CRACKER BARREL OLD COUNTRY STORE, INC : Change in Directors or Principal Officers, Financial Statements and Exhibits (form 8-K)

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;

            Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
            Officers.

On April 23, 2021, 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 Board of Directors (the "Board") of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc., a Tennessee corporation (the "Company") had elected Darryl "Chip" Wade, effective as of April 23, 2021, to serve as a director until the Company's next annual meeting of shareholders. Pursuant thereto and to the Company's Amended and Restated Bylaws and in accordance with its Amended and Restated Charter, the Board increased the size of the Board from ten to eleven members, effective with Mr. Wade's appointment. Mr. Wade has not yet been appointed to any committees of the Board.

Mr. Wade will receive compensation as an outside director generally in accordance with the Company's outside director compensation practices described in the Company's proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 1, 2020. The initial annual retainer and equity grant to be received by Mr. Wade will be prorated for his period of service during the year in which he was elected to the Board.

There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Wade, on the one hand, and any other persons, on the other hand, pursuant to which Mr. Wade was elected as a director of the Company. Mr. Wade has no family relationships with any of the Company's directors or executive officers. Mr. Wade 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.

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 April 23, 2021

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

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