RUBY TUESDAY INC - FORM 10-Q - January 12, 2015

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

______________

FORM 10-Q

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

For the Quarterly Period Ended: December 2, 2014

o	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
	For the transition period from __________ to _________

Commission file number 1-12454

______________

RUBY TUESDAY, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

GEORGIA		63-0475239
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

150 West Church Avenue, Maryville, Tennessee 37801

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (865) 379-5700

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer o	Accelerated filer x
Non-accelerated filer o (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)	Smaller reporting company o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No x

	62,037,516
	(Number of shares of common stock, $0.01 par value, outstanding as of January 5, 2015)

RUBY TUESDAY, INC.

INDEX

	Page
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS AS OF
DECEMBER 2, 2014 AND JUNE 3, 2014	4
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS FOR THE THIRTEEN AND TWENTY-SIX
WEEKS ENDED DECEMBER 2, 2014 AND DECEMBER 3, 2013	5
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE TWENTY-SIX WEEKS ENDED
DECEMBER 2, 2014 AND DECEMBER 3, 2013	6
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS	7-30
ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS	31-48
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT
MARKET RISK	48
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES	49
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS	49
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS	49
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS	49
ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES	50
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES	50
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION	50
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS	50
SIGNATURES	51

Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Information

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains various forward-looking statements, which represent our expectations or beliefs concerning future events, including one or more of the following: future financial performance (including our estimates of growth in same-restaurant sales, average sales per restaurant, operating margins, expenses, and other items), future capital expenditures, the effect of strategic initiatives (including statements relating to cost savings initiatives and the benefits of our television marketing), the opening or closing of restaurants by us or our franchisees, sales of our real estate or purchases of new real estate, future borrowings and repayments of debt, availability of financing on terms attractive to the Company, compliance with financial covenants in our debt instruments, payment of dividends, stock and bond repurchases, restaurant acquisitions, and changes in senior management and in the Board of Directors. We caution the reader that a number of important factors and uncertainties could, individually or in the aggregate, cause our actual results to differ materially from those included in the forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, the following:

·	general economic conditions;

·	changes in promotional, couponing and advertising strategies;

·	changes in our customers’ disposable income;

·	consumer spending trends and habits;

·	increased competition in the restaurant market;

·	governmental laws and regulations, including those affecting labor and employee benefit costs, such as further potential increases in state and federally mandated minimum wages, and healthcare reform;

·	the impact of pending litigation;

·	customers’ acceptance of changes in menu items;

·	changes in the availability and cost of capital;

·	potential limitations imposed by debt covenants under our debt instruments;

·	weather conditions in the regions in which Company-owned and franchised restaurants are operated;

·	costs and availability of food and beverage inventory, including supply and delivery shortages or interruptions;

·	significant fluctuations in energy prices;

·	security breaches of our customers’ or employees’ confidential information or personal data or the failure of our information technology and computer systems;

·	our ability to attract and retain qualified managers, franchisees and team members;

·	impact of adoption of new accounting standards;

·	impact of food-borne illnesses resulting from an outbreak at either one of our restaurant concepts or other competing restaurant concepts;

·	effects of actual or threatened future terrorist attacks in the United States; and

·	other risk factors discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 3, 2014 in Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors.

PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.

RUBY TUESDAY, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(IN THOUSANDS EXCEPT PER-SHARE DATA)

(UNAUDITED)

	DECEMBER 2,			JUNE 3,
	2014			2014

Assets	(NOTE A)
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	48,170		$	51,326
Accounts receivable		5,631			4,861
Inventories:
Merchandise		18,893			12,924
China, silver and supplies		7,827			8,250
Income tax receivable		3,174			2,133
Deferred income taxes		–			3,397
Prepaid rent and other expenses		12,659			12,216
Assets held for sale		7,075			4,683
Total current assets		103,429			99,790

Property and equipment, net		771,826			794,846
Other assets		59,460			61,791
Total assets	$	934,715		$	956,427

Liabilities & Shareholders’ Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	26,965		$	26,201
Accrued liabilities:
Taxes, other than income and payroll		10,597			11,221
Payroll and related costs		21,586			22,637
Insurance		6,324			5,962
Deferred revenue – gift cards		16,067			16,584
Rent and other		22,897			26,402
Current portion of long-term debt, including capital leases		4,506			4,816
Deferred income taxes		58			–
Total current liabilities		109,000			113,823

Long-term debt and capital leases, less current maturities		247,915			253,875
Deferred income taxes		2,224			3,500
Deferred escalating minimum rent		49,742			48,827
Other deferred liabilities		66,503			75,193
Total liabilities		475,384			495,218

Commitments and contingencies (Note N)

Shareholders’ equity:
Common stock, $0.01 par value; (authorized: 100,000 shares;
issued and outstanding: 62,072 shares at 12/02/14; 61,442 shares at 6/03/14)		621			614
Capital in excess of par value		80,165			76,269
Retained earnings		388,518			395,226
Deferred compensation liability payable in
Company stock		591			622
Company stock held by Deferred Compensation Plan		(591	)		(622	)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(9,973	)		(10,900	)
Total shareholders’ equity		459,331			461,209

Total liabilities & shareholders’ equity	$	934,715		$	956,427

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.

RUBY TUESDAY, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

(IN THOUSANDS EXCEPT PER-SHARE DATA)

(UNAUDITED)

	THIRTEEN WEEKS ENDED						TWENTY-SIX WEEKS ENDED
		DECEMBER 2,			DECEMBER 3,			DECEMBER 2,			DECEMBER 3,
		2014			2013			2014			2013
		(NOTE A)						(NOTE A)
Revenue:

Restaurant sales and operating revenue	$	261,206		$	274,719		$	540,663		$	562,811
Franchise revenue		1,453			1,490			3,178			3,072
		262,659			276,209			543,841			565,883
Operating costs and expenses:
Cost of goods sold		71,646			77,669			146,793			157,607
Payroll and related costs		93,964			97,517			189,806			200,250
Other restaurant operating costs		60,097			65,289			119,896			132,823
Depreciation		12,538			13,915			25,196			28,124
Selling, general and administrative, net		27,292			37,031			58,193			74,046
Closures and impairments, net		1,075			14,143			2,557			22,176
Interest expense, net		5,915			6,620			11,337			13,373
Loss on extinguishment of debt		–			672			–			1,183
		272,527			312,856			553,778			629,582
Loss from continuing operations before
income taxes		(9,868	)		(36,647	)		(9,937	)		(63,699	)
Benefit for income taxes from continuing
operations		(595	)		(1,910	)		(3,229	)		(7,063	)
Loss from continuing operations		(9,273	)		(34,737	)		(6,708	)		(56,636	)

Income from discontinued operations, net of tax		–			354			–			11
Net loss	$	(9,273	)	$	(34,383	)	$	(6,708	)	$	(56,625	)

Other comprehensive income:
Pension liability reclassification		464			477			927			955
Total comprehensive loss	$	(8,809	)	$	(33,906	)	$	(5,781	)	$	(55,670	)

Basic loss per share:
Loss from continuing operations	$	(0.15	)	$	(0.58	)	$	(0.11	)	$	(0.94	)
Income from discontinued operations		–			0.01			–			–
Net loss per share	$	(0.15	)	$	(0.57	)	$	(0.11	)	$	(0.94	)

Diluted loss per share:
Loss from continuing operations	$	(0.15	)	$	(0.58	)	$	(0.11	)	$	(0.94	)
Income from discontinued operations		–			0.01			–			–
Net loss per share	$	(0.15	)	$	(0.57	)	$	(0.11	)	$	(0.94	)

Weighted average shares:
Basic		60,534			60,196			60,476			60,111
Diluted		60,534			60,196			60,476			60,111

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.

RUBY TUESDAY, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(IN THOUSANDS)

(UNAUDITED)

	TWENTY-SIX WEEKS ENDED
	DECEMBER 2, 2014		DECEMBER 3, 2013

	(NOTE A)
Operating activities:
Net loss	$ (6,708	)	$ (56,625	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash
provided by operating activities:
Depreciation	25,196		28,124
Amortization of intangibles	1,162		1,370
Deferred income taxes	(2,863	)	(259	)
Loss on impairments, including disposition of assets	3,359		17,746
Loss on extinguishment of debt	–		1,183
Share-based compensation expense	3,720		4,049
Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation	(22	)	(283	)
Lease reserve adjustments	761		4,205
Deferred escalating minimum rent	1,298		1,397
Other, net	793		1,847
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Receivables	(842	)	(937	)
Inventories	(5,546	)	3,457
Income taxes	(1,041	)	(3,443	)
Prepaid and other assets	(737	)	(1,187	)
Accounts payable, accrued and other liabilities	(8,573	)	(216	)
Net cash provided by operating activities	9,957		428

Investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment	(13,821	)	(17,697	)
Proceeds from sale-leaseback transactions, net	–		5,637
Proceeds from disposal of assets	5,604		8,457
Insurance proceeds from property claims	135		218
Reductions in Deferred Compensation Plan assets	392		115
Other, net	754		(146	)
Net cash used by investing activities	(6,936	)	(3,416	)

Financing activities:
Principal payments on long-term debt and capital leases	(6,266	)	(25,806	)
Stock repurchases	(55	)	(540	)
Payments for debt issuance costs	(75	)	(1,718	)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	197		1,480
Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation	22		283
Net cash used by financing activities	(6,177	)	(26,301	)

Decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(3,156	)	(29,289	)
Cash and cash equivalents:
Beginning of year	51,326		52,907
End of quarter	$ 48,170		$ 23,618

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid for:
Interest, net of amount capitalized	$ 10,358		$ 11,813
Income taxes, net	$ 1,402		$ 477
Significant non-cash investing and financing activities:
Retirement of fully depreciated assets	$ 8,243		$ 11,292
Reclassification of properties to assets held for sale	$ 4,746		$ 3,816
Property and equipment purchases included in accounts payable	$ –		$ 1,210

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE A – BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Ruby Tuesday, Inc., including its wholly-owned subsidiaries (“RTI,” the “Company,” “we,” and/or “our”), owns and operates Ruby Tuesday® casual dining and Lime Fresh Mexican Grill® (“Lime Fresh”) fast casual restaurants. We also franchise the Ruby Tuesday and Lime Fresh concepts in selected domestic and international markets. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring entries) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Operating results for the 13- and 26-week periods ended December 2, 2014 are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for the 52-week year ending June 2, 2015.

The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet at June 3, 2014 has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP.

For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in RTI’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 3, 2014.

NOTE B – LOSS PER SHARE AND STOCK REPURCHASES

Basic loss per share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during each period presented. Diluted loss per share gives effect to stock options and restricted stock outstanding during the applicable periods, if dilutive. The following table reflects the calculation of weighted-average common and dilutive potential common shares outstanding as presented in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss (in thousands, except per share data):

	Thirteen weeks ended				Twenty-six weeks ended
	December 2, 2014		December 3, 2013		December 2, 2014		December 3, 2013
Loss from continuing operations	$	(9,273)	$	(34,737)	$	(6,708)	$	(56,636)
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax		–		354		–		11
Net loss	$	(9,273)	$	(34,383)	$	(6,708)	$	(56,625)

Weighted-average common
shares outstanding		60,534		60,196		60,476		60,111
Dilutive effect of stock
options and restricted stock		–		–		–		–
Weighted average common
and dilutive potential
common shares outstanding		60,534		60,196		60,476		60,111

Loss per share – Basic
Loss from continuing operations	$	(0.15)	$	(0.58)	$	(0.11)	$	(0.94)
Income from discontinued operations		–		0.01		–		–
Net loss per share	$	(0.15)	$	(0.57)	$	(0.11)	$	(0.94)

Loss per share – Diluted
Loss from continuing operations	$	(0.15)	$	(0.58)	$	(0.11)	$	(0.94)
Income from discontinued operations		–		0.01		–		–
Net loss per share	$	(0.15)	$	(0.57)	$	(0.11)	$	(0.94)

Stock options with an exercise price greater than the average market price of our common stock and certain options and restricted shares with unrecognized compensation expense do not impact the computation of diluted loss per share because the effect would be anti-dilutive. The following table summarizes stock options and restricted shares that did not impact the computation of diluted loss per share because their inclusion would have had an anti-dilutive effect (in thousands):

	Thirteen weeks ended				Twenty-six weeks ended
	December 2, 2014		December 3, 2013		December 2, 2014		December 3, 2013
Stock options	3,301	*	2,839	*	3,102	*	2,977	*
Restricted shares	1,468	*	1,074	*	1,319	*	1,160	*
Total	4,769		3,913		4,421		4,137

*Due to a net loss from continuing operations for the 13 and 26 weeks ended December 2, 2014 and December 3, 2013, all outstanding share-based awards were excluded from the computation of diluted loss per share.

During the first two quarters of fiscal year 2015, we repurchased an insignificant number of shares of our common stock at a cost of $0.1 million. As of December 2, 2014, the total number of remaining shares authorized by our Board of Directors to be repurchased was 11.8 million. All shares repurchased during the first two quarters were cancelled as of December 2, 2014.

NOTE C – FRANCHISE PROGRAMS

As of December 2, 2014, our domestic and international franchisees collectively operated 81 Ruby Tuesday restaurants and eight Lime Fresh restaurants. We do not own any equity interest in our franchisees.

Under the terms of the franchise operating agreements, we charge a royalty fee (generally 4.0% of monthly gross sales for our Ruby Tuesday concept franchisees and 5.25% of monthly gross sales for our Lime Fresh concept franchisees) and require all domestic franchisees to contribute a percentage, 1.5% as of December 2, 2014, of monthly gross sales to a national advertising fund formed to cover their pro rata portion of the production and airing costs associated with our national advertising campaign. Under the terms of those agreements, we can charge up to 3.0% of monthly gross sales for this national advertising fund.

Advertising amounts received from domestic franchisees are considered by RTI to be reimbursements, recorded on an accrual basis as earned, and have been netted against Selling, general and administrative, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss.

In addition to the advertising fee discussed above, our Ruby Tuesday concept franchise agreements allow us to charge up to a 2.0% support service fee and a 1.5% marketing and purchasing fee. For the 13 and 26 weeks ended December 2, 2014, we recorded $0.2 million and $0.7 million, respectively, and for the 13 and 26 weeks ended December 3, 2013, we recorded $0.3 million and $0.5 million, respectively, in support service and marketing and purchasing fees, which were an offset to Selling, general and administrative, net in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss.

