CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC

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 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): 
 May 28, 2026

  

 THE CHEESECAKE
FACTORY INCORPORATED

 (Exact name of registrant as specified in its
charter)

  

 Delaware
  
 0-20574
  
 51-0340466

 (State
 or other jurisdiction
  
 (Commission
  
 (IRS
 Employer

 of
 incorporation)
  
 File
 Number)
  
 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:

  

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

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

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

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

  

 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

  

 Title of each class:
  
 Trading
 Symbol(s)
  
 Name of each exchange on which registered:

 Common
 Stock, par value $.01 per share
  
 CAKE
  
 The
 Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

  

 Indicate by check mark whether the registrant
is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

  

 Emerging
growth company  ¨

  

 If
an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying
with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ¨

  

  

  

  

  

  

 ITEM 5.07 SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

  

 Results of the 2026 Annual Stockholders’ Meeting

  

 The final results of the vote taken for each proposal
presented at the annual meeting of stockholders held on May 28, 2026 are as follows:

  

 Proposal 1: Election of Directors .

  

 Each of the following director nominees was elected to serve on The
Cheesecake Factory Incorporated’s (the “Company”) board of directors for a term expiring at the Company’s 2027
annual meeting of stockholders or until their respective successors shall be elected and qualified, by the following vote:

  

 Name  
 For    
 Against    
 Abstain    
 Broker Non-Votes  

 David Overton  
   37,279,010    
   608,943    
   14,476    
   5,708,297  

 Edie A. Ames  
   37,654,462    
   222,369    
   25,598    
   5,708,297  

 Alexander L. Cappello  
   35,467,249    
   2,418,715    
   16,465    
   5,708,297  

 Khanh Collins  
   37,650,441    
   211,180    
   40,808    
   5,708,297  

 Adam S. Gordon  
   37,831,512    
   41,500    
   29,417    
   5,708,297  

 Jerome I. Kransdorf  
   34,878,570    
   3,007,263    
   16,596    
   5,708,297  

 Janice L. Meyer  
   37,840,005    
   46,541    
   15,883    
   5,708,297  

 David B. Pittaway  
   35,446,281    
   2,437,355    
   18,793    
   5,708,297  

  

 Proposal 2: Ratification of Selection of Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm for Fiscal Year 2026 .

  

 The stockholders ratified the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s
independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year 2026, ending December 29, 2026. The votes regarding this proposal
were as follows:

  

 For    
 Against    
 Abstain    
 Broker Non-Votes  

   43,129,227    
   466,633    
   14,866    
   0  

  

 Proposal 3: Non-Binding Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation .

  

 The stockholders approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation
of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed pursuant to the compensation disclosure rules of the Securities and
Exchange Commission. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:

  

 For    
 Against    
 Abstain    
 Broker Non-Votes  

   37,666,375    
   211,834    
   24,220    
   5,708,297  

  

 No other matters were submitted for stockholder action.

  

  

  

  

 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: June 3, 2026
 THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INCORPORATED

  
  

  
 By:
 /s/ Matthew E. Clark

  
  
 Matthew E. Clark

  
  
 Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer