cbocs8k062011.htm
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): June 17, 2011
CRACKER BARREL OLD COUNTRY STORE, INC.
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Tennessee
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0-25225
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62-1749513
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(State or Other Jurisdiction
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(Commission File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer
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of Incorporation)
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Identification No.)
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305 Hartmann Drive, Lebanon, Tennessee 37087
(615) 444-5533
Check the appropriate box if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On June 17, 2011, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (the “Company”), pursuant to the Company’s Bylaws and in accordance with its Charter, increased the size of the Board from nine to 10 members. On June 20, 2011, the Company issued the press release that is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and that is incorporated by reference into this Item announcing that the Company elected Coleman Peterson as a director, effective immediately, to fill the current vacancy created by the increase to the size of the Board. Mr. Peterson, who was elected to the Board on June 17, 2011, has not yet been appointed to any committees of the Board.
There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Peterson and any other persons pursuant to which he was selected as a director of the Company. Mr. Peterson has not been a party to any transactions that would be required to be reported under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K in this Current Report on Form 8-K. The Company did not enter into any material plan, contract or arrangement with, and did not make a grant or award to, Mr. Peterson in connection with Mr. Peterson’s election to the Board.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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See Exhibit Index immediately following signature page.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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Dated: June 20, 2011
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CRACKER BARREL OLD COUNTRY
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STORE, INC.
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By:
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/s/ Lawrence E. Hyatt |
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Name:
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Lawrence E. Hyatt
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Title:
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Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No.
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Description
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99.1
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Press Release issued by Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. dated June 20, 2011 (furnished only)
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