NOTE D – DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

In an effort to focus primarily on the sales turnaround of our core Ruby Tuesday concept and secondly, to improve the financial performance of our Lime Fresh concept, we completed the closure of our Marlin & Ray’s, Wok Hay, and Truffles restaurants during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2013. We have classified the results of operations of our Company-owned Marlin & Ray’s, Wok Hay, and Truffles concepts as discontinued operations for the 13 and 26 weeks ended December 3, 2013. The results of operations of our discontinued operations are as follows (in thousands):

	Thirteen weeks ended	Twenty-six weeks ended
	December 3, 2013	December 3, 2013
Restaurant sales and operating revenue	$ –	$ –
Gain/(loss) before income taxes	$ 453	$ (75)
Provision/(benefit) for income taxes	99	(86)
Income from discontinued operations	$ 354	$ 11

NOTE E – ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

Accounts receivable – current consist of the following (in thousands):

	December 2, 2014		June 3, 2014

Rebates receivable	$	706	$	930
Amounts due from franchisees		1,725		1,281
Third-party gift card sales		1,555		1,636
Other receivables		1,645		1,014
	$	5,631	$	4,861

We negotiate purchase arrangements, including price terms, with designated and approved suppliers on behalf of us and our franchise system. We receive various volume discounts and rebates based on purchases for our Company-owned restaurants from numerous suppliers.

Amounts due from franchisees consist of royalties, license and other miscellaneous fees, a substantial portion of which represents current and recently-invoiced billings.

As of December 2, 2014 and June 3, 2014, Other receivables consisted primarily of amounts due from our distributor ($0.8 million and $0.4 million, respectively), sales and other miscellaneous tax refunds ($0.2 million for each period), and, as of December 2, 2014, settlement proceeds from a lawsuit in which we were a class member ($0.2 million).

NOTE F – INVENTORIES

Our merchandise inventory was $18.9 million and $12.9 million as of December 2, 2014 and June 3, 2014, respectively. In order to ensure adequate supply and competitive pricing, we sometimes purchase lobster in advance of our needs and store it in third-party facilities prior to our distributor taking possession of the inventory. The increase in our merchandise inventory from the end of the prior fiscal year is due primarily to advance purchases of lobster during the second quarter of fiscal year 2015.

NOTE G – PROPERTY, EQUIPMENT, ASSETS HELD FOR SALE, OPERATING LEASES, AND SALE-LEASEBACK TRANSACTIONS

Property and equipment, net, is comprised of the following (in thousands):

	December 2, 2014		June 3, 2014
Land	$	212,282	$	214,277
Buildings		426,800		430,988
Improvements		364,520		365,599
Restaurant equipment		249,436		248,852
Other equipment		86,658		84,876
Construction in progress and other*		17,998		22,246
		1,357,694		1,366,838
Less accumulated depreciation		585,868		571,992
	$	771,826	$	794,846

* Included in Construction in progress and other as of December 2, 2014 and June 3, 2014 are $14.7 million and $18.4 million, respectively, of assets held for sale that are not classified as such in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as we do not expect to sell these assets within the next 12 months. These assets primarily consist of parcels of land upon which we have no intention to build restaurants and closed properties which include a building.

Included within the current assets section of our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 2, 2014 and June 3, 2014 are amounts classified as held for sale totaling $7.1 million and $4.7 million, respectively. Assets held for sale primarily consist of parcels of land upon which we have no intention to build restaurants, land and buildings of closed restaurants, and various liquor licenses. During the 13 and 26 weeks ended December 2, 2014, we sold surplus properties with carrying values of $4.5 million for both periods, at net gains of $0.8 million and $1.1 million, respectively. Cash proceeds, net of broker fees, from these sales during the 13 and 26 weeks ended December 2, 2014 totaled $5.3 million and $5.6 million, respectively. During the 13 and 26 weeks ended December 3, 2013, we sold surplus properties with carrying values of $5.6 million and $8.2 million, respectively, at net gains of $0.3 million and $0.2 million, respectively. Cash proceeds, net of broker fees, from these sales during the 13 and 26 weeks ended December 3, 2013 totaled $5.8 million and $8.4 million, respectively.

Approximately 56% of our 683 Company-owned restaurants are located on leased properties. Of these, approximately 68% are land leases only; the other 32% are for both land and building. The initial terms of these leases expire at various dates over the next 22 years. These leases may also contain required increases in minimum rent at varying times during the lease term and have options to extend the terms of the leases at a rate that is included in the original lease agreement. Most of our leases require the payment of additional (contingent) rent that is based upon a percentage of restaurant sales above agreed upon sales levels for the year. These sales levels vary for each restaurant and are established in the lease agreements. We recognize contingent rental expense (in annual as well as interim periods) prior to the achievement of the specified target that triggers the contingent rental expense, provided that achievement of that target is considered probable.

During the 26 weeks ended December 3, 2013, we completed sale-leaseback transactions of the land and building for three Company-owned Ruby Tuesday concept restaurants for gross cash proceeds of $5.9 million, exclusive of transaction costs of approximately $0.3 million. Equipment was not included. The carrying value of the properties sold was $4.8 million. None of these sale-leaseback transactions occurred during the 13 weeks ended December 3, 2013. The leases have been classified as operating leases and have initial terms of 15 years, with renewal options of up to 20 years following a rent reset based on fair market value at the end of the initial term. Net proceeds from fiscal year 2014’s sale-leaseback transactions were used for general corporate purposes, including debt payments and the repurchase of shares of our common stock.

We realized gains on these transactions during the 26 weeks ended December 3, 2013 of $0.8 million, which have been deferred and are being recognized on a straight-line basis over the initial terms of the leases. The current portion of the deferred gains on all sale-leaseback transactions was $1.1 million as of each of December 2, 2014 and June 3, 2014, and is included in Accrued liabilities – Rent and other in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The long-term portion of the deferred gains on all sale-leaseback transactions was $12.4 million and $13.0 million as of December 2, 2014 and June 3, 2014, respectively, and is included in Other deferred liabilities in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Amortization of the deferred gains of $0.3 million and $0.5 million for each of the 13- and 26-week periods ended December 2, 2014 and December 3, 2013, respectively, is included within Other restaurant operating costs in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss.

NOTE H – LONG-TERM DEBT AND CAPITAL LEASES

Long-term debt and capital lease obligations consist of the following (in thousands):

	December 2, 2014		June 3, 2014

Senior unsecured notes	$	215,000	$	215,000
Unamortized discount		(2,336)		(2,503)
Senior unsecured notes less unamortized discount		212,664		212,497
Revolving credit facility		–		–
Mortgage loan obligations		39,002		45,252
Unamortized premium on mortgage loan obligations		570		741
Capital lease obligations		185		201
		252,421		258,691
Less current maturities		4,506		4,816
	$	247,915	$	253,875

On May 14, 2012, we entered into an indenture (the “Indenture”) among the Company, certain subsidiaries of the Company as guarantors and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as trustee, governing the Company’s $250.0 million aggregate principal amount of 7.625% senior notes due 2020 (the “Senior Notes”). The Senior Notes were issued at a discount of $3.7 million, which is being amortized using the effective interest method over the eight-year term of the notes.

The Senior Notes are guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by our existing and future domestic restricted subsidiaries, subject to certain exceptions. They rank equal in right of payment with our existing and future senior indebtedness and senior in right of payment to any of our future subordinated indebtedness. The Senior Notes are effectively subordinated to all of our secured debt, including borrowings outstanding under our revolving credit facility, to the extent of the value of the assets securing such debt and structurally subordinated to all of the liabilities of our existing and future subsidiaries that do not guarantee the Senior Notes.

Interest on the Senior Notes is calculated at 7.625% per annum, payable semiannually on each May 15 and November 15 to holders of record on the May 1 or November 1 immediately preceding the interest payment date. Accrued interest on the Senior Notes and our other long-term debt and capital lease obligations is included in Accrued liabilities – Rent and other in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Senior Notes mature on May 15, 2020.

At any time prior to May 15, 2016, we may redeem the Senior Notes, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount, plus an applicable “make-whole” premium and accrued and unpaid interest. At any time on or after May 15, 2016, we may redeem the Senior Notes, in whole or in part, at the redemption prices specified in the Indenture plus accrued and unpaid interest. At any time prior to May 15, 2015, we may redeem up to 35% of the Senior Notes from the proceeds of certain equity offerings. There is no sinking fund for the Senior Notes.

The Indenture contains covenants that limit, among other things, our ability and the ability of certain of our subsidiaries to (i) incur or guarantee additional indebtedness; (ii) declare or pay dividends, redeem stock or make other distributions to stockholders; (iii) make certain investments; (iv) create liens or use assets as security in other transactions; (v) merge or consolidate, or sell, transfer, lease or dispose of substantially all of their assets; (vi) enter into transactions with affiliates; and (vii) sell or transfer certain assets. These

covenants are subject to a number of important exceptions and qualifications, as described in the Indenture, and certain covenants will not apply at any time when the Senior Notes are rated investment grade by the Rating Agencies, as defined in the Indenture. The Indenture also provides for events of default, which, if any of them occurs, would permit or require the principal, premium, if any, interest and any other monetary obligations on all the then outstanding Senior Notes to be due and payable immediately.

Under the terms of our December 2013 four-year revolving credit agreement discussed below (the “Senior Credit Facility”) we are allowed, under certain circumstances, to repurchase up to $20.0 million of the Senior Notes in any fiscal year. We did not repurchase any Senior Notes during the first two quarters of fiscal year 2015. The balance on the Senior Notes was $215.0 million at December 2, 2014.

On December 3, 2013, we entered into the Senior Credit Facility under which we may borrow up to $50.0 million with the option, subject to certain conditions, to increase the facility by up to $35.0 million. The Senior Credit Facility, which was obtained to provide access to capital for general corporate purposes, replaced a previous five-year $200.0 million credit facility that was set to expire in December 2015. The terms of the Senior Credit Facility provide for a $25.0 million sublimit for the issuance of standby letters of credit.

Under the terms of the Senior Credit Facility, interest rates charged on borrowings can vary depending on the interest rate option we choose to utilize. Our options for the rate are a Base Rate or LIBOR, plus an applicable margin. The Base Rate is defined as the highest of the issuing bank’s prime rate, the Federal Funds rate plus 0.50%, or the Adjusted LIBO rate (as defined in the Senior Credit Facility) plus 1.0%. The applicable margin for the LIBOR rate-based option is a percentage ranging from 2.50% to 3.50% and for the Base Rate option is a percentage ranging from 1.50% to 2.50%. We pay commitment fees quarterly ranging from 0.40% to 0.75% on the unused portion of the Senior Credit Facility.

As security for the Senior Credit Facility, we granted the lenders liens and security interests in substantially all of the shares of capital stock of the Company and each of our present and future subsidiaries, substantially all of the personal property of the Company and each of our present and future subsidiaries, and the real property, improvements, and fixtures of 49 Ruby Tuesday restaurants. The real property, improvements, and fixtures of the 49 restaurants pledged as collateral appraised at $101.4 million at the time of the transaction and have a December 2, 2014 net book value of $80.0 million.

Under the Senior Credit Facility, we had no borrowings outstanding at December 2, 2014. After consideration of letters of credit outstanding, we had $37.5 million available under the Senior Credit Facility as of December 2, 2014.

The Senior Credit Facility contains a number of customary affirmative and negative covenants that, among other things, limit or restrict our ability to incur liens, engage in mergers or other fundamental changes, make acquisitions, investments, loans and advances, pay dividends or other distributions, sell or otherwise dispose of certain assets, engage in certain transactions with affiliates, enter into burdensome agreements or certain hedging agreements, amend organizational documents, change accounting practices, incur additional indebtedness and prepay other indebtedness. In addition, under the Senior Credit Facility, we are required to comply with financial covenants relating to the maintenance of a maximum leverage ratio and a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio. The terms of the Senior Credit Facility require us to maintain a maximum leverage ratio of no more than 4.85 to 1.0 and a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of 1.35 to 1.0 for the quarter ended December 2, 2014. The minimum required ratios fluctuate thereafter as provided in the Senior Credit Facility.

The Senior Credit Facility terminates no later than December 3, 2017. Upon the occurrence of an event of default, the lenders may terminate the loan commitments, accelerate all loans and exercise any of their rights under the Senior Credit Facility and any ancillary loan documents.

On December 3, 2013, in connection with our entry into the Senior Credit Facility, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries entered into loan modification agreements (the “Loan Modification Agreements”) with certain mortgage lenders to, among other things, provide waivers and consents under certain of our mortgage loan obligations to enter into the Senior Credit Facility. The Loan Modification Agreements also, among other things, amend certain financial reporting requirements under the specified loans and modify and/or provide for certain financial covenants for the specified loans, including the minimum consolidated

fixed charge coverage ratio and the minimum adjusted total debt to EBITDAR ratio.

Our $39.0 million in mortgage loan obligations as of December 2, 2014 consists of various loans acquired upon franchise acquisitions. These loans, which mature between January 2015 and November 2022, have balances which range from negligible to $7.5 million and interest rates of 7.60% to 10.92%. Many of the properties acquired from franchisees collateralize the loans outstanding.

During the 13 weeks ended December 2, 2014, we prepaid and retired three mortgage loan obligations with an aggregate balance of $3.9 million using cash on hand. Additionally, we paid $0.4 million in prepayment premiums in connection with the retirement of these obligations.

NOTE I – CLOSURES AND IMPAIRMENTS EXPENSE

Closures and impairments expense includes the following for the 13 and 26 weeks ended December 2, 2014 and December 3, 2013 (in thousands):

	Thirteen weeks ended		Twenty-six weeks ended
	December 2, 2014	December 3, 2013	December 2, 2014	December 3, 2013
Closures and impairments from
continuing operations:
Property impairments	$ 1,216	$ 12,318	$ 2,272	$ 17,248
Closed restaurant lease reserves	295	1,702	761	4,297
Other closing costs	395	110	628	578
(Gain)/loss on sale of surplus properties	(831)	13	(1,104)	53
Closures and impairments, net	$ 1,075	$ 14,143	$ 2,557	$ 22,176

Closures and impairments from
discontinued operations		$ (453)		$ 65

A rollforward of our reserve for future lease obligations associated with closed properties is as follows (in thousands):

	Reserve for Lease Obligations
Balance at June 3, 2014	$	10,873
Closing expense including rent and other lease charges		761
Payments		(2,309	)
Other		(340	)
Balance at December 2, 2014	$	8,985

The amounts comprising future lease obligations in the table above are estimated using certain assumptions, including the period of time it will take to settle the lease with the landlord or find a suitable sublease tenant, and the amount of actual future cash payments could differ from our recorded lease obligations. Of the total future lease obligations included in the table above, $8.8 million and $10.5 million are included within the Accrued liabilities – Rent and other caption in our Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 2, 2014 and June 3, 2014, respectively. The actual amount of any cash payments made by the Company for lease contract termination costs will be dependent upon ongoing negotiations with the landlords of the leased restaurant properties.

