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Exhibit 10.17

 EXHIBIT 10.17 
 FORM OF EXECUTIVE CHANGE IN CONTROL SEVERANCE AGREEMENT 
 This Executive Change
in Control Severance Agreement (this “Agreement”), is made as of the             day of             ,
20            (the “Effective Date”), by and between TTM Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”),
and            (the “Executive”). 
 Recitals

 A. The Executive currently serves as
            of the Company. 
 B. The Board of
Directors of the Company (the “Board”) acknowledges that the potential for a change in control of the Company, whether friendly or hostile, currently exists and from time to time in the future will exist, which potential can
give rise to uncertainty among the senior executives of the Company. The Board considers it essential to the best interests of the Company to reduce the risk of the Executive’s departure and the inevitable distraction of the Executive’s
attention from his or her duties to the Company, which are normally attendant to such uncertainties. 
 C. The Executive
confirms that the terms of this Agreement reduce the risks of his or her departure and distraction of his or her attention from his or her duties to the Company and, accordingly, desires to enter into this Agreement. 

Agreement 

In consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants contained herein, the Company and the Executive agree as follows:

 1. Definitions . Capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings given to them in Appendix I
attached hereto, except where the context requires otherwise. 
 2. Term of Agreement. This Agreement shall
be effective as of the Effective Date and shall continue in effect until the second anniversary of the Effective Date, provided, however, that the term of this Agreement automatically shall be extended for one additional year effective
as of each anniversary of the Effective Date beginning with the second anniversary, unless either the Company or the Executive provides written notice to the other that the term of this Agreement shall terminate on the upcoming anniversary of the
Effective Date, provided such notice is received by the receiving party not less than ninety (90) days prior to the intended date of termination and provided further that the Company shall not be entitled to deliver to the
Executive such notice in the event of a Change in Control or a Pending Change in Control. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement shall terminate immediately upon the later to occur of (a) the termination of the Executive’s
employment other than in the event of a Change in Control or a Pending Change in Control or (b) 12 months following a Change in Control. 
 3. At Will Employment; Reasons for Termination. The Executive’s employment shall continue to be at-will, as defined under applicable law. If the Executive’s employment terminates for any
reason or no reason, the Executive shall not be entitled to any compensation, benefits, damages, awards or other payments in respect of such termination, except as provided in this Agreement or pursuant to the terms of any Applicable Benefit Plan.
The Executive’s employment shall be deemed to be terminated upon the first to occur of the following: (a) the Executive’s voluntary resignation; (b) termination by the Company for any reason; (c) the Executive’s death
or Long-Term Disability; and (d) termination by the Executive for Good Reason following a Change in Control. 
 4.
Severance Benefits. 
 (a) Compensation and Benefits Required by Law or Applicable Benefit Plan .
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Executive or his or her estate shall be entitled to any and all compensation, benefits, awards and other payments required by any Applicable Benefit Plan, the COBRA Act or other applicable law,
after taking into account the agreements set forth herein. 

 (b) No Payments Without Release . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained herein, the Executive shall not be entitled to any of the compensation, benefits or other payments provided herein in respect of the termination of his or her employment, unless and until he or she has provided to the Company a full
release of claims, substantially in the form of Appendix II attached hereto, which release (i) shall be dated not earlier than the date of the termination of his or her employment, (ii) shall not have been revoked by the Executive,
and (iii) shall release the Company of any claims that the Executive may have in respect of his or her employment with the Company or the termination thereof. 

(c) Involuntary Termination. In the event the Executive’s employment is terminated under circumstances
constituting an Involuntary Termination, the Executive shall be entitled to receive: 
 (i) within 15
calendar days after the Date of Termination, the Executive’s Accrued Compensation through the Date of Termination; and 
 (ii) within 15 calendar days after the period for revocation of the release referenced in paragraph (b) above has lapsed, the amount in cash equal to two times the sum of (A) the Executive’s
annual Base Salary, plus (B) the Executive’s Target Bonus. 
 5. Effect on Option, Restricted Stock and
Restricted Stock Unit Agreements. 
 (a) In the event options held by the Executive are assumed by
the surviving entity in connection with a Change in Control, if an Involuntary Termination of the Executive’s employment occurs, vesting of any and all assumed options held by the Executive shall be accelerated so that all unexpired options
then held by the Executive shall be fully vested and exercisable immediately upon the Involuntary Termination. 
 (b) In the event Restricted Stock or RSUs held by the Executive are assumed by the surviving entity in connection with a Change in Control, if an Involuntary Termination of the Executive’s employment occurs,
vesting of any and all assumed Restricted Stock and RSUs held by the Executive shall be accelerated so that all Restricted Stock and RSUs then held by the Executive shall be fully vested and exercisable immediately upon the Involuntary Termination.

 (c) The termination of the Executive’s employment by the Company without Cause during a Pending
Change in Control shall have no effect on the vesting of the options, Restricted Stock or RSUs then held by the Executive. If the Change in Control is effected, then the options, Restricted Stock and RSUs held by the Executive as of the Date of
Termination shall be treated as if the Executive’s employment had not been terminated and the Executive shall have rights as set forth under Section 5(a) of 5(b) above. If the Change in Control is not effected within three months following
the Date of Termination, then the options and Restricted Stock held by the Executive as of the Date of Termination shall be treated as if the Executive’s employment had been terminated as of such three-month anniversary of the Date of
Termination. 
 (d) In the event the Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company under any
circumstances other than those described in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this Section 5, the effect of such termination of employment on the options, Restricted Stock or RSUs then held by the Executive shall be as set forth in
the agreements representing such options, Restricted Stock or RSUs. 
 6. Mitigation. In no
event shall the Executive be obligated to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to the Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement, and except as set forth in Section 4, such
amounts shall not be reduced whether or not the Executive obtains other employment. 

  
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 7. Successors. 

(a) This Agreement is personal to the Executive, and, without the prior written consent of the Company, shall not be assignable by
the Executive other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Executive’s legal representatives. 

(b) This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Company and its successors and assigns. 

(c) The Company shall use reasonable efforts to require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger,
consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Company to assume expressly and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform it if no
such succession had taken place. 
 8. Miscellaneous. 

(a) The captions of this Agreement are not part of the provisions hereof and shall have no force or effect. This Agreement
constitutes the entire agreement and understanding of the parties in respect of the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior understanding, agreements, or representations by or among the parties, written or oral, to the extent they relate in
any away to the subject matter hereof (including but not limited to any provisions with respect to severance payments related to any “change in control” that may be included in any prior offer letter, employment agreement or earlier
executive change in control severance agreement); provided, however, this Agreement shall have no effect on any confidentiality agreements or assignment of inventions agreements between the parties. This Agreement may not be amended or
modified other than by a written agreement executed by the parties hereto or their respective successors and legal representatives. 
 (b) All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given by hand delivery to the other party or by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed
as follows: 
 if to the Executive: 
  

 
  

 
  

 

if to the Company: 
 TTM Technologies, Inc. 
 2630 S. Harbor Boulevard 

Santa Ana, CA 92704 
 Attn: Chief Executive Officer 
 With a copy to: 

Greenberg Traurig, LLP 
 2375 E. Camelback Road, Suite 700 
 Phoenix, AZ 85016 

Attention: Bruce E. Macdonough 
 or to such other address as either party shall have furnished to the other in writing in accordance herewith. Notice and communications shall be effective when actually received by the addressee. 

