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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
November 5, 2025
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)
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First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware | 001-40866 | 82-4271369 |
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
8725 Pendery Place, Suite 201,Bradenton, FL 34201
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
(941) 907-9800
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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☐ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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☐ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: |
Title of each class | Trading Symbol | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Common stock, $0.01 par value | FWRG | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
| | (Nasdaq Global Select Market) |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Emerging growth company ☒
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 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☒
Item 8.01 - Other Events.
On November 5, 2025, First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Citigroup Global Markets Inc. as the underwriter (the “Underwriter”) and the selling shareholders named therein (the “Selling Shareholders”), pursuant to which the Selling Shareholders agreed to sell 5,289,784 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company to the Underwriter at a purchase price of $17.71416 per share (the “Offering”). The Offering closed on November 7, 2025. The Company did not sell any shares in the Offering and will not receive any proceeds from the Offering.
The Offering is being made pursuant to a prospectus supplement, dated November 5, 2025, to the prospectus, dated November 5, 2025, included in the Company’s registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-291287), which was initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 5, 2025.
The Underwriting Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and covenants and includes the terms and conditions for the sale of the shares by the Selling Shareholders to the Underwriter, indemnification and contribution obligations and other terms and conditions customary in agreements of this type.
A copy of the Underwriting Agreement is filed as Exhibit 1.1 hereto. The above description is qualified in its entirety by reference to such exhibit.
Item 9.01 - Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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| Exhibit No. | | Exhibit Title or Description |
| 1.1 | | Underwriting Agreement, dated as of November 5, 2025, by and among First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc., certain selling shareholders, and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. |
104 | | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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| First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc. (Registrant) |
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| Date: November 7, 2025 | By: | /s/ Jay Wolszczak |
| Name: | Jay Wolszczak |
| Title: | Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel and Secretary |
