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): January 23, 2015 (January 21, 2015)

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)

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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 January 21, 2015, Edward A. Greene, the Senior Vice President, Strategic Initiatives of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (the “Company”), notified the Company that he desires to retire from his position with the Company effective on or about November 2, 2015, as mutually agreed upon by Mr. Greene and the Company.

In addition, the Company announced on January 21, 2015 that it is conducting a search for a new Senior Vice President, Marketing. Effective upon the hire of a new Senior Vice President, Marketing, the Company’s current Senior Vice President, Marketing, Christopher A. Ciavarra, will remain with the Company in a new leadership role.

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.

Date: January 23, 2015	CRACKER BARREL OLD COUNTRY STORE, INC.
	By:	/s/ Lawrence E. Hyatt
	Name:	Lawrence E. Hyatt
	Title:	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer