UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 28, 2012

 

 

THE CHEFS’ WAREHOUSE, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware		001-35249		20-3031526
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

100 East Ridge Road, Ridgefield, CT 06877

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (203) 894-1345

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

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Item 2.03.

Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation Under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

As previously disclosed, on April 25, 2012, Dairyland USA Corporation, The Chefs’ Warehouse Mid-Atlantic, LLC, Bel Canto Foods, LLC, The Chefs’ Warehouse West Coast, LLC, The Chefs’ Warehouse of Florida, LLC, The Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc., and Chefs’ Warehouse Parent, LLC entered into a senior secured credit facility, as amended (the “Credit Agreement”), with the lenders from time to time party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and the other parties thereto. Under the terms of the Credit Agreement, the borrowers thereunder may, at their option, increase the aggregate amount of borrowings under the revolving credit facility or the term loan facility in an aggregate amount up to $40.0 million (but in not less than $10.0 million increments) without the consent of any lenders not participating in such increase, subject to certain customary conditions and lenders committing to provide the increase in funding (the “Accordion”).

Effective as of September 28, 2012, the borrowers under the Credit Agreement exercised the Accordion in full to increase the aggregate commitments under the revolving credit facility portion of the Credit Agreement by $40.0 million. As a result of the borrowers’ exercise of the Accordion, borrowing capacity under the Credit Agreement increased from $140.0 million to $180.0 million. All other terms of the Credit Agreement remain unchanged.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: October 1, 2012