  
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 (c) The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not
affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement. 
 (d) The Company may withhold from any
amounts payable under this Agreement such federal, state or local or foreign taxes as shall be required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation. 

(e) The Executive’s or the Company’s failure to insist upon strict compliance with any provision of this Agreement or
the failure to assert any right the Executive or the Company may have hereunder shall not be deemed to be a waiver of such provision or right or any other provision or right of this Agreement. 

(f) All claims by the Executive for payments or benefits under this Agreement shall be promptly forwarded to and addressed by the
Compensation Committee and shall be in writing. Any denial by the Compensation Committee of a claim for benefits under this Agreement shall be delivered to the Executive in writing and shall set forth the specific reasons for the denial and the
specific provisions of this Agreement relied upon. The Compensation Committee shall afford the Executive a reasonable opportunity for a review of the decision denying a claim and shall further allow the Executive make a written demand upon the
Company to submit the disputed matter to arbitration in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (g) below. The Company shall pay all expenses of the Executive, including reasonable attorneys and expert fees, in connection with any
such arbitration. If for any reason the arbitrator has not made his or her award within one hundred eighty (180) days from the date of Executive’s demand for arbitration, such arbitration proceedings shall be immediately suspended and the
Company shall be deemed to have agreed to Executive’s position. Thereafter, the Company shall, as soon as practicable and in any event within 10 business days after the expiration of such 180-day period, pay Executive his or her reasonable
expenses and all amounts reasonably claimed by him or her that were the subject of such dispute and arbitration proceedings. 
 (g) Subject to the terms of paragraph (f) above, any dispute arising from, or relating to, this Agreement shall be resolved at the request of either party through binding arbitration in accordance with
this paragraph (g). Within 10 business days after demand for arbitration has been made by either party, the parties, and/or their counsel, shall meet to discuss the issues involved, to discuss a suitable arbitrator and arbitration
procedure, and to agree on arbitration rules particularly tailored to the matter in dispute, with a view to the dispute’s prompt, efficient, and just resolution. Upon the failure of the parties to agree upon arbitration rules and procedures
within a reasonable time (not longer than 15 business days from the demand), the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association shall be applicable. Likewise, upon the failure of the parties to agree upon an arbitrator within a
reasonable time (not longer than 15 business days from demand), there shall be a panel comprised of three arbitrators, one to be appointed by each party and the third one to be selected by the two arbitrators jointly, or by the American Arbitration
Association, if the two arbitrators cannot decide on a third arbitrator. At least 30 days before the arbitration hearing (which shall be set for a date no later than 60 days from the demand), the parties shall allow each other reasonable written
discovery including the inspection and copying of documents and other tangible items relevant to the issues that are to be presented at the arbitration hearing. The arbitrator(s) shall be empowered to decide any disputes regarding the scope of
discovery. The award rendered by the arbitrator(s) shall be final and binding upon both parties. The arbitration shall be conducted in Orange County in the State of California. The California District Court located in Orange County shall have
exclusive jurisdiction over disputes between the parties in connection with such arbitration and the enforcement thereof, and the parties consent to the jurisdiction and venue of such court for such purpose. 

(h) This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of California, without giving effect to any choice of law provision
or rule (whether of the State of California or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of California. 

  
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 9. Other Terms Relating to Section 409A 

(a) Except as provided in Section 9(b), amounts payable under this Agreement following
Executive’s termination of employment, other than those expressly payable on a deferred or installment basis or as reimbursement of expenses, will be paid as promptly as practicable after such a termination of employment and, in any event,
within 2  1/2 months after the end of the year in which
employment terminates and amounts payable as reimbursements of expenses to the Executive must be made on or before the last day of the calendar year following the calendar year in which such expense was incurred. 

(b) Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, if (i) on the date of termination of Executive’s
employment with the Company or a subsidiary, any of the Company’s stock is publicly traded on an established securities market or otherwise (within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended (the
“Code”)), (ii) if Executive is determined to be a “specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(B) of the Code, (iii) the payments exceed the amounts permitted to be paid pursuant to Treasury
Regulations section 1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii) and (iv) such delay is required to avoid the imposition of the tax set forth in Section 409A(a)(1) of the Code, as a result of such termination, the Executive would receive any payment that, absent
the application of this Section 9(b), would be subject to interest and additional tax imposed pursuant to Section 409A(a) of the Code as a result of the application of Section 409A(2)(B)(i) of the Code, then no such payment shall be
payable prior to the date that is the earliest of (A) six months after the Executive’s termination date, (B) the Executive’s death or (C) such other date as will cause such payment not to be subject to such interest and
additional tax (with a catch-up payment equal to the sum of all amounts that have been delayed to be made as of the date of the initial payment). 
 (c) It is the intention of the parties that payments or benefits payable under this Agreement not be subject to the additional tax imposed pursuant to Section 409A of the Code. To the extent such potential
payments or benefits could become subject to such Section, the parties shall cooperate to amend this Agreement with the goal of giving the Executive the economic benefits described herein in a manner that does not result in such tax being imposed.

 (d) A termination of employment under this Agreement shall be deemed to occur only in circumstances that would
constitute a separation from service for purposes of Treasury Regulations section 1.409A-1(h)(1)(ii). 
 (e) Wherever
payments under this Agreement are to be made in installments, each such installment shall be deemed to be a separate payment for purposes of Section 409A. 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date set forth in the Preamble hereto. 

 

			
	TTM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
		
	By:	 	 
	Name:	 	 
	Title:	 	 
	
	 
	[Name of Executive]

  
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 APPENDIX I 
 DEFINITIONS 
 (a) “Accrued Compensation” means an
amount including all amounts earned or accrued through the Date of Termination but not paid as of the Date of Termination including (i) Base Salary, (ii) reimbursement for reasonable and necessary expenses incurred by the Executive on
behalf of the Company during the period ending on the Date of Termination, (iii) vacation and sick leave pay (to the extent provided by Company policy or applicable law), and (iv) incentive compensation (if any) earned in respect of any
period ended prior to the Date of Termination. It is expressly understood that incentive compensation shall have been “earned” as of the time that the conditions to such incentive compensation have been met, even if not calculated or
payable at such time. 
 (b) “Affiliate” shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 12b-2 of the
regulations promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 
 (c) “Agreement”
means this Executive Change in Control Severance Agreement, as set forth in the Preamble hereto. 
 (d)
“Applicable Benefit Plan” means any written employee benefit plan in effect and in which the Executive participates as of the time of the termination of his or her employment. 

