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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 on the proposals?

The Board recommends that you vote:

#### •

#### FOR

#### Proposal 1: Director Election Proposal; and
#### •

#### FOR

#### Proposal 2: Auditor Ratification Proposal;

#### How will the persons named as proxies vote?
If you complete and submit a proxy, the persons named as proxies will follow your voting instructions. If you submit a proxy but do not provide instructions or if your instructions are unclear, the persons named as proxies will vote your shares in accordance with the recommendations of the Board, as set forth above.

With respect to any other proposal that properly comes before the Annual Meeting, the persons named as proxies will vote as recommended by our Board or, if no recommendation is given, in their own discretion.

#### Who will pay for the cost of soliciting proxies?
We will pay for the cost of soliciting proxies. Our directors, officers, and other employees, without additional compensation, may also solicit proxies personally or in writing, by telephone, e-mail, or otherwise. As is customary, we will reimburse brokerage firms, fiduciaries, voting trustees, and other nominees for forwarding our proxy materials to each beneficial owner of Common Stock held of record by them.

How can I find out the results of the voting at the annual meeting?

Preliminary voting results will be announced at the Annual Meeting. In addition, final voting results will be published in a current report on Form 8-K that we expect to file within four business days after the Annual Meeting. If final voting results are not available to us in time to file a Form 8-K within four business days after the meeting, we intend to file a Form 8-K to publish preliminary results and, within four business days after the final results are known to us, file an additional Form 8-K to publish the final results.

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#### PROPOSAL 1: DIRECTOR ELECTION PROPOSAL
Our Board currently consists of ten directors divided into three classes: Class I, Class II and Class III. Each class is as nearly equal in number as possible, with one class being elected each year to serve a staggered three-year term. Class I directors serve for a term expiring at the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, Class II directors serve for a term expiring at the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and Class III directors serve for a term expiring at the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. At this Annual Meeting and each Annual Meeting of