NOTE J – EMPLOYEE POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS

We sponsor three defined benefit pension plans for active employees and offer certain postretirement benefits for retirees. A summary of each of these is presented below.

Retirement Plan

RTI sponsors the Morrison Restaurants Inc. Retirement Plan (the “Retirement Plan”). Effective December 31, 1987, the Retirement Plan was amended so that no additional benefits would accrue and no new participants may enter the Retirement Plan after that date. Participants receive benefits based upon salary and length of service.

Minimum funding for the Retirement Plan is determined in accordance with the guidelines set forth in employee benefit and tax laws. From time to time we may contribute additional amounts as we deem appropriate. We estimate that we will be required to make contributions totaling $0.3 million to the Retirement Plan during the remainder of fiscal year 2015.

Executive Supplemental Pension Plan and Management Retirement Plan

Under these unfunded defined benefit pension plans, eligible employees earn supplemental retirement income based upon salary and length of service, reduced by social security benefits and amounts otherwise receivable under other specified Company retirement plans. Effective June 1, 2001, the Management Retirement Plan was amended so that no additional benefits would accrue and no new participants may enter the plan after that date.

Included in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 2, 2014 and June 3, 2014 are amounts within Accrued liabilities: Payroll and related costs of $3.3 million as of both dates and amounts within Other deferred liabilities of $32.3 million and $32.5 million, respectively, relating to our three defined benefit pension plans.

Postretirement Medical and Life Benefits

Our Postretirement Medical and Life Benefits plans provide medical and life insurance benefits to certain retirees. The medical plan requires retiree cost sharing provisions that are more substantial for employees who retire after January 1, 1990.

The following tables detail the components of net periodic benefit costs and the amounts recognized in our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the Retirement Plan, Management Retirement Plan, and the Executive Supplemental Pension Plan (collectively, the “Pension Plans”) and the Postretirement Medical and Life Benefits plans (in thousands):

	Pension Benefits
	Thirteen weeks ended						Twenty-six weeks ended
	December 2,			December 3,			December 2,			December 3,
	2014			2013			2014			2013
Service cost	$	75		$	89		$	150		$	178
Interest cost		444			434			887			868
Expected return on plan assets		(125	)		(111	)		(249	)		(222	)
Recognized actuarial loss		430			428			860			856
Net periodic benefit cost	$	824		$	840		$	1,648		$	1,680

	Postretirement Medical and Life Benefits
	Thirteen weeks ended						Twenty-six weeks ended
	December 2,			December 3,			December 2,			December 3,
	2014			2013			2014			2013
Service cost	$	1		$	3		$	2		$	6
Interest cost		11			17			23			34
Amortization of prior service cost (a)		–			(11	)		–			(22	)
Recognized actuarial loss		34			61			67			122
Net periodic benefit cost	$	46		$	70		$	92		$	140

(a)	Prior service costs are amortized on a straight-line basis over the average remaining service period of employees expected to receive benefits.

During the 13 and 26 weeks ended December 2, 2014 and December 3, 2013, we reclassified recognized actuarial losses and amortized prior service costs out of accumulated other comprehensive loss and into pension expense, which is included in Selling, general and administrative, net within our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss, as follows (in thousands):

	Thirteen weeks ended					Twenty-six weeks ended
	December 2, 2014		December 3, 2013			December 2, 2014		December 3, 2013
Recognized actuarial loss	$	464	$	488		$	927	$	977
Amortization of prior service cost		–		(11	)		–		(22	)
Pension liability reclassification	$	464	$	477		$	927	$	955

The following table is a rollforward of accumulated other comprehensive loss for the 26 weeks ended December 2, 2014 (in thousands):

	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Balance at June 3, 2014	$	(10,900	)
Pension liability reclassification		927
Balance at December 2, 2014	$	(9,973	)

We also sponsor two defined contribution retirement savings plans. Information regarding these plans is included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 3, 2014.

Executive Separations

On June 26, 2014, our then Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer left the Company. Additionally, our Senior Vice President, Chief Development Officer also left the Company on July 24, 2014. During the 26 weeks ended December 2, 2014, we recorded severance expense and made severance payments of $0.3 million in connection with the separation agreements for these former executives.

As of December 2, 2014, liabilities of $0.3 million, representing unpaid obligations in connection with the employee separations, were included within Accrued liabilities: Payroll and related costs in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. A rollforward of our obligations in connection with employee separations is as follows (in thousands):

Balance at June 3, 2014	$	1,055
Employee severance and unused vacation accruals		934
Cash payments		(1,651	)
Balance at December 2, 2014	$	338

See Note L to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for discussion of the impact of executive separations to our share-based employee compensation costs.

NOTE K – INCOME TAXES

In July 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2013-11, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists (“ASU 2013-11”). The guidance requires an entity to present its deferred tax asset for a net operating loss carryforward, similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward net of unrecognized tax benefits when settlement in this manner is available under the tax law, which would be based on facts and circumstances as of the balance sheet reporting date and would not consider future events. Gross presentation of an unrecognized tax benefit will still be required in the notes to the financial statements. We adopted ASU 2013-11 on a prospective basis during the first quarter of fiscal year 2015. The adoption of this standard in the first quarter of fiscal year 2015 resulted in a reclassification of $5.0 million of our liability for unrecognized tax benefits against our deferred tax assets.

reliably predictable. In this situation, the interim tax rate should be based on the actual year-to-date results. Due to changes in our projections, which have fluctuated as we work through our brand repositioning, a reliable projection of our annual effective rate has been difficult to determine. As such, we recorded a tax provision for the 26 weeks ended December 2, 2014 based on the actual year-to-date results, in accordance with ASC 740.

We regularly evaluate the need for a valuation allowance for deferred tax assets by assessing whether it is more likely than not that we will realize the deferred tax assets in the future. A valuation allowance assessment is performed each reporting period, with any additions or adjustments reflected in earnings in the period of assessment. In assessing the need for a valuation allowance, we consider both positive and negative evidence related to the likelihood of realization of the deferred tax assets for each jurisdiction.

Prior to the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2013, we concluded that objective and subjective positive evidence outweighed negative evidence, and it was more likely than not that we would realize all of our federal and most of our state deferred tax assets, except for loss carryforwards in certain states that have had cumulative losses and/or relatively short carryforward periods and annual limits of loss carryforward that is available for use to offset future taxable income. During the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2013, we recorded a valuation allowance following the conclusion that the negative evidence outweighed the positive evidence.

We recorded a tax benefit from continuing operations of $0.6 million and $3.2 million for the 13 and 26 weeks ended December 2, 2014, respectively, compared to a tax benefit from continuing operations of $1.9 million and $7.1 million for the 13 and 26 weeks ended December 3, 2013, respectively. Included in our $3.2 million tax benefit from continuing operations for the 26 weeks ended December 2, 2014 was a benefit of $3.2 million recorded during the first quarter of fiscal year 2015 representing an immaterial prior period correction to our deferred tax asset valuation allowance.

Our valuation allowance for deferred tax assets totaled $57.6 million and $54.6 million as of December 2, 2014 and June 3, 2014, respectively.

We had a gross liability for unrecognized tax benefits, exclusive of accrued interest and penalties, of $4.4 million and $7.0 million as of December 2, 2014 and June 3, 2014, respectively. As of December 2, 2014 and June 3, 2014, the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would impact our effective tax rate was $2.5 million and $2.6 million, respectively. The liability for unrecognized tax benefits as of December 2, 2014 includes $0.3 million related to tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts could change within the next twelve months based on the outcome of examinations and negotiations with tax authorities.

Interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits are recognized as components of income tax expense. As of December 2, 2014 and June 3, 2014, we had accrued $0.4 million and $0.5 million, respectively, for the payment of interest and penalties. During the first 26 weeks of fiscal year 2015, accrued interest and penalties decreased by $0.1 million.

At December 2, 2014, we are no longer subject to U.S. federal income tax examinations by tax authorities for fiscal years prior to 2011, and with few exceptions, state and local examinations by tax authorities prior to fiscal year 2011.

NOTE L – SHARE-BASED EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION

We compensate our employees and directors using share-based compensation through the following plans:

The Ruby Tuesday, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan and the Ruby Tuesday, Inc. 1996 Stock Incentive Plan

A committee, appointed by the Board of Directors, administers the Ruby Tuesday, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan (“SIP”) and the Ruby Tuesday, Inc. 1996 Stock Incentive Plan (“1996 SIP”), and has full authority in its discretion to determine the key employees, officers, and non-employee directors to whom share-based incentives are granted and the terms and provisions of share-based incentives. Option grants under the SIP and 1996 SIP can have varying vesting provisions and exercise periods as determined by such committee. A majority of currently outstanding options granted under the SIP and 1996 SIP vest within three years following the date of grant and expire seven years after the date of grant. The SIP and 1996 SIP permit the committee to make awards of shares of common stock, awards of stock options or other derivative securities related to the value of the common stock, and certain cash awards to eligible persons. These

discretionary awards may be made on an individual basis or for the benefit of a group of eligible persons. All options awarded under the SIP and 1996 SIP have been awarded with an exercise price equal to the fair market value at the time of grant.

At December 2, 2014, we had reserved a total of 4,356,000 shares of common stock for the SIP and 1996 SIP. Of the reserved shares at December 2, 2014, 2,457,000 were subject to options outstanding. Stock option exercises are settled with the issuance of new shares. Net shares of common stock available for issuance at December 2, 2014 were 1,899,000.

Stock Options

The following table summarizes the activity in options for the 26 weeks ended December 2, 2014 under these stock option plans (in thousands, except per-share data):

	Stock Options		Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (years)	Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Service-based vesting:
Balance at June 3, 2014	1,953		$	8.66
Granted	855			5.92
Exercised	(37	)		6.18
Forfeited	(136	)		9.35
Balance at December 2, 2014	2,635		$	7.77	4.70	$ 1,967
Exercisable	1,414		$	8.52	3.38	$ 273

Market-based vesting:
Balance at June 3, 2014	735		$	8.82
Forfeited	(160	)		9.34
Balance at December 2, 2014	575		$	8.67	5.37	$ 50
Exercisable	–		$	–	–	$ –

At December 2, 2014, there was approximately $2.4 million of unrecognized pre-tax compensation expense related to non-vested stock options. This cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.5 years.

Restricted Stock

The following table summarizes our restricted stock activity for the 26 weeks ended December 2, 2014 (in thousands, except per-share data):

		Weighted-Average
	Restricted	Grant-Date
Performance-based vesting:	Stock	Fair Value
Unvested at June 3, 2014	68	$ 7.81
Granted	–	–
Vested	–	–
Forfeited	–	–
Unvested at December 2, 2014	68	$ 7.81

		Weighted-Average
	Restricted	Grant-Date
Service-based vesting:	Stock	Fair Value
Unvested at June 3, 2014	1,008	$ 8.11
Granted	603	6.01
Vested	(204)	7.78
Forfeited	(3)	7.51
Unvested at December 2, 2014	1,404	$ 7.26

The fair values of the restricted stock awards reflected above were based on the fair market value of our common stock at the time of grant. At December 2, 2014, unrecognized compensation expense related to restricted stock grants expected to vest totaled approximately $4.8 million and will be recognized over a weighted average vesting period of approximately 1.5 years.

Included within Selling, general, and administrative, net in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss is share-based compensation expense of $2.0 million and $3.7 million for the 13 and 26 weeks ended December 2, 2014, respectively, and $2.3 million and $4.0 million for the 13 and 26 weeks ended December 3, 2013, respectively.

NOTE M – SEGMENT REPORTING

Our President and Chief Executive Officer, who is our chief operating decision maker, with the assistance of our senior management, reviews discrete financial information for both the Ruby Tuesday and Lime Fresh restaurant concepts to assess performance and allocate resources. We consider the Ruby Tuesday and Lime Fresh concepts to be our reportable segments as we do not believe they have similar economic and other characteristics to be aggregated into a single reportable segment. Financial results by reportable segment for the 13 and 26 weeks ended December 2, 2014 and December 3, 2013 are as follows (in thousands):

	Thirteen weeks ended						Twenty-six weeks ended
	December 2, 2014			December 3, 2013			December 2, 2014			December 3, 2013
Revenues:
Ruby Tuesday concept	$	257,814		$	270,741		$	533,857		$	554,763
Lime Fresh concept		4,845			5,468			9,984			11,120
Total revenues	$	262,659		$	276,209		$	543,841		$	565,883

Segment profit/(loss):
Ruby Tuesday concept	$	20,504		$	870		$	50,845		$	10,721
Lime Fresh concept		(1,304	)		(1,783	)		(1,480	)		(4,237	)
Total segment profit/(loss)	$	19,200		$	(913	)	$	49,365		$	6,484

Depreciation and amortization:
Ruby Tuesday concept	$	12,153		$	13,456		$	24,416		$	27,248
Lime Fresh concept		437			545			860			1,044
Support center and other		530			597			1,082			1,180
Total depreciation and amortization	$	13,120		$	14,598		$	26,358		$	29,472

Capital expenditures:
Ruby Tuesday concept							$	12,963		$	14,114
Lime Fresh concept								87			2,699
Support center and other								771			884
Total capital expenditures							$	13,821		$	17,697

Total assets by reportable segment as of December 2, 2014 and June 3, 2014 are as follows (in thousands):

	December 2, 2014		June 3, 2014
Total assets:
Ruby Tuesday concept	$	812,660	$	824,293
Lime Fresh concept		13,224		15,203
Support center and other		108,831		116,931
Total assets	$	934,715	$	956,427

The following is a reconciliation of segment profit/(loss) to loss from continuing operations before taxes for the 13 and 26 weeks ended December 2, 2014 and December 3, 2013 (in thousands):

	Thirteen weeks ended						Twenty-six weeks ended
	December 2, 2014			December 3, 2013			December 2, 2014			December 3, 2013
Segment profit/(loss)	$	19,200		$	(913	)	$	49,365		$	6,484
Less:
Depreciation and amortization		(13,120	)		(14,598	)		(26,358	)		(29,472	)
Unallocated general and
administrative expenses		(9,823	)		(13,760	)		(20,785	)		(25,657	)
Preopening expenses		(162	)		(41	)		(203	)		(395	)
Interest expense, net		(5,915	)		(6,620	)		(11,337	)		(13,373	)
Other expense, net		(48	)		(715	)		(619	)		(1,286	)
Loss from continuing operations
before income taxes	$	(9,868	)	$	(36,647	)	$	(9,937	)	$	(63,699	)

NOTE N – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Litigation

We are presently, and from time to time, subject to pending claims and lawsuits arising in the ordinary course of business. We provide reserves for such claims when payment is probable and estimable in accordance with GAAP. At this time, in the opinion of management, the ultimate resolution of pending legal proceedings, including the matter referred to below, will not have a material adverse effect on our operations, financial position, or cash flows.

