UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K/A

Amendment No. 1

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 16, 2025

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.)

10000 E. Geddes Avenue, Suite 500

Englewood, Colorado

80112

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

(303) 846-6000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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:

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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 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On August 20, 2025, Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. (the “Company”) announced the departure of Meghan Spuler, the Company’s Chief People Officer (the “Executive”), effective August 20, 2025.

In connection with the departure of the Executive, the Company has agreed to provide to the Executive, pursuant to a severance agreement between the Company and the Executive effective August 27, 2025 (the “Severance Agreement”), in addition to any accrued but unpaid benefits or obligations: (i) an aggregate amount equal to $375,000, which equals twelve (12) months of the Executive’s annual base salary as in effect immediately prior to the date of separation, in installment payments over the twelve (12) months following the date of separation in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, (ii) a lump-sum cash payment equal to a pro rata portion of the Executive’s annual bonus, if any, for the Company’s 2025 fiscal year under the Company’s 2025 annual bonus plan, based on full year actual performance of the Company, determined by multiplying such annual bonus by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days in the 2025 calendar year through the date of separation and the denominator of which is three hundred and sixty-five (365), payable at such time as bonuses are generally paid by the Company to its executives, (iii) subject to the Executive’s timely election of continued healthcare coverage under COBRA, a lump sum cash payment within thirty (30) days after such election in an amount equal to the product of (x) the portion of monthly premiums of the Executive’s group health insurance, including coverage for the Executive’s eligible dependents, that the Company paid immediately prior to the date of separation, and (y) 12.

The Executive’s vested restricted stock units and performance stock units are subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable equity plan and award agreements issued thereunder, and the Executive shall forfeit all outstanding and unvested restricted stock units and performance stock units. The Executive’s receipt of the severance benefits mentioned in this paragraph is subject to a waiver and release of claims in favor of the Company and its affiliates. The Executive is also subject to certain restrictive covenants in her employment agreement, award agreements and the Severance Agreement, including nondisclosure of confidential information, return of company property, non-competition and non-solicitation of certain employees for twelve (12) months following the date of separation, non-solicitation of suppliers and business relations of the Company for twelve (12) months following the date of separation, post-employment cooperation, and a mutual non-disparagement covenant.

The foregoing description of the terms of the Severance Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full terms of the Severance Agreement, which is filed as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit

No.

Description

10.1

Severance Agreement, by and between Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. and Meghan Spuler, effective August 27, 2025

104

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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.

Date: August 29, 2025

	RED ROBIN GOURMET BURGERS, INC.


	By:	/s/ Sarah A. Mussetter
	Name:	Sarah A. Mussetter
	Title:	Chief Legal Officer

RED ROBIN GOURMET BURGERS INC 8-K/A