The Chefs' Warehouse Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year
On November 5, 2024, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of The Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc. (the “Company”) approved and adopted an amendment of the Bylaws of the Company (the “Bylaws”) to provide for the dematerialization of physical stock certificates. From and after November 5, 2024, the Company will issue shares exclusively in uncertificated book-entry form. Company shares that are represented by physical stock certificates shall continue to be so represented until such time as the related certificates are surrendered to the Company. The foregoing is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amended and Restated Bylaws, attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and incorporated by reference herein.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document. | |
| 3.1 | Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, dated as of November 5, 2024. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| THE CHEFS’ WAREHOUSE, INC. | |
| By: | /s/Alexandros Aldous |
| Name: Title: |
Alexandros Aldous General Counsel, Corporate Secretary, Chief Government Relations Officer & Chief Administrative Officer |
Date: November 5, 2024