SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13D

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 5)*

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, par value

$0.001 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

75689M101

(CUSIP Number)

Vintage Capital Management, LLC

4705 S. Apopka Vineland Road, Suite 206

Orlando, FL 32819

(407) 909-8015

With a copy to:

Russell L. Leaf
Jared N. Fertman
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
787 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019
(212) 728-8000

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to

Receive Notices and Communications)

September 10, 2019

(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§ 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box: ¨

Note. Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See § 240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

Explanatory Note

This Amendment No. 5 (this “Amendment”) amends and supplements the Schedule 13D filed on May 9, 2019, as amended, by the Reporting Persons relating to the Common Stock of the Issuer (as so amended, the “Initial Statement”). Information reported in the Initial Statement remains in effect except to the extent that it is amended, restated or superseded by information contained in this Amendment. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Amendment have the respective meanings set forth in the Initial Statement. All references in the Initial Statement and this Amendment to the “Statement” will be deemed to refer to the Initial Statement as amended and supplemented by this Amendment.

Item 4. Purpose of Transaction.

Item 4 of this Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented to include the following:

On September 10, 2019, Vintage Capital sent a letter (the “September 10 Board Letter”) to the Board in response to the two press releases issued on September 5, 2019 by the Issuer.

The foregoing summary of the September 10 Board Letter is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the September 10 Board Letter, which is filed as Exhibit 5 to this Schedule 13D and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits.

Item 7 of this Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented to add the following exhibits:

Exhibit 5. Letter to the Board of Directors of Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc., dated September 10, 2019.

SIGNATURES

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated: September 10, 2019