On April 17, 2012, a wage and hour case styled Guttentag, et al vs. Ruby Tuesday, Inc. was filed in the United States District Court, Southern District of New York. The named plaintiffs, and five additional former employees who have joined the suit as opt-in plaintiffs, alleged that the Company violated the Fair Labor Standards Act and state wage and hour laws in New York and Florida. Plaintiffs filed their motion for conditional certification on March 8, 2013, which sought a nationwide putative class of all current and former servers, bartenders, and food runners who worked for the Company for the three-year period prior to the filing of the lawsuit. On June 11, 2013, the court entered an order granting conditional certification of the nationwide class requested by plaintiffs, but for the time frame of June 11, 2010 to the present. Notice of the lawsuit and the right to opt-in was mailed to the putative class members in November 2013, and approximately 5%, or about 4,170 of the putative class members, filed consents to opt-in. The parties engaged in mediation and reached a preliminary settlement agreement that, upon court approval, would resolve the lawsuit and result in its dismissal with prejudice. The total settlement sum is $3.0 million, and would cover the claims of all named and opt-in plaintiffs, including plaintiffs’ claims for costs and attorneys’ fees.

On October 2, 2014, the court granted the motion to approve the settlement without modification. Now that the thirty-day appeals period has run without the filing of any appeals, the settlement agreement has become effective, final, and binding. The Company funded $1.3 million of the total settlement sum on November 24, 2014, and subsequently funded the balance due on December 23, 2014, once taxes required to be withheld from the wage portion of the settlement were calculated and deducted. Accordingly, included within Accrued liabilities – Rent and other in our December 2, 2014 Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet is a $1.7 million accrual in connection with this case. Per the court’s approval order, the case has now been dismissed with prejudice, subject to the court retaining jurisdiction to enforce the terms of the settlement agreement.

NOTE O – FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

The following table presents the fair value of financial assets and liabilities measured on a recurring basis and the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the measurements fall (in thousands):


	Level	December 2, 2014			June 3, 2014
Deferred compensation plan: other investments – Assets	1	$	8,732		$	8,930
Deferred compensation plan: other investments – Liabilities	1		(8,732	)		(8,930	)
Deferred compensation plan: RTI common stock – Equity	1		591			622
Deferred compensation plan: RTI common stock – Equity	1		(591	)		(622	)
Total		$	–		$	–

There were no transfers among levels within the fair value hierarchy during the 26 weeks ended December 2, 2014.

The Ruby Tuesday, Inc. 2005 Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Deferred Compensation Plan”) and the Ruby Tuesday, Inc. Restated Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Predecessor Plan”) are unfunded, non-qualified deferred compensation plans for eligible employees. Assets earmarked to pay benefits under the Deferred Compensation Plan and Predecessor Plan are held by a rabbi trust. We report the accounts of the rabbi trust in our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. The investments held by these plans are reported at fair value based on third-party broker statements. The realized and unrealized holding gains and losses related to these investments, as well as the offsetting compensation expense, is recorded in Selling, general and administrative expense in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

The following table presents the fair value of assets measured on a non-recurring basis during the 13 weeks ended December 2, 2014 and the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the measurements fall (in thousands):

	Fair Value Measurements
	Level	December 2, 2014
Long-lived assets held for sale	2	$	1,770
Long-lived assets held for use	2		67
Total		$	1,837

The following table presents the losses recognized during the 13 and 26 weeks ended December 2, 2014 and December 3, 2013 resulting from non-recurring fair value measurements. The losses associated with continuing operations are included in Closures and impairments, net and the losses associated with discontinued operations are included in Income from discontinued operations, net of tax in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss (in thousands):

	Thirteen weeks ended		Twenty-six weeks ended
	December 2, 2014	December 3, 2013	December 2, 2014	December 3, 2013
Included within continuing operations
Long-lived assets held for sale	$ 203	$ 315	$ 802	$ 584
Long-lived assets held for use	1,013	12,003	1,470	16,664
	$ 1,216	$ 12,318	$ 2,272	$ 17,248

Included within discontinued operations		$ –		$ 153

Long-lived assets held for sale are valued using Level 2 inputs, primarily representing information obtained through broker listings and sales agreements. Costs to market and/or sell the assets are factored into the estimates of fair value for those assets included in Assets held for sale on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

We review our long-lived assets (primarily property, equipment, and, as appropriate, reacquired franchise rights and favorable leases) related to each restaurant to be held and used in the business, whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the long-lived asset may not be recoverable.

Long-lived assets held for use presented in the table above include restaurants or groups of restaurants that we have impaired. From time to time, this will also include closed restaurants or surplus sites that do not meet the held for sale criteria that we have offered for sale at a price less than carrying value.

The Level 2 fair values of our long-lived assets held for use are based on broker estimates of the value of the land, building, leasehold improvements, and other residual assets.

Our financial instruments at December 2, 2014 and June 3, 2014 consisted of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and payable, long-term debt, and letters of credit. The fair value of cash and cash equivalents and accounts receivable and payable approximated carrying value due to the short-term nature of these instruments. The carrying value and fair value of our other financial instruments not measured at fair value on a recurring basis, however subject to fair value disclosures, are as follows (in thousands):

	December 2, 2014		June 3, 2014
	Carrying Value	Fair Value (Level 2)	Carrying Value	Fair Value (Level 2)
Long-term debt	$ 252,236	$ 257,278	$ 258,490	$ 262,985

We estimated the fair value of debt using market quotes and calculations based on market rates.

NOTE P – SUPPLEMENTAL CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

As discussed in Note H to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, the Senior Notes held by Ruby Tuesday, Inc. (the “Parent”) are guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by our existing and future domestic restricted subsidiaries, subject to certain exceptions (the “Guarantors”). Each of the Guarantors is wholly-owned by Ruby Tuesday, Inc. None of the few remaining subsidiaries of Ruby Tuesday, Inc., which were primarily created to hold liquor license assets, guarantee the Senior Notes (the “Non-Guarantors”). Our Non-Guarantor subsidiaries are immaterial and are aggregated within the Parent information disclosed below.

The following condensed consolidating financial information, which has been prepared in accordance with the requirements for presentation of Rule 3-10(f) of Regulation S-X promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission, presents the condensed consolidating financial information separately for the Parent, the Guarantors, and elimination entries necessary to consolidate the Parent and Guarantors. Investments in wholly-owned subsidiaries are accounted for using the equity method for purposes of the consolidated presentation. The principal elimination entries eliminate investments in subsidiaries and intercompany balances and transactions.

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet

As of December 2, 2014

(In thousands)

	Parent			Guarantors			Eliminations			Consolidated
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	47,866		$	304		$	–		$	48,170
Accounts receivable		2,088			3,543			–			5,631
Inventories		18,762			7,958			–			26,720
Income tax receivable		143,164			–			(139,990	)		3,174
Other current assets		16,694			3,040			–			19,734
Total current assets		228,574			14,845			(139,990	)		103,429

Property and equipment, net		570,506			201,320			–			771,826
Investment in subsidiaries		134,430			–			(134,430	)		–
Due from/(to) subsidiaries		79,676			220,055			(299,731	)		–
Other assets		47,471			11,989			–			59,460
Total assets	$	1,060,657		$	448,209		$	(574,151	)	$	934,715

Liabilities & Shareholders’ Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	21,339		$	5,626		$	–		$	26,965
Accrued and other current liabilities		43,125			34,346			–			77,471
Current maturities of long-term debt,
including capital leases		(354	)		4,860			–			4,506
Deferred income taxes		3,062			(3,004	)		–			58
Income tax payable		–			139,990			(139,990	)		–
Total current liabilities		67,172			181,818			(139,990	)		109,000

Long-term debt and capital leases,
less current maturities		213,204			34,711			–			247,915
Deferred income taxes		(1,867	)		4,091			–			2,224
Due to/(from) subsidiaries		220,055			79,676			(299,731	)		–
Other deferred liabilities		102,762			13,483			–			116,245
Total liabilities		601,326			313,779			(439,721	)		475,384

Shareholders’ equity:
Common stock		621			–			–			621
Capital in excess of par value		80,165			–			–			80,165
Retained earnings		388,518			134,430			(134,430	)		388,518
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(9,973	)		–			–			(9,973	)
Total shareholders’ equity		459,331			134,430			(134,430	)		459,331

Total liabilities & shareholders’ equity	$	1,060,657		$	448,209		$	(574,151	)	$	934,715

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet

As of June 3, 2014

(In thousands)

	Parent			Guarantors		Eliminations			Consolidated
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	51,012		$	314	$	–		$	51,326
Accounts receivable		1,725			3,136		–			4,861
Inventories		15,114			6,060		–			21,174
Income tax receivable		138,524			–		(136,391	)		2,133
Deferred income taxes		(548	)		3,945		–			3,397
Other current assets		14,610			2,289		–			16,899
Total current assets		220,437			15,744		(136,391	)		99,790

Property and equipment, net		587,783			207,063		–			794,846
Investment in subsidiaries		158,266			–		(158,266	)		–
Due from/(to) subsidiaries		78,612			243,665		(322,277	)		–
Other assets		48,780			13,011		–			61,791
Total assets	$	1,093,878		$	479,483	$	(616,934	)	$	956,427

Liabilities & Shareholders’ Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	20,545		$	5,656	$	–		$	26,201
Accrued and other current liabilities		46,450			36,356		–			82,806
Current maturities of long-term debt,
including capital leases		(341	)		5,157					4,816
Income tax payable		–			136,391		(136,391	)		–
Total current liabilities		66,654			183,560		(136,391	)		113,823

Long-term debt and capital leases,
less current maturities		213,039			40,836		–			253,875
Deferred income taxes		(445	)		3,945		–			3,500
Due to/(from) subsidiaries		243,665			78,612		(322,277	)		–
Other deferred liabilities		109,756			14,264		–			124,020
Total liabilities		632,669			321,217		(458,668	)		495,218

Shareholders’ equity:
Common stock		614			–		–			614
Capital in excess of par value		76,269			–		–			76,269
Retained earnings		395,226			158,266		(158,266	)		395,226
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(10,900	)		–		–			(10,900	)
Total shareholders’ equity		461,209			158,266		(158,266	)		461,209

Total liabilities & shareholders’ equity	$	1,093,878		$	479,483	$	(616,934	)	$	956,427

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and

Comprehensive Loss

For the Thirteen Weeks Ended December 2, 2014

(In thousands)

	Parent			Guarantors			Eliminations				Consolidated
Revenue:
Restaurant sales and operating revenue	$	188,572		$	72,634		$	–		$	261,206
Franchise revenue		38			1,415			–			1,453
		188,610			74,049			–			262,659

Operating costs and expenses:
Cost of goods sold		51,718			19,928			–			71,646
Payroll and related costs		66,348			27,616			–			93,964
Other restaurant operating costs		43,496			16,601			–			60,097
Depreciation		9,344			3,194			–			12,538
Selling, general, and administrative		16,548			10,744			–			27,292
Intercompany selling, general, and
administrative allocations		10,473			(10,473	)		–			–
Closures and impairments		1,073			2			–			1,075
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries		(4,326	)		–			4,326			–
Interest expense, net		4,736			1,179			–			5,915
Intercompany interest expense/(income)		2,998			(2,998	)		–			–
		202,408			65,793			4,326			272,527

(Loss)/income before income taxes		(13,798	)		8,256			(4,326	)		(9,868	)
(Benefit)/provision for income taxes		(4,525	)		3,930			–			(595	)

Net loss	$	(9,273	)	$	4,326		$	(4,326	)	$	(9,273	)

Other comprehensive loss:
Pension liability reclassification, net of tax		464			–			–			464
Total comprehensive loss	$	(8,809	)	$	4,326		$	(4,326	)	$	(8,809	)

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and

Comprehensive Loss

For the Twenty-Six Weeks Ended December 2, 2014

(In thousands)

	Parent			Guarantor			Eliminations			Consolidated
Revenue:
Restaurant sales and operating revenue	$	391,123		$	149,540		$	–		$	540,663
Franchise revenue		184			2,994			–			3,178
		391,307			152,534			–			543,841

Operating costs and expenses:
Cost of goods sold		106,248			40,545			–			146,793
Payroll and related costs		134,390			55,416			–			189,806
Other restaurant operating costs		86,908			32,988			–			119,896
Depreciation		18,731			6,465			–			25,196
Selling, general, and administrative		36,769			21,424			–			58,193
Intercompany selling, general, and
administrative allocations		21,615			(21,615	)		–			–
Closures and impairments		2,304			253			–			2,557
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries		(12,107	)		–			12,107			–
Interest expense, net		9,247			2,090			–			11,337
Intercompany interest expense/(income)		5,890			(5,890	)		–			–
		409,995			131,676			12,107			553,778

(Loss)/income before income taxes		(18,688	)		20,858			(12,107	)		(9,937	)
(Benefit)/provision for income taxes		(11,980	)		8,751			–			(3,229	)

Net loss	$	(6,708	)	$	12,107		$	(12,107	)	$	(6,708	)

Other comprehensive loss:
Pension liability reclassification, net of tax		927			–			–			927
Total comprehensive loss	$	(5,781	)		$ 12,107		$	(12,107	)	$ (5,781		)

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and

Comprehensive (Loss)/Income

For the Thirteen Weeks Ended December 3, 2013

(In thousands)

