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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### UNITED STATES

### SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

#### WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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#### SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
<div align='center'>Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. )

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#### First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc.
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<div align='center'>8725 Pendery Place, Ste. 201

Bradenton, Florida 34201

April 8, 2025</div>

Dear First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc. Stockholder:

We are pleased to invite you to join us at the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc. (the “Company” or “First Watch”), to be held at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, May 21, 2025 by means of a live, virtual-only online webcast.

The accompanying Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement describe the specific matters to be voted upon during the Annual Meeting. At the meeting, we also will provide an opportunity for you to ask questions pertaining to our business, as further detailed in the accompanying Proxy Statement.

Whether you own a few or many shares of First Watch stock and whether or not you plan to attend the Annual Meeting, it is important that your shares be represented at the Annual Meeting. Your vote is important and we ask that you please cast your vote as soon as possible.

Sincerely,

Chris Tomasso
President and Chief Executive Officer

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