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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-25-115164"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CBRL"
cik: "0001067294"
company_name: "CRACKER BARREL OLD COUNTRY STORE, INC"
filed_at: "2025-11-24T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T17:13:31.401651+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Cracker Barrel director Dávila resigns after poor vote; incentive plan amendment approved

## Summary
- Director Gilbert Dávila resigned effective Nov 20 after receiving 9.6M against votes vs 6.7M for; board size cut to 9.
- Say-on-pay approved: 12.9M for, 3.3M against, zero broker non-votes.
- Amendment to 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan approved: 13.8M for, 2.5M against.
- Nine directors elected: Berquist, Bilney, Bramlage, Garratt, Goodwin, Henry, Masino, Ruiz, Wade.
- Ratification of Deloitte as auditor approved: 17.0M for, 0.3M against.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-25-115164
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CBRL
- cik: 0001067294
- company_name: CRACKER BARREL OLD COUNTRY STORE, INC
- filed_at: 2025-11-24T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1067294/000110465925115164/0001104659-25-115164-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1067294/000110465925115164/tm2531557d2_8k.htm

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