Sec Form 4 Filing - GMT CAPITAL CORP @ CRACKER BARREL OLD COUNTRY STORE, INC - 2025-04-04

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person GMT CAPITAL CORP 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 X __ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 2859 PACES FERRY ROAD SE, SUITE 1710 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 04/04/2025 (Street) ATLANTA, GA30339 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _____ Form filed by One Reporting Person __ X __ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 ) 04/04/2025 P 105,900 A $ 35.94 2,452,200 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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: 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

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other GMT CAPITAL CORP 2859 PACES FERRY ROAD SE SUITE 1710 ATLANTA, GA30339 X BAY RESOURCE PARTNERS LP 2859 PACES FERRY ROAD SE SUITE 1710 ATLANTA, GA30339 X BAY II RESOURCE PARTNERS LP 2859 PACES FERRY ROAD SE SUITE 1710 ATLANTA, GA30339 X BAY RESOURCE PARTNERS OFFSHORE MASTER FUND, L.P. 2859 PACES FERRY ROAD SE SUITE 1710 ATLANTA, GA30339 X CLAUGUS THOMAS E 2859 PACES FERRY ROAD SE SUITE 1710 ATLANTA, GA30339 X Signatures Omar Z. Idilby 04/08/2025 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )This Form 4 is being jointly filed by Bay Resource Partners, L.P. (Bay), a Delaware limited partnership, Bay II Resource Partners, L.P. (Bay II), a Delaware limited partnership, Bay Resource Partners Offshore Master Fund, L.P. (Bay Offshore), an exempted limited partnership organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands, GMT Capital Corp., a Georgia corporation (GMT Capital), and Thomas E. Claugus (Claugus), a United States citizen. The foregoing persons are hereinafter sometimes collectively referred to as the Reporting Persons. ( 2 )GMT Capital is the general partner of Bay and Bay II and has the power to direct the affairs of Bay and Bay II, including voting and disposition of shares. As the discretionary investment manager of Bay Offshore, GMT Capital has power to direct voting and disposition of shares held by Bay Offshore. Claugus is the President of GMT Capital and in that capacity, directs the operations of each of Bay and Bay II and voting and disposition of shares held by Bay Offshore. GMT Capital and Claugus may be deemed to beneficially own indirect pecuniary interest as the result of performance-based fees and profit allocations. Each of GMT Capital and Claugus disclaims such beneficial ownership except to the extent ultimately realized. ( 3 )The aggregate number of shares of common stock bought on April 04, 2025, was 105,900 shares, at a price of $35.94 per share, resulting in an aggregate number of shares owned by the Reporting Persons of 2,452,200. Such shares were bought, and thereafter beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons in the following amounts: Bay = 29,900 shares bought resulting in ownership of 691,500 shares; Bay II = 19,400 shares bought resulting in ownership of 449,400 shares; Offshore Fund = 50,700 shares bought resulting in ownership of 1,174,100 shares; Claugus = 5,900 shares bought resulting in ownership of 137,200 shares.

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