Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. filings document the regulatory record for a Nasdaq-listed restaurant operator with common stock registered under the ticker RRGB. The company’s Form 8-K reports cover quarterly and annual operating results, preliminary financial results, officer appointments and departures, material agreements, and capital actions such as an at-the-market common stock offering program.
Proxy materials describe annual meeting proposals, director elections, advisory executive compensation votes, employee stock purchase plan share authorization, auditor ratification, and board governance matters. Other filings address cooperation-agreement amendments with investor parties, board composition, committee assignments, executive roles, and the company’s public-company capital structure.
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. reported that Sarah A. Mussetter has resigned from her role as Chief Legal Officer and Secretary. Her resignation is effective May 15, 2026. Until that date, she will continue in her position and assist with the transition of her responsibilities.
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. has appointed Mark Graff as Chief Financial Officer, effective May 4, 2026. He will become the company’s principal financial officer and principal accounting officer on May 31, 2026, succeeding interim CFO Christopher Meyer when his contractor agreement expires.
Graff previously led a $900 million business across more than 220 restaurants as President of Bonefish Grill and Fine Dining at Bloomin’ Brands and earlier held senior roles in finance, strategy and investor relations. Under his employment agreement, Graff receives a $500,000 annual base salary, an annual bonus targeted at 75% of salary (prorated for 2026), and an equity inducement award targeted at 120% of salary for 2026.
He will also participate in Red Robin’s standard executive benefit plans and its Executive Severance Plan, with a 1.0x cash severance multiplier and 12‑month benefits continuation period in both change in control and non‑change in control qualifying terminations, alongside customary non‑competition, non‑solicitation and confidentiality covenants.
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc: Acuitas Investments, LLC reports beneficial ownership of 606,353 shares of Common Stock, representing 3.35% of the class. The filing lists shared voting power and shared dispositive power over 606,353 shares. The report is filed as Amendment No. 3 and is signed by Chief Compliance Officer Lisa Thenell on 04/28/2026; the cover lists 03/31/2026.
RED ROBIN GOURMET BURGERS INC Chief Operations Officer Jesse Griffith reported an automatic sale of 1,008 shares of common stock on April 6, 2026, at $3.029 per share. The company sold these shares on his behalf to cover tax withholding obligations and related fees from the vesting of 2,610 time-based restricted stock units granted in April 2023. These sell-to-cover transactions were not discretionary trades. After the sale, Griffith directly holds 37,818 shares of common stock, including 20,738 shares subject to vesting and forfeiture restrictions.
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers affiliate filed a Form 144 notice reporting intended sale of 2,610 Restricted Stock Units acquired as compensation on 04/03/2026. The filing also lists recent transactions by Jesse Griffith: 1,402 shares sold on 03/16/2026 and 839 shares sold on 03/23/2026.
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. is asking stockholders to vote at its May 14, 2026 in‑person annual meeting on four items: electing seven directors for one‑year terms, approving 2025 executive pay on an advisory basis, expanding the Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and ratifying Deloitte & Touche LLP as auditor for the fiscal year ending December 27, 2026.
The board highlights that 89% of current directors are independent, the chair is independent, the board is declassified with majority voting in uncontested elections, and there is proxy access and the ability for stockholders to call special meetings. Red Robin describes a “First Choice” strategic plan built around five pillars focused on operations, traffic, cost control, restaurant reinvestment, and talent. For 2025, Adjusted EBITDA increased by $24.1 million, a 53% year‑over‑year gain, leading to a short‑term incentive payout at 103.96% of target, while a 2023–2025 performance stock unit cycle vested at 31% based on relative total shareholder return.
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers’ Chief Legal Officer Sarah A. Mussetter reported compensation-related stock activity. On March 23, 2026, she received a grant of 69,350 Phantom Restricted Stock Units, each representing the right to one share or cash equivalent upon vesting in three annual installments.
In connection with vesting equity awards, the issuer sold 2,913 shares of common stock at $3.12 per share in an automatic sell-to-cover transaction to pay tax withholding and related fees, which the footnotes state were not discretionary trades by Mussetter. The issuer also withheld 8,391 shares upon vesting of 19,181 restricted stock units to satisfy tax obligations, a transaction approved under the company’s incentive plan and exempt from Section 16(b). After these events, Mussetter directly held 98,497 common shares, including 47,174 still subject to vesting and forfeiture conditions.
RED ROBIN GOURMET BURGERS INC Chief Operations Officer Jesse Griffith reported a mix of compensation-related share movements. He sold 839 shares of common stock in an open-market transaction at $3.12 per share, tied to automatic “sell-to-cover” activity on vested restricted stock units.
The company also withheld 3,284 shares of common stock valued at $3.08 per share to satisfy tax obligations from another RSU vesting. Separately, Griffith received a grant of 38,636 Phantom Restricted Stock Units, each representing one share or its cash equivalent, scheduled to vest in three equal installments over three years. Following these transactions, he directly holds 38,826 common shares, including 23,348 subject to vesting and forfeiture restrictions.
PACE DAVID reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
RED ROBIN GOURMET BURGERS INC President and CEO David Pace reported equity compensation awards rather than market trades. He received a grant of 250,000 time-based restricted stock units, each representing one share of common stock scheduled to vest on the first anniversary of the grant date. He also received 250,000 Phantom Restricted Stock Units, which can be settled in shares or cash at the company’s discretion and are scheduled to vest on the second anniversary of the grant date. After these awards, he directly holds 571,698 shares of common stock, including 500,000 shares subject to vesting and forfeiture restrictions, highlighting that a large portion of his position is tied to future performance and service conditions rather than immediate ownership.