	Parent			Guarantors			Eliminations			Consolidated
Revenue:
Restaurant sales and operating revenue	$	198,850		$	75,869		$	–		$	274,719
Franchise revenue		98			1,392			–			1,490
		198,948			77,261			–			276,209

Operating costs and expenses:
Cost of goods sold		56,320			21,349			–			77,669
Payroll and related costs		69,365			28,152			–			97,517
Other restaurant operating costs		46,493			18,796			–			65,289
Depreciation		10,208			3,707			–			13,915
Selling, general, and administrative		25,724			11,307			–			37,031
Intercompany selling, general, and
administrative allocations		14,008			(14,008	)		–			–
Closures and impairments		8,058			6,085			–			14,143
Equity in losses of subsidiaries		104			–			(104	)		–
Interest expense, net		5,171			1,449			–			6,620
Intercompany interest expense/(income)		3,229			(3,229	)		–			–
Loss on extinguishment of debt		672			–			–			672
		239,352			73,608			(104	)		312,856

(Loss)/income from continuing operations
before income taxes		(40,404	)		3,653			104			(36,647	)
(Benefit)/provision for income taxes from
continuing operations		(5,667	)		3,757			–			(1,910	)
(Loss)/income from continuing operations		(34,737	)		(104	)		104			(34,737	)

Income from discontinued operations, net of tax		354			–			–			354
Net (loss)/income	$	(34,383	)	$	(104	)	$	104		$	(34,383	)

Other comprehensive income:
Pension liability reclassification, net of tax		477			–			–			477
Total comprehensive (loss)/income	$	(33,906	)	$	(104	)	$	104		$	(33,906	)

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and

Comprehensive (Loss)/Income

For the Twenty-Six Weeks Ended December 3, 2013

(In thousands)

	Parent			Guarantors			Eliminations			Consolidated
Revenue:
Restaurant sales and operating revenue	$	408,932		$	153,879		$	–		$	562,811
Franchise revenue		119			2,953			–			3,072
		409,051			156,832			–			565,883

Operating costs and expenses:
Cost of goods sold		114,847			42,760			–			157,607
Payroll and related costs		142,891			57,359			–			200,250
Other restaurant operating costs		94,895			37,928			–			132,823
Depreciation		20,572			7,552			–			28,124
Selling, general, and administrative		51,718			22,328			–			74,046
Intercompany selling, general, and
administrative allocations		28,771			(28,771	)		–			–
Closures and impairments		13,223			8,953			–			22,176
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries		(4,421	)		–			4,421			–
Interest expense, net		10,231			3,142			–			13,373
Intercompany interest expense/(income)		6,414			(6,414	)		–			–
Loss on extinguishment of debt		1,183			–			–			1,183
		480,324			144,837			4,421			629,582

(Loss)/income from continuing operations
before income taxes		(71,273	)		11,995			(4,421	)		(63,699	)
(Benefit)/provision for income taxes from
continuing operations		(14,637	)		7,574			–			(7,063	)
(Loss)/income from continuing operations		(56,636	)		4,421			(4,421	)		(56,636	)

Income from discontinued operations, net of tax		11			–			–			11
Net (loss)/income	$	(56,625	)	$	4,421		$	(4,421	)	$	(56,625	)

Other comprehensive income:
Pension liability reclassification, net of tax		955			–			–			955
Total comprehensive (loss)/income	$	(55,670	)	$	4,421		$	(4,421	)	$	(55,670	)

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows

For the Twenty-Six Weeks Ended December 2, 2014

(In thousands)

	Parent			Guarantors			Eliminations				Consolidated

Net cash provided by operating activities	$	25,640		$	43,870		$	(59,553	)	$	9,957

Investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment		(11,002	)		(2,819	)		–			(13,821	)
Proceeds from disposal of assets		4,607			997			–			5,604
Other, net		1,146			135			–			1,281
Net cash used by investing activities		(5,249	)		(1,687	)		–			(6,936	)

Financing activities:
Principal payments on long-term debt		(16	)		(6,250	)		–			(6,266	)
Stock repurchases		(55	)		–			–			(55	)
Payments for debt issuance costs		(75	)		–			–			(75	)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options		197			–			–			197
Excess tax benefits from share-based
compensation		22			–			–			22
Intercompany transactions		(23,610	)		(35,943	)		59,553			–
Net cash used by financing activities		(23,537	)		(42,193	)		59,553			(6,177	)

Decrease in cash and cash equivalents		(3,146	)		(10	)		–			(3,156	)
Cash and cash equivalents:
Beginning of year		51,012			314			–			51,326
End of quarter	$	47,866		$	304		$	–		$	48,170

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows

For the Twenty-Six Weeks Ended December 3, 2013

(In thousands)

	Parent			Guarantors			Eliminations			Consolidated

Net cash (used)/provided by operating activities	$	(22,630	)	$	36,648		$	(13,590	)	$	428

Investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment		(12,902	)		(4,795	)		–			(17,697	)
Proceeds from sale-leaseback transactions, net		5,637			–			–			5,637
Proceeds from disposal of assets		7,434			1,023			–			8,457
Other, net		187			–			–			187
Net cash provided/(used) by investing activities		356			(3,772	)		–			(3,416	)

Financing activities:
Principal payments on long-term debt		(12,968	)		(12,838	)		–			(25,806	)
Stock repurchases		(540	)		–			–			(540	)
Payments for debt issuance costs		(1,718	)		–			–			(1,718	)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options		1,480			–			–			1,480
Excess tax benefits from share-based
compensation		283			–			–			283
Intercompany transactions		6,415			(20,005	)		13,590			–
Net cash used by financing activities		(7,048	)		(32,843	)		13,590			(26,301	)

(Decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents		(29,322	)		33			–			(29,289	)
Cash and cash equivalents:
Beginning of year		52,635			272			–			52,907
End of quarter	$	23,313		$	305		$	–		$	23,618

NOTE Q – RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

Accounting Pronouncements Adopted During Fiscal Year 2015

As discussed further in Note K to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, we adopted ASU 2013-11, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists during the first quarter of fiscal year 2015.

Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-15, Presentation of Financial Statements – Going Concern (Subtopic 205-40): Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern (“ASU 2014-15”). The guidance requires an entity to evaluate whether there are conditions or events, in the aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued (or within one year after the financial statements are available to be issued when applicable) and to provide related footnote disclosures in certain circumstances. The guidance is effective for the annual period ending after December 15, 2016, and for annual and interim periods thereafter (our fiscal year 2017). Early application is permitted. We do not believe the adoption of this guidance will have a significant impact on our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) (“ASU 2014-09”). ASU 2014-09 is a jointly converged standard between the FASB and the International Accounting Standards Board, and will replace almost all existing revenue recognition guidance, including industry specific guidance, upon its effective date. The standard’s core principle is for companies to recognize revenue to depict the transfer of goods or services to customers in amounts that reflect the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods and services. ASU 2014-09 also enhances disclosures about revenue, provides guidance for transactions that were not addressed comprehensively in previous guidance, and improves guidance for multiple-element arrangements. The standard permits the use of either the retrospective or cumulative effect transition method. The guidance is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2016 (the first quarter of our fiscal year 2018). We have not yet selected a transition method and are currently evaluating the impact of this guidance on our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The discussion and analysis below for the Company should be read in conjunction with the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and the notes to such financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The discussion below contains forward-looking statements which should be read in conjunction with the “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Information” included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

General:

Ruby Tuesday, Inc., including its wholly-owned subsidiaries (“RTI,” the “Company,” “we” and/or “our”), owns and operates Ruby Tuesday® casual dining and Lime Fresh Mexican Grill® (“Lime Fresh”) fast casual restaurants. As of December 2, 2014, we owned and operated 663, and franchised 81, Ruby Tuesday restaurants. Ruby Tuesday restaurants can be found in 44 states, 13 foreign countries, and Guam.

As of December 2, 2014, there were 20 Company-owned and operated Lime Fresh restaurants, as well as eight domestic Lime Fresh restaurants operated by franchisees.

Overview and Strategies

The bar and grill segment of the casual dining industry in which we primarily operate is intensely competitive with respect to prices, services, convenience, locations, employees, advertising and promotion, and the types and quality of food. We compete with other food service operations, including locally-owned restaurants, and other national and regional restaurant chains that offer similar types of services and products as we do. We continue to believe there are opportunities to grow our business, strengthen our competitive position, enhance our profitability, and create value through the execution of the following strategies:

Enhance Sales and Margins Through Repositioning of Our Core Brand

We are in the process of executing a strategic brand transformation of the Ruby Tuesday concept which is designed to make our brand more energetic, affordable, and broadly appealing. We believe the execution of this strategy provides opportunities for increased customer counts, same-restaurant sales growth, and increased shareholder value. Our brand transformation is supported by four key pillars: core menu transformation, service and atmosphere enhancements, and communication. As part of our transformation strategy, we have taken what we believe to be meaningful steps to improve our food, customer experience, organizational capabilities, and business model. We have worked to transform our menu and, through successive menu launches throughout the last 18 months, we introduced new menu platforms and offerings that provide a compelling value throughout the menu at a wide-range of price points. Enhancing our service and atmosphere are also critical components of our brand transformation strategy. As we introduced new menu and culinary platforms, we also simplified recipes and operational processes which we believe resulted in better and more consistent food and service execution. We recently introduced more casual and colorful new team uniforms and have a new menu design, both of which better reflect our brand personality. We believe these changes have combined to deliver improved customer service and create a more energetic dining atmosphere for our customers. The fourth pillar of our brand transformation strategy is our communication and marketing programs. Historically our marketing strategy has primarily focused on print promotions, digital media and local marketing programs, with a minimal amount spent on television. Over the past year, we have deployed what we believe to be a more balanced marketing program comprised of a mixture of national cable television advertising supported with direct mail and other print and electronic promotions. Our television advertising is designed to reshape consumer perceptions of the Ruby Tuesday brand, by showcasing our brand personality in a fresh and energetic way, featuring compelling new food products, highlighting the freshness and variety of our Garden Bar, and effectively communicating value and affordability. The four key areas of menu, service, atmosphere, and communication will continue to be foundational drivers of our brand transformation and key to building a stronger business model.

Enhancing Our Business Model

Over the past year, we made significant progress towards lowering our overall cost structure with identified reductions in cost of goods sold and selling, general, and administrative expenses. We are in the process of implementing enhanced business processes and capabilities, such as new platforms for guest count

forecasting, labor management, and food waste management that should benefit our business model and result in a better guest experience and improved profitability. We believe there is opportunity to further improve our business model with a continued focus on improving our restaurant-level returns and through a continued focus on lowering our overall cost structure through the implementation of business technology platforms.

Strengthen our Balance Sheet to Facilitate Growth and Value Creation

During the second quarter of fiscal year 2014, we entered into a four-year $50.0 million revolving credit agreement (the “Senior Credit Facility”). Our Senior Credit Facility, which is secured by substantially all of the shares of capital stock of the Company’s subsidiaries, real property, improvements and fixtures of 49 Ruby Tuesday restaurants, and substantially all of the personal property of the Company and each of its present and future subsidiaries, was obtained to provide access to capital for general corporate purposes and provides us with more covenant flexibility than our previous revolving credit facility. The Senior Credit Facility has a $35.0 million accordion feature which provides us with additional liquidity if needed. Aside from the $12.5 million allocated to letters of credit issued primarily in conjunction with our insurance programs, the $50.0 million revolving Senior Credit Facility has remained undrawn.

Our objective over the next several years is to grow our net cash provided by operating activities which will provide us with funds that can be used to invest in our restaurants as we deem necessary and to continue to reduce outstanding debt levels in order to lower our leverage. Our success in the key strategic initiatives outlined above should enable us to improve both our return on assets and return on equity, and to create additional shareholder value.

Our Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) is based upon our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make subjective or complex judgments that may affect the reported financial condition and results of operations. We base our estimates on historical experience and other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable in the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. We continually evaluate the information used to make these estimates as our business and the economic environment changes.

Results of Operations:

The following is an overview of our results of operations for the 13- and 26-week periods ended December 2, 2014:

Net loss was $9.3 million for the 13 weeks ended December 2, 2014 compared to a net loss of $34.4 million for the same quarter of the previous year. Diluted loss per share for the fiscal quarter ended December 2, 2014 was $0.15 compared to a diluted loss per share of $0.57 for the corresponding period of the prior fiscal year as a result of the decrease in net loss as discussed below.

During the 13 weeks ended December 2, 2014:

·	Same-restaurant sales* at Company-owned Ruby Tuesday restaurants decreased 1.0%, while same-restaurant sales at domestic franchise Ruby Tuesday restaurants increased 6.5%;

·	One Company-owned Ruby Tuesday restaurant was opened and four were closed;

·	One franchised Ruby Tuesday restaurant was opened and three were closed; and

·	One franchised Lime Fresh restaurant was opened.

Net loss was $6.7 million for the 26 weeks ended December 2, 2014 compared to a net loss of $56.6 million for the same period of the previous fiscal year. Diluted loss per share for the 26 weeks ended December 2, 2014 was $0.11 compared to a diluted loss per share of $0.94 for the corresponding period of the prior fiscal year as a result of the decrease in net loss as discussed below.

During the 26 weeks ended December 2, 2014:

·	Same-restaurant sales* at Company-owned Ruby Tuesday restaurants increased 0.1%, while same-restaurant sales at domestic franchise Ruby Tuesday restaurants increased 6.9%;

·	One Company-owned Ruby Tuesday restaurants was opened and six were closed;

·	Five franchised Ruby Tuesday restaurants were opened and three were closed;

·	Two franchised Lime Fresh restaurants were opened;

·	Michael O. Moore stepped down as our Chief Financial Officer on June 26, 2014 and Jill M. Golder was appointed Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer on the same date. Mr. Moore left the Company on August 4, 2014; and

·	Jeffrey C. Wood, our former Senior Vice President and Chief Development Officer, left the Company on July 24, 2014.

* We define same-restaurant sales as a year-over-year comparison of sales volumes for restaurants that, in the current year have been open at least 18 months, in order to remove the impact of new openings in comparing the operations of existing restaurants.

