Christopher Pappas - 28 Feb 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. (CHEF)

Reporting relationship: President and CEO, Director
Issuer ticker: CHEF
Reported as of: 28 Feb 2026
Net transaction value: -$4,339,970
SEC form: 4
Accepted by SEC: 03 Mar 2026, 20:14:55 UTC
Prior SEC filing: 26 Feb 2026
Next SEC filing: 06 Mar 2026
Source filing: View source filing
Reporting owner signature: /s/ Alexandros Aldous, Attorney-in-Fact for Christopher Pappas

Key filing fact

Christopher Pappas filed Form 4 for Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. (CHEF) on 03 Mar 2026.

Key facts

This page summarizes Christopher Pappas's Form 4 filing for Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. (CHEF).
5 reported transactions and 1 derivative row are listed below.
Accepted by SEC: 03 Mar 2026, 20:14.

Change

Previous filing in this sequence was filed on 26 Feb 2026.
Current net transaction value: -$4,339,970.

Research use

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Evidence

Filed on Form 4

Ownership activity is grounded in SEC Form 4 disclosures.

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Reporting Owners (1)

CIK 0001525954 Primary reporting owner

Pappas Christopher

Relationship: President and CEO, Director
Address: 100 EAST RIDGE ROAD, RIDGEFIELD
Signature: /s/ Alexandros Aldous, Attorney-in-Fact for Christopher Pappas
Signature date: 03 Mar 2026

Reported non-derivative transactions

Shares, units, or other non-derivative securities reported in this filing.

CHEF transaction

Common Stock

Tax liability

Transaction value: $283,061
Shares: -3,965
Change %: -0.17%
Price: $71.39
Shares after: 2,328,886
Date: 28 Feb 2026
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F1

CHEF transaction

Common Stock

Gift

Transaction value: $0
Shares: -60,392
Change %: -49%
Price: $0.000000
Shares after: 62,639
Date: 02 Mar 2026
Ownership: By GRATs
Footnotes: F2

CHEF transaction

Common Stock

Options Exercise

Transaction value: $1,940,219
Shares: +95,908
Change %: +4%
Price: $20.23
Shares after: 2,494,430
Date: 03 Mar 2026
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F4

CHEF transaction

Common Stock

Sale

Transaction value: $5,997,127
Shares: -95,908
Change %: -3.8%
Price: $62.53
Shares after: 2,398,522
Date: 03 Mar 2026
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F4, F5

CHEF holding

Common Stock

No transaction description listed

Transaction value
Shares
Change %
Price
Shares after: 2,398,522
Date: 28 Feb 2026
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F3

Reported derivative securities

Options, warrants, convertible securities, or similar derivative positions disclosed in the filing.

CHEF transaction Derivative

Price-Based Stock Options (Right to Buy)

Options Exercise

Transaction value: $0
Shares: -95,908
Change %: -100%
Price: $0.000000
Shares after: 0
Date: 03 Mar 2026
Ownership: Direct
Underlying class: Common Stock
Underlying amount: 95,908
Exercise price: $20.23

^* marks a reported price that did not pass the local price check.

Additional SEC filing notes

Filing notes and footnotes

Explanation of responses 5 footnotes

Footnote F1

Shares withheld upon the vesting of restricted common stock awarded to the Reporting Person pursuant to The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. Amended and Restated 2019 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan (the "Plan").

Footnote F2

On March 3, 2026, the Reporting Person's Grantor Retained Annuity Trust contributed 60,392 shares of the Issuer's common stock to a charitable trust. Neither the Reporting Person nor any member of the Reporting Person's family is a trustee of the trust, nor do they have control over the trust's investment decisions.

Footnote F3

Includes 69,636 shares of the Issuer's common stock which were previously owned indirectly. These shares were contributed to the Reporting Person by the Reporting Person's Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts.

Footnote F4

The Reporting Person undertook the exercise of the stock option and subsequent disposition solely due to the stock option otherwise expiring on March 7, 2026.

Footnote F5

Represents the weighted average price of the Common Stock sold on March 3, 2026, ranging from a low of $62.04 to a high of $64.50 per share. The Reporting Person undertakes, upon request by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Issuer or a security holder of the Issuer to provide full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price.