Form 8-K

Date: August 16, 2013

CRACKER BARREL OLD COUNTRY

STORE, INC.

/s/ Lawrence E. Hyatt

Lawrence E. Hyatt

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

8-K 1 d585082d8k.htm FORM 8-K Form 8-K

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): August 16, 2013 (August 13, 2013)

CRACKER BARREL OLD COUNTRY STORE, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Tennessee

001-25225

62-0812904

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

305 Hartmann Drive, Lebanon, Tennessee 37087

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip code)

(615) 444-5533

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below 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 August 13, 2013, Douglas E. Barber, the Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (the “Company”), notified the Company that he desires to retire from his positions with the Company effective on or about January 15, 2014, as mutually agreed upon by Mr. Barber and the Company. Mr. Barber has been with the Company for 10 years and has been a valued member of the executive team. The Company appreciates his service over the years and wishes him well in any future endeavors.

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.