Cracker Barrel CIO granted 5,165 restricted stock units

Cracker Barrel’s SVP and CIO received a 5,165-share time-based RSU award that vests annually from 2027 through 2029.

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

CRACKER BARREL OLD COUNTRY STORE, INC (symbol: CBRL) is the issuer of record for a Form 4 filing submitted to the SEC. Hoffmeister Bruce reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.

CRACKER BARREL OLD COUNTRY STORE, INC (CBRL) reported that SVP and Chief Information Officer Bruce Hoffmeister received a grant of 5,165 shares of common stock in the form of an annual long-term incentive award of time-based RSUs on September 18, 2026. These RSUs will vest in equal installments on September 30, 2027, September 30, 2028, and September 30, 2029. Following this award, Hoffmeister beneficially holds 15,708 shares of common stock directly.

Insider Trade Summary

Grant/Award: 5,165 shares

Grant/Award 1 txn

Insider Hoffmeister Bruce

Role SVP, Chief Information Officer

Type	Security	Shares	Price	Value
Grant/Award	Common Stock F1	5,165	$0.00	$0.00

Holdings After Transaction: Common Stock — 15,708 shares (Direct)

Footnotes (1)

1. F1. Represents an annual LTI plan award of time-based RSUs. This Award will vest in equal installments on 9/30/27, 9/30/28, and 9/30/29.

Key Figures

RSU award shares: 5,165 shares Price per share: $0.00 Shares owned after transaction: 15,708 shares +3 more

6 metrics

RSU award shares 5,165 shares Annual long-term incentive plan award granted September 18, 2026

Price per share $0.00 Reported for the RSU grant transaction on September 18, 2026

Shares owned after transaction 15,708 shares Direct beneficial ownership after the RSU award

RSU vesting date 1 September 30, 2027 First of three equal vesting installments for the 5,165 RSUs

RSU vesting date 2 September 30, 2028 Second of three equal vesting installments for the 5,165 RSUs

RSU vesting date 3 September 30, 2029 Final vesting installment for the 5,165 RSUs

Key Terms

time-based RSUs, LTI plan award, Restricted Stock Units

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time-based RSUs financial

"Represents an annual LTI plan award of time-based RSUs."

LTI plan award financial

"Represents an annual LTI plan award of time-based RSUs."

Restricted Stock Units financial

"Represents an annual LTI plan award of time-based RSUs."

Restricted stock units are a type of company reward where employees are promised shares of stock, but they only fully own these shares after meeting certain conditions, like staying with the company for a set time. They matter because they can become valuable assets and are often used to motivate employees to help the company succeed.

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What did CBRL executive Bruce Hoffmeister report on this Form 4?

He reported an acquisition of 5,165 shares of Cracker Barrel common stock, granted as an annual long-term incentive award of time-based RSUs on September 18, 2026.

How do the new RSUs granted to the CBRL SVP and CIO vest?

The 5,165 time-based RSUs vest in three equal installments on September 30, 2027, September 30, 2028, and September 30, 2029, subject to the award’s terms.

What is Bruce Hoffmeister’s total CBRL share ownership after this award?

After the RSU award representing 5,165 shares, Bruce Hoffmeister beneficially owns 15,708 shares of Cracker Barrel common stock directly.

Did the CBRL insider pay a price per share for this Form 4 transaction?

No cash price was paid per share; the transaction price is reported as $0.00 because the 5,165 shares were granted as a stock-based compensation award.

Was this CBRL Form 4 transaction under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan?

No. The filing indicates the Rule 10b5-1 checkbox is not affirmatively marked, and the footnote describes the transaction as an annual long-term incentive award of time-based RSUs.

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SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Hoffmeister Bruce

(Last) (First) (Middle)

305 HARTMANN DR

(Street)

LEBANON TENNESSEE 37087

(City) (State) (Zip)

UNITED STATES

(Country)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CRACKER BARREL OLD COUNTRY STORE, INC [ CBRL ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director		10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)
	SVP, Chief Information Officer

2a. Foreign Trading Symbol

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/18/2026

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	09/18/2026		A		5,165(1)	A	$0.00	15,708	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents an annual LTI plan award of time-based RSUs. This Award will vest in equal installments on 9/30/27, 9/30/28, and 9/30/29.

Remarks:

	Bruce Hoffmeister by Jennifer Lankford, attorney-in-fact	09/22/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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* Form 4: SEC 1474 (03-26)