8-K
filed May 16, 2023, 7:59 PM ET
ticker CHEF
CIK 0001517175
other material
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.10
Chefs' Warehouse stockholders approve all four proposals at 2023 annual meeting including ESPP
Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.
- All 10 director nominees elected with strong support; broker non-votes of ~2.1M shares.
- Ratification of BDO USA as auditor for FY2023 approved: 35.8M for, 92K against.
- Advisory say-on-pay approved: 32.5M for, 1.3M against, 53K abstentions.
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan approved: 33.9M for, 41.9K against, 2K abstentions.
Key facts
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. shareholders approved Election of directors at the 2023-05-12 meeting.
- Proposal
- director election
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2023-05-12
Exact text from the filing
1. The stockholders elected Ivy Brown, Dominick Cerbone, Joseph Cugine, Steven F. Goldstone, Alan Guarino, Stephen Hanson, Aylwin Lewis, Katherine Oliver, Christopher Pappas and John Pappas to serve as directors to hold office until the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2023 and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. Nominee For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes Ivy Brown 33,604,527 278,337 29,679 2,056,768 Dominick Cerbone 33,380,473 502,443 29,627 2,056,768 Joseph Cugine 30,173,086 3,709,829 29,628 2,056,768 Steven F. Goldstone 33,282,974 599,741 29,828 2,056,768 Alan Guarino 33,162,271 720,645 29,627 2,056,768 Stephen Hanson 33,195,181 685,684 31,678 2,056,768 Aylwin Lewis 33,583,388 299,227 29,928 2,056,768 Katherine Oliver 33,211,635 669,379 31,529 2,056,768 Christopher Pappas 33,493,941 389,053 29,549 2,056,768 John Pappas 32,636,130 1,244,282 32,131 2,056,768
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. shareholders approved Approval of Employee Stock Purchase Plan at the 2023-05-12 meeting.
- Proposal
- equity plan
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2023-05-12
Exact text from the filing
4. The stockholders approved the Plan, as included as Appendix A in the 2023 Proxy Statement. For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 33,868,672 41,858 2,013 2,056,768
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. shareholders approved Advisory vote on executive compensation at the 2023-05-12 meeting.
- Proposal
- say on pay
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2023-05-12
Exact text from the filing
3. The stockholders approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as described in the 2023 Proxy Statement. For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 32,522,148 1,336,921 53,474 2,056,768
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. shareholders approved Ratification of selection of BDO USA, LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year ending December 29, 2023 at the 2023-05-12 meeting.
- Proposal
- auditor ratification
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2023-05-12
Exact text from the filing
2. The stockholders approved the ratification of the selection of BDO USA, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 29, 2023. For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 35,843,302 92,138 33,871 NA
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