CRACKER BARREL OLD COUNTRY STORE, INC — Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2012

Oct 25, 2012

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Item 1: On October 25, 2012, Biglari Holdings Inc. issued the following investor presentation:

1	BJ’s Restaurants, Inc. (BJRI)
	Peter A. Bassi
	Potbelly Sandwich Works
2	Bob Evans Farms, Inc. (BOBE)
	E. William Ingram
	CEO - White Castle System, Inc.
3	Bravo Brio Restaurant Group, Inc. (BBRG)
	Fortunato Valenti	David Pittaway	Thomas J. Baldwin
	CEO - Patina Restaurant Group, LLC	The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (CAKE)	Firebirds Wood Fired Grill Restaurants
			Lone Star Steakhouse
			Texas Land & Cattle Restaurants
			Home Run Inn Pizza
4	Brinker International, Inc. (EAT)
	Michael Dixon	Jon Luther
	Pinkberry	Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc. (DNKN)
5	Caribou Coffee Company, Inc. (CBOU)
	Wallace Doolin
	Famous Dave's of America, Inc. (DAVE)
6	Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. (TAST)
	Daniel S. Schwartz	Steven M. Wiborg	Nicholas Daraviras
	Burger King Holdings, Inc. (BKC)	Burger King Holdings, Inc. (BKC)	Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc. (FRGI)
7	CEC Entertainment, Inc. (CEC)
	Louis Neeb	Walter Tyree
	Denny's Corporation (DENN)	Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (CBRL)
8	The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (CAKE)
	David Pittaway
	Bravo Brio Restaurant Group, Inc. (BBRG)

9	Cosi, Inc. (COSI) — Creed Ford	Michael O'Donnell	Robert Merritt
	CEO - Fired Up, Inc.	CEO - Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc. (RUTH)	Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc. (RUTH)
		LRI Holdings Inc.
		Sbarro, Inc.
10	Del Frisco's Restaurant Group Inc. (DFRG)
	Norman J. Abdallah	David B. Barr
	California Pizza Kitchen	Rita Restaurant Corp.
	CEO - Romano's Macaroni Grill
11	Denny's Corporation (DENN)
	Louis Neeb
	CEC Entertainment, Inc. (CEC)
12	Domino's Pizza, Inc. (DPZ)
	Richard Federico	Andrew Balson
	Jamba, Inc. (JMBA)	Bloomin’ Brands, Inc. (BLMN)
	CEO - P.F. Chang's China Bistro, Inc.
13	Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc. (DNKN)
	Jon Luther	Mark Nunnelly
	Brinker International, Inc. (EAT)	Bloomin’ Brands, Inc. (BLMN)
	Arby’s Restaurant Group
14	Famous Dave's of America, Inc. (DAVE)
	Wallace Doolin	John Gilbert
	Caribou Coffee Company, Inc. (CBOU)	IGNITE Restaurant Group, Inc. (IRG)
15	Frisch's Restaurants, Inc. (FRS)
	Robert J. (RJ) Dourney
	CEO - Hearthstone Associates LLC
16	Granite City Food & Beverage Ltd. (GCFB)
	Robert Doran	Fouad Bashour
	McDonalds of Hawaii	TM Restaurant Holdings
		Red Mango, Inc.

17	Ignite Restaurant Group,Inc. (IRG)
	John F. Gilbert III
	Famous Dave's of America, Inc. (DAVE)
18	Jack in the Box (JACK)
	David L. Goebel
	CEO - Goodcents Deli Fresh Subs
19	Jamba, Inc. (JMBA)
	Richard L. Federico	Michael A. Depatie	David A. Pace
	CEO - P.F. Chang’s China Bistro Inc.	CEO - Kimpton Hotels and Restaurants, LLC	Bloomin’ Brands, Inc. (BLMN)
	Domino’s Pizza. (DPZ)
20	Luby's Inc. (LUB)
	Christopher Pappas	Harris Pappas	Frank Markantonis
	CEO - Pappas Restaurants, Inc.	Pappas Restaurants, Inc.	Pappas Restaurants, Inc.
21	Panera Bread Co. (PNRA)
	Thomas E. Lynch
	Rubio’s Restaurants Inc.
22	Papa John's Int'l, Inc. (PZZA)
	Wayne Taylor
	CEO - Texas Roadhouse, Inc. (TXRH)
23	Pizza Inn Inc. (PZZI)
	Steven Johnson	Clinton Coleman	James Zielke
	CEO - F&H Acquisition Corp.	F&H Acquisition Corp.	F&H Acquisition Corp.
24	Ruby Tuesday, Inc. (RT)
	Jeffrey O'Neill
	CEO - Einstein Noah Restaurant Group (BAGL)
25	Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc. (RUTH)
	Michael O'Donnell	Robert Merritt
	Cosi, Inc. (COSI)	Cosi, Inc. (COSI)
	Sbarro Inc.
	LRI Holdings Inc.
26	Sonic Corporation (SONC)
	Douglas Benham
	O’Charley’s Inc.
27	Texas Roadhouse, Inc. (TXRH)
	Wayne Taylor
	Papa John's Int'l, Inc. (PZZA)