UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): July 14, 2021
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Del Taco Restaurants, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware	001-36197	46-3340980	
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)	(Commission
File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)	
					
	25521 Commercentre Drive		
	Lake Forest,	California	92630		
(Address of Principal executive offices, including Zip Code)	
					
	(949)	462-9300			
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)	
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
															
Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered	
Common Stock, $0.0001 Par Value		TACO		The Nasdaq Stock Market	

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Item 5.02    Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On July 14, 2021, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Del Taco Restaurants, Inc. (the "Company") elected Karen L. Luey as a new director of the Company, effective immediately. She will serve as a Class II director with a term expiring at the 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Ms. Luey has also been appointed to the Audit Committee of the Board, replacing R.J. Melman who is stepping down from the Audit Committee.

In accordance with the Company's director compensation policy, Ms. Luey was granted 6,484 shares of restricted stock and will receive $62,500, payable quarterly, as her base compensation, as well as $12,500 annually as a member of the Audit Committee and $1,500 per Board meeting.

Ms. Luey has served as the Chief Financial Officer of The Mina Group, a privately held fine dining restaurant and hospitality company, since April 2018. Prior to that, Ms. Luey served as the Chief Financial and Administrative Officer from August 2008 to March 2017 and Principal Accounting Officer from April 2007 to August 2008 for Jamba, Inc. From 2005 to 2007, Ms. Luey was Vice President, Corporate Controller, and Principal Accounting Officer of LeapFrog Enterprises. Ms. Luey earned a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from California State University, East Bay.

There are no transactions between Ms. Luey and the Company that would be reportable under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

						
DEL TACO RESTAURANTS, INC.	
		
By:	/s/ Steven L. Brake	
Name:	Steven L. Brake	
Title:	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	

Date: July 16, 2021