UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):

February 20, 2009

 

THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INCORPORATED

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

26901 Malibu Hills Road Calabasas Hills, California 91301 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (818) 871-3000

Not Applicable (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

o  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14.d-2(b))

o  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

SECTION 8 — OTHER EVENTS

 

ITEM 8.01  OTHER EVENTS

 

In a press release dated February 20, 2009, The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated announced that it opened its newest Cheesecake Factory restaurant at Plaza Escuela in Walnut Creek, California, in the San Francisco East Bay Area.  The restaurant opened on February 19, 2009 and contains approximately 11,000 square feet and 330 seats.

 

The full text of this press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is herein incorporated by reference.

 

SECTION 9 — FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

 

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

 

(d)  Exhibits

 

99.1                           Press release dated February 20, 2009 entitled, “The Cheesecake Factory Opens in Walnut Creek, California”

 

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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 20, 2009	THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INCORPORATED
	By:	/s/ W. DOUGLAS BENN
		W. Douglas Benn  Executive Vice President and Chief Financial  Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit		Description
99.1		Press release dated February 20, 2009 entitled, “The Cheesecake Factory Opens in Walnut Creek, California”

 

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