UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) April 29, 2020
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Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware	001-35373	90-0712224	
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)	(Commission
File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)	
 	 	
14800 Landmark Boulevard, Suite 500		
Dallas	Texas	75254	
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)	

Registrant's telephone number, including area code (972) 702-9300

N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

					
Title of Each Class	 	Trading Symbol	 	Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered	
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	 	FRGI	 	NASDAQ Global Select Market	

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ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS.
On April 29, 2020, Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc. (the "Company"), announced it was repaying and returning $15 million in proceeds from the loans (the "Loans"), which represents the entire amount of the Loans, provided by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. collectively to Pollo Operations, Inc. and Texas Taco Cabana, L.P., each an indirect subsidiary of the Company, pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act.

Signatures

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.

FIESTA RESTAURANT GROUP, INC.

Date: April 29, 2020
                      
By: /s/ Louis DiPietro            
Name: Louis DiPietro
Title: Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel and Secretary