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

Company: Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-03-26
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 26
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 March 1, 2024, the Company entered into an agreement, subsequently amended on May 31, 2024 (as amended, the “Cooperation Agreement”) with Legion Partners Asset Management, LLC and certain affiliated investor entities (collectively, the “Investor Group”). As contemplated by the Cooperation Agreement, the size of the Board will be reduced from eleven to nine members immediately following the Annual Meeting.

In addition, pursuant to the Cooperation Agreement, the Investor Group agreed that at each annual and special meeting of stockholders held prior to the expiration of the standstill period thereunder, each member of the Investor Group will cause all shares of common stock of the Company beneficially owned by it and its respective affiliates to be counted as present for purposes of establishing a quorum and to be voted in favor of each of the directors nominated by the Board and recommended by the Board in the election of directors (and not in favor of any other nominees to serve on the Board).

For additional information, refer to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 4, 2024, including the full text of the Cooperation Agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 thereto, and the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 31, 2024, including the Amendment to the Cooperation Agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 thereto.

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#### Director Nominees Recommended by Stockholders
The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee evaluates nominees recommended by stockholders on the same basis as nominees recommended by any other sources, including making a determination whether the candidate is qualified to serve on the Board based on the qualitative standards described above. To be considered by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, a stockholder who wishes to recommend a director nominee must deliver or send by first class U.S. mail a written notice addressed to Alexandros Aldous, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary, Chief Government Relations Officer and Chief Administrative Officer, The Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc., 100 East Ridge Road, Ridgefield, Connecticut 06877. The written notice must be received by our corporate secretary not less than 90 days nor more than 120 days prior to the date of the annual meeting; provided, however, that in the event the annual meeting is scheduled to be held on a date more than 30 days prior to or delayed by more than 60 days after the anniversary date of the last annual meeting