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Exhibit

THE CHEFS’ WAREHOUSE, INC. 10-K

Exhibit 10.25
THE CHEFS’ WAREHOUSE, INC. 
RESTRICTED SHARE AWARD AGREEMENT
(Directors)
 
THIS RESTRICTED SHARE AWARD AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of the ____ day of ______, 20__ (the “Grant Date”), between The Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc., a Delaware corporation (together with its Subsidiaries, the “Company”), and ____________ (the “Grantee”). Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in The Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc. 2011 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”).
 
WHEREAS, the Company has adopted the Plan, which permits the issuance of restricted shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”); and
 
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Plan, the Committee responsible for administering the Plan has granted an award of restricted shares to the Grantee as provided herein.
 
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants hereinafter set forth and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows:
 
1.            Grant of Restricted Shares.
 
(a)         The Company hereby grants to the Grantee an award (the “Award”) of ______ shares of Common Stock (the “Shares” or the “Restricted Shares”) on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and as otherwise provided in the Plan.
 
(b)         The Grantee’s rights with respect to the Award shall remain forfeitable at all times prior to the dates on which the restrictions shall lapse in accordance with Sections 2 and 3 hereof.
 
2.           Terms and Rights as a Stockholder.
 
(a)         Except as provided herein and subject to such other exceptions as may be determined by the Committee in its discretion, the “Restricted Period” for Restricted Shares granted herein shall expire on the earlier of the first anniversary of the Grant Date or the date of the subsequent annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders at which any directors are elected. 

(b)         The Grantee shall have all rights of a stockholder with respect to the Restricted Shares, including the right to receive dividends and the right to vote such Shares, subject to the following restrictions:
 
(i)           the Grantee shall not be entitled to the removal of the restricted legends or restricted account notices or to delivery of the stock certificate (if any) for any Shares 

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until the expiration of the Restricted Period as to such Shares and the fulfillment of any other restrictive conditions set forth herein;
 
(ii)         none of the Restricted Shares may be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise encumbered or disposed of during the Restricted Period as to such Shares and until the fulfillment of any other restrictive conditions set forth herein; and
 
(iii)        except as otherwise determined by the Committee at or after the grant of the Award hereunder, all of the Restricted Shares shall be forfeited, and all rights of the Grantee to such Shares shall terminate, without further obligation on the part of the Company, unless the Grantee continues his/her service as a director of the Company for the entire Restricted Period.
 
(c)         Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Restricted Period shall automatically terminate as to all Restricted Shares awarded hereunder (as to which such Restricted Period has not previously terminated) upon (i) the termination of the Grantee’s service as a director of the Company which results from the Grantee’s death or Disability, or (ii) a Change in Control.
 
Any Shares, any other securities of the Company and any other property (except for cash dividends) distributed with respect to the Restricted Shares shall be subject to the same restrictions, terms and conditions as such Restricted Shares.
 
3.           Termination of Restrictions. Following the termination of the Restricted Period, and provided that all other restrictive conditions set forth herein have been met, all restrictions set forth in this Agreement or in the Plan relating to the Restricted Shares shall lapse and a stock certificate for the appropriate number of Shares, free of the restrictions and restrictive stock legend, shall, upon request, be delivered to the Grantee or the Grantee’s beneficiary or estate, as the case may be, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement (or, in the case of book-entry Shares, such restrictions and restricted stock legend shall be removed from the confirmation and account statements delivered to the Grantee in book-entry form).

4.           Delivery of Shares.
 
(a)         As of the date hereof, certificates representing the Restricted Shares may be registered in the name of the Grantee and held by the Company or transferred to a custodian appointed by the Company for the account of the Grantee subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and shall remain in the custody of the Company or such custodian until their delivery to the Grantee or Grantee’s beneficiary or estate as set forth in Sections 4(b) and (c) hereof or their forfeiture or reversion to the Company as set forth in Section 2(b) hereof. The Committee may, in its discretion, provide that Grantee’s ownership of Restricted Shares prior to the lapse of any transfer restrictions or any other applicable restrictions shall, in lieu of such certificates, be evidenced by a “book entry” (i.e., a computerized or manual entry) in the records of the Company or its designated agent in accordance with and subject to the applicable provisions of the Plan.
 