(e) “Base Salary” means the Executive’s annual base salary at the rate in effect during the last
regularly scheduled payroll period immediately preceding the occurrence of the Change in Control or termination of employment and does not include, for example, bonuses, overtime compensation, incentive pay, fringe benefits, sales commissions or
expense allowances. 
 (f) “Benefits” means the benefits for the Executive and/or the
Executive’s family that are being provided to the Executive and/or the Executive’s family immediately prior to the Date of Termination, including the welfare benefit plans, practices, policies and programs provided by the Company
(including, without limitation, medical, prescription, dental, disability, employee life, group life, accidental death and travel accident insurance plans and programs) and, if applicable, car allowance, as set forth in Section 4 hereof.

 (g) “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company, as set forth in the Recitals hereto.

 (h) “Cause” means any of the following: 

(i) the charging or indictment of the Executive or the Executive’s conviction of, or entry of a plea of no contest with
respect to, any felony or any crime involving moral turpitude; 
 (ii) the commission by the Executive of any other
material act of fraud or intentional dishonesty with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates; 

(iii) a material breach by the Executive of his or her fiduciary duties to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. including the
commission by the Executive of an act of fraud or embezzlement against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates; 
 (iv) failure by the Executive to perform in a material manner his or her properly assigned duties after at least one written warning specifically advising him or her of such failure and providing him or her with l0
days to resume performance in accordance with his or her assigned duties; 

 (v) any breach by the Executive of any of the material terms of (A) this
Agreement, or (B) any other agreement between the Company and the Executive; 
 (vi) the association, directly or
indirectly, of the Executive, for his or her profit or financial benefit, with any person, firm, partnership, association, entity or corporation that competes, in any material way, with the Company; 

(vii) the disclosing or using of any material Company Information at any time by the Executive; or 

(viii) any material breach of a Company policy. 

(i) “Change in Control” shall be deemed to occur upon the consummation of any of the following
transactions: 
 (i) a merger or consolidation in which the Company is not the surviving entity, except for a transaction
the principal purpose of which is to change the state of the Company’s incorporation or a transaction in which 50% or more of the surviving entity’s outstanding voting stock following the transaction is held by holders who held 50% or more
of the Company’s outstanding voting stock prior to such transaction; or 
 (ii) the sale, transfer or other
disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company; or 
 (iii) any reverse merger in which the Company
is the surviving entity, but in which 50% or more of the Company’s outstanding voting stock is transferred to holders different from those who held the stock immediately prior to such merger; or 

(iv) the acquisition by any person (or entity), directly or indirectly, of 50% or more of the combined voting power of the
outstanding shares of Common Stock. 
 (j) “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended. 
 (k) “Common Stock” means common stock, par value $0.001, of the Company. 

(l) “Company” means TTM Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation, as set forth in the Preamble hereto.

 (m) “Date of Termination” means (i) if the Executive’s employment is terminated for
Cause, the date of receipt by the Executive of written notice from the Board or the Chief Executive Officer that the Executive has been terminated, or any later date specified therein, as the case may be, (ii) if the Executive’s employment
is terminated by the Company other than for Cause, death or Long-Term Disability, the date specified in the Company’s written notice to the Executive of such termination, (iii) if the Executive’s employment is terminated by reason of
the Executive’s death or Long-Term Disability, the date of such death or the effective date of such Long-Term Disability, (iv) if the Executive’s employment is terminated by Executive’s resignation that constitutes Involuntary
Termination under this Agreement, the date of the Company’s receipt of the Executive’s notice of termination or any later date specified therein. 
 (n) “Effective Date” means the date set forth in the Preamble hereto. 
 (o) “Executive” means the individual identified in the Preamble hereto. 
 (p) “Good Reason” means any of the following: 

  
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 (i) a material reduction in the Executive’s duties, level of responsibility or
authority, other than (A) reductions solely attributable to the Company ceasing to be a publicly held company or becoming a subsidiary or division of another company, or (B) isolated incidents that are promptly remedied by the Company; or

 (ii) a reduction in the Executive’s Base Salary (other than in connection with a salary reduction plan that
applies proportionately to all officers of the Company, including the Chief Executive Officer), without (A) the Executive’s express written consent or (B) an increase in the Executive’s benefits, perquisites and/or guaranteed
bonus, which increase(s) have a value reasonably equivalent to the reduction in Base Salary; or 
 (iii) a reduction in
the Executive’s Target Bonus, without (A) the Executive’s express written consent or (B) an corresponding increase in the Executive’s Base Salary; or 

(iv) a material reduction in the Benefits, taken as a whole, without the Executive’s express written consent, that does not
apply proportionately to all officers of the Company, including the Chief Executive Officer; or 
 (v) the relocation of
the Executive’s principal place of business to a location more than thirty-five (35) miles from the Executive’s principal place of business immediately prior to the Change in Control, without the Executive’s express written
consent; or 
 (vi) the Company’s (or its successor’s) material breach of this Agreement. 

(q) “Involuntary Termination” means the termination of Executive’s employment with the Company:

 (i) by the Company without Cause during a Pending Change in Control or within 12 months following a Change in Control,
or 
 (ii) by the Executive for Good Reason within 12 months following a Change in Control. 

(r) “Long-Term Disability” is defined according to the Company’s insurance policy regarding long-term
disability for its employees. 
 (s) “Pending Change in Control” means that one or more of the
following events has occurred and a Change in Control pursuant thereto is reasonably expected to be effected within 90 days of the date as of the determination as to whether there is a Pending Change in Control: (i) the Company executes a
letter of intent, term sheet or similar instrument with respect to a transaction or series of transactions, the consummation of which transaction(s) would result in a Change in Control; (ii) the Board approves a transaction or series of
transactions, the consummation of which transaction(s) would result in a Change in Control; or (iii) a person makes a public announcement of tender offer for the Common Stock, the completion of which would result in a Change in Control. A
Pending Change in Control shall cease to exist upon a Change in Control. 
 (t) “Restricted
Stock” means Common Stock issued by the Company with vesting restrictions and subject to an award agreement pursuant to a stock plan of the Company. 

(u) “RSUs” mean restricted stock units granted by the Company pursuant to which the Company has agreed to
issue Common Stock upon the satisfaction of vesting and/or other conditions, which RSUs are subject to an award agreement pursuant to a stock plan of the Company. 

(v) “Subsidiary” when used with respect to any Person means any other Person, whether incorporated or
unincorporated, of which (i) more than 50% of the securities or other ownership interests or (ii) securities or other interests having by their terms ordinary voting power to elect more than 50% of the board of directors or others
performing similar functions with respect to such corporation or other organization, is directly owned or controlled by such Person or by any one or more of its Subsidiaries. 

  
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 (w) “Target Bonus” means an amount equal to the annual bonus
that the Executive would have been eligible to receive for the Company’s fiscal year in which the Executive’s employment terminates, assuming the achievement of 100% of the performance target level(s) associated with such bonus.

