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): ~~March~~May 41, 2026

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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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 25.02. ~~Results~~Departure of ~~Operations~~Directors ~~and~~or ~~Financial~~Certain ~~Condition~~Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

OnAs ~~March~~previously reported, on December 45, ~~2026~~2025, the Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (the “Company”), ~~issued~~Richard aWolfson, ~~press~~notified ~~release (~~the Company of his intent to retire on May ~~“Press~~5, ~~Release”)~~2026, ~~announcing~~as contemplated under the ~~Company’s~~terms ~~fiscal~~of ~~2026~~his ~~second~~Consulting ~~quarter~~Agreement ~~results~~with the Company. In recognition of ~~operations~~a successful transition and ~~projected~~succession ~~outlook~~planning process facilitated by this advance notice, the Board of ~~certain~~Directors ~~items~~of ~~for~~the ~~fiscal~~Company ~~year~~determined ~~2026~~that Mr. Wolfson Acould ~~copy~~take early retirement on May 1, of2026, and promoted the ~~Press~~Company’s ~~Release~~Vice isPresident ~~furnished~~and ~~herewith~~Deputy General Counsel, Jennifer Lankford, as ~~Exhibit~~the Company’s next Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary effective upon Mr. 99Wolfson’s retirement.1 ~~and~~Mr. Wolfson will receive the previously disclosed benefits under the Consulting Agreement, which is ~~incorporated~~now ~~herein~~terminated, byand ~~reference~~his previously granted incentive compensation awards will settle in accordance with the terms of the equity incentive plans pursuant to which such awards were granted, in each case prorated relative to Mr. Wolfson’s retirement date.

~~Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.~~SIGNATURE

(d)	Exhibits.
	Exhibit No.	Description
	99.1	Press Release issued by Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. dated March 4, 2026
	104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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.

SIGNATURE

Date: May 1, 2026	CRACKER BARREL OLD COUNTRY STORE, INC.

	By:	/s/ Jennifer Lankford
	Name:	Jennifer Lankford
	Title:	Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

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: March 4, 2026	CRACKER BARREL OLD COUNTRY STORE, INC.
	By:	/s/ Richard M. Wolfson
	Name:	Richard M. Wolfson
	Title:	Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

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