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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):   March 18, 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











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Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits


(c)

Exhibits.  


99.1  Press Release dated March 18, 2004.


Item 9.  Regulation FD Disclosure

CBRL Group, Inc. issued a press release that is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1, which by this reference is incorporated herein as if copied verbatim.  In the press release, CBRL Group, Inc. reports sales trends and updates earnings guidance for its third fiscal quarter and full year of 2004.








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:  March 18, 2004

CBRL GROUP, INC.



By: _/s/ James F. Blackstock ______

Name: James F. Blackstock

                               

Title:  

Senior Vice President, General

Counsel and Secretary