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| EX-99.1 - EX-99.1 - CRACKER BARREL OLD COUNTRY STORE, INC | d421842dex991.htm |
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): August 1, 2017 (July 26, 2017)
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 July 26, 2017, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc., a Tennessee corporation (the “Company”), pursuant to the Company’s Bylaws and in accordance with its Charter, increased the size of the Board from 9 to 10 members, effective as of July 26, 2017. On August 1, 2017, 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 Company had elected Mary (“Meg”) G. Crofton, effective as of July 26, 2017, to serve as a director and fill the vacancy created by the increase to the size of the Board. Ms. Crofton has not yet been appointed to any committees of the Board.
There are no arrangements or understandings between Ms. Crofton, on the one hand, and any other persons, on the other hand, pursuant to which Ms. Crofton was selected as a director of the Company. Ms. Crofton has not been a party to any transactions that would be required to be reported under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K in this Current Report on Form 8-K. The Company did not enter into any material plan, contract or arrangement with, and did not make a grant or award to, Ms. Crofton in connection with her election to the Board.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| 99.1 | Press Release issued by Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. dated August 1, 2017 | |||
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.
| CRACKER BARREL OLD COUNTRY STORE, INC. | ||||||||
| Date: August 1, 2017 | By: | /s/ Jill M. Golder | ||||||
| Name: | Jill M. Golder | |||||||
| Title: | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release issued by Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. dated August 1, 2017 | |