(b)         If certificates shall have been issued as permitted in Section 4(a) above, the certificates representing Restricted Shares in respect of which the Restricted Period has lapsed 

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pursuant to this Agreement shall be delivered to the Grantee upon request following the date on which the restrictions on such Restricted Shares lapse.
 
(c)          If certificates shall have been issued as permitted in Section 4(a) above, the certificates representing Restricted Shares in respect of which the Restricted Period lapsed upon the Grantee’s death shall be delivered to the executors or administrators of the Grantee’s estate as soon as practicable following the receipt of proof of the Grantee’s death satisfactory to the Company.
 
(d)         Any certificate representing Restricted Shares shall bear (and confirmation and account statements sent to a Grantee with respect to book-entry Shares may bear) a legend in substantially the following form or substance:
 
THE SHARES OF STOCK REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF WITHOUT REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 AND UNDER APPLICABLE BLUE SKY LAW OR UNLESS SUCH SALE, TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER DISPOSITION IS EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION THEREUNDER.
 
THIS CERTIFICATE AND THE SHARES OF STOCK REPRESENTED HEREBY ARE SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS (INCLUDING FORFEITURE AND RESTRICTIONS AGAINST TRANSFER) CONTAINED IN THE CHEFS’ WAREHOUSE, INC. 2011 OMNIBUS EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN (THE “PLAN”) AND THE RESTRICTED SHARE AWARD AGREEMENT (THE “AGREEMENT”) BETWEEN THE OWNER OF THE RESTRICTED SHARES REPRESENTED HEREBY AND THE CHEFS’ WAREHOUSE, INC. (THE “COMPANY”). THE RELEASE OF SUCH SHARES FROM SUCH TERMS AND CONDITIONS SHALL BE MADE ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE PLAN AND THE AGREEMENT AND ALL OTHER APPLICABLE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES OF THE COMPANY, COPIES OF WHICH ARE ON FILE AT THE COMPANY.

5.           Effect of Lapse of Restrictions. To the extent that the Restricted Period applicable to any Restricted Shares shall have lapsed, the Grantee may receive, hold, sell or otherwise dispose of such Shares free and clear of the restrictions imposed under the Plan and this Agreement upon compliance with applicable legal requirements.
 
6.           No Right to Continued Service. This Agreement shall not be construed as giving Grantee the right to continue to serve as a director of the Company, and the Company may at any time dismiss Grantee from service as a director, free from any liability or any claim under the Plan.
 
7.           Adjustments. The Committee may make equitable and proportionate adjustments in the terms and conditions of, and the criteria included in, this Award in recognition of unusual or nonrecurring events (and shall make adjustments for the events described in Section 4.2 of the Plan) 

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affecting the Company or the financial statements of the Company or of changes in applicable laws, regulations, or accounting principles in accordance with the Plan whenever the Committee determines that such events affect the Shares. Any such adjustments shall be effected in a manner that precludes the material enlargement of rights and benefits under this Award.
 
8.           Amendment to Award. Subject to the restrictions contained in the Plan, the Committee may waive any conditions or rights under, amend any terms of, or alter, suspend, discontinue, cancel or terminate, the Award, prospectively or retroactively; provided that any such waiver, amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuance, cancellation or termination that would materially and adversely affect the rights of the Grantee or any holder or beneficiary of the Award shall not to that extent be effective without the consent of the Grantee, holder or beneficiary affected.
  
9.           Plan Governs. The Grantee hereby acknowledges receipt of (or electronic link to) a copy of the Plan and agrees to be bound by all the terms and provisions thereof. The terms of this Agreement are governed by the terms of the Plan, and in the case of any inconsistency between the terms of this Agreement and the terms of the Plan, the terms of the Plan shall govern.
 
