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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 18, 2021
RED ROBIN GOURMET BURGERS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware | 001-34851 | 84-1573084
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.)

6312 S. Fiddlers Green Circle, Suite 200N
Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (303) 846-6000
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:

Title of each class |  | Trading symbol(s) |  | Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.001 par value |  | RRGB |  | NASDAQ | (Global Select Market)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
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. ☐

ITEM 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On August 18, 2021, Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. issued a press release describing selected financial results for the Second fiscal quarter ended July 11, 2021. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. A copy of the supplemental financial information for the Second fiscal quarter ended July 11, 2021, that will be referred to during today’s investor conference call and webcast, is being furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to this Form 8-K.
The information in this Item 2.02, including the information set forth in Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No. | Description
99.1 | Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. Press Release dated August 18, 2021
99.2 | Supplemental Financial Information dated August 18, 2021 provided by Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc.
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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SIGNATURE
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.
RED ROBIN GOURMET BURGERS, INC.
Date: August 18, 2021

By: | /s/ Lynn S. Schweinfurth
Name: | Lynn S. Schweinfurth
Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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