Schedule TO-I/A
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 


Schedule TO

TENDER OFFER STATEMENT UNDER SECTION 14(D)(1) OR 13(E)(1) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Amendment No. 3 


CBRL Group, Inc.
(Name of Subject Company (Issuer)) 


CBRL Group, Inc.
(Name of Filing Person (Offeror and Issuer)) 


Common Stock, Par Value $0.01 Per Share
(including the associated common stock purchase rights)
(Title of Class of Securities)

Common Stock: 12489V106
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities) 


Lawrence E. White
Senior Vice President - Finance and Chief Financial Officer
CBRL Group, Inc.
305 Hartmann Drive,
P.O. Box 787
Lebanon, Tennessee 37088-0787
Telephone: (615) 443-9869
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized
to Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of Filing Persons)
 


Copies to:

Gary M. Brown
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC
Commerce Center, Suite 1000
211 Commerce Street
Nashville, Tennessee 37201
Telephone: (901) 726-5600
Sam D. Chafetz
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC
165 Madison Avenue, Suite 2000
Memphis, TN 38103
Telephone: (901) 526-2000


CALCULATION OF FILING FEE

Transaction Valuation*
 
Amount of Filing Fee**
$770,500,000
 
$82,444

*       Estimated solely for purposes of determining the amount of the filing fee. Pursuant to Rule 0-11(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Transaction Valuation was calculated assuming that an aggregate of 16,750,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share are purchased at the maximum possible tender offer price of $46.00 per share.
**     The amount of the filing fee, calculated in accordance with Rule 0-11(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, equals $107.00 per million of the value of the transaction.



ý Check the box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing with which the offsetting fee was previously paid. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing.
 
Amount Previously Paid:  $82,444    Filing Party: CBRL Group, Inc.  
Form or Registration No.:   Schedule TO   Date Filed: March 31, 2006  

¨ Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer.

Check the appropriate boxes below to designate any transactions to which the statement relates:
¨ third-party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1.
ý issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4.
¨ going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3.
¨ amendment to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2.
 
Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the results of the tender offer: ý



This Amendment No. 3 amends and supplements the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO originally filed with the Commission on March 31, 2006 as amended and supplemented by Amendment No. 1 to the Tender Offer Statement filed with the Commission on April 19, 2006 and Amendment No. 2 to the Tender Offer Statement filed with the Commission on April 28, 2006 (the “Schedule TO”) by CBRL Group, Inc. a Tennessee corporation (the “Company”), relating to the tender offer by the Company to purchase for cash up to 16,750,000 shares of its common stock, par value $0.01 per share, including the associated common stock purchase rights issued under the Rights Agreement dated as of September 7, 1999, between CBRL and SunTrust Bank, Atlanta, as rights agent, at a price not more than $46.00 nor less than $42.00 per share, net to the seller in cash, without interest, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the offer to purchase (the “Offer to Purchase”) and the related letter of transmittal (the “Letter of Transmittal”), which are dated and were filed with the Commission on March 31, 2006, as Exhibits (a)(1)(A) and (a)(1)(B), respectively, to the Company’s Schedule TO. The information contained in the Offer to Purchase and the related Letter of Transmittal is incorporated in this Amendment No. 3 to the Schedule TO by reference in response to all of the applicable items in the Schedule TO, except that such information is hereby amended or supplemented to the extent specifically provided herein.
 
Item 11.  Additional Information
 
Item 11 of the Schedule TO is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following:
 
On May 3, 2006, the Company issued a press release announcing the final results of the tender offer, which expired at 12:00 Midnight, New York City time, on April 27, 2006. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit (a)(5)(F) to this Amendment to Schedule TO and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
Item 12.  Exhibits
 
Item 12 of the Schedule TO is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following:  
 
(a)(5)(F)  Press Release dated May 4, 2006 (announcing final results of the tender offer)
 
 


SIGNATURE
 
After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
 
 
 
 Dated: May 4, 2006    CBRL GROUP, INC.
     
   By:  /s/ N.B. Forrest Shoaf
   Name:  N.B. Forrest Shoaf
   Title:  Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary 
 
 


EXHIBIT INDEX
 
Exhibit Number
 
Description
 
(a)(1)(A)
 
Offer to Purchase, dated March 31, 2006*
 
(a)(1)(B)
 
Letter of Transmittal (including Guidelines for Certification of Taxpayer Identification Number on Substitute Form W-9) *
 
(a)(1)(C)
 
Notice of Guaranteed Delivery*
 
(a)(1)(D)
 
Letter to Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees, dated March 31, 2006*
 
(a)(1)(E)
 
Letter to Clients for use by Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees, dated March 31, 2006*
 
(a)(1)(F)
 
Letter to Employees in the CBRL Group, Inc. Payroll Stock Purchase Program**
 
(a)(1)(G)
 
