RIDGEFIELD, Conn., Feb. 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHEF) announced that it intends to offer, subject to market conditions and other factors, $50 million aggregate principal amount of its convertible senior notes due 2024 in a private placement to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Convertible Notes issuance is a reopening of, and will be part of the same series as, the $150 million aggregate principal amount of 1.875% Convertible Senior Notes due 2024 issued by the Company on November 22, 2019. While the Convertible Notes will initially trade under a Rule 144A CUSIP number, once de-legended, the Convertible Notes will have the same CUSIP number and will be fully fungible with the Existing Notes.

The Convertible Notes are expected to pay interest semiannually and will be convertible at the option of holders of the Convertible Notes into shares of the Company’s common stock. The Convertible Notes will mature on December 1, 2024, unless earlier converted or repurchased in accordance with their terms. Final pricing terms of the Convertible Notes will be determined by negotiations between the Company and the initial purchaser of the Convertible Notes.

About The Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc.

The Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc. is a premier distributor of specialty food products in the United States and Canada focused on serving the specific needs of chefs who own and/or operate some of the nation’s leading menu-driven independent restaurants, fine dining establishments, country clubs, hotels, caterers, culinary schools, bakeries, patisseries, chocolatiers, cruise lines, casinos and specialty food stores. The Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc. carries and distributes more than 50,000 products to more than 34,000 customer locations throughout the United States and Canada.