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<P align="center" style="font-size: 14pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 18pt"><B>FORM 8-A/A</B>


<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES<BR>
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g)&nbsp;OF THE<BR>
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</B>


<P align="center" style="font-size: 24pt"><B>J. Alexander&#146;s Corporation</B>




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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top">62-0854056</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">(State of incorporation or organization)
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">(I.R.S. Employer</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">Identification No.)</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">3401 West End Avenue, Suite&nbsp;260, P.O. Box 24300, Nashville, Tennessee
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">37203</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


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each class is to be registered</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Series&nbsp;A Junior Preferred Stock
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">American Stock Exchange</TD>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">Securities to be registered pursuant to Section&nbsp;12(g) of the Act:



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">None



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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;J.&nbsp;Alexander&#146;s Corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;) has outstanding rights to
purchase Series&nbsp;A Junior Preferred Stock (the &#147;Rights&#148;), which Rights are
attached to all outstanding shares of its common stock, par value $.05 per
share (&#147;Company Common Stock&#148;). The Rights are described in a Form 8-A filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission in 1990, as amended on March&nbsp;23,
1999, May&nbsp;12, 1999 and December&nbsp;29, 2000, and the terms of the Rights are set
out in a Rights Agreement between the Company and Sovran Bank/Central South
dated May&nbsp;16, 1989, as amended, which has been assumed by SunTrust Bank,
Atlanta, N.A., as Rights Agent.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Item&nbsp;1. Description of Registrant&#146;s Securities to be Registered



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The description of the Company&#146;s Common Stock and Rights registered
hereunder is contained under the caption &#147;Item&nbsp;1. Description of Registrant&#146;s
Securities to be Registered,&#148; of the Form 8-A/A filed by the Company with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on December&nbsp;29, 2000 and is incorporated
herein by reference. Such description is amended to reflect the amendment to
the Rights Agreement on May&nbsp;12, 2004. The amendment extended the term of the
Rights Agreement by five years by changing the definition of &#147;Final Expiration
Date&#148; contained in Section 7(a) to &#147;May&nbsp;16, 2009&#148;. The Rights expire at the
close of business on May&nbsp;16, 2009 unless earlier redeemed by the Company.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The form of Rights Agreement between the Company and the Rights Agent
specifying the terms of the Rights, which includes as Exhibit&nbsp;A the form of
Rights Certificate; Amendment to Rights Agreement dated February&nbsp;22, 1999,
Amendment to Rights Agreement dated March&nbsp;22, 1999, Amendment to Rights
Agreement dated May&nbsp;6, 1999 and Amendment to Rights Agreement
dated May&nbsp;14,
2004, are attached hereto as exhibits and are incorporated herein by reference.
The foregoing description of the Rights does not purport to be complete and is
qualified in its entirety by reference to such exhibits.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Item&nbsp;2. Exhibits



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following exhibits are filed with this registration statement:

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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">1.
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Charter (Exhibit&nbsp;3(a) of the Registrant&#146;s Report on Form&nbsp;10-K
for the year ended December&nbsp;30, 1990, is incorporated herein by
reference).</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">2.
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amendment to Charter dated February&nbsp;7, 1997 (Exhibit
(3)(a)(2) of the Registrant&#146;s Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended
December&nbsp;29, 1996, is incorporated herein by reference).</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">3.
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Restated Bylaws of Registrant as currently in effect (Exhibit
3(b) of the Registrant&#146;s Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended
January&nbsp;3, 1999, is incorporated herein by reference).</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Rights Agreement dated May&nbsp;16, 1989, by and between the
Company and SunTrust Bank, Atlanta (formerly Sovran Bank/Central
South) including Form of Rights Certificate and Summary of Rights
(Exhibit&nbsp;3 to the Registrant&#146;s Report on Form&nbsp;8-K dated May&nbsp;16, 1989, is
incorporated herein by reference).</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5.
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amendments to Rights Agreement dated February&nbsp;22, 1999, by
and between the Company and SunTrust Bank (Exhibit&nbsp;4(c) of the
Registrant&#146;s Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended January&nbsp;3, 1999, is
incorporated herein by reference).</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amendment to Rights Agreement dated March&nbsp;22, 1999, by and
between the Company and SunTrust Bank (Exhibit&nbsp;4(d) of the
Registrant&#146;s
Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended January&nbsp;3, 1999, is
incorporated herein by reference).</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amendment to Rights Agreement dated May&nbsp;6, 1999, by and
between the Registrant and SunTrust Bank (Exhibit&nbsp;5 of the
Registrant&#146;s Form&nbsp;8-A/A dated May&nbsp;12, 1999, is incorporated herein
by reference.</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amendment to Rights Agreement dated
May&nbsp;14, 2004, by and
between the Registrant and SunTrust Bank.</TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirement of Section&nbsp;12 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.


