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):

April 2. 2014

 

THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INCORPORATED

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Delaware

 

0-20574

 

51-0340466

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer Identification

No.)

 

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))

 

 

 



 

ITEM 8.01         OTHER EVENTS

 

In a press release dated April 2, 2014, The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (NASDAQ: CAKE) announced it will release first quarter fiscal 2014 financial results after the market close on Wednesday, April 23, 2014.  The Company will hold a conference call to discuss its results on the same day beginning at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time, which will be broadcast live over the Internet.

 

To listen to the conference call, please go to the Company’s website at www.thecheesecakefactory.com at least 15 minutes prior to the call to register and download any necessary audio software.  Click on the “Investors” link on the home page, and select the link for the “Q1 2014 Earnings Conference Call” at the top of the page.  An archive of the webcast will be available shortly after the call and continue through May 23, 2014.

 

ITEM 9.01     FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

 

(d)         Exhibits

 

99.1

 

Press release dated April 2, 2014 entitled, “The Cheesecake Factory to Webcast First Quarter Fiscal 2014 Earnings Conference call on April 23, 2014”

 

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:   April 2, 2014

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 April 2, 2014 entitled, “The Cheesecake Factory to Webcast First Quarter Fiscal 2014 Earnings Conference call on April 23, 2014”

 

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