0001532155-22-000086.txt : 20220214 0001532155-22-000086.hdr.sgml : 20220214 20220214171155 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001532155-22-000086 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20220214 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20220214 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Vital Farms, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001579733 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: FOOD & KINDRED PRODUCTS [2000] IRS NUMBER: 270496985 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1226 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-92158 FILM NUMBER: 22634637 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3601 SOUTH CONGRESS AVENUE STREET 2: SUITE C100 CITY: AUSTIN STATE: TX ZIP: 78704 BUSINESS PHONE: (877) 455-3063 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3601 SOUTH CONGRESS AVENUE STREET 2: SUITE C100 CITY: AUSTIN STATE: TX ZIP: 78704 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001109448 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: INVESTMENT ADVICE [6282] IRS NUMBER: 134064930 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10105 BUSINESS PHONE: 2129691000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10105 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ALLIANCE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L P DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20000316 SC 13G 1 VitalFarms.htm

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. _ )*

            

Vital Farms Inc


(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock


(Title of Class of Securities)

92847W103


(CUSIP Number)

December 31, 2021


(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

[X] Rule 13d-1(b)
[ ] Rule 13d-1(c)
[ ] Rule 13d-1(d)

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act, but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes.)


CUSIP No. 92847W103

1. NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

AllianceBernstein L.P.
13-4064930
2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*

(a) [ ]
(b) [X]
3. SEC USE ONLY
4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

Delaware

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH

5. SOLE VOTING POWER 2,147,169
6. SHARED VOTING POWER 0
7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 2,190,183
8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 28,968
9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

2,219,151
10. CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

[X]
11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

5.5%
12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

IA




















Item 1.
(a) Name of Issuer
Vital Farms Inc
(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices
3601 SOUTH CONGRESS AVENUE, SUITE C100, AUSTIN, TX 78704
Item 2.
(a) Name of Person Filing
AllianceBernstein L.P. ("AllianceBernstein L.P.")
(b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence
1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10105

All media outlets, please contact Jennifer Will at AllianceBernstein (212-969-1157) with any questions. All other questions can be directed to Section13USFilings@alliancebernstein.com.
(c) Citizenship
Delaware
(d) Title of Class of Securities
Common Stock
(e) CUSIP Number
92847W103
Item 3. If This Statement is Filed Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or (c), Check Whether the Person Filing is a:
(a) [ ] Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o).
(b) [ ] Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
(c) [ ] Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
(d) [ ] Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8).
(e) [X] An investment adviser in accordance with Rule 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
(f) [ ] An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with Rule 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
(g) [ ] A parent holding company or control person in accordance with Rule 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
(h) [ ] A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);
(i) [ ] A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);
(j) [ ] Group, in accordance with Rule 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).
Item 4. Ownership.
Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1.
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned:
2,219,151 shares acquired solely for investment purposes on behalf of client discretionary investment advisory accounts.*
(b) Percent of Class:
5.5%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote 2,147,169
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote 0
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 2,190,183
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 28,968
*AllianceBernstein L.P. is a majority owned subsidiary of Equitable Holdings, Inc. ("EQH"). AllianceBernstein operates under independent management and makes independent decisions from EQH and its respective subsidiaries, and EQH calculates and reports beneficial ownership separately from AllianceBernstein pursuant to guidance provided by the Securities and Exchange Commission in Release Number 34-39538 (January 12, 1998).
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of Class.
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following: [ ]
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
Not Applicable
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company.
Not Applicable
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

Not Applicable. This schedule is not being filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J) or Rule 13d-1(d).
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group.

Not Applicable
Item 10. Certification.

By signing below, I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.


SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

AllianceBernstein L.P.
By: /s/ Brenda Coulter
Date: February 14, 2022
Name: Brenda Coulter
Title: VP and Head of Regulatory Reporting