10.         Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is, or becomes, or is deemed to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any jurisdiction or as to any Person or the Award, or would disqualify the Plan or Award under any laws deemed applicable by the Committee, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to conform to the applicable laws, or if it cannot be construed or deemed amended without, in the determination of the Committee, materially altering the intent of the Plan or the Award, such provision shall be stricken as to such jurisdiction, Person or Award, and the remainder of the Plan and Award shall remain in full force and effect.
 
11.         Notices. All notices required to be given under this Award shall be deemed to be received if delivered or mailed as provided for herein, to the parties at the following addresses, or to such other address as either party may provide in writing from time to time.

 
	
		
	To the Company:
	The Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc.

	 
	100 East Ridge Road

	 
	Ridgefield, CT 06877

	 
	Attn: Corporate Secretary

	 
	 

	To the Grantee:
	The address then maintained with respect to the Grantee in the Company’s records.

12.         Governing Law. The validity, construction and effect of this Agreement shall be determined in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to conflicts of laws principles.
 
13.         Successors in Interest. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon any successor to the Company. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the Grantee’s legal representatives. All obligations imposed upon the Grantee and all rights granted to the Company 

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under this Agreement shall be binding upon the Grantee’s heirs, executors, administrators and successors.
 
14.         Resolution of Disputes. Any dispute or disagreement which may arise under, or as a result of, or in any way related to, the interpretation, construction or application of this Agreement shall be determined by the Committee. Any determination made hereunder shall be final, binding and conclusive on the Grantee and the Company for all purposes.
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Restricted Share Award Agreement to be duly executed effective as of the day and year first above written.
 
THE CHEFS’ WAREHOUSE, INC.
  
	
			
	 
	 
	 

	 
	By:
	 

	 
	

	 

	 
	GRANTEE:

	 
	 
	

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Exhibit 10.38

AMENDMENT NO. 8

Dated as of December 18, 2015 to

AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

THIS AMENDMENT NO. 8 (this “Amendment”) is made as of December 18, 2015 by and among Dairyland USA Corporation, a New York corporation (“Dairyland”), The Chefs’ Warehouse Mid-Atlantic, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“CW Mid-Atlantic”), Bel Canto Foods, LLC, a New York limited liability company (“Bel Canto”), The Chefs’ Warehouse West Coast, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“CW West Coast”), and The Chefs’ Warehouse of Florida, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“CW Florida” and, together with Dairyland, CW Mid-Atlantic, Bel Canto and CW West Coast, the “Borrowers”), the financial institutions listed on the signature pages hereof and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) and as Collateral Agent (in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent”), under that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of April 25, 2012, as amended and restated as of April 17, 2013, by and among the Borrowers, the other Loan Parties party thereto, the Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”).   Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

WHEREAS, the Borrowers have requested that the requisite Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Bank agree to amend Section 6.13(c) of the Credit Agreement and provide a limited waiver, as more fully described herein; and

WHEREAS, the Borrowers, the Lenders party hereto, the Administrative Agent and the
Issuing Bank have so agreed on the terms and conditions set forth herein;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises set forth above, the terms and conditions contained herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Borrowers, the Lenders party hereto, the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Bank hereby agree to enter into this Amendment.

1.         Amendments to the Credit Agreement.  Upon the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 2 below, the parties hereto agree that the Credit Agreement shall be amended as follows, with effect from (and including) June 30, 2015:

(a)      Section 6.13(c)(i) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following sentence at the end thereof:

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6.13(c)(i), up to $6,518,000 of Capital Expenditures incurred or made on or prior to September 25, 2015 by the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries in connection with the Specified Las Vegas Transaction shall be deemed to be excluded when calculating the aggregate amount of Capital Expenditures incurred or made by the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries during the 2015 Fiscal Year.

(b)      Section 6.13(c)(ii) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to add the phrase
“occurring after the 2016 Fiscal Year” immediately following the phrase “in respect of any Fiscal Year” in the first sentence thereof.