The following table sets forth selected restaurant operating data as a percentage of total revenue, except where otherwise noted, for the periods indicated. All information is derived from our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

	Thirteen weeks ended				Twenty-six weeks ended
	December 2,		December 3,		December 2,		December 3,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
Revenue:
Restaurant sales and operating revenue	99	.4%	99	.5%	99	.4%	99	.5%
Franchise revenue	0	.6	0	.5	0	.6	0	.5
Total revenue	100	.0	100	.0	100	.0	100	.0
Operating costs and expenses:
Cost of goods sold (1)	27	.4	28	.3	27	.2	28	.0
Payroll and related costs (1)	36	.0	35	.5	35	.1	35	.6
Other restaurant operating costs (1)	23	.0	23	.8	22	.2	23	.6
Depreciation (1)	4	.8	5	.1	4	.7	5	.0
Selling, general and administrative, net	10	.4	13	.4	10	.7	13	.1
Closures and impairments, net	0	.4	5	.1	0	.5	3	.9
Interest expense, net	2	.3	2	.4	2	.1	2	.4
Loss on extinguishment of debt		–	0	.2		–	0	.2
Loss from continuing operations before
income taxes	(3	.8)	(13	.3)	(1	.8)	(11	.3)
Benefit for income taxes from continuing
operations	(0	.2)	(0	.7)	(0	.6)	(1	.2)
Loss from continuing operations	(3	.5)	(12	.6)	(1	.2)	(10	.0)
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax		–	0	.1		–	0	.0
Net loss	(3	.5)%	(12	.4)%	(1	.2)%	(10	.0)%

(1) As a percentage of restaurant sales and operating revenue.

The following table shows Company-owned Ruby Tuesday and Lime Fresh concept restaurant activity for the 13- and 26-week periods ended December 2, 2014 and December 3, 2013.

	Ruby Tuesday		Lime Fresh		Total
13 weeks ended December 2, 2014
Beginning number	666		20		686
Opened	1		–		1
Closed	(4)	)	–		(4)	)
Ending number	663		20		683

26 weeks ended December 2, 2014
Beginning number	668		20		688
Opened	1		–		1
Closed	(6)	)	–		(6)	)
Ending number	663		20		683

13 weeks ended December 3, 2013
Beginning number	703		21		724
Opened	–		1		1
Closed	–		(1)	)	(1)	)
Ending number	703		21		724

26 weeks ended December 3, 2013
Beginning number	706		18		724
Opened	–		4		4
Closed	(3)	)	(1)	)	(4)	)
Ending number	703		21		724

The following table shows franchised Ruby Tuesday and Lime Fresh concept restaurant activity for the 13- and 26-week periods ended December 2, 2014 and December 3, 2013.

	Thirteen weeks ended		Twenty-six weeks ended
	December 2, 2014	December 3, 2013	December 2, 2014	December 3, 2013
Ruby Tuesday
Beginning number	83	75	79	77
Opened	1	2	5	2
Closed	(3)	(1)	(3)	(3)
Ending number	81	76	81	76

Lime Fresh
Beginning number	7	8	6	6
Opened	1	–	2	2
Closed	–	–	–	–
Ending number	8	8	8	8

Revenue

Total revenue by reportable segment for the 13 and 26 weeks ended December 2, 2014 and December 3, 2013 are as follows (in thousands):

	Thirteen weeks ended				Twenty-six weeks ended
	December 2, 2014		December 3, 2013		December 2, 2014		December 3, 2013
Revenues:
Ruby Tuesday concept	$	257,814	$	270,741	$	533,857	$	554,763
Lime Fresh concept		4,845		5,468		9,984		11,120
Total revenues	$	262,659	$	276,209	$	543,841	$	565,883

The Ruby Tuesday concept restaurant sales and operating revenue for the 13 weeks ended December 2, 2014 decreased 4.8% to $257.8 million compared to the same quarter of the prior fiscal year. This decrease is primarily a result of restaurant closings since the same quarter of the prior fiscal year coupled with a 1.0% decrease in same-restaurant sales at Company-owned Ruby Tuesday restaurants. The decrease in Ruby Tuesday concept same-restaurant sales is attributable to a 1.3% decrease in customer traffic offset by a slight increase in net check.

Franchise revenue for the 13 weeks ended December 2, 2014 decreased 2.5% to $1.5 million compared to the same quarter of the prior fiscal year. Franchise revenue is predominately comprised of domestic and international franchise royalties, which totaled $1.4 million for both 13-week periods ended December 2, 2014 and December 3, 2013. The decrease in franchise revenue for the 13 weeks ended December 2, 2014 was due to a $0.1 million decrease in international franchise license fees as compared to the same quarter of the prior fiscal year.

The Lime Fresh concept restaurant sales and operating revenue for the 13 weeks ended December 2, 2014 decreased 11.4% to $4.8 million compared to the same quarter of the prior fiscal year. This decrease is due in part to restaurant closings since the same quarter of the prior fiscal year coupled with lower sales at four open Lime Fresh restaurants which have been impaired.

The Ruby Tuesday concept restaurant sales and operating revenue for the 26 weeks ended December 2, 2014 decreased 3.8% to $533.9 million compared to the same period of the prior fiscal year. This decrease is primarily a result of restaurant closings since the same period of the prior fiscal year partially offset by a 0.1% increase in same-restaurant sales at Company-owned Ruby Tuesday restaurants. The increase in Ruby Tuesday concept same-restaurant sales is attributable to a 0.1% increase in customer traffic.

Franchise revenue for the 26 weeks ended December 2, 2014 increased 3.5% to $3.2 million compared to the same quarter of the prior fiscal year. Franchise revenue is predominately comprised of domestic and international franchise royalties, which totaled $3.0 million for both 26-week periods ended December 2, 2014 and December 3, 2013. The increase in franchise revenue for the 26 weeks ended December 2, 2014 was due primarily to a $0.1 million increase in international franchise license fees as compared to the same period of the prior fiscal year.

The Lime Fresh concept restaurant sales and operating revenue for the 26 weeks ended December 2, 2014 decreased 10.2% to $10.0 million compared to the same period of the prior fiscal year. This decrease is due in part to restaurant closings since the same period of the prior fiscal year coupled with lower sales at four open Lime Fresh restaurants which have been impaired.

Segment Profit/(Loss)

Our President and Chief Executive Officer, who is our chief operating decision maker, with the assistance of our senior management, reviews discrete financial information for both the Ruby Tuesday and Lime Fresh restaurant concepts to assess performance and allocate resources. We consider the Ruby Tuesday and Lime Fresh concepts to be our reportable segments as we do not believe they have similar economic and other characteristics to be aggregated into a single reportable segment. Segment profit/(loss) by reportable segment for the 13 and 26 weeks ended December 2, 2014 and December 3, 2013 are as follows (in thousands):

	Thirteen weeks ended						Twenty-six weeks ended
	December 2, 2014			December 3, 2013			December 2, 2014			December 3, 2013
Segment profit/(loss):
Ruby Tuesday concept	$	20,504		$	870		$	50,845		$	10,721
Lime Fresh concept		(1,304	)		(1,783	)		(1,480	)		(4,237	)
Total segment profit/(loss)	$	19,200		$	(913	)	$	49,365		$	6,484

Segment profit for the 13 weeks ended December 2, 2014 for the Ruby Tuesday concept increased $19.6 million to $20.5 million compared to the second quarter of fiscal year 2014 due primarily to decreases in cost of goods sold and other restaurant operating costs due to initiatives discussed later within this MD&A, and decreases in closures and impairments expense of $12.7 million and advertising expense of $6.8 million, which were partially offset by a 1.0% decrease in same-restaurant sales at Company-owned Ruby Tuesday restaurants discussed above. The reduction in closures and impairments expense compared to the same quarter of the prior fiscal year is primarily attributable to a decrease of impairments in connection with open restaurants with deteriorating operational performance ($5.7 million), early restaurant closures ($4.4 million), and upcoming lease terminations ($0.9 million) as prior fiscal year same-restaurant sales were down 7.8% and we were announcing a plan to close approximately 30 Ruby Tuesday concept restaurants by the end of fiscal year 2014. The reduction in advertising spending relates to reduced television advertising.

Segment losses for the 13 weeks ended December 2, 2014 for the Lime Fresh concept decreased $0.5 million compared to the second quarter of fiscal year 2014 to $1.3 million due primarily to decreases in closures and impairments expense of $0.4 million as the prior fiscal year Lime Fresh segment losses included a lease reserve charge related to a Lime Fresh restaurant contracted to be sold.

Segment profit for the 26 weeks ended December 2, 2014 for the Ruby Tuesday concept increased $40.1 million to $50.8 million compared to the same period of fiscal year 2014 due primarily to improvements in cost of goods sold, payroll and related costs, and other restaurant operating costs due to initiatives discussed later within this MD&A, and decreases in closures and impairments expense of $18.0 million and advertising expense of $10.9 million. The reduction in closures and impairments expense compared to the same period of the prior fiscal year is primarily attributable to a decrease of impairments in connection with open restaurants with deteriorating operational performance ($10.3 million), early restaurant closures ($4.4 million), and upcoming lease terminations ($0.9 million) as prior fiscal year same-restaurant sales were down 9.7% and we were announcing a plan to close 30 Ruby Tuesday concept restaurants, as discussed above. The reduction in advertising spending relates to reduced cable and television advertising.

Segment losses for the 26 weeks ended December 2, 2014 for the Lime Fresh concept decreased $2.8 million compared to the same period of fiscal year 2014 to $1.5 million due primarily to decreases in closures and impairments expense of $2.2 million as the prior fiscal year Lime Fresh segment losses included lease reserve charges related to four undeveloped sites for which a management decision was reached to forego restaurant development and a lease reserve charge on a Lime Fresh restaurant contracted to be sold.

The following is a reconciliation of segment profit/(loss) to loss from continuing operations before taxes for the 13 and 26 weeks ended December 2, 2014 and December 3, 2013 (in thousands):

	Thirteen weeks ended						Twenty-six weeks ended
	December 2, 2014			December 3, 2013			December 2, 2014			December 3, 2013
Segment profit/(loss)	$	19,200		$	(913	)	$	49,365		$	6,484
Less:
Depreciation and amortization		(13,120	)		(14,598	)		(26,358	)		(29,472	)
Unallocated general and
administrative expenses		(9,823	)		(13,760	)		(20,785	)		(25,657	)
Preopening expenses		(162	)		(41	)		(203	)		(395	)
Interest expense, net		(5,915	)		(6,620	)		(11,337	)		(13,373	)
Other expense, net		(48	)		(715	)		(619	)		(1,286	)
Loss from continuing operations
before income taxes	$	(9,868	)	$	(36,647	)	$	(9,937	)	$	(63,699	)

Pre-tax Loss from Continuing Operations

Pre-tax loss from continuing operations was $9.9 million for the 13 weeks ended December 2, 2014 compared to $36.6 million for the corresponding quarter of the prior fiscal year. The decrease in pre-tax loss is due to lower closures and impairments expense ($13.1 million) and interest expense ($0.7 million), and decreases, as a percentage of restaurant sales and operating revenue or total revenue, as appropriate, of cost of goods sold, other restaurant operating costs, depreciation, and selling general, and administrative, net. These were partially offset by a decrease in same-restaurant sales of 1.0% at Company-owned Ruby Tuesday restaurants and an increase as a percentage of restaurant sales and operating revenue, of payroll and related costs.

Pre-tax loss from continuing operations was $9.9 million for the 26 weeks ended December 2, 2014 compared to $63.7 million for the corresponding period of the prior fiscal year. The decrease in pre-tax loss is due to lower closures and impairments expense ($19.6 million) and interest expense ($2.0 million), an increase in same-restaurant sales of 0.1% at Company-owned Ruby Tuesday restaurants, and decreases, as a percentage of restaurant sales and operating revenue or total revenue, as appropriate, of cost of goods sold, payroll and related costs, other restaurant operating costs, depreciation, and selling general, and administrative, net.

In the paragraphs that follow, we discuss in more detail the components of the decrease in pre-tax loss from continuing operations for the 13- and 26-week periods ended December 2, 2014, as compared to the comparable periods in the prior fiscal year. Because a significant portion of the costs recorded in the cost of goods sold, payroll and related costs, other restaurant operating costs, and depreciation categories are either variable or highly correlative with the number of restaurants we operate, we evaluate our trends by comparing the costs as a percentage of restaurant sales and operating revenue, as well as the absolute dollar change, to the comparable prior fiscal year period.

Cost of Goods Sold

Cost of goods sold decreased $6.0 million (7.8%) to $71.6 million for the 13 weeks ended December 2, 2014, over the corresponding period of the prior fiscal year. As a percentage of restaurant sales and operating revenue, cost of goods sold decreased from 28.3% to 27.4%.

Cost of goods sold decreased $10.8 million (6.9%) to $146.8 million for the 26 weeks ended December 2, 2014, over the corresponding period of the prior fiscal year. As a percentage of restaurant sales and operating revenue, cost of goods sold decreased from 28.0% to 27.2%.

The absolute dollar decrease in cost of goods sold for the 13- and 26-week periods ended December 2, 2014 was the result of restaurant closures and cost savings on certain products as a result of renegotiated contracts with certain vendors since the same periods of fiscal year 2014. These were partially offset by price increases on seafood, dairy, and certain other products since the same periods of the prior fiscal year.

As a percentage of restaurant sales and operating revenue, the decrease in cost of goods sold for the 13- and 26-week periods ended December 2, 2014 is primarily the result of renegotiated contracts with certain vendors since the same periods of fiscal year 2014.

Payroll and Related Costs

Payroll and related costs decreased $3.6 million (3.6%) to $94.0 million for the 13 weeks ended December 2, 2014, as compared to the corresponding period in the prior fiscal year. As a percentage of restaurant sales and operating revenue, payroll and related costs increased from 35.5% to 36.0%.

Payroll and related costs decreased $10.4 million (5.2%) to $189.8 million for the 26 weeks ended December 2, 2014, as compared to the corresponding period in the prior fiscal year. As a percentage of restaurant sales and operating revenue, payroll and related costs decreased from 35.6% to 35.1%.

The absolute dollar decrease in payroll and related costs for the 13- and 26-week periods ended December 2, 2014 was due to restaurant closures, decreases in hourly labor as a result of scheduling improvements with the rollout of a new labor forecasting system in our restaurants, and lower management labor, which were partially offset by higher health insurance costs as a result of unfavorable claims experience and higher bonus expense as more restaurants achieved the performance goals as compared to the same periods of the prior fiscal year.

As a percentage of restaurant sales and operating revenue, the increase in payroll and related costs for the 13 weeks ended December 2, 2014 was primarily the result of increased health insurance costs as discussed above.

