UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): June 6, 2016
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):
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ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS
On June 6, 2016, Ruby Tuesday, Inc., a Georgia corporation, (the “Company”), announced the appointment of Sue Briley, Vice President of Finance, as Interim Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Briley is an experienced finance leader with expertise in strategic planning, financial planning and analysis, capital budgeting, operations finance, and marketing analysis. She has worked in the restaurant industry for more than 20 years and has held her current position at Ruby Tuesday since July 2014. The aforementioned press release, dated June 6, 2016 is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(d) Exhibits.
99.1 Press Release dated June 6, 2016 (this press release is being furnished pursuant to Item 8.01 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) |
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| | By: | /s/ James J. Buettgen |
| | | James J. Buettgen |
| | | Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer |
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Date: | June 6, 2016 | | |
