Chris Tomasso compensation by year
First Watch Restaurant Summary Compensation Table · all 3 fiscal years held| Component | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $892,416 | $905,625 | $932,793 |
| Bonus | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Stock awards | $2,500,000 | $3,000,000 | $9,576,365 |
| Option awards | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $1,509,105 | $988,711 | $963,610 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| All other | $26,797 | $28,502 | $50,382 |
| Total | $4,928,318 | $4,922,838 | $11,523,150 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc. DEF 14A filed April 8, 2026, accession 0001789940-26-000048, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc. filed document, accession 0001789940-26-000048. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed April 8, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSU | 365,408 | $5,813,641 | — |
| RSU | 194,884 | $3,100,604 | — |
| RSU | 80,677 | $1,283,571 | — |
| RSU | 53,695 | $854,287 | — |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc.'s FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Change-in-control & termination
estimated payments First Watch Restaurant discloses, by trigger · FY2025| Trigger | Cash severance | Accelerated equity | Benefits continuation | Total as disclosed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death | $466,400 | $0 | $0 | $1,430,010 |
| Change in control and involuntary termination | $2,331,983 | $11,052,103 | $59,870 | $16,039,137 |
| Disability | $466,400 | $0 | $0 | $1,430,010 |
| Involuntary termination without cause | $1,865,586 | $0 | $47,896 | $2,969,554 |
Per the Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control table in First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc.'s FY2025 proxy. Estimates as the company printed them; a dash means it printed no figure.
First Watch Restaurant’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Tomasso · this page | President and Chief Executive Officer | $11,523,150 |
| Jay Wolszczak | Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel and Secretary | $3,464,364 |
| Eric Hartman | Chief Development Officer | $3,206,115 |
| Laura Sorensen | Chief People Officer | $3,133,813 |
| Mel Hope | Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | $1,596,122 |
Board service
First Watch Restaurant board · FY2021–FY2025How this board is paid
Company policy: First Watch Restaurant pays directors a $80,000 cash retainer and $140,000 in RSUs. As stated in First Watch Restaurant's FY2025 proxy.
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