8-K

                SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                     WASHINGTON, D.C. 20449

                            FORM 8-K

                     CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
                  TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                 SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date  of  report (Date of earliest event reported)
October  5, 2006

                   Ryan's Restaurant Group, Inc.
     (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

                 Commission File Number 0-10943

South Carolina                                   57-0657895
(State or Other Jurisdiction                (IRS Employer
  of Incorporation)                         Identification No.)

                  405 Lancaster Avenue (29650)
                       Post Office Box 100
                         Greer, SC 29652
      (Address of principal executive offices)  (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number (including area code):
(864) 879-1000

                        Not Applicable_________
                 (Former Name or Former Address,
                  if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 8.01.     Other Events

     On  October 5, 2006, Ryan's Restaurant Group, Inc. announced
that  it  had  received  shareholder approval  for  its  proposed
acquisition by Buffets, Inc.  Additional information is  included
in  the  attached press release, which is incorporated herein  by
reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c)  Exhibits

Exhibit Number Description of Exhibit

99.1   Press release dated October 5, 2006



                           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.


                                RYAN'S RESTAURANT GROUP, INC.


Date: October 5, 2006           By:
                                Name:  Janet J. Gleitz
                                Title:  Secretary

Exhibits

Exhibit Number Description of Exhibit

99.1   Press release dated October 5, 2006

EX-99

Press Release                               405 Lancaster Avenue
                                     Greer, South Carolina 29650
                                                  (864) 879-1000


Contact:  Fred T. Grant, Jr.               For Immediate Release
          Senior Vice President - Finance           October 5,
2006



RYAN'S ANNOUNCES RECEIPT OF SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL FOR MERGER WITH
BUFFETS
                     ______________________

GREER, SOUTH CAROLINA -- Ryan's Restaurant Group, Inc.
(NASDAQ:RYAN) reported that its shareholders have approved the
proposed acquisition of the company by Buffets, Inc.  Upon the
closing of the transaction, Ryan's shareholders will receive
$16.25 per share in cash.  Completion of the transaction is
expected to occur in the fourth calendar quarter, most likely in
late October or early November, subject to the receipt of
financing and the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

At October 5, 2006, the Company owned and operated 333
restaurants.

Certain matters discussed in this press release are forward-
looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities
laws and are subject to uncertainties and risks, including, but
not limited to, the ability of Buffets and Ryan's to satisfy
conditions to and complete the merger transaction within certain
timeframes, and other risks described from time to time in the
Company's reports filed with the SEC.