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0001833605
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001289460
TEXAS ROADHOUSE INC
000-50972
6040 Dutchman's Lane
Loiusville
KY
40205
5024269984
GERALD MORGAN
Officer
COMMON
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
38th Fl.
New York
NY
10004
5000
569675.00
67000000
05/18/2023
NASDAQ
Common
02/26/2018
Restricted Stock Units
Issuer
N
5000
02/26/2018
N/A
Y
Shares acquired via RSU acquisitions from 2/26/2018 through 11/1/2019.
05/18/2023
05/12/2021
/s/ Gerald L Morgan