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): May 20, 2004 ------------ 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 Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits (a) Financial Statements. None (b) Pro Forma Financial Information. None (c) Exhibits. 99.1 Press Release dated May 20, 2004. Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure On May 20, 2004, CBRL Group, Inc. 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 certain third quarter-end financial and other information. CBRL Group, Inc. also disclosed information on current sales trends for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2004. Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition The information set forth in Item 9 above is incorporated herein by this reference. 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: May 20, 2004 CBRL GROUP, INC. By:/s/ James F.Blackstock ----------------------------------------- Name: James F. Blackstock Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary