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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): March 1, 2005
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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
Check the appropriate box if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions :
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230.425)
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Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Act (17 CFR.13e-4(c))
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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On March 1, 2005, CBRL Group, Inc. (the "Company") issued the press release
that is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, which by
this reference is incorporated herein as if copied verbatim, with respect to its
reporting of comparable store sales for the four-week period ending February 25,
2005.
The Company also issued a press release on March 1, 2005, which is
furnished hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and incorporated by reference as if fully set
forth herein, announcing that the Company will be presenting at the 11th Annual
Retail, Restaurants & Apparel Conference hosted by Bear Stearns on March 8, 2005
at 8:15 a.m. Eastern Time and noted that an audio webcast of the Company's
presentation at the conference would be available to the public over the
Internet, and for 13 days thereafter.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(a) Financial Statements. None
(b) Pro Forma Financial Information. None
(c) Exhibits.
99.1 Press Release issued by CBRL Group, Inc. dated March 1, 2005
Reporting February Sales.
99.2 Press Release issued by CBRL Group, Inc. dated March 1, 2005
Announcing Presentation at 11th Annual Retail, Restaurants &
Apparel Conference.
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: March 1, 2005 CBRL GROUP, INC.
By: /s/ James F. Blackstock
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Name: James F. Blackstock
Title: Senior Vice President, General
Counsel and Secretary
EXHIBIT 99.1
[Logo of CBRL GROUP, INC.] POST OFFICE BOX 787
LEBANON, TENNESSEE
37088-0787
PHONE 615.443.9869
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CBRL GROUP, INC.
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Contact: Lawrence E. White
Senior Vice President/
Finance and Chief
Financial Officer
(615) 443-9869
CBRL GROUP, INC. REPORTS FEBRUARY SALES
LEBANON, Tenn. (March 1, 2005) -- CBRL Group, Inc. (the "Company") (NASDAQ:
CBRL) today reported comparable store sales for the four-week period ending
February 25, 2005. As indicated when it established its reporting calendar for
fiscal 2005 on September 9, 2004, the Company will report sales results for
fiscal March on Tuesday, March 29, 2005, at which time it will also provide
updates on earnings guidance.
The Company reported that comparable store restaurant sales for the four
weeks ending Friday, February 25, 2005 in its Cracker Barrel Old Country
Store(R) ("Cracker Barrel") units were up approximately 2.8% from the comparable
period last year, with an approximately 4.1% higher average check, including
approximately 2.0% higher menu pricing. Cracker Barrel comparable store retail
sales in February were down approximately 0.4%. Comparable restaurant sales in
the Company's Logan's Roadhouse(R) restaurants in February were up approximately
1.6%, with an approximately 4.0% higher average check, including approximately
3.3% higher menu pricing.
Headquartered in Lebanon, Tennessee, CBRL Group, Inc. presently operates
517 Cracker Barrel Old Country Store restaurants and gift shops located in 41
states and 119 company-operated and 22 franchised Logan's Roadhouse restaurants
in 18 states.
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EXHIBIT 99.2
[Logo of CBRL GROUP, INC.] POST OFFICE BOX 787
LEBANON, TENNESSEE
37088-0787
PHONE 615.443.9869
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CBRL GROUP, INC.
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Contact: Lawrence E. White
Senior Vice President/
Finance and Chief
Financial Officer
CBRL GROUP TO SIMULCAST PRESENTATION AT THE
11th ANNUAL BEAR STEARNS RETAIL, RESTAURANTS &
APPAREL CONFERENCE
LEBANON, Tenn. (March 1, 2005) -- CBRL Group, Inc. (the "Company") (Nasdaq:
CBRL) today announced that it will be presenting at the 11th Annual Retail,
Restaurants & Apparel Conference hosted by Bear Stearns from March 7 through
March 10, 2005 in New York.
There will be an on-line simulcast of the Company's presentation, which
begins at 8:15 a.m. (Eastern) on Tuesday, March 8, 2005, available at the
Company's web site, www.cbrlgroup.com. An online replay of the presentation will
be available through March 21, 2005. A webcast of the Company's presentation
will also be available over the Internet at
http://customer.talkpoint.com/BEAR002/030805a_cy/default.asp?entity=cbrlgroup.
The Company's Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Michael A.
Woodhouse, and its Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer,
Lawrence E. White, will be speaking at the conference. To access the live
simulcast of the presentation, please go to the Company's web site at least 15
minutes prior to the presentation to download and install any necessary
software.
Headquartered in Lebanon, Tennessee, CBRL Group, Inc. presently operates
517 Cracker Barrel Old Country Store restaurants and gift shops located in 41
states and 119 company-operated and 22 franchised Logan's Roadhouse restaurants
in 18 states.
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