SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

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*
Grant Kimberly

(Last) (First) (Middle)
150 WEST CHURCH AVENUE

(Street)
MARYVILLE TN 37801

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
RUBY TUESDAY INC [ RI ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Sr. Vice President-Operations
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/03/2006
4. 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
$.01 Par Common 05/03/2006 M 105 A $28.55 105 I By Spouse
$.01 Par Common 05/03/2006 A(1) 15 A $28.55 120 I By Spouse
$.01 Par Common 05/19/2006 J(2) 0.0075 D $0 50,000 D
$.01 Par Common 1,268.0983 I By 401(k)
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $28.55 05/03/2006 M 105 04/08/2006 05/08/2006 $.01 Par Common 105 $0 0.0000 I By Spouse
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $28.55 05/03/2006 A 360 02/28/2008 02/28/2011 $.01 Par Common 360 $0 360 I By Spouse
Explanation of Responses:
1. Pursuant to the Company's Management Stock Option Program under the Ruby Tuesday, Inc. Stock Option Plan, upon meeting certain Company financial goals, the Reporting Person received a 30-day option to purchase up to a pre-established number of shares of common stock. Upon the exercise of such 30-day option, the Reporting Person received (i) additional shares of common stock equal to 15% of the shares acquired upon the exercise of such option, and (ii) an option to purchase up to 3 times the aggregate number of shares acquired upon the exercise of the 30-day option (including the additional 15%), all in accordance with the terms of the Program. The options have a 5-year term subject to earlier termination upon certain terminations of employment and vesting thereof may be accelerated upon a change of control of the Company.
2. Reflects disposition of fractional share in Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
Remarks:
By: Scarlett May, Attorney in Fact 05/23/2006
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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