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Ownership Document |
Schema Version: X0508 |
Document Type: 4 |
Period of Report: 3/4/24 |
Not Subject to Section 16: 0 |
Issuer: |
| Issuer CIK: 1517175 |
| Issuer Name: Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. |
| Issuer Trading Symbol: CHEF |
Reporting Owner: |
| Reporting Owner ID: |
| | Owner CIK: 1525965 |
| | Owner Name: Pappas John |
| Reporting Owner Address: |
| | Owner Street 1: 100 EAST RIDGE ROAD |
| | Owner Street 2: |
| | Owner City: RIDGEFIELD |
| | Owner State: CT |
| | Owner ZIP Code: 06877 |
| | Owner State Description: |
| Reporting Owner Relationship: |
| | Is Director? Yes |
| | Is Officer? Yes |
| | Is Ten Percent Owner? No |
| | Is Other? No |
| | Officer Title: Vice Chairman and COO |
| | Other Text: |
Aff 10b5 One: 0 |
Non-Derivative Table: |
| Non-Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Common Stock |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 3/4/24 |
| | Deemed Execution Date: |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: A |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | Transaction Timeliness: |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 27,391 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Footnote ID: F1 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: A |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 844,755 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
| Non-Derivative Holding: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Common Stock |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 400,000 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: I |
| | | Nature of Ownership: |
| Value: See footnotes |
| Footnote ID: F2 |
Footnotes: |
| Footnote - F1: The reporting person was granted shares of restricted common stock pursuant to The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. Amended and Restated 2019 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan. The forfeiture restrictions associated with 16,112 of these shares will lapse in one-third increments as of the first through third anniversary dates of March 4, 2024. The forfeiture restrictions associated with 11,279 of these shares will lapse upon achievement of performance conditions based on the per-share price of the Issuer's common stock. |
| Footnote - F2: Shares are held by a single member LLC the sole member of which is a grantor retained annuity trust established by the reporting person and of which the reporting person is the sole trustee and sole annuity beneficiary. |
Owner Signature: |
| Signature Name: /s/ Alexandros Aldous, Attorney-in-Fact for John Pappas |
| Signature Date: 3/6/24 |