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):

January 26, 2011

 

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 January 26, 2011, The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (the “Company”) announced it will release fourth quarter fiscal 2010 financial results after the market close on Thursday, February 10, 2011.  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 “Q4 Fiscal 2010 Earnings Conference Call” at the top of the page.  An archive of the webcast will be available shortly after the call and continue through March 10, 2011.

 

The Company also announced its quarterly financial reporting dates for the first three quarters of fiscal 2011, as outlined below.  The earnings press releases will be issued at approximately 1:15 p.m. Pacific Time and the conference calls will follow at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time on the same day.  Dates and times could be subject to change.

 

Quarter Ending

 

Earnings Release and Conference Call Dates

 

 

 

March 29, 2011

 

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

 

 

 

June 28, 2011

 

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

 

 

 

September 27, 2011

 

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

 

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

 

ITEM 9.01     FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

 

(d)         Exhibits

 

99.1

 

Press release dated January 26, 2011 entitled “The Cheesecake Factory to Webcast Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2010 Earnings Conference Call on February 10, 2011”

 

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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:    January 26, 2011

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 January 26, 2011 entitled “The Cheesecake Factory to Webcast Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2010 Earnings Conference Call on February 10, 2011”

 

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