UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  May 30, 2013

 

RED ROBIN GOURMET BURGERS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

001-34851

 

84-1573084

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification Number)

 

6312 S. Fiddler’s Green Circle, Suite 200N

Greenwood Village, Colorado

 

80111

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (303) 846-6000

 

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 


 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

o      Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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o      Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 



 

ITEM 5.07          Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual stockholders meeting on May 30, 2013 at its Red Robin Innovation Center in Centennial, Colorado.  Of the 14,137,734 shares of common stock issued and outstanding as of the record date, 13,250,177 shares of common stock (approximately 93.7%) were present or represented by proxy at the annual meeting.  The Company’s stockholders elected all of the directors nominated by the Company’s board of directors, approved, on an advisory basis, the Company’s executive compensation and ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 29, 2013. The results of the voting on the matters submitted to the stockholders are as follows:

 

1.              Election of directors:

 

Name

 

FOR

 

AGAINST

 

ABSTAIN

 

BROKER NON-
VOTES

 

% OF VOTES 
CAST

 

Robert B. Aiken

 

11,127,244

 

1,286,293

 

54,962

 

781,678

 

89.6

%

Lloyd L. Hill

 

12,367,835

 

45,767

 

54,897

 

781,678

 

99.6

%

Richard J. Howell

 

12,373,608

 

39,694

 

55,197

 

781,678

 

99.7

%

Glenn B. Kaufman

 

12,293,834

 

119,703

 

54,962

 

781,678

 

99.0

%

Stuart I. Oran

 

12,293,937

 

119,665

 

54,897

 

781,678

 

99.0

%

James T. Rothe

 

12,373,737

 

39,800

 

54,962

 

781,678

 

99.7

%

 

2.              Approval, on an advisory basis, of the Company’s executive compensation:

 

FOR

 

AGAINST

 

ABSTAIN

 

BROKER NON-
VOTES

 

% OF VOTES 
CAST

 

12,341,392

 

69,825

 

57,282

 

781,678

 

99.4

%

 

3.              Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 29, 2013:

 

FOR

 

AGAINST

 

ABSTAIN

 

BROKER NON-
VOTES

 

% OF VOTES 
CAST

 

12,981,918

 

214,011

 

54,248

 

0

 

98.4

%

 

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SIGNATURE

 

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.

 

Date: May 31, 2013

 

 

 

 

RED ROBIN GOURMET BURGERS, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Stuart B. Brown

 

Name:

Stuart B. Brown

 

Title:

Chief Financial Officer

 

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