John Pappas - 24 Feb 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. (CHEF)

Role
Vice Chairman and COO, Director
Signature
/s/ Alexandros Aldous, Attorney-in-Fact for John Pappas
Issuer symbol
CHEF
Transactions as of
24 Feb 2026
Net transactions value
-$1,572,068
Form type
4
Filing time
26 Feb 2026, 21:45:04 UTC
Previous filing
12 Mar 2025
Next filing
03 Mar 2026
SEC
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Reporting Owners (1)

Name Relationship Address Signature Signature date CIK
Pappas John Vice Chairman and COO, Director 100 EAST RIDGE ROAD, RIDGEFIELD /s/ Alexandros Aldous, Attorney-in-Fact for John Pappas 26 Feb 2026 0001525965

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction CHEF Common Stock Award +24,967 +3.3% 779,897 24 Feb 2026 Direct F1
transaction CHEF Common Stock Tax liability $1,478,889 -20,421 -2.6% $72.42 759,476 24 Feb 2026 Direct F2
transaction CHEF Common Stock Award +16,773 +2.2% 776,249 24 Feb 2026 Direct F3
transaction CHEF Common Stock Tax liability $93,179 -1,292 -0.17% $72.12 774,957 25 Feb 2026 Direct F4
holding CHEF Common Stock 400,000 24 Feb 2026 See footnotes F5
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
F1 Shares acquired upon the certification of performance conditions applicable to performance-based restricted common stock awarded to the reporting person pursuant to the Plan.
F2 Shares withheld upon the vesting of performance-based restricted common stock awarded to the reporting person pursuant to the Plan.
F3 The reporting person was granted shares of restricted common stock pursuant to The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. Amended and Restated 2019 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan (the "Plan"). The forfeiture restrictions associated with 9,866 of these shares will lapse in one-third increments as of the first through third anniversary dates of February 24, 2026. The forfeiture restrictions associated with 6,907 of these shares will lapse upon achievement of performance conditions based on the per-share price of the Issuer's common stock.
F4 Shares withheld upon the vesting of restricted common stock awarded to the reporting person pursuant to the Plan.
F5 Shares are held by a single member LLC the sole member of which is a grantor retained annuity trust established by the reporting person and of which the reporting person is the sole trustee and sole annuity beneficiary.