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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001789940-25-000089"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FWRG"
cik: "0001789940"
company_name: "First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-12-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T12:07:24.614635+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# First Watch announces director resignations and appointment of Rachel Tipograph to board

## Summary
- Tricia Glynn (director since 2017) and David Paresky (director since 2023) resigned effective Dec 23, 2025, tied to Advent International's exit.
- Board size reduced from 10 to 9; Rachel Tipograph appointed Class II director effective Dec 29, 2025, until 2026 annual meeting.
- Tipograph is founder/CEO of MikMak, former Global Head of Digital at Gap; receives $140,000 RSU grant.
- Resignations amicable with no disagreements with Company, management, or Board.
- Tipograph qualifies as independent under Nasdaq and SEC rules.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001789940-25-000089
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FWRG
- cik: 0001789940
- company_name: First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-12-29T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1789940/000178994025000089/0001789940-25-000089-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1789940/000178994025000089/fwrg-20251223.htm

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