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 | |||