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CERTIFICATIONS
I,
Michael J. Snyder, certify that:
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I
have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Red Robin Gourmet
Burgers, Inc.; |
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Based
on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue statement
of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make
the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such
statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered
by this annual report; |
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Based
on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information
included in this annual report, fairly present in all material respects
the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the
registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this annual report;
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The
registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible
for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures
(as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant
and we have: |
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Designed
such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information
relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries,
is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly
during the period in which this annual report is being prepared; |
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Evaluated
the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and
procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of
this annual report (the “Evaluation Date”); and |
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Presented
in this annual report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the
disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the
Evaluation Date; |
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The
registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed,
based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant’s auditors
and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or
persons performing the equivalent functions): |
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All
significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls
which could adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record,
process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for
the registrant’s auditors any material weaknesses in internal
controls; and |
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Any
fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal
controls; and |
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The
registrant’s other certifying officers and I have indicated in
this annual report whether or not there were significant changes in
internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect
internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation,
including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies
and material weaknesses. |
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March
28, 2003
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/s/ MICHAEL
J. SNYDER
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(Date)
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Michael
J. Snyder
Chief
Executive Officer
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