UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

CRACKER BARREL OLD COUNTRY STORE, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Tennessee		0-25225		62-1749513
(State or Other Jurisdiction of		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer
Incorporation)				Identification No.)

305 Hartmann Drive, Lebanon, Tennessee 37087
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip code)

(615) 444-5533
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

     On September 13, 2011, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release (the “Press Release”) announcing the Company’s fiscal 2011 and fiscal 2011 fourth quarter results of operations and initial outlook for fiscal 2012. A copy of the Press Release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

     The information set forth in Item 2.02 above is incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein.

     The Press Release also announced that the Company’s Board of Directors had declared a quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share payable on November 7, 2011 to shareholders of record on October 21, 2011 and had approved a new share repurchase program for shares of the Company’s common stock having an aggregate value of up to $65.0 million. A copy of the Press Release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     (d) Exhibits.

99.1

Press Release issued by Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. dated September 13, 2011

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.

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.				Description
	99.1			Press Release issued by Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. dated September 13, 2011