First Watch Restaurant Group Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Leadership Update, Regulation FD Disclosure, Financial Statements and Exhibits
$FWRG
Restaurants
Consumer Discretionary
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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Item 2.02 - Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On February 24, 2026, First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the fourth fiscal quarter and fiscal year ended December 28, 2025. A copy of the release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On February 20, 2026, Mel Hope, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, informed the Company of his intent to retire from his position as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer after nearly eight years of distinguished service and leadership with the Company. The Company is conducting a process to identify his successor, looking at both internal and external candidates. It is expected that Mr. Hope will remain as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer until his successor is in place, and to serve as an advisor to the Company for a period of time thereafter to ensure a smooth transition.
A copy of the press release dated February 24, 2026 announcing the retirement of Mr. Hope is attached as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
The Company has also posted a supplemental information presentation to its website at investors.firstwatch.com, which is attached as Exhibit 99.2 and incorporated herein by reference.
The information furnished in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, Exhibit 99.2 and Exhibit 99.3, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. The information in this Current Report shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date of this Current Report, regardless of any general incorporation language in the filing.
Item 9.01 - Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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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 on this 24th day of February, 2026.
First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc. (Registrant) | |||||
By: | /s/ Mel Hope | ||||
Name: | Mel Hope | ||||
Title: | Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ||||