UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Delaware |
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(IRS Employer
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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 2 — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 2.02 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
The following information is intended to be furnished under Item 2.02 of Form 8-K, “Results of Operations and Financial Condition.” This information shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date of this report, regardless of any general incorporation language in the filing.
In a press release dated February 11, 2010, The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (the “Company”) announced financial results for the Company’s fourth quarter of fiscal 2009, which ended on December 29, 2009. The full text of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.
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99.1 |
Press release dated February 11, 2010 entitled, “The Cheesecake Factory Reports Results for Fourth Quarter of Fiscal 2009” |
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.
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Date: February 11, 2010 |
THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INCORPORATED |
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/s/ W. Douglas Benn |
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W. Douglas Benn |
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Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |