# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001517175
**File Stem:** 0000947871-25-000613
**Filing Date:** 2025-6
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000947871-25-000613.hdr.sgml**: 20250616

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000947871-25-000613

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: S-8

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 6

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250616

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250616

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20250616

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001517175
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** WHOLESALE-GROCERIES & GENERAL LINE [5141]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 07 Trade & Services
- **EIN:** 203031526
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1226

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** S-8
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 333-288090
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251051038

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 100 EAST RIDGE ROAD
- **CITY:** RIDGEFIELD
- **STATE:** CT
- **ZIP:** 06877
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** (203) 894-1345

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 100 EAST RIDGE ROAD
- **CITY:** RIDGEFIELD
- **STATE:** CT
- **ZIP:** 06877

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** Chefs' Warehouse Holdings, LLC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20110401

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 16, 2025

**Registration No. 333-**

**UNITED STATES<br> SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<br> WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549**

**FORM S-8<br> REGISTRATION STATEMENT<br> UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933**

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**THE CHEFS' WAREHOUSE, INC.**

**(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)**

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| **Delaware<br> (State or other jurisdiction of<br> incorporation or organization)** | **20-3031526<br> (I.R.S. Employer<br> Identification No.)** |
| **100 East Ridge Road**<br> **Ridgefield, Connecticut 06877<br> (203) 894-1345<br> (Address of principal executive offices)** | **100 East Ridge Road**<br> **Ridgefield, Connecticut 06877<br> (203) 894-1345<br> (Address of principal executive offices)** |

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**The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. Amended and Restated 2019 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan<br> (Full title of the plan)**

**Alexandros Aldous**

**General Counsel and Corporate Secretary**

**The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.**

**100 East Ridge Road**

**Ridgefield, Connecticut 06877**

**(203) 894-1345<br> (Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)**

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**Copies to:**

**Doreen E. Lilienfeld, Esq.**

**Jai Garg, Esq.<br> Allen Overy Shearman Sterling US LLP<br> 599 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10022<br> (212) 848-4000**

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer ⌧ Accelerated Filer □ <br> Non-accelerated filer □ Smaller reporting company □ <br> Emerging growth company □

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐

**Part I**

**INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS**

The information required by Item 1 and Item 2 of Part I of Form S-8 is omitted from this filing in accordance with Rule 428 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "<u>Securities Act</u>"), and the introductory note to Part I of Form S-8. The documents containing the information specified in Part I will be delivered to the participants in the plan covered by this Registration Statement as required by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act.

**Part II**

**INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT**

**Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.**

The following documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "<u>Commission</u>") are incorporated as of their respective dates in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 (this "<u>Registration Statement</u>") by reference:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a. the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 27, 2024 (filed
February 25, 2025);

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;b. the Registrant's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the period ended on March 28, 2025 (filed
April 30, 2025);

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;c. the Registrant's Current Reports on Form 8-K filed January 13, 2025, February 12, 2025, April
30, 2025, May 14, 2025 and May 23, 2025; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;d. the description of the Registrant's Common Stock which is contained in the registration statement
on Form S-3 dated April 10, 2023 (Commission File No. 333-237646), including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating
such description.

All other documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "<u>Exchange Act</u>") prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement that indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document that also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.

**Item 4. Description of Securities.**

Not applicable.

**Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.**

Not applicable.

**Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.**

Section 145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as amended, provides that under certain circumstances a corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation or is or was serving at its request in such capacity in another corporation or business association, against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe such person's conduct was unlawful.

The Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant provides that, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, a director will not be liable to the Registrant or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. In addition, the Bylaws of the Registrant provide that the Registrant will indemnify each director and officer and may indemnify employees and agents, as determined by the Registrant's board, to the fullest extent provided by the laws of the State of Delaware.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling the Registrant under the foregoing provisions, the Registrant has been informed that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.

The Registrant has entered into an indemnification agreement with each of its executive officers and directors that provides, in general, that the Registrant will indemnify them to the fullest extent permitted by law in connection with their service to or on behalf of the Registrant.

**Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.**

Not applicable.

**Item 8. Exhibits.**

See attached Exhibit list.

