=========================================================================== 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): July 18, 2002 ------------- CBRL GROUP, INC. Tennessee 0-25225 62-1749513 --------- ------- ---------- (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer of Incorporation) Identification No.) 305 Hartmann Drive, Lebanon, Tennessee 37087 (615) 444-5533 ============================================================================= ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. (a) Financial Statements. None. (b) Pro Forma Financial Information. None. (c) Exhibits. See Exhibit Index immediately following the signature page hereto. ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE. On July 18, 2002, CBRL Group, Inc. issued the press release that is attached as Exhibit 99 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, which by this reference is incorporated herein as if copied verbatim, with respect to certain fiscal 2002 fourth quarter-to-date sales trends and which reaffirmed earnings guidance for the fourth quarter. 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. Dated: July 18, 2002 CBRL GROUP, INC. By: /s/ James F. Blackstock --------------------------------- Name: James F. Blackstock Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Description Page No. ----------- ----------- -------- 99 Press Release issued by CBRL Group, Inc. on July 18, 2002.