Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

GIVENS ALICE G

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 2/5/2020

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

Ruths Hospitality Group, Inc. [RUTH]

(Last) (First) (Middle)

1030 W. CANTON AVE. STE 100

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
___X___ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
SVP, General Counsel /

(Street)

WINTER PARK, FL 32789

(City) (State) (Zip)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(MM/DD/YYYY)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)

_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	36984 ⁽¹⁾	D

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)*
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Explanation of Responses:

(1)

Includes shares of restricted stock granted pursuant to the Company's 2005 Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan and the Company's 2018 Omnibus Incentive Plan as follows: (i) 891 shares which vest on 3/11/2020; (ii) 1,784 shares which vest on 3/13/2020; (iii) 673 shares which vest on 3/13/2020; (iv) 674 shares which vest on 3/13/2021; (v) 2,629 shares which vest on 3/13/2021; (vi) 658 shares which vest on 3/13/2020; (vii) 658 shares which vest on 3/13/2021; (viii) 660 shares which vest on 3/13/2022; (ix) 4,999 shares which vest on 8/1/2020; (x) 4,999 shares which vest on 8/1/2021 and (xi) 5,002 shares which vest on 8/1/2022.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
GIVENS ALICE G 1030 W. CANTON AVE. STE 100 WINTER PARK, FL 32789			SVP, General Counsel