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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): October 7, 2015
 
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)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the Registrant under any of the following provisions (See General Instructions A.2.below):

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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ITEM 2.02
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITIONS

On October 8, 2015, Ruby Tuesday, Inc., a Georgia corporation, (the “Company”), issued a press release announcing the Company’s financial results for the fiscal quarter ended September 1, 2015.  A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

ITEM 5.07
SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

The Company’s Annual Meeting was held on October 7, 2015 in Maryville, Tennessee. The following nominees were elected as directors by the votes indicated:

         
Name
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
F. Lane Cardwell, Jr.
50,024,743
1,834,490
51,891
6,598,840
Kevin T. Clayton
49,958,837
1,894,782
57,496
6,598,840
Jeffrey J. O’Neill
50,591,414
1,298,235
21,466
6,598,840

The following proposals were also adopted at the Annual Meeting by the votes indicated:

Approved an advisory vote on Executive Compensation:

 
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
 
49,221,385
2,423,608
266,122
6,598,840

Ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2016:

 
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
 
58,073,356
393,642
42,957
0

Approved an amended and restated Ruby Tuesday, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan:

 
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
 
48,572,976
3,283,507
54,632
6,598,840

Approved the Ruby Tuesday, Inc. 2015 Executive Incentive Compensation Plan:

 
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
 
51,029,157
849,932
32,026
6,598,840

ITEM 9.01
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

             (d)
              Exhibits.

99.1         
Press Release dated October 8, 2015 (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/ Jill M. Golder
Jill M. Golder
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
Date: October 8, 2015