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): October 2, 2025

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)

Check the appropriate box below 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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock (Par Value $0.01) Rights to Purchase Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock (Par Value $0.01)		CBRL		The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (Nasdaq Global Select Market)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

Emerging growth company ¨

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On October 2, 2025, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release (the “Press Release”), announcing certain leadership and organizational changes, including the departure of Cammie Spillyards-Schaefer, the Company’s Senior Vice President and Chief Restaurant and Retail Operations Officer, effective as of October 2, 2025. In connection with her departure, Ms. Spillyards-Schaefer will receive post-separation benefits and compensation pursuant to her previously disclosed General Severance Agreement and Transitional Letter Agreement.

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

A copy of the Press Release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)	Exhibits.

	Exhibit No.	Description

	99.1	Press Release issued by Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. dated October 2, 2025

	104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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: October 2, 2025	CRACKER BARREL OLD COUNTRY STORE, INC.


	By:	/s/ Richard M. Wolfson
	Name:	Richard M. Wolfson
	Title:	Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

CRACKER BARREL OLD COUNTRY STORE, INC 8-K