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    <TD colspan="3">J. ALEXANDER&#146;S CORPORATION<BR>
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    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">/s/ R. Gregory Lewis
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    <TD valign="top">Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>R. Gregory Lewis&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>Date:  May 14, 2004&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2">Its: Chief Financial Officer, Vice President of
Finance and Secretary</TD>
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                                                                       EXHIBIT 8

                          AMENDMENT TO RIGHTS AGREEMENT

         THIS AMENDMENT (the "Amendment"), between J. Alexander's Corporation, a
Tennessee corporation (the "Company"), and SunTrust Bank, Atlanta (the "Rights
Agent").

                              W I T N E S S E T H :

         WHEREAS, on May 16, 1989, the Company entered into that Certain Rights
Agreement between the Company and the Rights Agent (the "Rights Agreement");

         WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company declared a distribution
of one Right for each outstanding share of Common Stock issued (including shares
distributed from Treasury) by the Company thereafter as well as each share of
Common Stock issued by the Company prior to the Distribution Date (as defined in
Section 3(a) of the Rights Agreement);

         WHEREAS, the Rights Agreement was previously amended by the Amendments
to Rights Agreement effective February 22, 1999, the Amendment to Rights
Agreement effective March 22, 1999 and the Amendment to Rights Agreement
effective May 6, 1999;

         WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company has determined that it
is in the best interest of the Company and its shareholders to further amend the
Rights Agreement as set forth in this Amendment;

         WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 26, the Company and the Rights Agent, at
the direction of the Company's Board of Directors, may supplement or amend any
provision of the Rights Agreement without the approval of any holders of
certificates representing shares of the Company's Common Stock since the
Distribution Date has not yet occurred;

         WHEREAS, terms used in this Amendment that are defined in the Rights
Agreement are used with the meanings ascribed to them in the Rights Agreement;

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual
agreements herein set forth, the parties hereby agree as follows:

         1. Amendment. Effective as of the date of this Amendment, the Rights
Agreement shall be amended as follows:

         Section 7(a), as amended, which sets out the definition of "Final
         Expiration Date," is amended to delete the phrase "May 16, 2004" and to
         substitute therefor the phrase "May 16, 2009."

         2. Effective Date. The Amendment shall become effective as of the date
hereof upon its execution and delivery by each of the parties.

         3. Rights Agreement. Except as set forth in Section 1 above, the Rights
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.


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         4. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in one or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which
together shall constitute a single instrument.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Amendment to be
executed and delivered by their duly authorized officers or agents all as of the
date first above written.


                                     J. ALEXANDER'S CORPORATION


                                     By:  /s/ Lonnie J. Stout II
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                          Name:  Lonnie J. Stout II
                                          Title: Chairman, President and CEO
                                          Date:  May 14, 2004
                                               ---------------------------


                                     SUNTRUST BANK, ATLANTA


                                     By:  /s/ Letitia Radford
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                          Name:   Letitia Radford
                                               ---------------------------------
                                          Title:  Vice President
                                                --------------------------------
                                          Date:   May 14, 2004
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