  
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 APPENDIX II 
 FORM OF RELEASE 
 [DATE] 
 [INSERT NAME] 
 [ADDRESS] 
 [CITY], [STATE] [ZIP] 
 Dear             : 

Reference is made to the Executive Change in Control Severance Agreement between the Company and you dated
            , 20            . This letter serves to document our mutual understanding regarding the terms of your severance
payment, and a full release of any and all actual or potential claims relating to periods prior to the date that this letter becomes effective. 
 Provided that you execute this letter (including attachments A&B) prior to the expiration of twenty-two (22) days after the date hereof and you do not subsequently revoke this letter in accordance with the
provisions on revocation set forth on Attachment B hereto, we shall, as severance pay, pay you a lump sum amount of $            , subject to applicable withholdings, with no further
benefit accrual. 
 We look forward to working with you on a smooth transition of your responsibilities to others. We all
appreciate your past efforts on behalf of the Company and will be happy to help you implement your future plans. 
 Please
understand that execution of the letter and its attachments and compliance with the letter and its attachments shall not be considered as an admission by you or the Company of any liability whatsoever; or as an admission by the Company of any
violation of your rights or of any other person or of any order, law, statute, or duty; or as an admission by you of any violation of rights of the Company or of any other person or of any order, law, statute or duty. 

As a condition precedent to the receipt of consideration under the letter and its attachments, you are required to return all items
of Company property that you have in my possession or over which you have control, including, but not limited to, any equipment belonging to the Company, all code and computer programs, and information of whatever nature, as well as any other
materials, keys, pass codes, access cards, credit cards, computers, cellular telephones, facsimile machines, copiers, phones, documents or information, including, but not limited to, trade secrets or confidential information of the Company in your
possession or control. Further, you shall not retain copies thereof, including electronic copies and represent that you have not destroyed information or documents belonging to the Company, except for documents routinely deleted, copies of which
have already been provided to the Company. 
 You are to maintain the terms of the letter and its attachments as
confidential and neither you, nor any person or entity acting on your behalf, shall disclose any such terms of the letter and its attachments to any third party, without the written consent of the Company, unless and only to the extent that
(a) such disclosure is required by law, or (b) such terms become generally available to the public without any breach of the letter and its attachments by you: provided, however, that you may disclose the terms of the letter and its
attachments to your legal, business and financial advisors, but not only to the extent such disclosure is necessary for such persons to render professional services in connection therewith, and provided that prior to disclosure to any such persons,
such persons shall be furnished a copy of this Section of this Attachment A and shall agree to be bound hereby for the benefit of the Company. 

 Very Truly Yours, 
 Agreed and accepted: 
  

					
	[INSERT NAME]	 		 	TTM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
			
	Date:                              
                          	 		 	By:                               
                             
		 		 	Title:                              
                            
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 ATTACHMENT A TO APPENDIX II: 

RELEASE AND COVENANT NOT TO SUE 
 1. Release. I, [INSERT NAME], do hereby release and discharge TTM Technologies, Inc., its affiliates and subsidiaries, and each of their stockholders, officers, directors, members, managers, partners,
employees, representatives, agents and affiliates (collectively, the “Employer Affiliates”, and each an “Employer Affiliate”) from any and all claims, demands or liabilities whatsoever, whether known or unknown or suspected to
exist by me, which I ever had or may now have against any Employer Affiliate, from the beginning of time to the Effective Date of the letter (including its attachments), including, without limitation, any claims, demands or liabilities in connection
with my employment, including wrongful termination, constructive discharge, breach of express or implied contract, unpaid wages, benefits, attorneys fees or pursuant to any federal, state, or local employment laws, regulations, or executive orders
prohibiting inter alia, age, race, color, sex, national origin, religion, handicap, veteran status, and disability discrimination, including, without limitation, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as
amended by the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the Civil Rights Act of 1866, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, the Prudence Kay Poppink Act, the California Family Rights Act, the Fair
Labor Standards Act, any state statute relating to employee benefits or pensions, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. This Release does not waive rights or claims that may arise after the Effective Date. I fully understand that if any
fact with respect to which this Release is executed is found hereafter to be other than or different from the facts in that connection believed by me to be true, I expressly accept and assume the risk of such possible difference in fact and agree
that the release set forth herein shall be and remain effective notwithstanding such difference in fact. I acknowledge and agree that no consideration other than as provided for by the letter to which this release is an attachment has been or will
be paid or furnished by any Employer Affiliate. 
 2. Covenant Not to Sue. I covenant and agree never, individually or with any
person or in any way, to commence, aid in any way, prosecute or cause or permit to be commenced or prosecuted against any Employer Affiliate any action or other proceeding, including, without limitation, an arbitration or other alternative dispute
resolution procedure, based upon any claim, demand, cause of action, obligation, damage, or liability that is the subject of this letter (including its attachments). I represent and agree that I have not and will not make or file or cause to be made
or filed any claim, charge, allegation, or complaint, whether formal, informal, or anonymous, with any governmental agency, department or division, whether federal, state or local, relating to any Employer Affiliate in any manner, including without
limitation, any Employer Affiliate’s business or employment practices. I waive any right to monetary recovery should any administrative or governmental agency or entity pursue any claim on my behalf. 

3. Waiver. I acknowledge that California Civil Code § 1542 states: 

A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his or her favor at the time of
executing the release, which if known by him or her must have materially affected his or her settlement with the debtor. 

Notwithstanding California Civil Code § 1542, I enter into this full waiver and release as set forth above and waive all rights or defenses
under § 1542 of the California Civil Code. 
 4. Indemnification. I agree to indemnify and hold each Employer Affiliate
harmless from and against any and all claims, including each Employer Affiliate’s court costs and attorneys’ fees, arising from or in connection with any claim, action, or other proceeding made, brought, or prosecuted, or caused or
permitted to be commenced or prosecuted, by me, my successor(s), or assign(s) contrary to the provisions of the letter (including its attachments). It is further agreed that the letter (including its attachments) shall be deemed breached and a cause
of action accrued thereon immediately upon the commencement of any action contrary to the letter (including the attachments), and in any such action the letter (including its attachments) may be pleaded by the Employer Affiliates, or any of them,
both as a defense and as a counterclaim or cross-claim in such action. 

  
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 5. Important General Provisions. If any provisions of the letter (including its attachments) is
held to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the validity and enforceability of the other provisions thereof, and the provision held to be invalid or unenforceable
shall be enforced as nearly as possible according to its original terms and intent to eliminate such invalidity or unenforceability. The provisions hereof shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of
California, both substantive and remedial. The undersigned hereby waives trial by jury in any judicial proceeding involving, directly or indirectly, any matter (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) in any way arising out of, related to, or
connected hereto or the relationship established under the letter (including its attachments). 
 5. Right to Consult Attorney. I
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT I HAVE BEEN ADVISED, IN WRITING, TO CONSULT WITH AN ATTORNEY PRIOR TO EXECUTING THE LETTER (INCLUDING ITS ATTACHMENTS). 
  

