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The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated documents restaurant operating results, financing arrangements and governance matters through its SEC filings. Recent 8-K reports furnish quarterly earnings releases, Regulation FD investor presentations and other material events tied to the company’s restaurant portfolio, bakery operations and public-company reporting.
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Cheesecake Factory EVP and General Counsel Scarlett May sold 5,206 shares of common stock in an open-market transaction. The shares were sold at a weighted average price of $62.9482 per share, in multiple trades ranging from $62.94 to $62.975. Following the sale, one line in the filing shows 25,715 common shares held directly, while another entry indicates a total direct holding of 31,734 shares, which includes shares of restricted stock subject to forfeiture.
Company submitted a Section 144 notice indicating proposed sales of common stock on NASDAQ through Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner and Smith. The filing is dated 02/26/2026 and lists prior stock bonus lots including examples such as 1,258 and 4,605 share awards.
Cheesecake Factory’s EVP of Operations – CFRI, G. Alex Spero, reported an indirect open‑market sale of 4,790 shares of common stock on February 25, 2026, held by the Alex Family Trust. The weighted average sale price was $65.9963 per share, across trades between $65.9901 and $66.0500. Following these transactions, the trust continues to hold 22,670 shares of Cheesecake Factory common stock indirectly attributed to Spero.
Cheesecake Factory Executive Vice President and CFO Matthew Eliot Clark sold shares in the company. On February 25, 2026, he executed an open-market sale of 7,000 shares of Cheesecake Factory common stock at a weighted average price of $65.70 per share, with individual trade prices ranging from $65.62 to $65.86.
Cheesecake Factory principal accounting officer Ashley W. Hanscom reported an open-market sale of 2,951 shares of common stock at an average price of $65.635 per share. After this sale, Hanscom directly owns 11,041 shares of Cheesecake Factory common stock.
Cheesecake Factory executive Alex G. Spero reported an indirect tax-related share disposition through a family trust. On February 16, 2026, 1,787 shares of Cheesecake Factory common stock were withheld by the company at $58.67 per share to cover tax obligations from vesting restricted stock awards.
The shares are held by the Alex Family Trust, of which Mr. Spero is a trustee. After these transactions, the reported indirect holdings include 4,790 shares in one line item and 22,670 shares in another trust-related holding entry.
Alex Spero G reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Cheesecake Factory executive Alex G. Spero reported an award of restricted common stock held through a family trust. On 2/11/26, the Alex Family Trust, of which Mr. Alex is a trustee, received a grant of 2,600 shares of restricted common stock at no cash cost.
The award vests 60% on 2/11/29 and 20% on each of 2/11/30 and 2/11/31, subject to his continued service, and the shares are subject to forfeiture until vested. Following this grant, one trust holding reflected 27,650 shares and another trust position showed 1,597 shares of common stock.
Cheesecake Factory executive Alex G. Spero filed an initial statement of beneficial ownership. The filing reports indirect ownership of 1,597 shares of Common Stock, held by the Alex Family Trust, of which he is a trustee. These shares are reported as indirectly owned "By Trust."
Cheesecake Factory director Alexander L. Cappello reported an indirect sale of common stock through Maricopa Capital LLC on February 23, 2026. Maricopa Capital LLC sold 635 shares at $63.74 per share in an open-market transaction and held 6,171 shares afterward. Separate custodial accounts for Mr. Cappello's children held 178 indirect shares following the reported transactions.