0000930413-12-004479.txt : 20120810 0000930413-12-004479.hdr.sgml : 20120810 20120810113703 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000930413-12-004479 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120810 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120810 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001517175 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: WHOLESALE-GROCERIES & GENERAL LINE [5141] IRS NUMBER: 203031526 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-86355 FILM NUMBER: 121023395 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 EAST RIDGE ROAD CITY: RIDGEFIELD STATE: CT ZIP: 06877 BUSINESS PHONE: (203) 894-1345 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 EAST RIDGE ROAD CITY: RIDGEFIELD STATE: CT ZIP: 06877 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Chefs' Warehouse Holdings, LLC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20110401 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000728100 IRS NUMBER: 135620131 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 90 HUDSON STREET STREET 2: 10TH FLOOR CITY: JERSEY CITY STATE: NJ ZIP: 07302 BUSINESS PHONE: 201-395-2000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 90 HUDSON STREET STREET 2: 10TH FLOOR CITY: JERSEY CITY STATE: NJ ZIP: 07302 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: LORD ABBETT & CO LLC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20050608 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: LORD ABBETT & CO DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19940808 SC 13G/A 1 c70592_sc13ga.htm

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 1)*

 

Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc. (The)
 

(Name of Issuer)

 

Common Stock
 

(Title of Class of Securities)

 

163086101
 

(CUSIP Number)

 

July 31, 2012
 

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

 

 

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

x

Rule 13d-1(b)

 

 

o

Rule 13d-1(c)

 

 

o

Rule 13d-1(d)

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).


 

 

 

 

 

CUSIP No. 163086101
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.

Names of Reporting Persons
Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

 

 

(a)

o

 

 

 

  

 

 

(b)

o

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.

SEC Use Only

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.

Citizenship or Place of Organization
Delaware

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With

5.

Sole Voting Power

 

855,553

 

  

 

 

6.

Shared Voting Power
0

 

  

 

 

7.

Sole Dispositive Power
1,038,002

 

  

 

 

8.

Shared Dispositive Power
0

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

 

1,038,002

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)  o N/A

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
4.96%

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

12.

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IA

 

 

  

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Item 1.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a)

Name of Issuer
Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc. (The)

 

 

 

  

 

 

(b)

Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices
100 East Ridge Road
Ridgefield, Connecticut 06877

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

Item 2.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a)

Name of Person Filing
Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC

 

 

 

  

 

 

(b)

Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence
90 Hudson Street
Jersey City, NJ 07302.

 

 

 

  

 

 

(c)

Citizenship
See No. 4 on page 2.

 

 

 

  

 

 

(d)

Title of Class of Securities
See cover page.

 

 

 

  

 

 

(e)

CUSIP Number
See cover page.

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

Item 3.

If this statement is filed pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a)

o

Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b)

o

Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(c)

o

Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(d)

o

Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(e)

x

An investment adviser in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(f)

o

An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(g)

o

A parent holding company or control person in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(h)

o

A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(i)

o

A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(j)

o

A non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d–1(b)(1)(ii)(J);

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(k)

o

Group, in accordance with § 240.13d–1(b)(1)(ii)(K). If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d–1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please specify the type of institution:____________________________

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Item 4.

Ownership

 

Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a)

Amount beneficially owned:

See No. 9 on page 2.

 

 

 

  

 

 

(b)

Percent of class:

See No. 11 on page 2.

 

 

 

  

 

 

(c)

Number of shares as to which the person has:

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  (i)

Sole power to vote or to direct the vote

See No. 5 on page 2.

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  (ii)

Shared power to vote or to direct the vote

See No. 6 on page 2.

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  (iii)

Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of

See No. 7 on page 2.

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  (iv)

Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of

See No. 8 on page 2.

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

Item 5.

Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class

 

 

If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following þ.

 

 

Item 6.

Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person

 

 

Securities reported on this Schedule 13G as being beneficially owned by Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC are held on behalf on investment advisory clients, which may include investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act, employee benefit plans, pension funds or other institutional clients.

 

Not applicable.

 

 

Item 7.

Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control Person

 

 

Not applicable.

 

 

Item 8.

Identification and Classification of Members of the Group

 

 

Not applicable.

 

 

Item 9.

Notice of Dissolution of Group

 

Not applicable.

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Item 10.

Certification

 

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.

Signature

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

 

 

 

August 10, 2012

 

  

 

Date

 

/s/ Lawrence H. Kaplan

 

  

 

Signature

 

Lawrence H. Kaplan/Member

 

  

 

Name/Title

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