SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* FORDYCE JAMES H (Last) (First) (Middle) 130 MAIN STREET (Street) NEW CANAAN CT 06840 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 05/10/2012	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Ignite Restaurant Group, Inc. [ IRG ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	1,000	I	See Footnotes(1)(2)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. Ignite Restaurant Group, Inc. is wholly-owned by JCS Holdings, LLC. J.H. Whitney VI, L.P, is an investment fund, principally engaged in the business of making private equity investments. J.H. Whitney VI, L.P. holds an 88.6% equity interest in JCS Holdings, LLC and as such may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of the shares held by JCS Holdings, LLC. J.H. Whitney Equity Partners VI, LLC is the sole general partner of J.H. Whitney VI, L.P. and as such may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of the shares held by J.H. Whitney VI, L.P..

2. The undersigned is a managing member of J.H. Whitney Equity Partners VI, LLC and has an interest in a limited partner of J.H. Whitney VI. The undersigned may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to such securities. The undersigned disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

Remarks:

Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney

	/s/ Michael C. Salvator, as Attorney-In-Fact	05/10/2012
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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