					
	[EXECUTIVE]	 	
			
	Date:	 	 	 	

  
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 ATTACHMENT B TO APPENDIX II: 

WAIVER OF CLAIMS UNDER OLDER WORKERS’ BENEFIT PROTECTION ACT 
 PURSUANT TO THE OLDER WORKERS BENEFIT PROTECTION ACT (OWBPA), WHICH APPLIES TO THE WAIVER OF RIGHTS UNDER THE AGE DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT ACT, THE UNDERSIGNED STATES THAT HE OR SHE HAS HAD A PERIOD OF 21
CALENDAR DAYS FROM THE DATE HE OR SHE WAS PRESENTED WITH THE LETTER (INCLUDING ITS ATTACHMENTS) ([INSERT DATE]) WITHIN WHICH TO CONSIDER THE LETTER (INCLUDING ITS ATTACHMENTS) AND HIS OR HER DECISION TO EXECUTE THE SAME, THAT HE OR SHE HAS
CAREFULLY READ THE LETTER (INCLUDING ITS ATTACHMENTS), THAT HE OR SHE HAS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE IT REVIEWED BY AN ATTORNEY, THAT HE OR SHE FULLY UNDERSTANDS ITS FINAL AND BINDING EFFECT, THAT THE ONLY PROMISES MADE TO HIM OR HER TO SIGN THE
RELEASE SET FORTH ON ATTACHMENT A ARE THOSE STATED IN THE LETTER (INCLUDING ITS ATTACHMENTS), AND THAT THE UNDERSIGNED IS SIGNING VOLUNTARILY WITH THE FULL INTENT OF RELEASING THE EMPLOYER AFFILIATES OF ALL CLAIMS. 

THE UNDERSIGNED SHALL HAVE A PERIOD OF SEVEN CALENDAR DAYS FOLLOWING HIS OR HER EXECUTION OF THE LETTER (INCLUDING ITS ATTACHMENTS) TO REVOKE THE
LETTER (AND ITS ATTACHMENTS). THE LETTER (AND ITS ATTACHMENTS), INCLUDING THE OBLIGATION TO PAY SEVERANCE, SHALL NOT BECOME EFFECTIVE IF THE UNDERSIGNED TIMELY EXERCISES THIS RIGHT OF REVOCATION. TO BE EFFECTIVE, ANY SUCH NOTICE OF REVOCATION MUST
BE IN WRITING, AND MUST BE RECEIVED WITHIN SAID SEVEN-DAY PERIOD. THE LETTER (AND ITS ATTACHMENTS) SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE UPON EXPIRATION OF THE REVOCATION PERIOD, IF THE UNDERSIGNED HAS NOT PRIOR THERETO EXERCISED HIS OR HER RIGHT OF REVOCATION
(THE “EFFECTIVE DATE”). 
  

					
	[EXECUTIVE]	 	
			
	Date:	 	 	 	

  
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 SCHEDULE TO 
 FORM OF EXECUTIVE CHANGE IN CONTROL SEVERANCE AGREEMENT 
 The form of Executive Change
in Control Severance Agreement was entered into with the following persons: 
  

					
	 Name
	  	 Title
	  	Effective Date of Agreement
			
	 Steven W. Richards
	  	 Executive Vice President and
 Chief Financial
Officer
	  	March 19, 2010
			
	 Shane S. Whiteside
	  	 Executive Vice President and
 Chief Operating
Officer
	  	March 19, 2010
			
	 Douglas L. Soder
	  	Executive Vice President	  	March 19, 2010
			
	 Canice Chung
	  	Chief Executive Officer - Asia Pacific Region	  	January 16, 2012
			
	 Dale Knecht
	  	Senior Vice President - Information Technology	  	January 16, 2012
			
	 Grace Lee
	  	Senior Vice President - Human Resources	  	January 16, 2012Amended and Restated Employment Agreement

 Exhibit 10.1 

AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 
 This AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated as of January 12, 2012, is by and between The Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc., a Delaware corporation
with its principal place of business at 100 East Ridge Road, Ridgefield, Connecticut (together with its subsidiaries, the “Company”), and John Pappas, a resident of Upper Brookville, New York (the “Executive”).

 W I T N E S S E T H: 
 WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive are parties to an Employment Letter, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Employment Letter, dated as of December 12, 2008, (as amended, the
“Employment Letter”); and 
 WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive now desire to enter into this
Agreement, which supersedes and replaces the Letter Agreement and sets forth the terms and conditions of the Executive’s continuing employment with the Company. 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals, the mutual promises and covenants set forth below and other good and valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the
Company and the Executive do hereby agree as follows: 
 1. Employment. The Company hereby continues to employ the
Executive and the Executive hereby accepts continued employment with the Company, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein. The Executive shall continue to serve as Vice Chairman of the Company and such other office or offices
to which Executive may be appointed or elected by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board of Directors”). Subject to the direction and supervision of the Board of Directors, the Executive shall perform such duties as are
customarily associated with the office of Vice Chairman and such other offices to which Executive may be appointed or elected by the Board of Directors and such additional duties as the Board of Directors may determine. The Executive will report
directly to the Board of Directors. During the term of employment, the Executive will devote the Executive’s best efforts and full time and attention during normal business hours to the business and affairs of the Company. The Executive agrees
to serve, without any additional compensation, as a director of the Company and as a member of the board of directors and/or as an officer of any subsidiary or affiliated entity of the Company. If the Executive’s employment terminates for any
reason, whether such termination is voluntary or involuntary, the Executive will resign as a director of the Company (and as a director and/or officer of any of the Company’s subsidiaries or affiliated entities), such resignation to be
effective no later than the date of termination of the Executive’s employment with the Company. 
 2. Term.
Subject to the provisions of termination as hereinafter provided, the initial term of the Executive’s employment under this Agreement shall begin on the date hereof and shall terminate on the third anniversary of the date hereof (the
“Initial Term”). Unless the Company notifies the Executive that his employment under this Agreement will not be extended or the Executive notifies the Company that he is not willing to extend his employment, the term of his
employment under this Agreement shall automatically be extended for additional one (1) year periods on the same terms and conditions as set forth herein (individually and collectively, the “Renewal Term”). The Initial Term and
the Renewal Term are sometimes referred to collectively herein as the “Term.” 

 3. Notice of Non-Renewal. If the Company or the Executive elects not to extend
the Executive’s employment under this Agreement, the electing party shall do so by notifying the other party in writing not less than sixty (60) days prior to the expiration of the Initial Term or any Renewal Term. 

4. Compensation. 
 4.1 Base Salary. Until termination of the Executive’s employment with the Company pursuant to this Agreement, the Company shall pay the Executive a base salary (“Base Salary”)
of two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000.00) per annum, which shall be payable to the Executive in regular installments in accordance with the Company’s general payroll policies and practices. The Executive’s compensation will be
reviewed periodically by the Board of Directors of the Company, or a committee or subcommittee thereof to which compensation matters have been delegated, and after taking into consideration both the performance of the Company and the personal
performance of the Executive, the Board of Directors of the Company, or any such committee or subcommittee, in their sole discretion, may increase the Executive’s compensation to any amount it may deem appropriate. 

