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): December 2,
2009
CRACKER
BARREL OLD COUNTRY STORE, INC.
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Tennessee
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0-25225
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62-1749513
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction
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(Commission
File Number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer
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of
Incorporation)
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Identification
No.)
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305
Hartmann Drive, Lebanon, Tennessee 37087
(615)
444-5533
Check the
appropriate box 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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230.425)
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240.14a-12)
[ ]
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act
(17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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(17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item
1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Reference
is made to the 2002 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan (the “Omnibus Plan”) of
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (the “Company”) filed as Exhibit 10 to
the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended
January 30, 2009. On December 2, 2009, at the Annual Meeting of
Shareholders of the Company, the Company’s shareholders approved an amendment to
the Omnibus Plan changing the equity compensation for non-management directors
from a fixed number of shares to allow the Company’s Board of Directors (the
“Board”) to set a targeted dollar value from which the number of options or
shares awarded to directors would be derived.
Item
7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On December 3, 2009, the Company issued
the press release that is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on
Form 8-K and that is incorporated by reference into this Item announcing that
the Board had declared a quarterly dividend of $0.20 per share payable on
February 5, 2010 to shareholders of record on January 15, 2010.
Item
9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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(d)
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Exhibits.
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See
Exhibit Index immediately following signature
page.
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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.
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Dated: December
8, 2009
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CRACKER
BARREL OLD COUNTRY
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STORE,
INC.
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By:
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/s/ N.B. Forrest Shoaf | ||
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Name:
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N.B.
Forrest Shoaf
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Title:
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Senior
Vice President, Secretary
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and
Chief Legal Officer
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
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Exhibit
No.
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Description
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99.1
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Press
Release issued by Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. dated December 3,
2009 (furnished only)
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Exhibit 99.1
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POST OFFICE BOX
787
LEBANON, TENNESSEE
37088-0787
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| Investor Contact: | Barbara A. Gould |
| (615) 235-4124 | |
| Media Contact: | Julie K. Davis |
| (615) 443-9266 |
CRACKER
BARREL OLD COUNTRY STORE, INC. DECLARES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND
LEBANON, Tenn. – December 3,
2009 – Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (Nasdaq: CBRL) today
announced that the Board of Directors has declared a regular dividend to common
shareholders of $0.20 per share, payable on February 5, 2010 to shareholders of
record on January 15, 2010.
About
Cracker Barrel
Cracker
Barrel Old Country Store® restaurants
provide a friendly home-away-from-home in its old country stores and
restaurants. Guests are cared for like family while relaxing and
enjoying real home-style food and shopping that’s surprisingly unique, genuinely
fun and reminiscent of America’s country heritage…all at a fair price. The
restaurant serves up delicious, home-style country food such as meatloaf and
homemade chicken n’ dumplins as well as its signature biscuits using an old
family recipe. The authentic old country retail store is fun to shop and offers
unique gifts and self-indulgences.
Cracker
Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (Nasdaq: CBRL) was established in 1969 in
Lebanon, Tenn. and operates 593 company-owned locations in 41
states. Every Cracker Barrel unit is open seven days a week with
hours Sunday through Thursday, 6 a.m. – 10 p.m., and Friday and Saturday, 6 a.m.
- - 11 p.m. For more information, visit:
crackerbarrel.com.
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