**Item 9. Undertakings.**

The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities
Act;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;

 

*provided*, *however*, that paragraphs (i) and (ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial *bona fide* offering thereof.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial *bona fide* offering thereof.

The undersigned Registrant further undertakes that, insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

Exhibit Index

The following exhibits are filed as part of this Registration Statement:

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| **Exhibit No.** | **Description of Document** |
| 3.1 | [Certificate of Incorporation of The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc., as amended to date (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Registrant's Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 2, 2011).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1517175/000095012311071581/g27802exv3w1.htm) |
| 3.2 | [Bylaws of The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc., (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Registrant's Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 5, 2024).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1517175/000094787124000858/ss4076157_ex0301.htm) |
| 5.1\* | [Opinion of Allen Overy Shearman Sterling US LLP regarding the validity of the securities being registered.](ss4959375_ex0501.htm) |
| 23.1\* | [Consent of BDO USA, P.C., an Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.](ss4959375_ex2301.htm) |
| 23.2\* | [Consent of Allen Overy Shearman Sterling US LLP (included as part of the Opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1).](ss4959375_ex0501.htm) |
| 24.1\* | [Power of Attorney (included as part of the signature pages to this Registration Statement).](#POA) |
| 99.1 | [The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. Amended and Restated 2019 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Company's Form S-8 filed on May 26, 2022).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1517175/000094787122000653/ss1034462_ex9901.htm) |
| 99.2\* | [Amendment No. 1 to The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. Amended and Restated 2019 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan.](ss4959375_ex9902.htm) |
| 107\* | [Filing fee table.](ss4959375_exfee107.htm) |

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\* Filed herewith

**SIGNATURES**

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Ridgefield, Connecticut on June 16, 2025.

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|:---|:---|
| **THE CHEFS' WAREHOUSE, INC.** | **THE CHEFS' WAREHOUSE, INC.** |
| By: | /s/ Alexandros Aldous |
| Name: | Alexandros Aldous |
| Title: | General Counsel, Corporate Secretary, Chief Government Relations Officer & Chief Administrative Officer |

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**POWER OF ATTORNEY**

Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Alexandros Aldous his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement on Form S-8, and to sign any related registration statement that is to be effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and all post-effective amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or his or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on the 16<sup>th</sup> day of June, 2025.

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|:---|:---|
| **Signature** | **Title** |
| /s/ Christopher Pappas |  |
| Christopher Pappas | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer<br> (Principal Executive Officer) |
| /s/ James Leddy |  |
| James Leddy | Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) |
| /s/ Timothy McCauley |  |
| Timothy McCauley | Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer) |
| /s/ John Pappas |  |
| John Pappas | Director, Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer |
| /s/ Ivy Brown |  |
| Ivy Brown | Director |
| /s/ Steven F. Goldstone |  |
| Steven F. Goldstone | Director |
| /s/ Aylwin Lewis |  |
| Aylwin Lewis | Director |
| /s/ Lester Owens |  |
| Lester Owens | Director |
| /s/ Richard N. Peretz |  |
| Richard N. Peretz | Director |
| /s/ Debra Walton-Ruskin |  |
| Debra Walton-Ruskin | Director |
| /s/ Wendy M. Weinstein |  |
| Wendy M. Weinstein | Director |

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## Exhibit 5.1

**Exhibit 5.1**

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| ![](image_001.jpg) |
| <br> 599 Lexington Avenue<br> New York, NY 10022-6069<br> +1.212.848.4000 |

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June 16, 2025

The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.

100 East Ridge Road

Ridgefield, Connecticut 06877

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We are acting as counsel for The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "<u>Company</u>"), in connection with the preparation and filing by the Company of a registration statement on Form S-8 (the "<u>Registration Statement</u>") with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "<u>Commission</u>") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "<u>Securities Act</u>"), with respect to 1,550,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01, of the Company (the "<u>Shares</u>") that may be delivered from time to time pursuant to the The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. Amended and Restated 2019 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan (the "<u>Plan</u>"). In connection with the foregoing, we have reviewed originals or copies identified to our satisfaction of the following documents:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) The Registration Statement;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The certificate of incorporation and by-laws of the Company, in each case
as amended to date; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Originals or copies of such other corporate records of the Company, certificates
of public officials and of officers of the Company, and agreements and other documents as we have deemed necessary as a basis for the
opinions expressed below.

