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 7, 2002

CBRL GROUP, INC.

           

Tennessee

0-25225

      

        62-1749513

(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 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c)

Exhibits.  

99.1  Press Release dated October 7, 2002.

99.2  Business Wire Advisory dated October 7, 2002.

Item 9.  Regulation FD Disclosure

CBRL Group, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing that the Company will be presenting at the McDonald Investments Consumer Conference and noted that the company's presentation at the conference would be available to the public simultaneously over the Internet, and for 14 days thereafter.

  

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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:  October 7, 2002

CBRL GROUP, INC.

By:  /s/ James F. Blackstock

Name: James F. Blackstock

                               

Title:  

Senior Vice President, General

Counsel and Secretary

CBRL Group, Inc. to Present at the McDonald Investments Consumer Conference

LEBANON, TN—(BUSINESS WIRE)—October 7, 2002—CBRL Group, Inc. (the “Company”) (Nasdaq: CBRL) will be presenting at the McDonald Investments Consumer Conference to be held in New York City on Wednesday, October 9, 2002, at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time (8:30 a.m. Central Time).  An audio webcast of the presentation will be available over the Internet at http://www.visualwebcaster.com/event.asp?id=8114.  The replay of the webcast will be available 1 hour after the presentation ends and will be accessible for 14 days.  The archived webcast will also be available on the Company’s website (www.cbrlgroup.com) through October 22, 2002.

Headquartered in Lebanon, Tennessee, CBRL Group, Inc. presently operates 458 Cracker Barrel Old Country Store restaurants and gift shops located in 41 states and 88 company-operated and 12 franchised Logan’s Roadhouse restaurants in 17 states.

 Contact Information:

Lawrence E. White, 615.444.5533

Business Wire Advisory

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CBRL Group, Inc. to Present at the McDonald Investments Consumer Conference

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Advisory Distribution Time:  Monday, October 7, 2002, X:00 a.m. EST (X:00 a.m. CT)

LEBANON, TN—(BUSINESS WIRE)—October 7, 2002—CBRL Group, Inc. (the “Company”) (Nasdaq: CBRL) will be presenting at the McDonald Investments Consumer Conference to be held in New York City on Wednesday, October 9, 2002, at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time (8:30 a.m. Central Time).  An audio webcast of the presentation will be available over the Internet at http://www.visualwebcaster.com/event.asp?id=8114.  The replay of the webcast will be available 1 hour after the presentation ends and will be accessible for 14 days.  The archived webcast will also be available on the Company’s website (www.cbrlgroup.com) through October 22, 2002.

Headquartered in Lebanon, Tennessee, CBRL Group, Inc. presently operates 458 Cracker Barrel Old Country Store restaurants and gift shops located in 41 states and 88 company-operated and 12 franchised Logan’s Roadhouse restaurants in 17 states.

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Contact Information:

Lawrence E. White, 615.444.5533