SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2020-02-25

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<div><a name="s9a374f22c72d4653bab79876f2da76df"></a></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:8px;text-align:right;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit 10.43</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">RED ROBIN GOURMET BURGERS, INC.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">2017 PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE PLAN</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:8px;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:8px;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">THIS NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#32;(this &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">Option Agreement</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#8221;) by and between </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">RED ROBIN GOURMET BURGERS, INC.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">, a Delaware corporation (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">Company</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#8221;), and [</font><font 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style="line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:587px;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:284px;"></td><td style="width:302px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Date of Grant:</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td></tr><tr><td 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