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): November 26,
2008
CBRL
GROUP, INC.
| Tennessee | 0-25225 | 62-1749513 |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer |
| of Incorporation) | Identification No.) |
305
Hartmann Drive, Lebanon, Tennessee 37087
(615)
444-5533
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Item
7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On November 26, 2008, CBRL Group, Inc.
(the “Company”) issued the press release, which 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 Company’s shareholders had approved an amendment to
the Company’s charter changing the Company’s corporate name to “Cracker Barrel
Old Country Store, Inc.”
Item
9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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(d)
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Exhibits.
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| See Exhibit Index on immediately following page. |
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.
| Dated: | November 26, 2008 | CBRL GROUP, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ N.B. Forrest Shoaf | |||
| Name: | N.B. Forrest Shoaf | |||
| Title: | Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel | |||
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
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| Exhibit No. |
Description
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99.1
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Press
Release issued by CBRL Group, Inc. dated November 26, 2008 (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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C B R L G R O U
P, I N C.
| Investor Contact: | Diana S. Wynne |
| Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs | |
| (615) 443-9837 | |
| Media Contact: | Julie K. Davis |
| Director, Corporate Communications | |
| (615) 443-9266 |
CBRL
GROUP, INC. ANNOUNCES CORPORATE NAME CHANGE
LEBANON, Tenn. – November 26,
2008 – CBRL Group, Inc. (“the Company”) (Nasdaq: CBRL) announced today
that its shareholders overwhelmingly approved changing the corporation’s name to
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (“Cracker Barrel”). Upon
effectiveness of the name change, the Company’s common stock will continue
trading under the symbol “CBRL” on Nasdaq. The Company expects the
name change to be effective within the next two weeks upon completion of certain
administrative matters and the filing of an amendment to the Company’s
charter.
Commenting
on the name change, the Company’s Chairman, President and Chief Executive
Officer Michael A. Woodhouse said, “With our return to a single-concept company
and to further build on our strong and highly-differentiated brand, we are
pleased to return to the Company’s original name of Cracker Barrel Old Country
Store, Inc.”
Headquartered
in Lebanon, Tennessee, CBRL Group, Inc. presently operates 583 Cracker Barrel
Old Country Store®
restaurants and gift shops located in 41 states.
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