0000921895-12-002140.txt : 20121102 0000921895-12-002140.hdr.sgml : 20121102 20121102165840 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000921895-12-002140 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: DFAN14A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20121102 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20121102 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20121102 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CRACKER BARREL OLD COUNTRY STORE, INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001067294 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RETAIL-EATING PLACES [5812] IRS NUMBER: 620812904 FISCAL YEAR END: 0729 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: DFAN14A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-25225 FILM NUMBER: 121177495 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: PO BOX 787 CITY: LEBANON STATE: TN ZIP: 370880787 BUSINESS PHONE: 6154439217 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: PO BOX 787 CITY: LEBANON STATE: TN ZIP: 37087 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: CBRL GROUP INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19980730 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BIGLARI HOLDINGS INC. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000093859 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RETAIL-EATING PLACES [5812] IRS NUMBER: 370684070 STATE OF INCORPORATION: IN FISCAL YEAR END: 0929 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: DFAN14A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 17802 IH 10 WEST, SUITE 400 CITY: SAN ANTONIO STATE: TX ZIP: 78257 BUSINESS PHONE: 2103443400 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 17802 IH 10 WEST, SUITE 400 CITY: SAN ANTONIO STATE: TX ZIP: 78257 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: STEAK & SHAKE CO DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20010322 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: CONSOLIDATED PRODUCTS INC /IN/ DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: STEAK N SHAKE INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19840529 DFAN14A 1 dfan14a07428021_11022012.htm dfan14a07428021_11022012.htm
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At a stockholder’s request on November 2, 2012 Biglari Holdings Inc. furnished the following comparative data on the following restaurant companies:
 
Cumulative Change in Comparable Store Traffic for Fiscal Years 2005 - 2012
 
Company
 
Cumulative Change
Cracker Barrel
(14.7)%
Panera Bread (company owned) (a)
5.3%
Darden - Olive Garden
4.2%
BJs  Restaurants (b)
6.2%

(a)
FY 2009 - FY 2012 (39 weeks).  Prior to FY 2009, data is not available on a comparable basis.  Cumulative change in customer traffic for Cracker Barrel for FY 2009 - FY 2012 is (7.8)%.
(b)
FY 2012 based on 26 weeks.