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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950142-19-001425
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20190626
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20190626
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20190626

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			RED ROBIN GOURMET BURGERS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001171759
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	RETAIL-EATING PLACES [5812]
		IRS NUMBER:				841573084
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1229

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-34851
		FILM NUMBER:		19919970

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6312 FIDDLER'S GREEN CIRCLE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 200 NORTH
		CITY:			GREENWOOD VILLAGE
		STATE:			CO
		ZIP:			80111
		BUSINESS PHONE:		3038466000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6312 FIDDLER'S GREEN CIRCLE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 200 NORTH
		CITY:			GREENWOOD VILLAGE
		STATE:			CO
		ZIP:			80111
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25">Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc.</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25">6312 S. Fiddler&#8217;s Green Circle, Suite 200N</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25">Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25">Reference is hereby made to the letter from Vintage Capital Management, LLC (&#8220;<font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><u>Vintage</u></font>&#8221;), dated June 19, 2019, demanding that the Board of Directors of Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. (the &#8220;<font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><u>Company</u></font>&#8221;) convene a special meeting of its stockholders (the &#8220;<font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><u>Demand Letter</u></font>&#8221;).&#160;</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25">While the Company is profoundly respectful of the right of individual stockholders to exercise their franchise, the Company has an obligation to all of its stockholders to ensure that its affairs are conducted in accordance with its governing documents and applicable law. Following a careful review of the Demand Letter, the Company has determined that the Demand Letter does not satisfy the applicable requirements set forth in the&#160;Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (the &#8220;<font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><u>Charter</u></font>&#8221;), the Fourth Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (the &#8220;<font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><u>Bylaws</u></font>&#8221;) and Delaware law.</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25">Under Article FIFTH of the Charter and Section 2 of the Bylaws, a special meeting of the Company&#8217;s stockholders (a &#8220;<font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><u>Special Meeting</u></font>&#8221;) may be called by &#8220;holders of at least ten percent (10%) of the voting power of all of the then-outstanding shares of the capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class.&#8221;</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25">In the Demand Letter, Vintage purports to be the record owner of 100 shares of common stock of the Company (&#8220;<font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><u>Common Stock</u></font>&#8221;) and the beneficial owner of 1,500,000 shares of Common Stock, but provides no evidence of such ownership. Until such evidence is provided, the Company cannot move forward with Vintage&#8217;s request to call a Special Meeting.</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25">Additionally, in order to call a Special Meeting a stockholder is required to be the record owner (and not only the beneficial owner) of shares representing at least 10% of the Company&#8217;s voting power.&#160; Despite this requirement, the Company will not insist on Vintage being a holder of record with respect to those shares so long as adequate evidence of beneficial ownership is provided. &#160;</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25">Two of the proposals in the Demand Letter are deficient because they fail to provide sufficient information to enable the Company&#8217;s stockholders to consider the proposals on an informed basis.&#160; Until such information is provided, the Company cannot adequately provide notice of the Special Meeting in accordance with Delaware law, which requires it to state, with reasonable clarity and unambiguously, the purpose of the meeting.<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller;FONT-SIZE: smaller; VERTICAL-ALIGN: text-top; LINE-HEIGHT: 1">1</sup></div>

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