Egan-Jones Recommends Cracker Barrel Shareholders Vote AGAINST the Election of CEO Julie Masino, Chairman Carl Berquist, and Directors Gilbert Dávila, t, Gisel Ruiz and Darryl Wade Egan-Jones Recognizes Urgent Need for Leadership Change Given Cracker Barrel's Lagging TSR, Financial Underperformance, Operational Challenges, and Management and Strategy Execution Failures The Proxy Advisor Warns that Cracker Barrel Faces a Classic "Death Spiral" Emphasizing that Time is of the Essence to Reverse Course Biglari Capital Urges Shareholders to Join Its Efforts in Voting AGAINST the Election of Certain Cracker Barrel Directors on the GOLD proxy card at the Upcoming Annual Meeting SAN ANTONIO , Nov. 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Biglari Capital Corp. (together with its affiliates, "Biglari Capital") today announced that independent proxy advisory firm, Egan-Jones Ratings Company ("Egan-Jones"), has recommended that stockholders vote AGAINST the election of five incumbent nominees of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. ("Cracker Barrel" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: CBRL ) at the Company's upcoming annual meeting of shareholders, scheduled to be held on November 20, 2025 (the "Annual Meeting"). In its report, Egan-Jones* (emphasis added): Highlighted the Company's chronic underperformance, rising operating costs, declining guest traffic and significant earnings decline: - "Since early 2020, Cracker Barrel's TSR has declined by 70%, significantly trailing its restaurant peers, including Brinker, Darden, and Texas Roadhouse, as well as the broader market.