Company: FWRG
Filing Date: 2025-08-05
Form Type: S-8
Source: 0001628280-25-037800
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Company: First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-08-05
Form: S-8
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☒

### EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Registration Statement on Form S-8 registers additional shares of the Registrant’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), under the First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2021 Plan”).

The number of shares of Common Stock reserved and available for issuance under the 2021 Plan is subject to an automatic annual increase on the Registrant’s first day of each fiscal year during the term of the 2021 Plan, commencing on December 26, 2022 and ending on (and including) December 30, 2030 of the lesser of (i) two percent (2%) of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as of the last day of the preceding fiscal year, (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock determined by the Board of Directors of the Registrant (the “Board”) and (iii) 4,034,072 shares of Common Stock.

On each of December 26, 2022, January 1, 2024 and December 30, 2024 the number of shares of Common Stock reserved and available for issuance under the 2021 Plan increased by 1,184,220, 1,197,834 and 1,214,002 shares respectively.

This Registration Statement on Form S-8 registers these additional 3,596,056 shares of Common Stock. The additional shares are of the same class as the other securities subject to the 2021 Plan for which the Registrant’s registration statement filed on Form S-8 on October 1, 2021 (Registration No. 333-259937) is effective. The information contained in the Registrant’s registration statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-259937) is hereby incorporated by reference pursuant to General Instruction E.

# PART I
<div align='center'>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</div>

The documents containing the information specified in Item 1 and Item 2 of Part I of Form S-8 will be sent or given to employees as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act.