Cheesecake Factory Form 144: Proposed insider sales

The Cheesecake Factory reported proposed insider sales via a Form 144 notice.

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The Cheesecake Factory reported proposed insider sales via a Form 144 notice. The filing lists a Restricted Stock Lapse with 3,193 shares on 02/16/2026 and a Restricted Stock Lapse with 1,597 shares on 02/10/2026, both tied to Equity Compensation and routed through Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.

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Form 144 lists proposed sales stemming from restricted stock lapses on two dates.

The filing records two proposed dispositions labeled Restricted Stock Lapse with 3,193 shares on 02/16/2026 and 1,597 shares on 02/10/2026, each identified as Equity Compensation.

These entries are routine Section 16 sale notices; timing and final transaction execution are not shown in the excerpt and will depend on subsequent market activity and compliance with broker procedures.

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Accepted by SEC EDGAR 02/25/2026 - 04:28 PM EST Learn about SEC filing dates

Form 144 Filer Information	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 144 NOTICE OF PROPOSED SALE OF SECURITIES PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
FORM 144

144: Filer Information

Filer CIK	0002113587
Filer CCC	XXXXXXXX
Is this a LIVE or TEST Filing?	LIVE TEST
Submission Contact Information
Name
Phone
E-Mail Address

144: Issuer Information

Name of Issuer	CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC
SEC File Number	000-20574
Address of Issuer	26901 MALIBU HILLS RD CALABASAS HILLS CALIFORNIA 91301
Phone	818-871-3000
Name of Person for Whose Account the Securities are To Be Sold	Alex Spero G
See the definition of "person" in paragraph (a) of Rule 144. Information is to be given not only as to the person for whose account the securities are to be sold but also as to all other persons included in that definition. In addition, information shall be given as to sales by all persons whose sales are required by paragraph (e) of Rule 144 to be aggregated with sales for the account of the person filing this notice.
Relationship to Issuer	Officer

144: Securities Information

Title of the Class of Securities To Be Sold	Name and Address of the Broker	Number of Shares or Other Units To Be Sold	Aggregate Market Value	Number of Shares or Other Units Outstanding	Approximate Date of Sale	Name the Securities Exchange
Common	Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. 3000 Schwab Way Westlake TX 76262	4790	316122.00	49859091	02/25/2026	NASDAQ

Furnish the following information with respect to the acquisition of the securities to be sold and with respect to the payment of all or any part of the purchase price or other consideration therefor:

144: Securities To Be Sold

Title of the Class	Date you Acquired	Nature of Acquisition Transaction	Name of Person from Whom Acquired	Is this a Gift?	Date Donor Acquired	Amount of Securities Acquired	Date of Payment	Nature of Payment *
Common	02/16/2026	Restricted Stock Lapse	CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC			3193	02/16/2026	Equity Compensation
Common	02/10/2026	Restricted Stock Lapse	CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC			1597	02/10/2026	Equity Compensation

* If the securities were purchased and full payment therefor was not made in cash at the time of purchase, explain in the table or in a note thereto the nature of the consideration given. If the consideration consisted of any note or other obligation, or if payment was made in installments describe the arrangement and state when the note or other obligation was discharged in full or the last installment paid.

Furnish the following information as to all securities of the issuer sold during the past 3 months by the person for whose account the securities are to be sold.

144: Securities Sold During The Past 3 Months

Nothing to Report

144: Remarks and Signature

Remarks	Shares sold in the ALEX FAMILY TRUST.
Date of Notice	02/25/2026
ATTENTION:
The person for whose account the securities to which this notice relates are to be sold hereby represents by signing this notice that he does not know any material adverse information in regard to the current and prospective operations of the Issuer of the securities to be sold which has not been publicly disclosed. If such person has adopted a written trading plan or given trading instructions to satisfy Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act, by signing the form and indicating the date that the plan was adopted or the instruction given, that person makes such representation as of the plan adoption or instruction date.
Signature	Spero G Alex TTEE
ATTENTION: Intentional misstatements or omission of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001)