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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 25 , 2020 or TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to Delaware ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) Commission file number : 001-35249 THE CHEFS ' WAREHOUSE , INC . ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Title of each class Common Stock , par value $ 0.01 Preferred Stock Purchase Rights Large accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer 100 East Ridge Road Ridgefield , Connecticut , 06877 ( Address of principal executive offices ) Registrant's telephone number , including area code : ( 203 ) 894-1345 Trading Symbol ( s ) CHEF CHEF Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes No Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Exchange Act . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes No ☐ 20-3031526 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company , ” and “ emerging growth company ” in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Total number of pages : 87 Name of each exchange on which registered The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC Document Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders expected to be held on May 14 , 2021 ( " Proxy Statement " ) If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act ) . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Yes No The aggregate market value of the registrant's common stock held by non - affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was last sold as of the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second quarter ( June 26 , 2020 ) : $ 416,453,153 Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant's classes of common stock , as of the latest practicable date . Class Common Stock , $ .01 par value per share 1 Accelerated filer Smaller reporting company Emerging growth company DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Outstanding at February 21 , 2021 37,278,958 shares ☐ ☐ ☐ Parts Into Which Incorporated Part III