4.2 Bonus. In the event either the Company or the Executive, or both, respectively achieve certain financial performance and
personal performance targets of the Company (as established by the Board of Directors, or a committee or subcommittee thereof to which compensation matters have been delegated) pursuant to a cash compensation incentive plan or similar plan or
arrangement established by the Company, the Company shall pay to the Executive an annual cash bonus during the Term of this Agreement pursuant to the terms of such plan or arrangement. This bonus, if any, shall be paid to the Executive by
March 15 of the year following the year in which the services which gave rise to the bonus were performed. The Board of Directors of the Company (or applicable committee or subcommittee) may review and revise the terms of the cash compensation
incentive plan or similar plan referenced above at any time, after taking into consideration both the performance of the Company and the personal performance of the Executive, among other factors, and may, in their sole discretion, amend the cash
compensation incentive or similar plan or arrangement in any manner it may deem appropriate; provided, however, that any such amendment to the plan or arrangement shall not affect the Executive’s right to participate in such amended plan
or plans. 
 4.3 Benefits. The Executive shall be entitled to four (4) weeks of paid vacation annually. In addition,
the Executive shall be entitled to participate in all compensation or employee benefit plans or programs and receive all benefits and perquisites for which any salaried employees are eligible under any existing or future plan or program established
by the Company for salaried employees. The Executive will participate to the extent permissible under the terms and provisions of such plans or programs in accordance with program provisions. These may include group hospitalization, health, dental
care, life or other insurance, tax qualified pension, savings, thrift and profit sharing plans, termination pay programs, sick leave plans, travel or accident insurance, disability insurance, and equity-based incentive plans. Nothing in this
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programs applicable to salaried or senior executives as long as such amendment or termination is applicable to all salaried employees or senior executives. In addition, the Executive shall be
reimbursed by the Company up to two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) per month for a leased motor vehicle for the Executive’s use in connection with the Executive’s duties as an executive officer of the Company. 

4.4 Expenses Incurred in Performance of Duties. The Company shall pay or promptly reimburse the Executive for all reasonable
travel and other business expenses incurred by the Executive in the performance of the Executive’s duties under this Agreement in accordance with the Company’s policies in effect from time to time with respect to business expenses.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 4.4, the Executive shall be reimbursed for such expenses no later than December 31 of the year following the year in which such expenses were incurred. 

4.5 Withholdings. All compensation payable hereunder shall be subject to withholding for federal income taxes, FICA and all other
applicable federal, state and local withholding requirements. 
 4.6 Recoupment. Notwithstanding any other provision
contained herein, any amounts paid or payable to the Executive pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise by the Company, including any equity compensation granted to the Executive, may be subject to forfeiture or repayment to the Company pursuant to
any clawback policy as adopted by the Board of Directors from time to time and applicable to senior executives of the Company, and Executive hereby agrees to be bound by any such policy. 

5. Termination of Agreement. 
 5.1 General. During the term of this Agreement, the Company may, at any time and in its sole discretion, terminate this Agreement with or without Cause, effective as of the date of provision of
written notice to the Executive thereof. 
 5.2 Effect of Termination with Cause. If the Executive’s employment with
the Company shall be terminated with Cause during the Term of this Agreement: (i) the Company shall pay to the Executive the Base Salary earned through the date of termination of the Executive’s employment with the Company (the
“Termination Date”); and (ii) the Company shall not have any further obligations to the Executive under this Agreement except those required to be provided by law or under the terms of any other agreement between the Company
and the Executive. For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” shall mean: (i) the engaging by the Executive in willful misconduct that is injurious to the Company or its affiliates, or (ii) the embezzlement or
misappropriation of funds or property of the Company or its affiliates by the Executive; provided that, no act, or failure to act, on the Executive’s part shall be considered “willful” unless done, or omitted to be done, by the
Executive not in good faith and without reasonable belief that the Executive’s action or omission was in the best interest of the Company. 
 5.3 Effect of Termination without Cause. If the Executive’s employment with the Company shall be terminated by the Company without Cause during the Term of this Agreement: (i) the Company
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Termination Date; and (ii) the Company shall pay to the Executive an amount equal to the Executive’s Base Salary, as in effect on the Termination Date, payable for a period of one
(1) year from the Termination Date and on the same terms and with the same frequency as the Executive’s Base Salary was paid prior to such termination. In addition to such Base Salary continuation, if the Executive’s employment with
the Company is terminated by the Company without Cause, then Executive shall be entitled to receive any bonus payment described in Section 4.2 previously earned by the Executive (but not paid), payable as provided in
Section 4.2. For the avoidance of doubt, no bonus payment shall be “earned” within the meaning of the previous sentence unless the performance period applicable to such bonus has fully elapsed. 

5.4 Resignation by the Executive. The Executive shall be entitled to resign the Executive’s employment with the Company at
any time during the Term of this Agreement. If the Executive resigns during the Term of this Agreement: (i) the Company shall pay to the Executive the Base Salary earned through the Termination Date; and (ii) the Company shall not have any
further obligations to the Executive under this Agreement except those required to be provided by law or under the terms of any other agreement between the Company and the Executive. 

5.5 Section 409A. It is intended that (1) each installment of the payments provided under this Agreement is a separate
“payment” for purposes of Section 409A of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”) and (2) that the payments satisfy, to the greatest extent possible, the exemptions from the application of
Section 409A of the Code provided under Treasury Regulations 1.409A-1(b)(4), 1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii), and 1.409A-1(b)(9)(v). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, if the Company determines (i) that on the date
Executive’s employment with the Company terminates or at such other time that the Company determines to be relevant, the Executive is a “specified employee” (as such term is defined under Treasury Regulation 1.409A-1(i)(1)) of
the Company and (ii) that any payments to be provided to the Executive pursuant to this Agreement are or may become subject to the additional tax under Section 409A(a)(1)(B) of the Code or any other taxes or penalties imposed under
Section 409A of the Code (“Section 409A Taxes”) if provided at the time otherwise required under this Agreement then (A) such payments shall be delayed until the date that is six months after the date of
Executive’s “separation from service” (as such term is defined under Treasury Regulation 1.409A-1(h)) with the Company, or such shorter period that, as determined by the Company, is sufficient to avoid the imposition of
Section 409A Taxes (the “Payment Delay Period”) and (B) such payments shall be increased by an amount equal to interest on such payments for the Payment Delay Period at a rate equal to the prime rate in effect as of the
date the payment was first due (for this purpose, the prime rate will be based on the rate published from time to time in The Wall Street Journal). Any payments delayed pursuant to this Section 5.5 shall be made in a lump sum on the
first day of the seventh month following the Executive’s “separation from service” (as such term is defined under Treasury Regulation 1.409A-1(h)), or such earlier date that, as determined by the Committee, is sufficient to avoid
the imposition of any Section 409A Taxes. 

