Cracker Barrel Completes $57.6M Sale-Leaseback Transaction

Edited: Jennifer Brenner
Source: Cracker Barrel

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. has announced the closing of the sale-leaseback of its retail distribution center and fourteen of its store locations, with a fifteenth expected to close on or before July 31st. The transactions are expected to produce aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $57.6 million, consisting of $12.4 million relating to the distribution center and slightly more than three million dollars for each of the 15 store locations. The sale-leaseback transactions were the result of a competitive bidding process.

Commenting on the transactions, Cracker Barrel Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Michael A. Woodhouse said, “We are pleased that these transactions, essentially completed a month ahead of schedule, generated proceeds within the initial estimated range first announced in February, especially considering the recent volatility of the real estate market.” The Company indicated that the net proceeds of the transactions will be used to reduce outstanding debt, as previously announced.

Headquartered in Lebanon, Tennessee, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. was established in 1969 and operates 588 company-owned locations in 41 states.