/2007		D			2,982	(1)	07/31/2012	Common Stock	2,982	$ 0	0	D
Option for Common Stock	$ 9.51	08/28/2007		D			298	(1)	09/12/2010	Common Stock	298	$ 0	0	D
Option for Common Stock	$ 9.55	08/28/2007		D			2,966	(1)	08/30/2012	Common Stock	2,966	$ 0	0	D
Option for Common Stock	$ 9.5889	08/28/2007		D			2,955	(1)	10/31/2012	Common Stock	2,955	$ 0	0	D
Option for Common Stock	$ 9.6475	08/28/2007		D			2,937	(1)	11/28/2013	Common Stock	2,937	$ 0	0	D
Option for Common Stock	$ 9.83	08/28/2007		D			288	(1)	09/28/2010	Common Stock	288	$ 0	0	D
Option for Common Stock	$ 10.04	08/28/2007		D			1,695	(1)	05/04/2010	Common Stock	1,695	$ 0	0	D
Option for Common Stock	$ 10.04	08/28/2007		D			2,825	(1)	05/04/2010	Common Stock	2,825	$ 0	0	D
Option for Common Stock	$ 10.04	08/28/2007		D			3,000	(1)	05/04/2010	Common Stock	3,000	$ 0	0	D
Option for Common Stock	$ 10.04	08/28/2007		D			282	(1)	07/25/2010	Common Stock	282	$ 0	0	D
Option for Common Stock	$ 10.04	08/28/2007		D			282	(1)	07/25/2010	Common Stock	282	$ 0	0	D
Option for Common Stock	$ 10.0555	08/28/2007		D			2,818	(1)	03/31/2014	Common Stock	2,818	$ 0	0	D
Option for Common Stock	$ 10.098	08/28/2007		D			2,806	(1)	08/29/2013	Common Stock	2,806	$ 0	0	D
Option for Common Stock	$ 10.285	08/28/2007		D			413	(1)	10/22/2012	Common Stock	413	$ 0	0	D
Option for Common Stock	$ 10.4125	08/28/2007		D			408	(1)	08/27/2012	Common Stock	408	$ 0	0	D
Option for Common Stock	$ 10.625	08/28/2007		D			1,600	(1)	10/30/2012	Common Stock	1,600	$ 0	0	D
Option for Common Stock	$ 10.63	08/28/2007		D			267	(1)	06/30/2010	Common Stock	267	$ 0	0	D
Option for Common Stock	$ 10.7695	08/28/2007		D			395	(1)	03/05/2014	Common Stock	395	$ 0	0	D
Option for Common Stock	$ 10.795	08/28/2007		D			2,625	(1)	02/27/2014	Common Stock	2,625	$ 0	0	D
Option for Common Stock	$ 10.795	08/28/2007		D			394	(1)	03/08/2014	Common Stock	394	$ 0	0	D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
SHIELDS JOHN A 2749 LANDON ROAD SHAKER HEIGHTS, OH 44122	X

Signatures

/s/ Tony Engel, as Attorney-in-Fact for John A. Shields		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 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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