In our examination, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all documents, certificates and instruments submitted to us as originals and the conformity with originals of all documents submitted to us as copies.

Our opinion set forth below is based on the text of the Plan as referenced in the Exhibit Index to the Registration Statement.

Our opinion expressed below is limited to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, and we do not express any opinion herein concerning any other law.

Based upon and subject to the foregoing and having regard for such legal considerations as we have deemed relevant, we are of the opinion that authorized but not previously issued Shares which may be delivered under the Plan have been duly authorized by the Company and, when (a) issued and delivered by the Company in accordance with the terms of the Plan and (b) paid for in full in accordance with the terms of the Plan, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

This opinion letter speaks only as of the date hereof. We expressly disclaim any responsibility to advise you of any development or circumstance of any kind, including any change of law or fact that may occur after the date of this opinion letter that might affect the opinions expressed herein.

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not thereby concede that we come within the category of persons whose consent is required by the Securities Act or the General Rules and Regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Allen Overy Shearman Sterling US LLP

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Allen Overy Shearman Sterling US LLP

## Exhibit 23.1

**Exhibit 23.1**

<u>Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</u>

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of our reports dated February 25, 2025 relating to the consolidated financial statements and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. (the "<u>Company</u>"), appearing in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 27, 2024.

/s/ BDO USA, P.C.<br> **<u>________________________</u>**

Stamford, CT

June 16, 2025

## Exhibit 99.2

**Exhibit 99.2**

**Amendment No. 1 to**

**The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.**

**Amended and Restated 2019 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan**

1. <u>Amendment to Section 4.1</u>. The first and second sentences of Section
4.1 of the Plan are deleted and replaced with the following:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.1 *Shares Available*. Subject to the provisions of <u>Section 4.2</u> below, the maximum aggregate number of Shares which may be issued pursuant to all Awards after the Effective Date of the Plan is 5,780,000 Shares (the "Share Reserve"). The number of Shares with respect to which Incentive Stock Options may be granted shall be no more than 5,780,000 Shares.

2. <u>Continued Effect</u>. Except as set forth herein, the Plan shall remain
unchanged and in full force and effect, and the forms of award agreements and any outstanding award agreements under the Plan shall effectively
adopt the amendments herein, as applicable.

## Ex-Filing

**Exhibit 107**

**Calculation of Filing Fee Tables**

**Form S-8**

(Form Type)

**THE CHEFS' WAREHOUSE, INC.**

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

**Table 1: Newly Registered Securities**

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| &nbsp;&nbsp;**Security Type** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**Security Class Title** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**Fee Calculation Rule** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**Amount Registered** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Unit** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**Maximum Aggregate Offering Price** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**Fee Rate** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**Amount of Registration Fee** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Equity | &nbsp;&nbsp;Common Stock, par value $0.01 | &nbsp;&nbsp;Other (1) | &nbsp;&nbsp;1550000 (2) | &nbsp;&nbsp;$61.1475 (1) | &nbsp;&nbsp;$94778625 | &nbsp;&nbsp;$153.10 per $1,000,000 | &nbsp;&nbsp;$14510.61 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;**Total Offering Amounts** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**Total Offering Amounts** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**Total Offering Amounts** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**Total Offering Amounts** |  | &nbsp;&nbsp;$94778625 |  | &nbsp;&nbsp;$14510.61 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;**Total Fee Offsets** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**Total Fee Offsets** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**Total Fee Offsets** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**Total Fee Offsets** |  |  |  | &nbsp;&nbsp;$0 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;**Net Fee Due** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**Net Fee Due** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**Net Fee Due** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**Net Fee Due** |  |  |  | &nbsp;&nbsp;$14510.61 |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) The Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share, estimated in accordance with Rule 457(c) and 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the " <u>Securities Act</u> ") for purposes of calculating the registration fee, is $61.1475, which was determined based on the average of the high and the low prices of the Registrant's common stock, par value $0.01 per share (" <u>Common Stock</u> "), as reported on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on June 13, 2025.

(2) Pursuant to Rule 416 of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement on Form S-8 (this " <u>Registration Statement</u> ") shall also cover any additional shares of Common Stock in respect of the securities identified in the above table as a result of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transactions.