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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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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): September 12, 2002
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CBRL GROUP, INC.
Tennessee 0-25225 62-1749513
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(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 5. OTHER EVENTS.
CBRL Group, Inc. (the "Company") is responding to questions recently
posed by the U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ") in an investigation of its
subsidiary Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. In the first quarter of
fiscal 2003, the DOJ formally contacted Cracker Barrel pursuant to Title II
of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to request background information concerning
claims of discrimination in public accommodations. The Company understands
this to be a preliminary fact-finding inquiry and welcomes the opportunity to
respond to the DOJ. The Company and Cracker Barrel intend to cooperate fully
with the DOJ in order to demonstrate that any claims of discrimination are
without merit.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(a) Financial Statements. None.
(b) Pro Forma Financial Information. None.
(c) Exhibits. See Exhibit Index immediately following the signature
page hereto.
ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.
On September 12, 2002, CBRL Group, Inc. issued the press release that is
attached as Exhibit 99 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, which by this
reference is incorporated herein as if copied verbatim, with respect to
certain 2002 fiscal year-end and 2002 fourth quarter-end financial and other
information, recent sales trends, and earnings guidance for the first fiscal
quarter and full year of 2003.
In addition, the Company's Chief Financial Officer stated the following
at a previously disclosed conference call, open to the public, held on
September 12, 2002: "We do expect to file the required CEO and CFO
certifications under both SEC Order 4-460 and under Sarbanes-Oxley on time.
Our due date for filing our Form 10-K is October 31, 2002."
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: September 12, 2002 CBRL GROUP, INC.
By: /s/ James F. Blackstock
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Name: James F. Blackstock
Title: Senior Vice President, General
Counsel and Secretary
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Description Page No.
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99 Press Release issued by CBRL Group, Inc. on 4
September 12, 2002.
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