Instruction Letter to Employees in the CBRL Group, Inc. Payroll Stock Purchase Program **
 
(a)(2)-(a)(4)
 
Not applicable
 
(a)(5)(A)
 
Press Release dated March 17, 2006 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.4 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K for the period ended March 16, 2006 and filed with the SEC on March 17, 2006) *
 
(a)(5)(B)
 
Letter to Shareholders from the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, dated March 31, 2006*
 
(a)(5)(C)
 
Press Release dated March 31, 2006*
 
(a)(5)(D)
 
Summary Advertisement Published in the New York Times on March 31, 2006*
 
(a)(5)(E)
 
Press Release dated April 28, 2006 (announcing preliminary results of the tender offer)**
 
(a)(5)(F)
 
Press Release dated May 4, 2006 (announcing final results of the tender offer)
 
(b)(1)
 
Commitment Letter from Wachovia Bank, National Association (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K for the period ended March 16, 2006 and filed with the SEC on March 17, 2006)
 
(d)(1)
 
Rights Agreement dated September 7, 1999 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A12G filed with the SEC on September 21, 1999)
 
(d)(2)
 
Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(g) to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 30, 1999 and filed with the SEC on October 26, 1999)
 
(d)(3)
 
2000 Non-Executive Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(i) to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August 2, 2002 and filed with the SEC on October 25, 2002)
 
(d)(4)
 
1989 Non-Employee Director’s Stock Option Plan, as amended (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August 2, 1991 and filed with the SEC on October 29, 1991)
 

 




 
(d)(5)
 
2002 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(i) to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August 1, 2003 and filed with the SEC on October 15, 2003 )
 
(d)(6)
 
Amendment No. 1 to Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(i) to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 29, 2005 and filed with the SEC on September 26, 2005)
 
(d)(7)
 
Form of Restricted Stock Award (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(j) to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 29, 2005 and filed with the SEC on September 26, 2005)
 
(d)(8)
 
Form of Stock Option Award under the Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(k) to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 29, 2005 and filed with the SEC on September 26, 2005)
 
(d)(9)
 
Form of Stock Option Award under the Omnibus Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(l) to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 29, 2005 and filed with the SEC on September 26, 2005)
 
(d)(10)
 
Executive Employment Agreement dated as of August 1, 2005 between Michael A. Woodhouse and the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(m) to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 29, 2005 and filed with the SEC on September 26, 2005)
 
(d)(11)
 
Director Compensation Policy (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K for the period ended July 28, 2005 and filed with the SEC on August 1, 2005)
 
(d)(12)
 
2006 Success Plan*
 
(d)(13)
 
Form of Success Award Notice under the 2006 Success Plan*
 
(e)
 
Not applicable
 
(g)
 
Not applicable
 
(h)
 
Not applicable
 
 
*    Previously filed on Schedule TO-I on March 31, 2006
**  Previously filed on Schedule TO-I/A on April 28, 2006

Exhibit 99.a.5.F
[CBRL GROUP, INC. LOGO]
Post Office Box 787
Lebanon, Tennessee
37088-0787
Phone 615.443.9869
 

 
Investor Contact: Lawrence E. White
Senior Vice President/Finance
         and Chief Financial Officer
(615) 443-9869

Media Contact: Julie K. Davis
Director Corporate Communications
(615) 443-9266
 

 
CBRL GROUP ANNOUNCES FINAL RESULTS
OF TENDER OFFER


Lebanon, Tennessee (May 4, 2006) - CBRL Group, Inc. (the “Company”) (Nasdaq:CBRL) announced today that it has accepted for payment an aggregate of 16,750,000 shares of its common stock at a purchase price of $42 per share under its modified "Dutch” auction tender offer, which expired at 12:00 midnight, New York City time on April 27, 2006. These shares represent approximately 35% of the shares outstanding as of April 28, 2006. The Company has been informed by the depositary for the tender offer that the final proration factor for the tender offer is approximately 71%.
 
 
Based on the final count by the depositary for the tender offer, approximately 23.5 million shares were properly tendered and not withdrawn at a price of $42 per share. The Company will not exercise its right to increase the number of shares purchased pursuant to the tender offer. The Company also announced that it has drawn approximately $725 million under its previously announced $1.25 billion credit facility in order to pay for the shares accepted in the tender offer and related fees and expenses.
 
 
Payment for the shares accepted for purchase and return of all other shares tendered and not accepted for purchase will be carried out promptly by the depositary. With completion of the tender offer, the Company now has approximately 30.9 million shares of common stock outstanding.
 
 
Any questions with regard to the tender offer may be directed to D.F. King & Co., Inc., the information agent, at (800) 848-2998.
 

Headquartered in Lebanon, Tennessee, CBRL Group, Inc. presently operates 539 Cracker Barrel Old Country Store restaurants and gift shops located in 41 states and 135 company-operated and 25 franchised Logan’s Roadhouse restaurants in 20 states.
 
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