---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950142-22-002735"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RRGB"
cik: "0001171759"
company_name: "RED ROBIN GOURMET BURGERS INC"
filed_at: "2022-09-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-23T09:01:34.303584+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Red Robin EVP and CLO Michael Kaplan resigns, effective Oct 7, 2022

## Summary
- Michael Kaplan resigns as EVP and Chief Legal Officer; effective October 7, 2022.
- Kaplan will assist in transition of responsibilities until his departure.
- No successor has been named; search process not disclosed.
- Departure is voluntary; no reason provided in the filing.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950142-22-002735
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RRGB
- cik: 0001171759
- company_name: RED ROBIN GOURMET BURGERS INC
- filed_at: 2022-09-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1171759/000095014222002735/0000950142-22-002735-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1171759/000095014222002735/eh220287460_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950142-22-002735
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950142-22-002735.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950142-22-002735.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Michael Kaplan departed as Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer at RED ROBIN GOURMET BURGERS INC.
  - Action: resign
  - Role: Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer
  source text: On September 14, 2022, Michael Kaplan notified Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. (the “Company”) that he will resign as Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer of the Company, effective October 7, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1171759/000095014222002735/0000950142-22-002735-index.htm

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