2.         Conditions of Effectiveness.  The effectiveness of this Amendment is subject to the conditions precedent that:

(a)      the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts of this Amendment duly executed by the Borrowers, the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Bank;

(b)      the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts of the Consent and
Reaffirmation attached as Exhibit A hereto duly executed by the Loan Guarantors;

(c)      the  Administrative  Agent  shall  have  received  an  executed  and  effective amendment to the Prudential Note Agreement, which amendment shall be substantially in the form set forth on Exhibit B hereto;

(d)     the Borrower Representative shall have made a Borrowing Request to the Administrative Agent for a Revolving Borrowing in an amount equal to $14,645,000 for purposes of repaying the Term Loans in an equivalent amount substantially concurrently with the effectiveness of this Amendment;

(e)      the Administrative Agent shall have received from the Borrowers, on behalf of each Lender signatory hereto that delivers its executed signature page to this Amendment by no later than the date and time specified by the Administrative Agent, an amendment fee in an amount equal to
0.10% of the sum of (i) such Lender’s Revolving Commitment immediately prior to the effectiveness of this Amendment plus (ii) the aggregate principal amount of such Lender’s Term Loans outstanding immediately prior to the effectiveness of this Amendment; and

(f)       the Administrative Agent shall have received payment and/or reimbursement of the Administrative Agent’s and its affiliates’ fees and expenses (including, to the extent invoiced in an invoice dated on or prior to the date hereof, reasonable documented out-of-pocket fees and expenses of counsel for the Administrative Agent) in connection with this Amendment and the other Loan Documents.

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3.         Waiver.  For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders party hereto hereby waive (i) any non-compliance with Section 6.13(c) of the Credit Agreement (as in effect prior to the effectiveness of this Amendment) due to the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries making Capital Expenditures during the 2015 Fiscal Year in excess of $17,000,000, (ii) any non-compliance with Section 2.11(c) and/or 2.11(e) of the Credit Agreement relating to the prepayment of Obligations in an aggregate amount equal to the Ratable Share of 100% of the Net Proceeds received in connection with the Specified Las Vegas Transaction, (iii) any incorrect representation or warranty made by the Loan Parties pursuant to Section 3.07 and/or 4.02 of the Credit Agreement (solely to the extent incorrect as a result of the events described in clauses (i), (ii) and/or (iv) of this paragraph) and (iv) any non-compliance with Section 5.02(a) of the Credit Agreement as a result of any failure of the Loan Parties to provide timely notice of the foregoing. This specific waiver shall not be construed to constitute (1) a waiver of any other event, circumstance or condition or of any other right or remedy available to the Administrative Agent or any Lender pursuant to the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document or (2) a course of dealing or a consent to any departure by the Borrowers or any other Loan Party from any other term or requirement of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document.

4.         Repayment of Term Loans.  The Borrowers shall repay the Term Loans (to be applied to installments of the Term Loans in the inverse order of maturity) in an aggregate amount of not less than $14,645,000, which the Loan Parties hereby represent and warrant reflects the Ratable Share of
100% of the Net Proceeds received in connection with the Specified Las Vegas Transaction, substantially concurrently with the effectiveness of this Amendment.

5.         Authorization of Agents.   Each Lender party hereto hereby consents to and authorizes each of the Agents to execute and deliver an amendment to the Intercreditor Agreement, substantially in the form set forth on Exhibit C hereto.

6.         Representations  and  Warranties  of  the  Borrowers.    Each  Borrower  hereby represents and warrants as follows:

(a)      This Amendment and the Credit Agreement as amended hereby constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of such Borrower and are enforceable against such Borrower in accordance with their terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

(b)      As of the date hereof, after giving effect to the terms of this Amendment, (i) no Default has occurred and is continuing and (ii) the representations and warranties of the Loan Parties set forth in the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, are true and correct in all material respects (provided that any such representations or warranties qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect are true and correct in all respects), it being understood and agreed that any representation or warranty which by its terms is made as of a specified date shall be required to be true and correct only as of such specified date.

