---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950142-25-002895"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RRGB"
cik: "0001171759"
company_name: "RED ROBIN GOURMET BURGERS INC"
filed_at: "2025-11-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T00:11:22.888643+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Red Robin CFO to resign Dec 12; promotes Jesse Griffith COO; Q3 outlook beats expectations

## Summary
- CFO Todd Wilson resigns effective Dec 12, 2025; resignation not due to any disagreement; successor search underway.
- Jesse Griffith promoted to COO effective Nov 3, 2025; base salary $425k, bonus target 65%, LTIP target 70%.
- Preliminary Q3 comp sales decline ~1.2%; Adjusted EBITDA expected $7.1M-$7.6M, exceeding expectations.
- Full Q3 2025 results to be reported Nov 10, 2025 after market close.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950142-25-002895
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RRGB
- cik: 0001171759
- company_name: RED ROBIN GOURMET BURGERS INC
- filed_at: 2025-11-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1171759/000095014225002895/0000950142-25-002895-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1171759/000095014225002895/eh250701813_8k.htm

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