Ruth's Hospitality Group Inc. announced that Robert Merritt has been appointed to serve as an independent member of the company's Board of Directors, effective October 29, 2009. With his appointment, the Board is now comprised of six members, five of whom are independent. Mr. Merritt will serve as a member of the Audit committee and will stand for election by vote of the shareholders at the annual meeting in 2010. He currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors for Cosi Inc.

Ruth's Hospitality Group Inc. announced unaudited consolidated financial results for the Third quarter and nine months ended September 28, 2009. For the quarter, the company reported total revenues of $98,930,000, operating income of $1,653,000, loss from continuing operations before income tax of $616,000, loss from continuing operations of $268,000 or $0.01 per diluted share, net loss of $520,000 or $0.02 per diluted share against total revenues of $77,785,000, operating income of $954,000, loss from continuing operations before income tax of $1,031,000, loss from continuing operations of $918,000 or $0.04 per diluted share, net loss of $954,000 or $0.04 per diluted share a year ago. For the nine months, the company reported total revenues of $304,237,000, operating income of $15,827,000, income from continuing operations before income tax of $9,689,000, income from continuing operations of $7,134,000 or $0.30 per diluted share, net loss of $6,768,000 or $0.29 per diluted share against total revenues of $263,238,000, operating income of $12,383,000, loss from continuing operations before income tax of $6,682,000, income from continuing operations of $5,479,000 or $0.23 per diluted share, net loss of $5,116,000 or $0.22 per diluted share a year ago. Based upon year-to-date results and expectations for the fourth quarter of 2009 the company expects capital expenditures in a range of $5.0 million to $6.0 million. The company plans to open five to six Ruth's Chris Steak House franchise openings in the year 2009.

Ruth's Hospitality Group Inc. expected to Report Fiscal Year 2009 Results on February 16, 2010. This event was calculated by Capital IQ (Created on October 20, 2009).