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EX-3.2 - EX-3.2 - Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. | g27802exv3w2.htm |
EX-10.2 - EX-10.2 - Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. | g27802exv10w2.htm |
EX-10.1 - EX-10.1 - Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. | g27802exv10w1.htm |
Exhibit 99.1
The Chefs Warehouse, Inc. Successfully Completes its Initial Public Offering
Ridgefield, CT, August 2, 2011 The Chefs Warehouse, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHEF), a premier
distributor of specialty food products in the United States, today announced that it successfully
completed its initial public offering of 10,350,000 shares of common stock at $15.00 per share,
which included 4,666,667 shares sold by The Chefs Warehouse and 5,683,333 shares sold by
certain of The Chefs Warehouses existing stockholders, including 1,350,000 shares sold to the
underwriters to cover over-allotments. The common stock began trading on The NASDAQ Global Market
on July 28, 2011 under the symbol CHEF.
Total net proceeds to The Chefs Warehouse from the offering, after deducting underwriter discounts
and commissions and estimated offering expenses, were approximately $63.1 million. The Chefs
Warehouse will use the net proceeds from the offering to repay indebtedness.
Jefferies & Company, Inc., BMO Capital Markets Corp. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC are acting as
joint book-running managers of this offering. The co-managers are BB&T Capital Markets and
Canaccord Genuity Inc. The offering will be made only by means of a prospectus. A copy of the final
prospectus related to this offering may be obtained by contacting Jefferies & Company, Inc., 520
Madison Avenue, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10022, Attention: Equity Syndicate Prospectus
Department, or by calling toll-free (877) 547-6340 or by email to
prospectus_department@jefferies.com, or BMO Capital Markets Corp, Attention: Equity Syndicate
Department 3 Times Square, New York, NY 10036 or by calling (800) 414-3627 or by email to
bmoprospectus@bmo.com, or Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Attention: Equity Syndicate Department, 375
Park Avenue, New York, NY 10152, or by calling toll-free (800) 326-5897 or by email to
cmclientsupport@wellsfargo.com. The final prospectus may also be obtained on the Securities and
Exchange Commissions Web site at www.sec.gov.
About The Chefs Warehouse
The Chefs Warehouse (www.chefswarehouse.com) is a premier distributor of specialty
food products in the United States focused on serving the specific needs of chefs who own and/or
operate some of the nations leading menu-driven independent restaurants, fine dining
establishments, country clubs, hotels, caterers, culinary schools and specialty food stores. The
Chefs Warehouse carries and distributes more than 11,500 products to more than 7,000
customer locations throughout the United States.
Contacts:
Investor Relations
Don Duffy, (718) 684-8415
Don Duffy, (718) 684-8415
Media Relations
Ted Lowen, (646) 277-1238
Ted Lowen, (646) 277-1238