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7.         Reference to and Effect on the Credit Agreement.

(a)      Upon the effectiveness hereof, each reference to the Credit Agreement in the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby.

(b)      Each  Loan  Document and  all  other  documents, instruments and  agreements executed and/or delivered in connection therewith shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed.

(c)      Except with respect to the subject matter hereof, the execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders, nor constitute a waiver of any provision of the Credit Agreement, the Loan Documents or any other documents, instruments and agreements executed and/or delivered in connection therewith.

(d)    This Amendment is a “Loan Document” under (and as defined in) the Credit Agreement.
8.         Release of Claims.

(a)        Each of the Loan Parties, on behalf of itself and its successors, assigns, and other legal representatives, hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably releases, remises and forever discharges the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and each of the Lenders, their respective successors and assigns, and their respective present and former shareholders, affiliates, subsidiaries, divisions, predecessors, directors, officers, attorneys, employees, agents and other representatives (the
Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Lenders and all such other Persons being hereinafter referred to collectively as the “Releasees” and individually as a “Releasee”), of and from all demands, actions, causes of action, suits, covenants, contracts, controversies, agreements, promises, sums of money, accounts, bills, reckonings, damages and any and all other claims, counterclaims, defenses, rights of setoff, demands and liabilities whatsoever (individually, a “Claim” and collectively, “Claims”) of every name and nature, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, both at law and in equity, which any of the Loan Parties or any of their respective successors, assigns, or other legal representatives may now or hereafter own, hold, have or claim to have against the Releasees or any of them for, upon, or by reason of any circumstance, action, cause or thing whatsoever which arises at any time on or prior to the day and date of this Amendment, in each case in connection with the Credit Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or transactions thereunder or related thereto.

(b)        Each of the Loan Parties understands, acknowledges and agrees that the release set forth above may be pleaded as a full and complete defense and may be used as a basis for an injunction against any action, suit or other proceeding which may be instituted, prosecuted or attempted in breach of the provisions of such release.

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9.         Governing Law.   This Amendment shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York.

10.       Headings.     Section  headings  in  this  Amendment  are  included  herein  for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Amendment for any other purpose.

11.       Counterparts.  This Amendment may be executed by one or more of the parties hereto on any number of separate counterparts, and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.  Signatures delivered by facsimile or PDF shall have the same force and effect as manual signatures delivered in person.

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IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  this Amendment  has been duly executed  as of the day and year first above written.

	
		
	DAIRYLAND  USA CORPORATION

	 

	By:
	/s/ John D. Austin

	Name:
	John D. Austin

	Title:
	CFO

	
		
	THE CHEFS' WAREHOUSE MID-ATLANTIC,LLC

	 
	 

	By:
	/s/ John D. Austin

	Name:
	John D. Austin

	Title:
	CFO

	
		
	BEL CANTO FOODS, LLC

	 
	 

	By:
	/s/ John D. Austin

	Name:
	John D. Austin

	Title:
	CFO

	
		
	THE CHEFS' WAREHOUSE WEST COAST, LLC

	 
	 

	By:
	/s/ John D. Austin

	Name:
	John D. Austin

	Title:
	CFO

	
		
	THE CHEFS' WAREHOUSE OF FLORIDA, LLC

	 
	 

	By:
	/s/ John D. Austin

	Name:
	John D. Austin

	Title:
	CFO

Signature Page to Amendment  No. 8 to
Amended  and Restated  Credit Agreement  dated as of April 25, 2012, as amended  and restated  as of April  17, 2013
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	JPMORGAN   CHASE  BANK,   N.A.,
individually    as a Lender,  as the Swingline    Lender,  as the Issuing   Bank,  as Administrative    Agent  and as Collateral Agent

	
		
