Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure

Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc. will meet with investors and analysts at the virtual ICR Conference on January 11, 2021. During these meetings, management will provide a business update for its fourth quarter of fiscal year 2020.

Fourth Quarter 2020 Update:

• During the month of October 2020, the Company operated with 94% (72 of 77) of


   its Company-owned and managed restaurants open, which included 71 restaurants
   offering limited capacity dining service and one restaurant offering to-go and
   delivery service only.

• Beginning in the second half of November, the Company faced an increasing


   number of local COVID-19 pandemic-related governmental restrictions, including
   all 14 of the Company's California restaurants being limited to to-go and
   delivery service only. At the end of the fourth quarter, 91% (70 of 77) of
   Company-owned and managed restaurants were open, which included 48 restaurants
   offering limited capacity dining service, three restaurants offering outdoor
   seating only, and 19 restaurants offering to-go and delivery service only.

• 93% (67 of 72) of the Company's franchisee-owned restaurants were open as of


   the end of the fourth quarter, which included 60 restaurants offering limited
   capacity dining service, two restaurants offering outdoor seating only, and
   five restaurants offering to-go and delivery service only.

• As of January 7, 2021, the Company's cash balance was approximately $103.0


   million, which includes a $20.2 million debt repayment during the fourth
   quarter. The Company has $115.0 million of debt outstanding under its senior
   credit facility and outstanding letters of credit of $4.8 million.

The information in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. The information in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

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