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Ownership Document
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| Schema Version: X0508 |
| Document Type: 4 |
| Period of Report: 4/1/24 |
| Issuer: |
| Issuer CIK: 887596 |
| Issuer Name: CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC |
| Issuer Trading Symbol: CAKE |
| Reporting Owner: |
| Reporting Owner ID: |
| | Owner CIK: 1737624 |
| | Owner Name: Carango Keith |
| Reporting Owner Address: |
| | Owner Street 1: 26901 MALIBU HILLS ROAD |
| | Owner Street 2: |
| | Owner City: CALABASAS HILLS |
| | Owner State: CA |
| | Owner ZIP Code: 91301 |
| | Owner State Description: |
| Reporting Owner Relationship: |
| | Is Director? No |
| | Is Officer? Yes |
| | Is Ten Percent Owner? No |
| | Is Other? No |
| | Officer Title: PRESIDENT (SUBSIDIARY) |
| | Other Text: |
| Aff 10b5 One: 0 |
| Non-Derivative Table: |
| Non-Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Common Stock |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 4/1/24 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: F |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 897 |
| Footnote ID: F1 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Value: 36.60 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: D |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 31,857 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
| | | Nature of Ownership: |
| Value: |
| Non-Derivative Holding: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Common Stock |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 21,650 |
| Footnote ID: F2 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
| | | Nature of Ownership: |
| Value: |
| Derivative Table: |
| Footnotes: |
| Footnote - F1: Represents shares of Issuer Common Stock withheld by the Issuer solely to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with the net issuance of shares of Issuer Common Stock delivered to the Reporting Person on April 1, 2024, from the vesting of restricted stock. |
| Footnote - F2: Shares of restricted stock subject to forfeiture. |
| Owner Signature: |
| Signature Name: /s/ Keith Carango, Attorney-in-Fact |
| Signature Date: 4/3/24 |
