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    Cheesecake Factory Incorporated filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update, Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders, Financial Statements and Exhibits

    5/28/25 5:18:03 PM ET
    $CAKE
    Restaurants
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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):  May 22, 2025

     

    THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INCORPORATED

    (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     

    Delaware   0-20574   51-0340466
    (State or other jurisdiction   (Commission   (IRS Employer
    of incorporation)   File Number)   Identification No.)

     

    26901 Malibu Hills Road
    Calabasas Hills, California
      91301
    (Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

     

    Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (818) 871-3000

     

    Not Applicable

    (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

     

    Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

     

    ¨Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
    ¨Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
    ¨Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
    ¨Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

     

    Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

     

    Title of each class:   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered:
    Common Stock, par value $.01 per share   CAKE   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

     

    Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

     

    Emerging growth company ¨

     

    If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

     

     

     

     

     

     

    ITEM 5.02DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS.

     

    As disclosed below, on May 22, 2025, the stockholders of The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (the “Company”) approved the adoption of the Second Amendment to The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated Stock Incentive Plan (the “Stock Plan Amendment”) at the Company’s 2025 annual stockholders’ meeting held on May 22, 2025 (the “Annual Meeting”). The terms of the Stock Plan Amendment are set forth in the proxy statement, dated April 10, 2025, for the Annual Meeting, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 10, 2025. The description of the Stock Plan Amendment in the section of the proxy statement titled “Proposal Three - Approval of the Second Amendment to the Plan” is incorporated herein by reference.

     

    The foregoing description of the Stock Plan Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Stock Plan Amendment, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

     

    ITEM 5.07SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

     

    Results of the 2025 Annual Stockholders’ Meeting

     

    The final results of the vote taken for each proposal presented at the Annual Meeting are as follows:

     

    Proposal 1: Election of Directors.

     

    Name  For   Against   Abstain   Broker Non-Votes 
    David Overton   35,571,202    1,037,161    116,268    5,620,304 
    Edie A. Ames   36,363,089    244,401    117,141    5,620,304 
    Alexander L. Cappello   34,851,046    1,755,084    118,501    5,620,304 
    Khanh Collins   36,445,672    158,865    120,094    5,620,304 
    Adam S. Gordon   36,356,343    250,211    118,077    5,620,304 
    Jerome I. Kransdorf   34,438,617    2,168,463    117,551    5,620,304 
    Janice L. Meyer   36,522,794    82,719    119,118    5,620,304 
    David B. Pittaway   35,331,608    1,274,433    118,590    5,620,304 

     

    Proposal 2: Ratification of Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for Fiscal Year 2025.

     

    For   Against   Abstain   Broker Non-Votes 
     41,931,273    289,455    124,207    0 

     

    Proposal 3: Approval of Second Amendment to The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated Stock Incentive Plan.

     

    For   Against   Abstain   Broker Non-Votes 
    33,479,930    3,118,098    126,603    5,620,304 

     

    Proposal 4: Non-Binding Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation.

     

    For   Against   Abstain   Broker Non-Votes 
     36,305,080    229,200    190,351    5,620,304 

     

     

     

    ITEM 9.01FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

     

    (d)Exhibits

     

      10.1 The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated Stock Incentive Plan as amended by the Second Amendment
      104.1 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the inline XBRL document)

     

     

     

    SIGNATURES

     

    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.

     

    Date:    May 28, 2025 THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INCORPORATED
       
      By: /s/ Matthew E. Clark
        Matthew E. Clark
        Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

     

     

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