UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Delaware | 82-4271369 | |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
| 8725 Pendery Place, Suite 201 Bradenton, FL |
34201 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |
| Title of Each Class to be Registered |
Name of Each Exchange on Which Each Class is to be Registered | |
| Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), check the following box. ☒
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Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates: 333-259360
(if applicable)
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
| Item 1. | Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered. |
For a description of the securities to be registered hereunder, reference is made to the information set forth under the heading “Description of Capital Stock” in the Registrant’s prospectus, which constitutes a part of the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-259360), originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 7, 2021, as amended by any amendments to such Registration Statement, and by any prospectus subsequently filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, which description is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 2. | Exhibits. |
Under the Instructions as to Exhibits with respect to Form 8-A, no exhibits are required to be filed because no other securities of the Registrant are registered on the NASDAQ Global Select Market and the securities registered hereby are not being registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
Dated: October 1, 2021
| First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Jay Wolszczak | |
| Name: | Jay Wolszczak | |
| Title: | General Counsel and Secretary | |