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First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc. filings document formal disclosures for a Nasdaq-listed restaurant operator with company-owned restaurant sales and franchise revenue. Recent 8-K reports furnish quarterly and annual operating results, preliminary operating metrics, Regulation FD supplemental presentations, and exhibits tied to press releases about same-restaurant sales, traffic, restaurant openings, and financial outlook.
The filing record also includes definitive proxy materials covering governance, executive compensation and equity awards, Form 8-K officer-change disclosures, and capital-markets documents related to common stock sold by selling shareholders under a registration statement. These disclosures record leadership structure, emerging growth company status, common stock terms, and event-specific exhibits such as underwriting agreements and corrected earnings materials.
Neuberger Berman Group LLC and Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC amended a Schedule 13G/A to report beneficial ownership of common stock of First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc.
The filing shows 2,258,285 shares reported by Neuberger Berman Group LLC with 3.7% of the class and 2,258,069 shares reported by Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC with 5.1%. The filing states these holdings may be held in various fiduciary capacities and includes shared voting and dispositive power figures.
First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc. reported that director Britt Irene Chang received an equity award of 12,345 shares of Common Stock in the form of restricted stock units. The award was granted at a price of $0.00 per share as compensation, not an open-market purchase.
The footnote explains that these are RSUs that will vest on May 21, 2027, provided Chang remains in continuous service through that date. Each RSU will convert into one share of common stock at vesting, increasing her actual share ownership when delivered.
After this grant, Chang’s direct holdings reported in this filing total 31,645 shares of Common Stock, which reflects a routine compensation-related increase in her equity position rather than a market transaction.
FLEISHER MICHAEL D reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc. director Michael D. Fleisher received an equity award from the company. He was granted 12,345 restricted stock units (RSUs), each representing one share of common stock. These RSUs vest on May 21, 2027, subject to his continuous service, bringing his direct holdings to 29,297 shares.
Alvarez Ralph reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc. reported that director Ralph Alvarez received an equity award in the form of restricted stock units. The grant covers 17,636 RSUs, each representing a contingent right to receive one share of common stock, at a stated price of $0.0000 per share. These RSUs vest on May 21, 2027, subject to his continuous service through that date. Following this award, Alvarez directly holds 440,471 shares of First Watch common stock.
Solheim Jostein reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
First Watch Restaurant Group director Jostein Solheim received an equity award from the company. He was granted 12,345 restricted stock units (RSUs) of common stock, with no cash paid per unit. The RSUs vest on May 21, 2027, if he continues serving through that date. After this grant, he directly holds 31,601 shares of common stock.
First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc. reported that director Rachel K. Tipograph acquired equity-based compensation through a new award. On May 21, 2026, she received 12,345 restricted stock units (RSUs), each representing a contingent right to receive one share of common stock. The RSUs vest on May 21, 2027, provided she remains in continuous service through that date. After this grant, the filing shows she directly beneficially owns 21,647 shares of common stock.
First Watch Restaurant Group director Charles Jemley received an equity award of restricted stock units. The company granted him 12,345 RSUs that vest on May 21, 2027, as long as he remains in continuous service through that date. Each RSU will convert into one share of common stock at vesting. After this grant, Jemley directly holds 44,278 shares of the company’s common stock, reflecting his total reported equity stake following the award.
Lilak Stephanie reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
First Watch Restaurant Group director Stephanie Lilak received a stock-based compensation award. She was granted 12,345 shares of common stock in the form of restricted stock units at no cost. These RSUs vest on May 21, 2027, if she remains in continuous service, bringing her reported direct holdings to 39,361 shares.
Kussell William A reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
First Watch Restaurant Group director William A. Kussell received a grant of 12,345 shares of common stock in the form of restricted stock units. The RSUs were awarded at no cash cost and each unit represents a right to one share of common stock.
The RSUs vest on May 21, 2027, provided Kussell remains in continuous service through that date. After this grant, his directly held common stock position reported in the filing totals 38,747 shares.
First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc. reported the results of its Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on May 20, 2026. Stockholders elected three Class II directors—Irene Chang Britt, Charles Jemley, and Rachel Tipograph—to serve until the 2029 annual meeting, with Britt receiving 32,303,226 votes for, Jemley 44,382,160, and Tipograph 47,187,755, alongside 9,564,764 broker non-votes for each.
Stockholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of named executive officers, with 31,155,497 votes for and 17,633,414 against. They also supported holding an annual advisory vote on executive compensation, as 46,337,934 votes favored a one-year frequency. In addition, stockholders ratified PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 27, 2026, with 56,336,412 votes for and 2,303,109 against.