  
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 6. Non-Competition, Non-Solicitation, Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure.

 6.1 Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation. The Executive hereby covenants and agrees that during the Term of the
Executive’s employment hereunder and for a period of one (1) year thereafter, Executive shall not, directly or indirectly: (i) own any interest in, operate, join, control or participate as a partner, director, principal, officer or
agent of, enter into the employment of, act as a consultant to, or perform any services for any entity (each a “Competing Entity”) which has material operations which compete with any business in which the Company or any of its
subsidiaries is then engaged or, to the then existing knowledge of the Executive, proposes to engage; (ii) solicit any customer or client of the Company or any of its subsidiaries (other than on behalf of the Company) with respect to any
business in which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is then engaged or, to the then existing knowledge of the Executive, proposes to engage; or (iii) induce or encourage any employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliated
entities to leave the employ of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliated entities; provided, that the Executive may, solely as an investment, hold equity securities of the Company and not more than five percent (5%) of the combined
voting securities of any publicly-traded corporation or other business entity. The foregoing covenants and agreements of the Executive are referred to herein as the “Restrictive Covenant.” The Executive acknowledges that he has
carefully read and considered the provisions of the Restrictive Covenant and, having done so, agrees that the restrictions set forth in this Section 6.1, including without limitation the time period of restriction set forth above, are
fair and reasonable and are reasonably required for the protection of the legitimate business and economic interests of the Company. The Executive further acknowledges that the Company would not have entered into this Agreement absent
Executive’s agreement to the foregoing. 
 In the event that, notwithstanding the foregoing, any of the provisions of this
Section 6.1 or any parts hereof shall be held to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions or parts hereof shall nevertheless continue to be valid and enforceable as though the invalid or unenforceable portions or parts had
not been included herein. In the event that any provision of this Section 6.1 relating to the time period and/or the area of restriction and/or related aspects shall be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to exceed the maximum
restrictiveness such court deems reasonable and enforceable, the time period and/or area of restriction and/or related aspects deemed reasonable and enforceable by such court shall become and thereafter be the maximum restrictions in such regard,
and the provisions of the Restrictive Covenant shall remain enforceable to the fullest extent deemed reasonable by such court. 

6.2 Confidential Information. 
 (a) Obligation to Maintain Confidentiality. The Executive acknowledges that the continued success of the Company depends upon the use and protection of a large body of confidential and proprietary
information, including confidential and proprietary information now existing or to be developed in the future. “Confidential Information” will be defined as all information of any sort (whether merely remembered or embodied in a
tangible or intangible form) that is (i) related to the Company’s prior, current or potential business and (ii) not generally or publicly known. Therefore, the Executive agrees not to disclose or use for the Executive’s own
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without prior written consent of the Board of Directors, unless and to the extent that any Confidential Information (i) becomes generally known to and available for use by the public other
than as a result of the Executive’s improper acts or omissions to act or (ii) is required to be disclosed pursuant to any applicable law, regulatory action or court order; provided, however, that the Executive must give the Company prompt
written notice of any such legal requirement, disclose no more information than is so required, and cooperate fully with all efforts by the Company (at the Company’s sole expense) to obtain a protective order or similar confidentiality
treatment for such information. Upon the termination of the Executive’s employment with the Company, the Executive agrees to deliver to the Company, upon request, all memoranda, notes, plans, records, reports and other documents (including
copies thereof and electronic media) relating to the business of the Company (including, without limitation, all Confidential Information) that the Executive may then possess or have under the Executive’s control, other than such documents as
are generally or publicly known (provided, that such documents are not known as a result of the Executive’s breach or actions in violation of this Agreement); and at any time thereafter, if any such materials are brought to the Executive’s
attention or the Executive discovers them in the Executive’s possession, the Executive shall deliver such materials to the Company immediately upon such notice or discovery. 

(b) Ownership of Intellectual Property. If the Executive creates, invents, designs, develops, contributes to or improves any works
of authorship, inventions, materials, documents or other work product or other intellectual property, either alone or in conjunction with third parties, at any time during the time that the Executive is employed by the Company
(“Works”), to the extent that such Works were created, invented, designed, developed, contributed to, or improved with the use of any Company resources and/or within the scope of such employment (collectively, the “Company
Works”), the Executive shall promptly and fully disclose such Company Works to the Company. Any copyrightable work falling within the definition of Company Works shall be deemed a “work made for hire” as such term is defined in 17
U.S.C. § 101. The Executive hereby (i) irrevocably assigns, transfers and conveys, to the extent permitted by applicable law, all right, title and interest in and to the Company Works on a worldwide basis (including, without limitation,
rights under patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, unfair competition and related laws) to the Company or such other entity as the Company shall designate, to the extent ownership of any such rights does not automatically vest in the Company
under applicable law, and (ii) waives any moral rights therein to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law. The Executive agrees not to use any Company Works for the Executive’s personal benefit, the benefit of a competitor, or
for the benefit of any person or entity other than the Company. The Executive agrees to execute any further documents and take any further reasonable actions requested by the Company to assist it in validating, effectuating, maintaining, protecting,
enforcing, perfecting, recording, patenting or registering any of its rights hereunder, all at the Company’s sole expense. 

(c) Third Party Information. The Executive understands that the Company will receive from third parties confidential or
proprietary information (“Third Party Information”) subject to a duty on the Company’s part to maintain the confidentiality of such information and to use it only for certain limited purposes. During the time that the Executive
is employed by the Company or serves on the Company’s Board of Directors and at all times thereafter, the Executive will hold information which the Executive knows, or reasonably should know, to be Third Party Information in the strictest
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(other than personnel of the Company who need to know such information in connection with their work for the Company) or use, except in connection with the Executive’s work for the Company,
Third Party Information unless expressly authorized in writing by the Board of Directors or the information (i) becomes generally known to and available for use by the public other than as a result of the Executive’s improper acts or
omissions or (ii) is required to be disclosed pursuant to any applicable law, regulatory action or court order. 
 (d)
Use of Information of Prior Employers. During the Term, the Executive shall not use or disclose any Confidential Information including trade secrets, if any, of any former employers or any other person to whom the Executive has an obligation
of confidentiality, and shall not bring onto the premises of the Company any unpublished documents or any property belonging to any former employer or any other person to whom the Executive has an obligation of confidentiality unless consented to in
writing by the former employer or person. The Executive shall use in the performance of the Executive’s duties only information that is (i) generally known and used by persons with training and experience comparable to the Executive’s
and that is (x) common knowledge in the industry or (y) is otherwise legally in the public domain, (ii) otherwise provided or developed by the Company or (iii) in the case of materials, property or information belonging to any
former employer or other person to whom the Executive has an obligation of confidentiality, approved for such use in writing by such former employer or person. 
 (e) Disparaging Statements. During the time that the Executive is employed by the Company or serves on the Company’s Board of Directors and at all times thereafter, the Executive shall not
disparage the Company or any of its officers, directors, employees, agents or representatives, or any of such entities’ products or services; provided, that the foregoing shall not prohibit the Executive from making any general competitive
statements or communications about the Company or their businesses in the ordinary course of competition. The Company agrees that (i) it shall not issue any public statements disparaging the Executive and (ii) it shall take reasonable
steps to ensure that the senior executive officers of the Company shall not disparage the Executive. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section 6.2(e) shall prevent the Executive or the Company from enforcing any rights under
this Agreement or any other agreement to which the Executive and the Company are party, or otherwise limit such enforcement. 

