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): September 13, 2016

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

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):

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

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⃞ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

ITEM 2.02    MANAGEMENT CHANGES AND PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

On September 13, 2016, Ruby Tuesday, Inc., a Georgia corporation, issued a press release announcing management changes and preliminary fiscal first quarter 2017 financial results ended August 30, 2016.  A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

ITEM 9.01    FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(d)        Exhibits

99.1      Press Release dated September 13, 2016 (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.