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ISSUER FREE WRITING PROSPECTUS
(Supplementing Preliminary Prospectus Dated July 15, 2011)
Filed Pursuant to Rule 433
Registration No. 333-173445
July 28, 2011
THE CHEFS WAREHOUSE, INC.
This Free Writing Prospectus relates only to the securities described in the preliminary
prospectus dated July 15, 2011, and should be read together with the preliminary prospectus dated
July 15, 2011.
This Free Writing Prospectus sets forth revised disclosures under the following captions of
the preliminary prospectus dated July 15, 2011:
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Prospectus SummaryThe Offering; |
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Risk FactorsRisks Relating to this OfferingUpon the completion of this offering, the
concentration of our capital stock ownership with our founders and other executive officers
will likely limit an investors ability to influence corporate matters; and |
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Principal and Selling Stockholders. |
References to Company, we, us, and our are used in this Free Writing Prospectus in the
same manner as in the preliminary prospectus dated July 15, 2011.
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STATEMENT REGARDING THIS FREE WRITING PROSPECTUS
The Company has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the SEC for the
offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in
that registration statement and other documents the Company has filed with the SEC for more
complete information about the Company and this offering. You may get these documents for free by
visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the Company, any underwriter, or
any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the prospectus if you request it
by contacting: (1) Jefferies & Company, Inc., by calling toll-free (877) 547-6340 or by email to
prospectus_department@jefferies.com; (2) BMO Capital Markets Corp, by calling toll-free (800)
414-3627 or by email to bmoprospectus@bmo.com; or (3) Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, by calling
toll-free 800-326-5897 or by email to cmclientsupport@wellsfargo.com.
The Offering
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Shares of common stock offered by
the selling stockholders.
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4,333,333 if the underwriters do
not exercise their over-allotment
option.
5,683,333 if the underwriters
exercise their over-allotment
option in full. |
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Over-allotment option.
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The selling stockholders have
granted the underwriters an option
for a period of 30 days to purchase
up to 1,350,000 additional shares
of our common stock to cover
over-allotments. |
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Ownership after offering.
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Upon completion of this offering,
our founders and executive officers
will beneficially own approximately
53.3% of our outstanding common
stock, or approximately 46.8% if
the underwriters exercise their
over-allotment option in full, and
will as a result have significant
control over our affairs. |
RISK FACTORS
Risks Relating to this Offering
Upon the completion of this offering, the concentration of our capital stock ownership with our
founders and other executive officers will likely limit an investors ability to influence
corporate matters.
Upon
completion of this offering and the reorganization transactions, our founders and executive
officers will beneficially own approximately 53.3% of our outstanding
common stock or approximately 46.8% if the
underwriters exercise their over-allotment in full.
Principal and Selling Stockholders
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Christopher Pappas: |
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Number of Additional Shares
of Common Stock to be sold at
Underwriters Option: |
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675,000 |
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Number of Shares of Common Stock
Beneficially Owned Assuming
Underwriters Option is Exercised |
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4,229,215 |
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Percent of Common Stock Beneficially
Owned Assuming Underwriters
Option is Exercised |
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20.46 |
% |
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John Pappas: |
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Number of Additional Shares
of Common Stock to be sold at
Underwriters Option: |
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675,000 |
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Number of Shares of Common Stock
Beneficially Owned Assuming
Underwriters Option is Exercised |
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4,229,215 |
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Percent of Common Stock Beneficially
Owned Assuming Underwriters
Option is Exercised |
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20.46 |
% |
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Dean/Kay Facatselis: |
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Number of Shares of Common
Stock to be Sold in this Offering: |
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4,333,333 |
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Number of Shares of Common Stock
Beneficially Owned Assuming
Underwriters Option is/is not Exercised |
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570,880 |
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Percent of Common Stock Beneficially
Owned Assuming Underwriters
Option is/is not Exercised |
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2.76 |
% |