	By:
	/s/ Diane Bredehoft

	Name:
	Diane Bredehoft

	Title:
	Authorized Officer

Signature  Page to Amendment No. 8 to
 Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of April  25, 2012, as amended and restated as of April 17, 2013
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	GE CAPITAL BANK, formerly known as GE Capital FINANCIAL INC., as a lender

	 
	 

	By:
	/s/ Heather Leigh Glade

	Name:
	Heather Leigh Glade

	Title:
	Duly Authorized Signatory

Signature Page to Amendment No. 8 to
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of April 25, 2012, as amended and restated as of April 17, 2013
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	WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a lender

	 
	 

	By:
	/s/ Thomas Pizzo

	Name:
	Thomas Pizzo

	Title:
	Senior Vice President

Signature Page to Amendment No. 8 to
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of April 25, 2012,  as amended and restated as of April  17, 2013
The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. et al

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	BMO HARRIS FINANCING, INC., as a lender

	 
	 

	By:
	/s/ Paul Harris

	Name:
	Paul Harris

	Title:
	MD

Signature Page to Amendment No. 8 to
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of April 25, 2012, as amended and restated as of April 17, 2013
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	BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST COMPANY, as a lender

	 
	 

	By:
	/s/ Kenneth M. Blackwell

	Name:
	Kenneth M. Blackwell

	Title:
	Senior Vice President

Signature Page to Amendment No. 8 to
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of April 25, 2012, as amended and restated as of April 17, 2013
The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. et al

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EXHIBIT A

Consent and Reaffirmation

Each of the undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the foregoing Amendment No. 8 to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement with respect to that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of April 25, 2012, as amended and restated as of April 17, 2013 (as the same may be further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among Dairyland USA Corporation, a New York corporation (“Dairyland”), The Chefs’ Warehouse Mid-Atlantic, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“CW Mid-Atlantic”), Bel Canto Foods, LLC, a New York limited liability company (“Bel Canto”), The Chefs’ Warehouse West Coast, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“CW West Coast”), and The Chefs’ Warehouse of Florida, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“CW Florida” and, together with Dairyland, CW Mid-Atlantic, Bel Canto and CW West Coast, the “Borrowers”), the other Loan Parties party thereto, the Lenders and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”), which Amendment No. 8 to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement is dated as of December 18, 2015 and is by and among the Borrowers, the financial institutions listed on the signature pages thereof and the Administrative Agent (the “Amendment”). Capitalized terms used in this Consent and Reaffirmation and not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

Without in any way establishing a course of dealing by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender, each of the undersigned consents to the Amendment and reaffirms the terms and conditions of the Loan Guaranty and any other Loan Document executed by it and acknowledges and agrees that the Loan Guaranty and each and every such Loan Document executed by the undersigned in connection with the Credit Agreement remains in full force and effect and is hereby reaffirmed,  ratified  and  confirmed.     All  references  to  the  Credit  Agreement  contained  in  the above-referenced documents  shall  be  a  reference  to  the  Credit  Agreement  as  so  modified  by  the Amendment and as the same may from time to time hereafter be amended, modified or restated.

Dated December 18, 2015
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IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  this Consent and Reaffirmation  has been duly executed  as of the day and year above written.

	
		
	DAIRYLAND  USA CORPORATION

	 
	 

	By:
	/s/ John D. Austin

	Name:
	John D. Austin

	Title:
	CFO

	
		
	THE CHEFS'  WAREHOUSE  MID-ATLANTIC,   LLC

	 
	 

	By:
	/s/ John D. Austin

	Name:
	John D. Austin

	Title:
	CFO

	
		
	BEL CANTO FOODS, LLC

	 
	 

	By:
	/s/ John D. Austin

	Name:
	John D. Austin

	Title:
	CFO

	
		
	THE CHEFS'  WAREHOUSE  WEST COAST,  LLC

	 
	 

	By:
	/s/ John D. Austin

	Name:
	John D. Austin

	Title:
	CFO

	
		
	THE CHEFS'  WAREHOUSE  OF FLORIDA,  LLC

	 
	 

	By:
	/s/ John D. Austin

	Name:
	John D. Austin

	Title:
	CFO

Signature Page to Consent and Reaffirmation to Amendment No. 8 to
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of April 25, 2012, as amended  and restated as of April 17, 2013
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	THE CHEFS' WAREHOUSE, INC.

