{"url_path":"/sec/rrgb/8-k/2026-06-15/item-7-01","section_key":"item-7-01","section_title":"Item 7.01 , including the information set forth in Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"8-K","doc_date":"2026-06-15","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1171759/0000950142-26-001781-index.html","accession_number":"0000950142-26-001781","cik":"0001171759","ticker":"RRGB","issuer_name":"RED ROBIN GOURMET BURGERS INC","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1171759/0000950142-26-001781-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0001171759","primary_entity_name":"RED ROBIN GOURMET BURGERS INC"},"word_count":506,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"Item 7.01, including the information set forth in Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the\nSecurities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section,\nnor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless\nof any general incorporation language in such filing, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.\n\n \n\nCautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking\nStatements\n\n \n\nForward-looking statements\nin this Current Report on Form 8-K regarding the Transactions, including the anticipated timing and completion of the Transactions; the\nCompany’s intended use of proceeds; the operation of the restaurants as franchised locations following closing; and all other statements\nthat are not historical facts are made under the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These\nstatements are based on assumptions believed by the Company to be reasonable and speak only as of the date on which such statements are\nmade. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, words such as “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,”\n“intend,” “plan,” “project,” “could,” “should,” “will,” “outlook,”\nor “estimate,” or the negative or other variations thereof or comparable terminology are intended to identify forward-looking\nstatements. Except as required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to update such statements to reflect events or circumstances\narising after such date and cautions investors not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements\nare subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially\n\n \n\n 1 \n\n \n\n \n\nfrom those described in the statements,\nincluding but not limited to the following: the possibility that conditions to the closing of one or both of the Transactions are not\nsatisfied on a timely basis or at all; the possibility of changes in the anticipated timing for closing the Transactions; the Company’s\nability to successfully complete tactical refranchising initiatives and on favorable terms; the possibility that the Company may not fully\nrealize the projected benefits of the Transactions, including the anticipated amount and use of proceeds; business disruption during the\npendency of or following the Transactions; the impact of the Transactions on the Company’s relationships with employees, franchisees,\nsuppliers, landlords, and other third parties; the ability to extend or refinance maturing indebtedness; the adequacy of cash flows and\nthe cost and availability of capital or credit facility borrowings; the ability to service debt and comply with credit facility covenants;\ncosts associated with lease obligations, including potential contingent lease liability; changes in consumer behavior or preference; geographic\nconcentration in the Western United States; and actions taken by franchisees that could harm the Company’s business or reputation.\nThese factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read in conjunction with other cautionary statements and risk factors\ndescribed from time to time in the Company’s Form 10-K, Form 10-Q, and Form 8-K reports (including all amendments to those reports)\nfiled with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission."}