Company: CHEF
Filing Date: 2025-03-26
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001517175-25-000003
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Company: Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-03-26
Form: DEF 14A
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 such that the number of shares properly cast “for” the nominee exceeds the number of votes properly cast “against” that nominee, with abstentions and broker non-votes not counting as votes “for” or “against.” The “majority of votes cast” means that the number of shares voted “for” a director nominee must exceed the number of votes cast “against” the nominee’s election, not including abstentions and broker non-votes. “Votes cast” means the votes actually cast “for” or “against” a particular proposal, whether in person or by proxy. You may vote “FOR” or “AGAINST” each director, or “ABSTAIN” from voting for such director. Under our majority voting standard, if an incumbent director nominee fails to receive a majority of votes cast, the nominee must immediately offer to tender his or her resignation to the Board. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee would make a recommendation to the Board on whether to accept or reject the resignation, or whether other action should be taken. The Board would act on the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee’s recommendation and publicly disclose its decision as well as the rationale behind it within 90 days from the date of the certification of the election results.

For Proposal 2 (ratification of the selection of BDO USA, P.C.), Proposal 3 (non-binding, advisory vote on executive compensation), and Proposal 4 (approval of an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated 2019 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan), you may vote “FOR” or “AGAINST” each proposal or “ABSTAIN” from voting on the proposal.

Stockholders of Record : If you are a stockholder of record at the close of business on the Record Date, there are four ways to vote:

• by voting at the Annual Meeting in person or via the internet at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/chef25 ;

• by completing, signing, dating and returning your proxy card by mail, if you request a paper copy of the proxy materials;

• by making a toll-free telephone call within the United States or Canada using a touch-tone telephone to the toll-free number provided on your proxy card; or

• by voting on the internet. To vote on the internet, go to the website address indicated on your Notice of Proxy Availability to complete an electronic proxy card. You will be asked to provide the control number from the Notice of Proxy Availability.

If you plan to vote by telephone or internet in advance of the Annual