As a percentage of restaurant sales and operating revenue, the decrease in payroll and related costs for the 26 weeks ended December 2, 2014 was primarily the result of decreased hourly and management labor due to reasons as discussed above, offset by higher health insurance costs.

Other Restaurant Operating Costs

Other restaurant operating costs decreased $5.2 million (8.0%) to $60.1 million for the 13-week period ended December 2, 2014, as compared to the corresponding period in the prior fiscal year. As a percentage of restaurant sales and operating revenue, these costs decreased from 23.8% to 23.0%.

For the 13 weeks ended December 2, 2014, the decrease in other restaurant operating costs related to the following (in thousands):

Repairs	$ 3,869
Utilities	732
Rent and leasing	703
Other decreases, net	792
Legal	(904	)
Net decrease	$ 5,192

In both absolute dollars and as a percentage of restaurant sales and operating revenue for the 13-week period ended December 2, 2014, the decrease was a result of reduced building repairs, utilities, and rent and leasing due primarily to restaurant closures since the same quarter of the prior fiscal year. These were partially offset by higher legal costs related to pending litigation.

Other restaurant operating costs decreased $12.9 million (9.7%) to $119.9 million for the 26-week period ended December 2, 2014, as compared to the corresponding period in the prior fiscal year. As a percentage of restaurant sales and operating revenue, these costs decreased from 23.6% to 22.2%.

For the 26 weeks ended December 2, 2014, the decrease in other restaurant operating costs related to the following (in thousands):

Repairs	$ 5,961
Utilities	1,807
Rent and leasing	1,720
Business interruption recoveries	1,050
Other decreases, net	2,389
Net decrease	$ 12,927

In both absolute dollars and as a percentage of restaurant sales and operating revenue for the 26-week period ended December 2, 2014, the decrease was a result of reduced building repairs, utilities, and rent and leasing due primarily to restaurant closures since the same period of the prior fiscal year, and business interruption recoveries related to claims collected for certain of our restaurants in the Gulf Coast area.

Depreciation

Depreciation expense decreased $1.4 million (9.9%) to $12.5 million for the 13-week period ended December 2, 2014, as compared to the corresponding period in the prior fiscal year. As a percentage of restaurant sales and operating revenue, depreciation expense decreased from 5.1% to 4.8%.

Depreciation expense decreased $2.9 million (10.4%) to $25.2 million for the 26-week period ended December 2, 2014, as compared to the corresponding period in the prior fiscal year. As a percentage of restaurant sales and operating revenue, depreciation expense decreased from 5.0% to 4.7%.

In terms of absolute dollars and as a percentage of restaurant sales and operating revenue, the decrease for the 13- and 26-week periods ended December 2, 2014 is due primarily to assets that became fully depreciated since the same periods of the prior fiscal year coupled with restaurant closures.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses, Net

Selling, general and administrative expenses, net decreased $9.7 million (26.3%) to $27.3 million for the 13-week period ended December 2, 2014, as compared to the corresponding period in the prior fiscal year.

Selling, general and administrative expenses, net decreased $15.9 million (21.4%) to $58.2 million for the 26-week period ended December 2, 2014, as compared to the corresponding period in the prior fiscal year.

The decrease for the 13- and 26-week periods ended December 2, 2014 is due to lower advertising costs ($6.8 million and $11.1 million, respectively), primarily as a result of decreased television advertising, and a reduction in general and administrative costs ($2.9 million and $4.8 million, respectively) due to lower management labor from reductions in staffing and lower legal fees, which were partially offset by higher accruals for support center bonus.

Closures and Impairments

Closures and impairments decreased $13.1 million to $1.1 million for the 13-week period ended December 2, 2014, as compared to the corresponding period of the prior fiscal year. The decrease for the 13-week period ended December 2, 2014 is primarily due to lower property impairment charges ($11.1 million), decreased closed restaurant lease reserve expense ($1.4 million), and higher gains on the sale of surplus properties ($0.8 million), which were partially offset by increased other closing costs ($0.2 million).

Closures and impairments decreased $19.6 million to $2.6 million for the 26-week period ended December 2, 2014, as compared to the corresponding period of the prior fiscal year. The decrease for the 26-week period ended December 2, 2014 is primarily due to lower property impairment charges ($15.0 million), decreased closed restaurant lease reserve expense ($3.5 million), and higher gains on the sale of surplus properties ($1.2 million), which were partially offset by increased other closing costs ($0.1 million).

The decrease for both the 13- and 26-week periods ended December 2, 2014 is primarily due to lower property impairment charges as the same periods of the prior fiscal year included, among other charges, impairments of $5.7 million and $10.3 million, respectively, in connection with open Ruby Tuesday concept restaurants with deteriorating operational performance, and $4.4 million related to early restaurant closures. Prior fiscal year same-restaurant sales for Ruby Tuesday concept restaurants were down 7.8% and 9.7% for the 13 and 26 weeks ended December 3, 2013, respectively. The prior fiscal year charges were also due to a plan we announced to close approximately 30 Ruby Tuesday concept restaurants by the end of fiscal year 2014. See Note I to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further information on our closures and impairment charges recorded during the first two quarters of fiscal years 2015 and 2014.

At December 2, 2014, we had 45 restaurants that had been open for more than six full quarters with rolling 12-month negative cash flows of which 30 have been impaired to salvage value. Of the 15 which remained, we reviewed the plans to improve cash flows at each of the restaurants and determined that no

impairment was necessary. The remaining net book value of these 15 restaurants, five of which are located on owned properties, was $15.5 million at December 2, 2014.

Should cash flows at these restaurants not improve within a reasonable period of time, further impairment charges are possible. Considerable management judgment is necessary to estimate future cash flows, including cash flows from continuing use, terminal value, closure costs, salvage value, and sublease income. Accordingly, actual results could vary significantly from our estimates.

Interest Expense, Net

Interest expense, net decreased $0.7 million to $5.9 million for the 13 weeks ended December 2, 2014, as compared to the corresponding period in the prior fiscal year, primarily due to lower interest expense on our Senior Notes due to repurchases and the early payoff of certain mortgage loans since the second quarter of fiscal year 2014. Interest expense, net decreased $2.0 million to $11.3 million for the 26-week period ended December 2, 2014, as compared to the corresponding period in the prior fiscal year, primarily for the same reasons mentioned above.

Benefit for Income Taxes from Continuing Operations

Under Accounting Standards Codification 740 (“ASC 740”), companies are required to apply their estimated annual tax rate on a year-to-date basis in each interim period. Under ASC 740, companies should not apply the estimated annual tax rate to interim financial results if the estimated annual tax rate is not reliably predictable. In this situation, the interim tax rate should be based on the actual year-to-date results. Due to changes in our projections, which have fluctuated as we work through our brand repositioning, a reliable projection of our annual effective rate has been difficult to determine. As such, we recorded a tax provision for the first two quarters of fiscal year 2015 based on the actual year-to-date results, in accordance with ASC 740.

We recorded a tax benefit from continuing operations of $0.6 million and $3.2 million during the 13- and 26-week periods ended December 2, 2014, respectively, compared to a tax benefit from continuing operations of $1.9 million and $7.1 million during the 13- and 26-week periods ended December 3, 2013, respectively. Included in our $3.2 million tax benefit from continuing operations for the 26-week period ended December 2, 2014 was a benefit of $3.2 million recorded during the first quarter of fiscal year 2015 representing an immaterial prior period correction to our deferred tax asset valuation allowance.

Discontinued Operations

	Thirteen weeks ended		Twenty-six weeks ended
	December 3, 2013		December 3, 2013
Restaurant sales and operating revenue	$	–	$	–
Gain/(loss) before income taxes	$	453	$	(75	)
Provision/(benefit) for income taxes		99		(86	)
Income from discontinued operations	$	354	$	11

Liquidity and Capital Resources:

Cash and cash equivalents decreased by $3.2 million and $29.3 million during the first 26 weeks of fiscal years 2015 and 2014, respectively. The change in cash and cash equivalents is as follows (in thousands):

	Twenty-six weeks ended
	December 2,			December 3,
	2014			2013
Cash provided by operating activities	$	9,957		$	428
Cash used by investing activities		(6,936	)		(3,416	)
Cash used by financing activities		(6,177	)		(26,301	)
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents	$	(3,156	)	$	(29,289	)

Operating Activities

Our cash provided by operations is generally derived from cash receipts generated by our restaurant customers and franchisees. Substantially all of the $540.7 million and $562.8 million of restaurant sales and operating revenue disclosed in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss for the 26 weeks ended December 2, 2014 and December 3, 2013, respectively, was received in cash either at the point of sale or within two to four days (when our customers paid with debit or credit cards). Our primary uses of cash for operating activities are food and beverage purchases, payroll and benefit costs, restaurant operating costs, general and administrative expenses, and marketing, a significant portion of which are incurred and paid in the same period.

Cash provided by operating activities for the first 26 weeks of fiscal year 2015 increased $9.5 million from the corresponding period in the prior fiscal year to $10.0 million. The increase is primarily the result of higher Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization (“EBITDA”) due in part to a 0.1% increase in same-restaurant sales at Company-owned Ruby Tuesday concept restaurants, coupled with restaurant-level cost improvements, reductions in amounts spent on media advertising (approximately $5.0 million), and lower cash paid for interest ($1.5 million) due to the prepayment of certain of our mortgage obligations and other principal payments on our debt since the same quarter of the prior fiscal year. These were partially offset by decreases in accounts payable, accrued, and other liabilities due to the timing of payments (approximately $10.2 million) and higher amounts spent to acquire inventory (approximately $9.0 million) due primarily to the bulk purchase of lobster during our second quarter of fiscal year 2015.

Our working capital deficiency and current ratio as of December 2, 2014 were $5.6 million and 0.9:1, respectively. As is common in the restaurant industry, we typically carry current liabilities in excess of current assets because cash (a current asset) generated from operating activities is reinvested in capital

expenditures (a long-term asset), debt reduction (a long-term liability), or stock repurchases (thereby reducing equity), and receivable and inventory levels are generally not significant.

Investing Activities

We require capital principally for the maintenance and upkeep of our existing restaurants, limited new restaurant construction, investments in technology, equipment, remodeling of existing restaurants, and on occasion for the acquisition of franchisees or other restaurant concepts. Property and equipment expenditures purchased with internally generated cash flows and/or proceeds from sale-leaseback transactions for the 26 weeks ended December 2, 2014 and December 3, 2013 were $13.8 million and $17.7 million, respectively.

During the 26 weeks ended December 3, 2013, we completed sale-leaseback transactions of the land and buildings for three Company-owned Ruby Tuesday concept restaurants for gross cash proceeds of $5.9 million, exclusive of transaction costs of approximately $0.3 million. Equipment was not included. Net proceeds from the sale-leaseback transactions were used for general corporate purposes, including debt payments.

Capital expenditures for the remainder of the fiscal year are projected to be approximately $14.2 million to $18.2 million. We intend to fund our investing activities with cash currently on hand, cash provided by operations, or borrowings on the Senior Credit Facility.

Financing Activities

Historically our primary sources of cash have been operating activities and refranchising transactions. When these alone have not provided sufficient funds for both our capital and other needs, we have obtained funds through the issuance of indebtedness or through the issuance of additional shares of common stock. Our current borrowings and credit facilities are described below.

Under the terms of our December 2013 four-year revolving credit agreement discussed below (the “Senior Credit Facility”) we are allowed, under certain circumstances, to repurchase up to $20.0 million of the Senior Notes in any fiscal year. We did not repurchase any of the Senior Notes during the first two quarters of fiscal year 2015. The balance on the Senior Notes was $215.0 million at December 2, 2014.

During the 26 weeks ended December 2, 2014, we prepaid and retired three mortgage loan obligations with an aggregate balance of $3.9 million using cash on hand. Additionally, we paid $0.4 million in prepayment premiums in connection with the retirement of these obligations.

During the 26 weeks ended December 2, 2014, we repurchased an insignificant number of shares of our common stock at a cost of $0.1 million. As of December 2, 2014, the total number of remaining shares authorized to be repurchased was 11.8 million. We spent $0.5 million to repurchase 0.1 million shares of RTI common stock during the 26 weeks ended December 3, 2013.

During the remainder of fiscal year 2015, we expect to fund operations, capital expansion, and any other investments from cash currently on hand, operating cash flows, or our Senior Credit Facility.

Covenant Compliance

Under the terms of the Senior Credit Facility, we are required to satisfy and maintain specified financial ratios and other financial condition tests and covenants. The financial ratios include maximum funded debt and minimum fixed charge coverage covenants. While as of December 2, 2014 we were in compliance with the financial ratios contained in our Senior Credit Facility, our continued ability to meet those financial ratios, tests, and covenants can be affected by events beyond our control, and we cannot assure you that we will meet those ratios, tests, and covenants.

Maximum Funded Debt Covenant

Our maximum funded debt covenant is an Adjusted Total Debt to Consolidated EBITDAR ratio. Adjusted Total Debt, as defined in our covenants, includes items both on-balance sheet (debt and capital lease obligations) and off-balance sheet (such as the present value of leases, letters of credit and guarantees). Consolidated EBITDAR is consolidated net loss (for the Company and its majority-owned subsidiaries) plus interest charges, income tax, depreciation, amortization, rent and other non-cash charges. Among other charges, we have reflected share-based compensation, asset impairment and bad debt expense, as non-cash.

Consolidated EBITDAR and Adjusted Total Debt are not presentations made in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), and, as such, should not be considered a measure of financial performance or condition, liquidity or profitability. They also should not be considered alternatives to GAAP-based net income or balance sheet amounts or operating cash flows or indicators of the amount of free cash flow available for discretionary use by management, as Consolidated EBITDAR does not consider certain cash requirements such as interest payments, tax payments or debt service requirements and Adjusted Total Debt includes certain off-balance sheet items. Further, because not all companies use identical calculations, amounts reflected by RTI as Consolidated EBITDAR or Adjusted Total Debt may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies. We believe the information shown below is relevant as it presents the amounts used to calculate covenants which are provided to our lenders. Non-compliance with our debt covenants could result in the requirement to immediately repay all amounts outstanding under such agreements.