	 
	 

	By:
	/s/ John D. Austin

	Name:
	John D. Austin

	Title:
	CFO

	
		
	CHEFS' WAREHOUSE PARENT, LLC

	 
	 

	By:
	/s/ John D. Austin

	Name:
	John D. Austin

	Title:
	CFO

	
		
	MICHAEL'S FINER MEATS, LLC

	 
	 

	By:
	/s/ John D. Austin

	Name:
	John D. Austin

	Title:
	CFO

	
		
	MICHAEL'S FINER MEATS HOLDINGS, LLC

	 
	 

	By:
	/s/ John D. Austin

	Name:
	John D. Austin

	Title:
	CFO

	
		
	THE CHEFS' WAREHOUSE MIDWEST, LLC

	 
	 

	By:
	/s/ John D. Austin

	Name:
	John D. Austin

	Title:
	CFO

	
		
	THE CHEFS' WAREHOUSE PASTRY DIVISION, INC.

	 
	 

	By:
	/s/ John D. Austin

	Name:
	John D. Austin

	Title:
	CFO

Signature Page to Consent and Reaffirmation  to Amendment No. 8 to
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of April 25, 2012, as amended  and restated as of April 17, 2013
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	QZ ACQUISITION (USA), INC.

	 
	 

	By:
	/s/ John D. Austin

	Name:
	John D. Austin

	Title:
	CFO

	
		
	QZINA SPECIALTY FOODS NORTH AMERICA (USA), INC.

	 
	 

	By:
	/s/ John D. Austin

	Name:
	John D. Austin

	Title:
	CFO

	
		
	QZINA SPECIALTY FOODS, INC., a Florida corporation

	 
	 

	By:
	/s/ John D. Austin

	Name:
	John D. Austin

	Title:
	CFO

	
		
	QZINA SPECIALTY FOODS, INC., a Washington corporation

	 
	 

	By:
	/s/ John D. Austin

	Name:
	John D. Austin

	Title:
	CFO

	
		
	QZINA SPECIALTY FOODS (AMBASSADOR), INC.

	 
	 

	By:
	/s/ John D. Austin

	Name:
	John D. Austin

	Title:
	CFO

	
		
	CW LV REAL ESTATE LLC

	 
	 

	By:
	/s/ John D. Austin

	Name:
	John D. Austin

	Title:
	CFO

Signature Page to Consent and Reaffirmation  to Amendment No. 8 to
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of April 25, 2012, as amended  and restated as of April 17, 2013
The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. et al

THE CHEFS’ WAREHOUSE, INC. 10-K

	
		
	ALLEN BROTHERS 1893, LLC

	 
	 

	By:
	/s/ John D. Austin

	Name:
	John D. Austin

	Title:
	CFO

	
		
	THE GREAT STEAKHOUSE STEAKS, LLC

	 
	 

	By:
	/s/ John D. Austin

	Name:
	John D. Austin

	Title:
	CFO

	
		
	DEL MONTE CAPITOL MEAT COMPANY HOLDINGS, LLC

	 
	 

	By:
	/s/ John D. Austin

	Name:
	John D. Austin

	Title:
	CFO

	
		
	DEL MONTE CAPITOL MEAT COMPANY, LLC

	 
	 

	By:
	/s/ John D. Austin

	Name:
	John D. Austin

	Title:
	CFO

Signature Page to Consent and Reaffirmation  to Amendment No. 8 to
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of April 25, 2012, as amended  and restated as of April 17, 2013
The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. et al

THE CHEFS’ WAREHOUSE, INC. 10-K

EXHIBIT B

Form of Amendment to Prudential Note Agreement

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