Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Scherping Katherine Lee
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
RED ROBIN GOURMET BURGERS INC [RRGB]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Financial Officer
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
6312 S. FIDDLER'S GREEN CIRCLE, # 200 N
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/11/2009
(Street)

GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO 80111
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 60.98 02/11/2009   D     15,000   (1) 06/17/2015 Common Stock 15,000 $ 17,850 (2) 45,000 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 41.45 02/11/2009   D     10,000   (3) 02/22/2016 Common Stock 10,000 $ 20,200 (4) 35,000 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 39.01 02/11/2009   D     25,000   (5) 02/27/2017 Common Stock 25,000 $ 59,750 (6) 10,000 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 35.89 02/11/2009   D     10,000   (7) 02/26/2018 Common Stock 10,000 $ 29,000 (8) 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Scherping Katherine Lee
6312 S. FIDDLER'S GREEN CIRCLE
# 200 N
GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO 80111
      Chief Financial Officer  

Signatures

 Attorney-in-Fact Annita M. Menogan   02/13/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) 25% of the option vested as of June 17, 2006, and thereafter 75% of the option vested in 36 substantially equal monthly installments, with the first installment vesting on the same day of the month following the month in which the first anniversary of the award date occurred and an additional installment vesting on the same day of each of the 35 months thereafter. As of February 11, 2009, 13,438 shares of common stock underlying this option had vested.
(2) On February 11, 2009, the issuer cancelled the reporting person's options that were tendered for cash in the aggregate amount of $126,800.00 (less tax withholdings). Such cancellation was made pursuant to the issuer's tender offer statement filed on Schedule TO (the "Schedule TO") dated January 14, 2009, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on January 14, 2009, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to the Schedule TO filed with the SEC on January 27, 2009.
(3) 25% of the option vested as of February 22, 2007, and thereafter 75% of the option vested in 36 substantially equal monthly installments, with the first installment vesting on the same day of the month following the month in which the first anniversary of the award date occurred and an additional installment vesting on the same day of each of the 35 months thereafter. As of February 11, 2009, 7,292 shares of common stock underlying this option had vested.
(4) See Footnote No. 2 of this Form 4.
(5) 25% of the option vested as of February 27, 2008, and thereafter 75% of the option vested in 36 substantially equal monthly installments, with the first installment vesting on the same day of the month following the month in which the first anniversary of the award date occurred and an additional installment vesting on the same day of each of the 35 months thereafter. As of February 11, 2009, 11,980 shares of common stock underlying this option had vested.
(6) See Footnote No. 2 of this Form 4.
(7) 25% of the option would have vested as of February 26, 2009, and thereafter 75% of the option would have vested in 36 substantially equal monthly installments, with the first installment vesting on the same day of the month following the month in which the first anniversary of the award date would have occurred and an additional installment vesting on the same day of each of the 35 months thereafter. As of February 11, 2009, no shares of common stock underlying this option had vested.
(8) See Footnote No. 2 of this Form 4.

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