CEO — Julie Masino and David Deno: Julie Masino is stepping down as CEO, with David Deno succeeding her.

Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation Under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. To the extent applicable, the information set forth in

Regulation FD Disclosure. On July 20, 2026, the Company issued a press release announcing the Sale-Leaseback and the MSBC divestiture and closure discussed in

Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities. To the extent applicable, the information set forth in

Material Impairments. To the extent applicable, the information set forth in

Other Events. Sale-Leaseback Transaction Effective as of July 17, 2026, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc., a Tennessee corporation (the “Company”), and certain of its subsidiaries completed a sale-leaseback transaction (the “Sale-Leaseback”), pursuant to which the Company sold 26 properties (the “Subject Properties”) at which the Company operates Cracker Barrel stores to an institutional real estate investor. The estimated net proceeds from the Sale-Leaseback, after payment of fees and e…

Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On June 9, 2026, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release (the “Press Release”) announcing the Company’s fiscal 2026 third quarter results of operations and projected outlook of certain items for fiscal year 2026. A copy of the Press Release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary — Richard Wolfson: Mr. Wolfson is retiring and has been succeeded by Jennifer Lankford.

Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On March 4, 2026, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release (the “Press Release”) announcing the Company’s fiscal 2026 second quarter results of operations and projected outlook of certain items for fiscal year 2026. A copy of the Press Release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

in this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing made by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as set forth by specific reference in such filing. Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements All statements m…

Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On December 9, 2025, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release (the “Press Release”) announcing the Company’s fiscal 2026 first quarter results of operations and projected outlook of certain items for fiscal year 2026. A copy of the Press Release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

The filing discloses the approval of an amendment to an equity incentive plan, which is a compensatory arrangement rather than a change in management personnel.

Senior Vice President and Chief Restaurant and Retail Operations Officer — Cammie Spillyards-Schaefer: The departure of a senior executive without additional context on succession or replacement.

Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On September 17, 2025, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release (the “Press Release”) announcing the Company’s fiscal 2025 fourth quarter results of operations and projected outlook of certain items for fiscal year 2026. A copy of the Press Release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. To the extent applicable, the disclosure set forth in

Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement. In connection with the repurchase of the 2026 Notes, on June 16, 2025, the Company entered into partial unwind agreements with certain of the initial purchasers of the 2026 Notes and/or their respective affiliates and certain other financial institutions, to unwind a portion of the convertible note hedge transactions and warrant transactions entered into in connection with the offering of the 2026 Notes.

Other Events. On June 10, 2025, the Company issued a press release announcing the pricing of its offering of the Notes in a private placement to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

The Notes were issued to the initial purchasers in reliance upon Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) in transactions not involving any public offering. The initial purchasers are initially offering the Notes only to persons whom the initial purchasers reasonably believe are “qualified institutional buyers,” as defined in, and in accordance with, Rule 144A under the Securities Act. The Company relied on these exemptions from registration based in pa…

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. Convertible Notes On June 13, 2025, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc., a Tennessee corporation (the “Company”), closed its previously announced issuance and sale of $345 million aggregate principal amount of 1.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2030 (the “Notes”), which included the exercise in full of the initial purchasers’ option to purchase up to an additional $45 million principal amount of the Notes. The aggregate net proceeds to the Compan…

Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On June 5, 2025, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release (the “Press Release”) announcing the Company’s fiscal 2025 third quarter results of operations and updated projected outlook of certain items for fiscal year 2025. A copy of the Press Release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Director — Steve Bramlage: The filing announces the election of a new outside director to the Board, which is a routine governance event and not a departure of a senior executive.

Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. The information set forth under

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. On May 16, 2025, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement by and among the Company, the subsidiary guarantors named therein, the several banks and other financial institutions and lenders from time to time party thereto and Bank of America, N.A. (“Bank of America”), as administrative agent and collateral agent (the “New Credit Facility”). The New Credit Facility replaced the C…

Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement. In connection with the entry into the New Credit Facility described in

Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders. The information set forth under