<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001171759-20-000017.txt : 20200414
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20200414161326
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001171759-20-000017
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20200414
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20200414
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20200414

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:		20791482

	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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<TYPE>8-K
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<title>Document</title></head><body><div id="i8df1865556c34a3481e261565505c78c_29"></div><div style="height:45pt;width:100%;"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%;">UNITED STATES</font></div><div style="text-align:center;margin-top:6pt;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></div><div style="text-align:center;margin-top:6pt;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%;">Washington, D.C. 20549</font></div><div style="text-align:center;"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:16pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%;">FORM 8-K</font></div><div style="text-align:center;margin-top:6pt;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%;">CURRENT REPORT</font></div><div style="text-align:center;margin-top:6pt;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%;">Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></div><div style="text-align:center;margin-top:12pt;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%;">Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)&#58; April 14, 2020</font></div><div style="text-align:center;margin-top:18pt;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:18pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%;">RED ROBIN GOURMET BURGERS, INC.</font></div><div style="text-align:center;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</font></div><div style="margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt;"><table style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;display:inline-table;width:100.000%;"><tr><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:30.091%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:0.1%;"></td><td style="width:2.378%;"></td><td style="width:0.1%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:28.085%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:0.1%;"></td><td style="width:2.378%;"></td><td style="width:0.1%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:30.668%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:center;vertical-align:top;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Delaware</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:center;vertical-align:top;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">001-34851</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:center;vertical-align:top;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">84-1573084</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><div style="text-align:center;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;">(State or other jurisdiction</font></div><div style="text-align:center;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;">of incorporation)</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><div style="text-align:center;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;">(Commission</font></div><div style="text-align:center;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;">File Number)</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><div style="text-align:center;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;">(IRS Employer</font></div><div style="text-align:center;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;">Identification Number)</font></div></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-align:center;margin-top:6pt;"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center;margin-top:6pt;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%;">6312 S. Fiddler&#8217;s Green Circle, Suite 200N</font></div><div style="text-align:center;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%;">Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111 </font></div><div style="text-align:center;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;">(A</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;">ddress of principal executive offices) (zip code)</font></div><div style="text-align:center;"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%;">(303) 846-6000</font></div><div style="text-align:center;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;">(Registrant&#8217;s telephone number, including area code)</font></div><div style="text-align:center;margin-top:6pt;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;">_______________________</font></div><div style="text-align:justify;margin-top:6pt;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;">Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions&#58;</font></div><div style="margin-top:6pt;"><table 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Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;">Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="height:3pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:3pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:justify;vertical-align:top;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">o</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><div style="text-align:justify;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;">Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="height:3pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:3pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">o</font></td><td colspan="3" 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style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">o</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><div><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</font></div><div><font><br></font></div></td></tr></table></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;">Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act&#58;</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;"><table style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;display:inline-table;width:100.000%;"><tr><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:28.491%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:0.1%;"></td><td style="width:0.378%;"></td><td style="width:0.1%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:28.491%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:0.1%;"></td><td style="width:0.378%;"></td><td style="width:0.1%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:35.862%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Title of each class</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Trading Symbol(s)</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Name of each exchange on which registered</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Common Stock, $0.001 par value</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">RRGB</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">NASDAQ (Global Select Market)</font></td></tr></table></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&#167;230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&#167;240.12b-2 of this chapter).</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;">Emerging growth company </font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:9.8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;">o</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9.8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;">If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. </font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:9.8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;">o</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="position:relative;width:100%;height:45pt;"><div style="position:absolute;bottom:0;width:100%;"><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="height:45pt;width:100%;"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div id="i8df1865556c34a3481e261565505c78c_73"></div><div style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:8pt;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%;">ITEM 8.01 Other Events.</font></div><div style="text-indent:22.5pt;text-align:justify;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;">On April 14, 2020, the Company issued a press release providing an additional business and operational update regarding COVID-19. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.&#8232;</font></div><div id="i8df1865556c34a3481e261565505c78c_80"></div><div style="text-align:justify;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:8pt;-sec-extract:summary;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%;">ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.</font></div><div style="text-align:justify;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;">(d) Exhibits.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><table style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;display:inline-table;width:100.000%;"><tr><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:10.280%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:0.1%;"></td><td style="width:2.285%;"></td><td style="width:0.1%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:83.235%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><div><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%;">Exhibit No.</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><div style="text-align:center;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%;">Description</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:top;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><div style="text-align:justify;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;text-decoration: underline;"><a href="a991rrgbupdateoncovid-.htm" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;text-decoration: underline;-sec-extract:exhibit;">99.1</a></font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:top;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><div style="text-align:justify;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;text-decoration: underline;"><a href="a991rrgbupdateoncovid-.htm" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;text-decoration: underline;-sec-extract:exhibit;">Press release dated April 14, 2020 providing business and operational update regarding COVID-19.