UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 10, 2022

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Del Taco Restaurants, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware

001-36197

46-3340980

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

(Commission
File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

25521 Commercentre Drive

Lake Forest,

California

92630

(Address of Principal executive offices, including Zip Code)

(949)

462-9300

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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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 Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, $0.0001 Par Value

TACO

The Nasdaq Stock 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 8.01 Other Events.

The Board of Directors has authorized a quarterly cash dividend of $0.04 per share of common stock payable on February 22, 2022, to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 1, 2022.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits


Exhibit No.			Description of Exhibit
104			Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.




DEL TACO RESTAURANTS, INC.

By:			/s/ Jack T. Tang
Name:			Jack T. Tang
Title:			Secretary and General Counsel

Date: January 11, 2022

Del Taco Restaurants, Inc. 8-K