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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 INC President David M. Gordon reported a routine tax-related share disposition. On April 1, 2026, 1,167 shares of Common Stock were withheld by the company at $55.30 per share to satisfy tax withholding obligations tied to vested restricted stock.
After this withholding, Gordon directly held 41,959 shares of Common Stock. A separate line shows his direct holdings increasing to 57,949 shares, which includes restricted stock subject to forfeiture, reflecting both vested and unvested equity awards rather than an open-market sale.
CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC Executive Vice President and CFO Matthew Eliot Clark had 1,059 shares of common stock withheld on April 1, 2026 to cover tax obligations tied to vesting restricted stock. The shares were valued at $55.30 each. After this tax-withholding disposition, he directly holds 45,109 shares of the company’s common stock, indicating this is a routine compensation-related event rather than an open-market sale.
The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated entered into a Fifth Amended and Restated Loan Agreement providing a new $400 million revolving credit facility maturing on March 26, 2031. The facility includes an $85 million sublimit for letters of credit and a $10 million sublimit for swingline loans.
The agreement allows up to an additional $200 million in revolving commitments and potential $25 million aggregate increases to letter of credit sublimits. Borrowings bear interest based on Term SOFR or a base rate plus margins tied to a Net Adjusted Leverage Ratio, and the facility is unsecured but carries leverage and coverage covenants. Proceeds may be used for general corporate purposes, including dividends, stock repurchases and permitted acquisitions.
Cheesecake Factory Inc/The Schedule 13G/A amendment shows The Vanguard Group reports zero shares beneficially owned of Common Stock and 0% of the class after an internal realignment. The filing states certain Vanguard subsidiaries and business divisions will report holdings separately in reliance on SEC Release No. 34-39538.
The amendment is signed by Ashley Grim, Head of Global Fund Administration, on 03/26/2026.
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.