8-K 1 form8k.htm FORM 8-K 2ND QTR05

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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): December 8, 2004

RUBY TUESDAY, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


Georgia
 1-12454
 63-0475239
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)		 (Commission
File Number)		 (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

150 West Church Avenue
Maryville, Tennessee 37801
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(865) 379-5700
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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

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ITEM 2.02. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.

         On December 8, 2004, the Registrant issued a press release announcing its second quarter fiscal 2005 same-store sales and providing updated diluted earnings per share guidance. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

          (c) Exhibits.



EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION

99.1		 Press Release dated December 8, 2004 (this press release is being furnished
  pursuant to Item 2.02 of Form 8-K).

      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.

     
Ruby Tuesday, Inc.
(Registrant)
     

By: /s/ Marguerite N. Duffy
     Marguerite N. Duffy
     Senior Vice President and
     Chief Financial Officer

Date: December 8, 2004