Amended Securities Registration (section 12(b)) (8-a12b/a)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-A/A

(Amendment no. 1)

FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

RED ROBIN GOURMET BURGERS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		84-1573084
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
6312 S. Fiddler’s Green Circle, Suite 200N Greenwood Village, Colorado		80111
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class to be registered		Name of each exchange on which each class is to be registered
Preferred Stock Purchase Rights		NASDAQ Global Select Market

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), check the following box. ☒

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d), check the following box. ☐

Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates: N/A

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Form 8-A/A is filed by Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. (the “Company”) to reflect the expiration of the preferred share purchase rights (the “Rights”) registered on the Form 8-A filed by the Company on June 5, 2019.

Item 1. Description of Registrant’s Securities to Be Registered

On April 10, 2020, the Company executed an amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Rights Agreement (the “Rights Agreement”), dated as of June 4, 2019, by and between the Company and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as rights agent. The Amendment accelerates the expiration of the Rights from close of business on June 2, 2020 to close of business on April 13, 2020, and has the effect of terminating the Rights Agreement on that date. At such time, all of the Rights distributed to the holders of the Company’s common stock pursuant to the Rights Agreement will expire.

The foregoing is a summary of the terms of the Amendment. The summary does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amendment, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 4.2 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 2. Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description

3.1	Certificate of Designation of the Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 5, 2019).

4.1	Rights Agreement, dated as of June 4, 2019, by and between Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as rights agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 5, 2019).

4.2	Amendment No. 1 to Rights Agreement, dated as of April 10, 2020, by and between Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as rights agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 13, 2020).

SIGNATURES

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.