UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Roberts, Jr., Harold K.
117 North Merritt Avenue
Salisbury, NC 28144
USA
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Ryan's Family Steak Houses, Inc.
RYAN
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Year
01/31/00
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
(X) Director ( ) 10% Owner ( ) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
Director
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
(X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1. Title of Security |2. |3. |4.Securities Acquired (A) |5.Amount of |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect |
| Transaction | or Disposed of (D) | Securities |ect | Beneficial Ownership |
| | | | Beneficially |(D)or | |
| | | | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | |
| Date |Code|V| Amount | D | Price | End of Month |ect(I)| |
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Common Stock |01/31/|P | |2,100 |A |$9.13 | | | |
|00 | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock |01/31/|P | |900 |A |$9.19 |3,000 |D | |
|00 | | | | | | | | |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Con- |3. |4. |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount |8.Price|9.Number |10.|11.Nature of|
Security |version |Transaction | rivative Secu |cisable and| of Underlying |of Deri|of Deriva |Dir|Indirect |
|or Exer | | | rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial |
|cise | | | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership |
|Price of| | | posed of(D) |Day/Year) | |rity |Benefi |or | |
|Deriva- | | | |Date |Expir| | |ficially |Ind| |
|tive | | | | A/|Exer-|ation| Title and Number | |Owned at |ire| |
|Secu- | | | | | D |cisa-|Date | of Shares | |End of |ct | |
|rity |Date |Code|V| Amount | |ble | | | |Month |(I)| |
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Employee Stock Option |$8.94 |01/31|A | |5,000 |A |01/31|01/31|Common Stock|5,000 | |45,000 |D | |
Right To Buy | |/00 | | | | |/00 |/10 | | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
In accordance with Section 16(b) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, Mr. Roberts has paid $1,696.00 to the Company
representing all profit realized by him from purchases and sales of the
Company's securities during the six month period ended January 31, 2000.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/Harold K. Roberts, Jr.
DATE
02/09/00
