Cheesecake Factory Incorporated filed SEC Form 8-K: Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Regulation FD Disclosure, Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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The following information under Item 2.02 of Form 8-K, “Results of Operations and Financial Condition” and Item 7.01 of Form 8-K, “Regulation FD Disclosure” is intended to be furnished. This information shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date of this report, regardless of any general incorporation language in the filing.
| ITEM 2.02 | RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION |
In a press release dated February 19, 2025, a copy of which is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report, The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (the “Company”) reported financial results for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024, which ended on December 31, 2024.
| ITEM 7.01 | REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE |
Also on February 19, 2025, the Company posted an updated Investor Presentation on the Company’s Investor Relations website at investors.thecheesecakefactory.com. A copy of the presentation is furnished as Exhibit 99.2 hereto and is incorporated by reference herein.
| ITEM 8.01 | OTHER EVENTS |
On February 13, 2025, the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.27 per share which will be paid on March 18, 2025 to the stockholders of record of each share of the Company’s common stock at the close of business on March 5, 2025. Future decisions to pay or to increase or decrease dividends are at the discretion of the Board and will depend upon operating performance and other factors.
| ITEM 9.01 | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS | |
| (d) | Exhibits |
| 99.1 | Press release dated February 19, 2025 entitled “The Cheesecake Factory Reports Results for Fourth Quarter of Fiscal 2024” | |
| 99.2 | The Cheesecake Factory Investor Presentation dated February 19, 2025 | |
| 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: February 19, 2025 | THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INCORPORATED | |
| By: | /s/ Matthew E. Clark | |
| Matthew E. Clark | ||
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||