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The Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc. filings document formal disclosures for a NASDAQ-listed specialty food distributor. Recent Form 8-K reports furnish quarterly and annual operating results, financial-condition updates, non-GAAP measures such as adjusted EBITDA and Regulation FD guidance tied to the company’s food product distribution business.
Proxy and governance filings cover annual meeting matters, director elections, executive compensation, equity awards, board composition and director changes. The filings also identify the company’s common stock structure and exchange listing, providing regulatory context for its public-company reporting and shareholder governance.
Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. Chief Human Resources Officer Christina Polychroni reported an open-market sale of 4,500 shares of Common Stock. The shares were sold at a weighted average price of about $79.21 per share, within a range from $79.00 to $79.59.
After this transaction, she directly holds 24,642 shares. The filing notes that detailed breakdowns of the shares sold at each separate price within the range are available upon request from the company, regulators, or shareholders.
Wellington Management Group LLP filed an amendment to a Schedule 13G reporting shared voting and dispositive authority over 3,369,602 shares of The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. common stock. The filing lists shared voting power 1,927,396 and states beneficial ownership of 8.26% of the class.
The filing attributes ownership to multiple Wellington entities and investment advisers and is signed by Matthew Revell as Compliance Manager.
Walton Debra reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. director Debra Walton reported an equity award of company stock. She received 1,652 time-vested restricted stock units, each convertible into one share of common stock, under The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. Amended and Restated 2019 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan. These units will generally vest at the earlier of the company’s 2027 annual stockholders' meeting or the one-year anniversary of the grant date. Following this grant, Walton directly holds 8,092 shares of common stock.
Peretz Richard N. reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. director Richard N. Peretz received a grant of 1,652 time-vested restricted stock units, each convertible into one share of common stock, as equity compensation under the company’s Amended and Restated 2019 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan. These units generally vest at the earlier of the company’s 2027 annual stockholders’ meeting or the one-year anniversary of the grant date. Following this award, Peretz directly holds 7,890 shares of common stock.
Chefs' Warehouse director Wendy M. Weinstein received an equity award of 1,652 time-vested restricted stock units. Each unit converts into one share of common stock under The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. Amended and Restated 2019 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan, with no purchase price shown.
The restricted stock units generally vest at the earlier of the company’s 2027 annual stockholders’ meeting or the one-year anniversary of the grant date. Following this grant, Weinstein’s direct holdings reported in the filing total 8,240 shares of common stock, reflecting a relatively small, routine compensation-related acquisition rather than an open-market trade.
Owens Lester reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Chefs' Warehouse director Lester Owens received a new equity grant. He was awarded 1,652 time-vested restricted stock units, each convertible into one share of Chefs' Warehouse common stock, under the Amended and Restated 2019 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan.
The restricted stock units generally vest at the earlier of the issuer's 2027 annual stockholders' meeting or the one-year anniversary of the May 8, 2026 grant date. Following this award, Owens directly holds 7,890 shares of common stock, aligning his compensation more closely with shareholder outcomes.
Chefs' Warehouse director Steven F. Goldstone received an equity grant of 1,652 restricted stock units. Each unit converts into one share of common stock under the company’s Amended and Restated 2019 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan. The units generally vest at the earlier of the issuer’s 2027 annual stockholders’ meeting or one year from the May 8, 2026 grant date. Following this award, Goldstone directly holds 37,015 shares of common stock.
LEWIS AYLWIN B reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. director Aylwin B. Lewis received an equity grant in the form of restricted stock units. He was awarded 1,652 time-vested restricted stock units, each convertible into one share of common stock, at no cash cost to him. Following this grant, he directly owns 19,898 shares of common stock. The units will generally vest at the earlier of the company’s 2027 annual stockholders’ meeting or the one-year anniversary of the grant date, aligning his compensation with long-term shareholder interests.
The Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc. held its 2026 annual stockholder meeting on May 8, 2026, with 38,249,121 shares represented, or 93.79% of the 40,777,629 shares outstanding and entitled to vote. Stockholders elected eight directors, each to serve until the 2027 annual meeting and until a successor is elected and qualified.
Stockholders also ratified the selection of BDO USA, P.C. as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 25, 2026. In addition, they approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the company’s named executive officers as described in the March 25, 2026 proxy statement.