</a></font></div></td></tr></table></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="position:relative;width:100%;height:45pt;"><div style="position:absolute;bottom:0;width:100%;"><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="height:45pt;width:100%;"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div id="i8df1865556c34a3481e261565505c78c_68"></div><div style="text-align:center;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:8pt;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%;">SIGNATURES</font></div><div style="text-indent:22.5pt;text-align:justify;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-indent:22.5pt;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;">Date&#58; April 14, 2020</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:288pt;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%;">RED ROBIN GOURMET BURGERS, INC.</font></div><div style="padding-left:288pt;"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:288pt;margin-bottom:6pt;"><table style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;display:inline-table;width:44.883%;"><tr><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:6.794%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:89.206%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">By&#58;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">&#47;s&#47; Michael L. Kaplan</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Michael L. 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<title>Document</title></head><body><div id="iebe365584c5a485a87ec80e103cb1bc7_29"></div><div style="height:72pt;width:100%;"><div style="text-align:right;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;">Exhibit 99.1</font></div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%;">Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Provides Additional Business and Operational Update</font></div><div style="text-align:center;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%;">Regarding COVID-19</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;">Momentum in Off-Premise Sales Underscores Strength of the Company&#8217;s</font></div><div style="text-align:center;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;">To-Go, Delivery, and Catering Platform</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%;">Greenwood Village, CO &#8211; April 14, 2020 &#8211; </font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;">Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. (NASDAQ&#58; RRGB) (&#8220;Red Robin&#8221; or the &#8220;Company&#8221;) today provided an update on its sales performance during the first quarter of 2020 and an operational update on additional measures the Company is taking in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. </font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;">Paul J.B. Murphy III, Red Robin&#8217;s President and Chief Executive Officer, said, &#8220;We continue to be focused on protecting the health and safety of our Team Members and Guests, and are taking additional actions to preserve liquidity, reduce costs, and better position Red Robin for the long term. These include both short- and longer-term initiatives that will enable the Company to more effectively benefit from an eventual recovery in on-premise sales as the impact of COVID-19 subsides. At the same time, we continue to be encouraged by the strong growth in our off-premise sales, which is helping to reduce the impact of the temporary closures on the dine-in business.&#8221;</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%;">Business Update</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;">Comparable restaurant revenues and average off-premise restaurant revenues per restaurant following the onset of the COVID-19 crisis in the United States and through the week ended April 12, 2020 are as follows&#58;</font></div><div style="text-align:justify;"><font><br></font></div><div 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style="width:0.1%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:4.612%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:0.1%;"></td><td style="width:0.445%;"></td><td style="width:0.1%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:4.612%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:0.1%;"></td><td style="width:0.445%;"></td><td style="width:0.1%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:4.612%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:0.1%;"></td><td style="width:0.445%;"></td><td style="width:0.1%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:4.620%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font 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These discussions are currently ongoing.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;">Mr. Murphy added, &#8220;I&#8217;d like to thank all of our Team Members that have been working tirelessly to optimize our off-premise execution, grow our to-go, delivery, and catering channels, and deliver on the Red Robin brand promise to our communities. For all those Team Members affected by the changes announced today, I sincerely thank you for all your contributions to Red Robin and commitment to serving our Guests.&#8221;</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%;">About Red Robin</font></div><div style="text-align:justify;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;">Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. 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At Red Robin, burgers are more than just something guests eat&#59; they&#8217;re a bonding experience that brings together friends and families, kids and adults. In addition to its many burger offerings, Red Robin serves a wide variety of salads, soups, appetizers, entrees, desserts, and signature beverages. Red Robin offers a variety of options behind the bar, including its extensive selection of local and regional beers, and cocktails. It&#8217;s now easy to take Red Robin anywhere with online ordering for to-go and Gourmet Burger Bar catering pickups through Yummm2Go. There are more than 550 Red Robin restaurants across the United States and Canada, including those operating under franchise agreements. Red Robin&#8230; YUMMM</font><sup style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:6.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;vertical-align:top;">&#174;</sup><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;">! Connect with Red Robin on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.</font></div><div style="text-align:justify;"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%;">Forward-Looking Statements</font></div><div><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:107%;">Forward-looking statements in this press release are made under the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements include, without limitation, statements regarding the impact of COVID-19 on the Company&#8217;s business, the ability of the Company&#8217;s restaurants to operate on an a substantially all off-premise model, additional measures to further preserve financial flexibility, adherence to the guidance of the CDC and local health departments, further strengthening of the Company&#8217;s liquidity position and the Company&#8217;s ability to overcome near-term operating conditions and be better positioned for the long term. These statements are based on assumptions believed by the Company to be reasonable and speak only as of the date on which such statements are made. Except as required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to update such statements to reflect events or circumstances arising after such date, and cautions investors not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the statements based on a number of factors, including but not limited to the following&#58;  the rapidly evolving nature of the COVID-19 pandemic and related containment measures, including the potential for a complete shutdown of Company and franchised restaurants&#59; economic, public health, and political conditions that impact consumer confidence and spending, including the impact of COVID-19 and other health epidemics or pandemics on the global economy&#59; changes in unemployment rates&#59; changes in laws impacting the Company&#8217;s business, including increases in minimum wages and benefit costs&#59; the economic health of the Company&#8217;s landlords and other tenants in retail centers in which its restaurants are located&#59; the economic health of suppliers, licensees, vendors, and other third parties providing goods or services to the Company&#59; the ability to continue to increase off-premise sales&#59; the effectiveness of the Company&#8217;s marketing strategies and promotions and menu changes&#59; the ability to achieve significant cost savings&#59; the cost and availability of key food products, distribution, labor, and energy&#59; the effectiveness of the Company&#8217;s long term strategic initiatives&#59; the cost and availability of capital or credit facility borrowings&#59; the adequacy of cash flows or available debt resources to fund operations&#59; the impact of federal, state, and local regulation of the Company&#8217;s business&#59; and other risk factors described from time to time in the Company&#8217;s Form 10-K, Form 10-Q, and Form 8-K reports (including all amendments to those reports) filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%;">Contact&#58;</font></div><div><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;">ICR</font></div><div style="text-align:justify;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;">Raphael Gross, Managing Director</font></div><div style="text-align:justify;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;">(203) 682-8253</font></div><div style="position:relative;width:100%;height:72pt;"><div style="position:absolute;bottom:0;width:100%;"><div><font><br></font></div></div></div></body></html>
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