Company: FWRG
Filing Date: 2025-04-08
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001789940-25-000031
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Company: First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-08
Form: DEF 14A
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First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc. 8725 Pendery Place, Ste. 201
Bradenton, Florida 34201</div>

#### NOTICE OF THE 2025 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
To the Stockholders of First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc.:

The 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc. (“First Watch” or the “Company”) will be held at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, May 21, 2025 by means of a live, virtual-only online webcast for the following purposes, as more fully described in the accompanying proxy statement:

(1) To elect four Class I directors of the Company, each for a term of three years or until their successors are duly elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation or removal;

(2) To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”) as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the 2025 fiscal year; and

(3) To transact any other business that is properly presented during the Annual Meeting or any adjournments or postponements thereof.

Only stockholders of record as of the close of business on March 24, 2025, the record date, are entitled to receive notice of the Annual Meeting and to vote during the Annual Meeting or any adjournments or postponements thereof.

We cordially invite you to attend the Annual Meeting. Even if you plan to attend the Annual Meeting, we ask that you please cast your vote as soon as possible by Internet, telephone or mail. As more fully described in the accompanying proxy statement, you may revoke your proxy and reclaim your right to vote at any time prior to its use.

Sincerely,

Jay Wolszczak
Secretary

<div align='center'>IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR THE
ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON MAY 21, 2025

The accompanying proxy statement and the 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K are available at:</div>

#### https://www.proxyvote.com

#### ACCESS TO THE 2025 VIRTUAL-ONLY ANNUAL MEETING
The Annual Meeting will be conducted virtually over the Internet by means of a live audio webcast. The Company will not conduct an in-person meeting of stockholders in 2025. You are entitled to participate in the Annual