SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Polychroni Christina (Last) (First) (Middle) 100 EAST RIDGE ROAD (Street) RIDGEFIELD CT 06877 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 12/31/2022	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. [ CHEF ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Chief Human Resources Officer	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	4,015(1)	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. Includes shares of restricted common stock granted to the Reporting Person pursuant to The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. Amended and Restated 2019 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan. The forfeiture restrictions associated with: 86 of these shares will lapse on February 23, 2023; 87 of these shares will lapse on February 23, 2024; 1,888 of these shares will lapse in equal installments on each of February 24, 2023, 2024 and 2025; and 1,888 of these shares will lapse upon achievement of performance conditions based on the per-share price of the Issuer's common stock.

	/s/ Alexandros Aldous, Attorney-in-Fact for Christina Polychroni	01/09/2023
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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