6.3 Enforcement. The parties hereto agree that money damages would not be an adequate remedy for any breach of
Section 6.1 or 6.2 by the Executive or any breach of Section 6.2(e) by the Company, and any breach of the terms of Section 6.1 or 6.2 by the Executive or Section 6.2(e) by the Company
would result in irreparable injury and damage to the other party for which such party would have no adequate remedy at law. Therefore, in the event of a breach or threatened breach of Section 6.1 or 6.2 by the Executive or of
Section 6.2(e) by the Company, the Company or its successors or assigns or the Executive, as applicable, in addition to other rights and remedies existing in their or the Executive’s favor, shall be entitled to specific performance
and/or immediate injunctive or other equitable relief from a court of competent jurisdiction in order to enforce, or prevent any violations of, the provisions of Section 6.1 or 6.2 (in the case of a breach by the Executive) or
Section 6.2(e) (in the case of a breach by the Company) (without posting a bond or other security), without having to prove damages, and to the payment by the breaching party of all of the other party’s costs and expenses, including

  
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reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, in addition to any other remedies to which the other party may be entitled at law or in equity. The terms of this Section shall not prevent either party
from pursuing any other available remedies for any breach or threatened breach hereof, including but not limited to the recovery of damages from the other party. 
 7. Indemnification. The Company shall indemnify the Executive to the fullest extent that would be permitted by law (including a payment of expenses in advance of final disposition of a
proceeding) as in effect at the time of the subject act or omission, or by the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company as in effect at such time, or by the terms of any indemnification agreement between the Company and the Executive, whichever
affords greatest protection to the Executive, and the Executive shall be entitled to the protection of any insurance policies the Company may elect to maintain generally for the benefit of its officers or, during the Executive’s service in such
capacity, directors (and to the extent the Company maintains such an insurance policy or policies, in accordance with its or their terms to the maximum extent of the coverage available for any company officer or director), against all costs, charges
and expenses whatsoever incurred or sustained by the Executive (including but not limited to any judgment entered by a court of law) at the time such costs, charges and expenses are incurred or sustained, in connection with any action, suit or
proceeding to which the Executive may be made a party by reason of his being or having been an officer or employee of the Company, or serving as an officer or employee of an affiliate of the Company, at the request of the Company, other than any
action, suit or proceeding brought against the Executive by or on account of his breach of the provisions of any employment agreement with a third party that has not been disclosed by the Executive to the Company. The provisions of this
Section 7 shall specifically survive the expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement. 

8. Notices. Any notice required or desired to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be delivered
personally, transmitted by facsimile or mailed by registered mail, return receipt requested, or delivered by overnight courier service and shall be deemed to have been given on the date of its delivery, if delivered, and on the third (3rd) full
business day following the date of the mailing, if mailed, to each of the parties thereto at the following respective addresses or such other address as may be specified in any notice delivered or mailed as above provided: 

 

					
		 	 (i)
	  	If to the Executive, to:
		 		  	 John Pappas
 1 Fairway
Ct.
 Upper Brookville, New York 11771

 

		 	(ii)	  	If to the Company, to:
		 		  	 The Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc.
 100 East Ridge Road
 Ridgefield, Connecticut 06877

Attention: Alexandros Aldous
 Facsimile:
(203) 894-9108

  
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 9. Waiver of Breach. The waiver by either party of any provision of this
Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach by the other party. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement shall be implied from any course of dealing between the parties hereto or from any failure by either
party hereto to assert any rights hereunder on any occasion or series of occasions. 
 10. Assignment. The rights
and obligations of the Company under this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and shall be binding upon the successors and assigns of the Company. The Executive acknowledges that the services to be rendered by him are unique and personal, and
the Executive may not assign any of his rights or delegate any of his duties or obligations under this Agreement. 

11. Entire Agreement; Amendment. This Agreement contains the entire agreement of the parties relating to the subject matter
herein and supersedes in full and in all respects any prior oral or written agreement, arrangement or understanding between the parties with respect to Executive’s employment with the Company, including without limitation the Letter Agreement.
For the avoidance of doubt, the covenants contained herein are separate and apart from any covenants not to compete or solicit set forth in any non-competition and non-solicitation agreement between the Executive and the Company. This Agreement may
not be amended or changed orally but only by an agreement in writing signed by the party against whom enforcement of any waiver, change, modification, extension or discharge is sought. 

12. Controlling Law. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this
Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that
would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware. 
 13. Jurisdiction and
Venue. This Agreement will be deemed performable by all parties in, and venue will exclusively be in the state or federal courts located in the State of Connecticut. The Executive and the Company hereby consent to the personal jurisdiction of
these courts and waive any objections that such venue is objectionable or improper. 
 14. Waiver of Jury Trial. AS
A SPECIFICALLY BARGAINED FOR INDUCEMENT FOR EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT (AFTER HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONSULT WITH COUNSEL), EACH PARTY HERETO EXPRESSLY WAIVES THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LAWSUIT OR PROCEEDING
RELATING TO OR ARISING IN ANY WAY FROM THIS AGREEMENT OR THE MATTERS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. The losing party in any lawsuit or proceeding relating to or arising in any way from this Agreement or the matters contemplated hereby shall pay the reasonable
attorneys’ fees and costs of the prevailing party in such lawsuit or proceeding. 
 15. Severability. If any
provision of this Agreement or the application of any such provision to any party or circumstances will be determined by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid and unenforceable to any extent, the remainder of this Agreement or the
application of such provision to such person or circumstances other than those to which it is so determined to be invalid and unenforceable, will not be affected thereby, and each provision hereof will be validated and will be enforced to the
fullest extent permitted by law. 

  
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 16. Headings. The sections, subjects and headings in this Agreement are inserted
for convenience only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. 
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follow] 

  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have hereto executed this Agreement as of the day and year
first written above. 
  

	
	
EXECUTIVE:                       
                                       

	
	 JOHN PAPPAS

	
	 /s/ John Pappas

	  

	

 
			
	
	 COMPANY:

	
	 THE CHEFS’ WAREHOUSE, INC.

		
	 By:
	 	/s/ Patricia Lecouras
		 	  

	Name:	 	Patricia Lecouras
	 Title:
	 	Executive Vice President
		 	Human Resources

  
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