The following is a reconciliation of our total long-term debt and capital leases, which are GAAP-based, to Adjusted Total Debt as defined in our bank covenants (in thousands):

	December 2, 2014
Current portion of long-term debt, including capital leases	$	4,506
Long-term debt and capital leases, less current maturities		247,915
Total long-term debt and capital leases		252,421
Present value of operating leases*		208,386
Letters of credit*		12,502
Unrestricted cash in excess of $10.0 million		(37,692	)
Unamortized discount of senior unsecured notes		2,336
Unamortized premium of mortgage loan obligations		(570	)
Adjusted Total Debt	$	437,383

* Non-GAAP measure. See below for discussion regarding reconciliation to GAAP-based amounts.

The following is a reconciliation of net loss, which is a GAAP-based measure of our operating results, to Consolidated EBITDAR as defined in our bank covenants (in thousands):

	Twelve Months
	Ended
	December 2, 2014
Net loss	$	(14,429	)
Income taxes		(851	)
Rent expense		53,357
Depreciation		51,900
Interest expense		22,956
Asset impairments		10,240
Share-based compensation expense		7,250
Restaurant closing costs		2,729
Amortization of intangibles		2,333
Restructuring costs		1,089
Non-cash accruals		1,071
Other		971
Consolidated EBITDAR	$	138,616

Adjusted Total Debt to Consolidated EBITDAR – Actual		3.16x
Maximum allowed per covenant (1)		4.85x

(1) For the remainder of fiscal year 2015, the Senior Credit Facility requires us to maintain quarterly maximum Adjusted Total Debt to EBITDAR ratios of less than or equal to 4.85x (for our third fiscal quarter) and 4.75x (for our fourth fiscal quarter). For fiscal year 2016 and thereafter, the maximum Adjusted Total Debt to EBITDAR ratio fluctuates as provided in Article VII of the Senior Credit Facility.

Minimum Fixed Charge Coverage

Our fixed charge coverage ratio compares Consolidated EBITDAR (as discussed above) to interest and cash-based rents.

The following shows our computation of our fixed charge coverage ratio (in thousands):

	Twelve Months
	Ended
	December 2, 2014
Consolidated EBITDAR	$	138,616

Interest*	$	20,585
Cash rents*		51,823
Total	$	72,408

* Non-GAAP measure. See below for discussion regarding reconciliation to GAAP-based amounts.

Fixed Charge Covenant – Actual		1.91x
Minimum allowed per covenant (2)		1.35x

(2) For the remainder of fiscal year 2015, the Senior Credit Facility requires us to maintain quarterly minimum fixed charge coverage ratios of greater than or equal to 1.35x (for our third fiscal quarter) and 1.40x (for our fourth fiscal quarter). For fiscal year 2016 and thereafter, the minimum fixed charge coverage ratio fluctuates as provided in Article VII of the Senior Credit Facility.

Non-GAAP Amounts Used in Debt Covenant Calculations

As previously discussed, we use various non-GAAP amounts in our Adjusted Total Debt, Consolidated EBITDAR, and Fixed Charge covenant calculations. Two of the amounts presented in the Adjusted Total Debt calculation, the present value of operating leases and letters of credit, are off-balance sheet and there is no corresponding amount presented in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Our Minimum Fixed Charge Coverage ratio requires interest to be included in the denominator. The amount we reflect for interest in the denominator of this calculation ($20.6 million on a rolling 12 month basis) differs from interest expense determined in accordance with GAAP ($23.0 million) because of three adjustments we make. As shown below, we exclude brokerage fees, prepayment penalties, and the amortization of loan fees and fair market value adjustments. While these items are reflected as interest expense in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss, they do not require on-going cash payments for servicing and therefore are not impacted by future Consolidated EBITDAR. The table below reconciles debt covenant interest for the preceding 12 months to GAAP interest for the same time period (amounts in thousands):

Interest	$	20,585
Brokerage fees		1,729
Prepayment penalties		714
Amortization of loan fees and fair market
value adjustments		(72	)
GAAP-based interest expense	$	22,956

Our Minimum Fixed Charge Coverage ratio also allows for recurring cash rents to be included in the denominator. Cash rents ($51.8 million on a rolling 12 month basis) differ from rents determined in accordance with GAAP ($54.2 million) by the following (amounts in thousands):

Cash rents	$	51,823
Change in rent accruals		873
Rent settlement payments		1,473
GAAP-based rent expense	$	54,169

Significant Contractual Obligations and Commercial Commitments

Long-term financial obligations were as follows as of December 2, 2014 (in thousands):

	Payments Due By Period
			Less than		1-3		3-5		More than 5
	Total		1 year		years		years		years
Notes payable and other long-term debt, including
current maturities (a)	$	39,187	$	4,660	$	18,737	$	10,424	$	5,366
Senior unsecured notes (a)		215,000		–		–		–		215,000
Interest (b)		101,174		19,426		37,047		34,619		10,082
Operating leases (c)		359,926		47,160		85,589		71,922		155,255
Purchase obligations (d)		89,686		54,528		29,037		4,285		1,836
Pension obligations (e)		32,079		3,319		4,941		4,741		19,078
Total (f)	$	837,052	$	129,093	$	175,351	$	125,991	$	406,617

(a)	See Note H to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for more information.

(b)

Amounts represent contractual interest payments on our fixed-rate debt instruments. Interest payments on our variable-rate notes payable with balances of $1.4 million as of December 2, 2014 have been excluded from the amounts shown above, primarily because the balances outstanding can fluctuate monthly. Additionally, the amounts shown above include interest payments on the Senior Notes at the current interest rate of 7.625%.

(c)

This amount includes operating leases totaling $2.3 million for which sublease income from franchisees or others is expected. Certain of these leases obligate us to pay maintenance costs, utilities, real estate taxes, and insurance, which are excluded from the amounts shown above. See Note G to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for more information.

(d)	The amounts for purchase obligations include cash commitments under contract for food items and supplies, advertising, utility contracts, and other miscellaneous commitments.

(e)	See Note J to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for more information.

(f)	This amount excludes $4.4 million of gross unrecognized tax benefits due to the uncertainty regarding the timing of future cash outflows associated with such obligations.

Commercial Commitments as of December 2, 2014 (in thousands):

	Payments Due By Period
			Less than		1-3		3-5		More than 5
	Total		1 year		years		years		years
Letters of credit	$	12,502	$	12,217	$	285	$	–	$	–
Divestiture guarantees		5,822		934		1,912		1,733		1,243
Lease guarantees		1,498		268		542		482		206
Total	$	19,822	$	13,419	$	2,739	$	2,215	$	1,449

At December 2, 2014, we had divestiture guarantees, which arose in fiscal 1996, when our shareholders approved the distribution of our family dining restaurant business (Morrison Fresh Cooking, Inc., “MFC”) and our health care food and nutrition services business (Morrison Health Care, Inc., “MHC”). Subsequent to that date Piccadilly Cafeterias, Inc. (“Piccadilly”) acquired MFC and Compass Group (“Compass”) acquired MHC. As agreed upon at the time of the distribution, we have been contingently liable for payments to MFC and MHC employees retiring under MFC’s and MHC’s versions of the Management Retirement Plan and the Executive Supplemental Pension Plan (the two non-qualified defined benefit plans) for the accrued benefits earned by those participants as of March 1996.

We estimated our divestiture guarantees at December 2, 2014 to be $5.4 million for employee benefit plans (all of which resides with MHC following Piccadilly’s bankruptcy in fiscal year 2004). We believe the likelihood of being required to make payments for MHC’s portion to be remote due to the size and financial strength of MHC and Compass.

As of December 2, 2014, we are the guarantor of two third-party leases associated with closed concept restaurants. Lease guarantee amounts in the table above represent lease payments for which we are contingently liable. While we believe that the likelihood of being required to make these lease payments is remote, we recorded a guarantee liability of $0.1 million in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at both December 2, 2014 and June 3, 2014.

Accounting Pronouncements Adopted During Fiscal Year 2015

In July 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2013-11, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists (“ASU 2013-11”). The guidance requires an entity to present its deferred tax asset for a net operating loss carryforward, similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward net of unrecognized tax benefits when settlement in this manner is available under the tax law, which would be based on facts and circumstances as of the balance sheet reporting date and would not consider future events. Gross presentation of an unrecognized tax benefit will still be required in the notes to the financial statements. We adopted ASU 2013-11 on a prospective basis during the first quarter of fiscal year 2015. The adoption of this standard in the first quarter of fiscal year 2015 resulted in a reclasification of $5.0 million of our liability for unrecognized tax benefits against our deferred tax assets.

Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods and services. ASU 2014-09 also enhances disclosures about revenue, provides guidance for transactions that were not addressed comprehensively in previous guidance, and improves guidance for multiple-element arrangements. The standard permits the use of either the retrospective or cumulative effect transition method. The guidance is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2016 (the first quarter of our fiscal year 2018). We have not yet selected a transition method and are currently evaluating the impact of this guidance on our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Known Events, Uncertainties and Trends:

Financial Strategy and Stock Repurchase Plan

Our financial strategy is to utilize a prudent amount of debt, including operating leases, letters of credit, and any guarantees, to minimize the weighted average cost of capital while allowing financial flexibility. This strategy has periodically allowed us to repurchase our common stock. During the first two quarters of fiscal year 2015, we repurchased an insignificant number of shares of our common stock at an aggregate cost of $0.1 million. As of December 2, 2014, the total number of remaining shares authorized to be repurchased was 11.8 million. To the extent not funded with cash on hand or cash from operating activities, additional repurchases, if any, may be funded by borrowings on the Senior Credit Facility. The repurchase of shares in any particular future period and the actual amount thereof remain at the discretion of the Board of Directors, and no assurance can be given that shares will be repurchased in the future.

Mortgage Loan Payoffs and Repurchases of Senior Notes

We are allowed under the terms of the Senior Credit Facility to prepay up to $20.0 million of indebtedness in any fiscal year to various holders of the Senior Notes. We did not repurchase any of the Senior Notes during the 26 weeks ended December 2, 2014. As of the date of this filing, we may repurchase $20.0 million of the Senior Notes during the remainder of fiscal year 2015. Any future repurchases of the Senior Notes, if any, will be funded with available cash on hand.

Dividends

During fiscal 1997, our Board of Directors approved a dividend policy as an additional means of returning capital to our shareholders. No dividends were declared or paid during the 26 weeks ended December 2, 2014 or December 3, 2013. The payment of a dividend in any particular period and the actual amount thereof remain at the discretion of the Board of Directors, and no assurance can be given that dividends will be paid in the future.

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Disclosures about Market Risk

We are exposed to market risk from fluctuations in interest rates and changes in commodity prices. The interest rate charged on our Senior Credit Facility can vary based on the interest rate option we choose to utilize. Our options for the rate are LIBOR or a Base Rate plus an applicable margin. The Base Rate is defined as the highest of the issuing bank’s prime rate, the Federal Funds rate plus 0.50%, or the Adjusted LIBO rate (as defined in the Senior Credit Facility) plus 1.0%. The applicable margin for the LIBOR rate-based option is a percentage ranging from 2.50% to 3.50% and for the Base Rate option is a percentage ranging from 1.50% to 2.50%. As of December 2, 2014, the total amount of outstanding debt subject to interest rate fluctuations was $1.4 million. A hypothetical 100 basis point change in short-term interest rates would result in an increase or decrease in interest expense of an insignificant amount per year, assuming a consistent capital structure.

Many of the ingredients used in the products we sell in our restaurants are commodities that are subject to unpredictable price volatility. This volatility may be due to factors outside our control such as weather and seasonality. We attempt to minimize the effect of price volatility by negotiating fixed price contracts for the supply of key ingredients. Historically, and subject to competitive market conditions, we have been able to mitigate the negative impact of price volatility through adjustments to average check or menu mix.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our management, with the participation and under the supervision of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report. The term “disclosure controls and procedures,” as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), means controls and other procedures of a company that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the company’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives and management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Based on the evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of December 2, 2014.

Changes in Internal Control

During the fiscal quarter ended December 2, 2014, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II — OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

We are presently, and from time to time, subject to pending claims and lawsuits arising in the ordinary course of business, including claims relating to injury or wrongful death under “dram shop” laws, workers’ compensation and employment matters, claims relating to lease and contractual obligations, and claims from customers alleging illness or injury. We provide reserves for such claims when payment is probable and estimable in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. At this time, in the opinion of management, the ultimate resolution of pending legal proceedings will not have a material adverse effect on our consolidated operations, financial position, or cash flows. See Note N to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further information about our legal proceedings as of December 2, 2014.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

Information regarding risk factors appears in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 3, 2014 in Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors. There have been no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K.

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

From time to time, our Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of shares of our common stock as a means to return excess capital to our shareholders. The timing, price, quantity, and manner of the purchases to be made are at the discretion of management upon instruction from the Board of Directors, depending upon market conditions. Although 11.8 million shares remained available for purchase under existing programs, which consists of 1.8 million shares remaining under a July 11, 2007 authorization by the Board of Directors to repurchase 6.5 million shares and a January 8, 2013 authorization by the Board of Directors, not yet begun, to repurchase 10.0 million shares, we did not repurchase any shares of our common stock during the 13 weeks ended December 2, 2014. The repurchase of shares in any particular future period and the actual amount thereof remain at the discretion of the Board of Directors, and no assurance can be given that shares will be repurchased in the future.

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

None.

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable.

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

None.

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

The following exhibits are filed as part of this report:

Exhibit No.

10	.1	Indenture, dated January 7, 2015, to the Ruby Tuesday, Inc. Salary Deferral Plan.

10	.2	Indenture, dated January 7, 2015, to the Morrison Retirement Plan.

12	.1	Statement regarding computation of Consolidated Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges.

31	.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31	.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32	.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to
		Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32	.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to
		Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

10	1.INS	XBRL Instance Document.

10	1.SCH	XBRL Schema Document.

10	1.CAL	XBRL Calculation Linkbase Document.

10	1.DEF	XBRL Definition Linkbase Document.

10	1.LAB	XBRL Labels Linkbase Document.

10	1.PRE	XBRL Presentation Linkbase Document.

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, thereunto duly authorized.

RUBY TUESDAY, INC.

(Registrant)

Date: January 12, 2015

BY: /s/ JILL M. GOLDER

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Jill M. Golder

Executive Vice President – Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, and Assistant Secretary

(Principal Financial Officer)

Date: January 12, 2015

BY: /s/ FRANKLIN E. SOUTHALL, JR.

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Franklin E. Southall, Jr.

Vice President – Corporate Controller and

Principal Accounting Officer

(Principal Accounting Officer)

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