Company: CHEF
Filing Date: 2025-03-26
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001517175-25-000003
Chunk: 83

Company: Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-03-26
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 83
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 given to them in the Amended 2019 Plan. We encourage you to read the entire Amended 2019 Plan to understand all of its terms. A copy of the 2019 Plan Amendment has been provided as Appendix A to this proxy statement. In addition, we will send to you, free of charge, a copy of the Amended 2019 Plan upon your request. You may send your request in writing to The Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc., 100 East Ridge Road, Ridgefield, Connecticut 06877, Attn: Alexandros Aldous, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary, Chief Government Relations Officer and Chief Administrative Officer.

#### Purpose and Eligibility
The purpose of the Amended 2019 Plan is to promote the interests of the Company and its stockholders by (i) attracting and retaining key officers, employees, consultants and directors; (ii) motivating such individuals by means of

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performance-related incentives to achieve long-range performance goals; (iii) enabling such individuals to participate in the long-term growth and financial success of the Company; (iv) encouraging ownership of stock in the Company by such individuals; and (v) linking their compensation to the long-term interests of the Company and its stockholders.

Any key officer, employee, consultant or director will be eligible to be a designated Participant under the Amended 2019 Plan. The ability of any eligible officer, employee, consultant, or director to participate in the Amended 2019 Plan is subject to the approval of the Compensation Committee. As of March 17, 2025, 5,289 employees and non-employee directors may be eligible to participate in the Amended 2019 Plan.

#### Termination Date
No Awards may be made after ten years from the effective date of the 2019 Equity Incentive Plan.

#### Administration of the Amended 2019 Plan
The Amended 2019 Plan will be administered by a “Committee” composed of at least two “non-employee directors,” within the meaning of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, and Rule 16b-3 thereunder, each of whom is designated as an “independent” director within the meaning of the listing standards of The Nasdaq Stock Market (the Compensation Committee). The Compensation Committee will have the discretion to select the individuals who receive Awards (Participants) and determine the form and terms of the Awards, including any