CAKE Cheesecake Factory Inc

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):

November 3, 2015

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)

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In a press release dated November 3, 2015, The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (“Company”) announced that it will present at the Morgan Stanley Global Consumer & Retail Conference in New York City on November 17, 2015 at 8:40 a.m. Eastern Time.

David Overton, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Doug Benn, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will present on behalf of the Company.

The presentation will be webcast on the Company’s website at investors.thecheesecakefactory.com.  A replay of the webcast will be available following the live presentation.

(d)         Exhibits

99.1        Press release dated November 3, 2015, entitled “The Cheesecake Factory to Present at The Morgan Stanley Global Consumer & Retail Conference”

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.

EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT 99.1

THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY TO PRESENT AT THE MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL CONSUMER & RETAIL CONFERENCE

Calabasas Hills, CA – November 3, 2015 – The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (NASDAQ: CAKE) announced today that it will present at the Morgan Stanley Global Consumer & Retail Conference in New York City on November 17, 2015 at 8:40 a.m. Eastern Time.

David Overton, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Doug Benn, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will present on behalf of the Company.

The presentation will be webcast on the Company’s website at investors.thecheesecakefactory.com.  A replay of the webcast will be available following the live presentation.

About The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated

The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated created the upscale casual dining segment in 1978 with the introduction of its namesake concept. The Company, through its subsidiaries, owns and operates 197 full-service, casual dining restaurants throughout the U.S.A. and Puerto Rico, including 184 restaurants under The Cheesecake Factory® mark; 12 restaurants under the Grand Lux Cafe® mark; and one restaurant under the RockSugar Pan Asian Kitchen® mark. Internationally, 10 The Cheesecake Factory® restaurants operate under licensing agreements. The Company’s bakery division operates two bakery production facilities, in Calabasas Hills, CA and Rocky Mount, NC, that produce quality cheesecakes and other baked products for its restaurants, international licensees and third-party bakery customers. In 2015, the Company was named to the FORTUNE Magazine “100 Best Companies to Work For®” list for the second consecutive year. To learn more about the Company, visit www.thecheesecakefactory.com.

FORTUNE and 100 Best Companies to Work For® are registered trademarks of Time Inc. and are used under license.  From FORTUNE Magazine, March 15, 2015 ©2015 Time Inc. FORTUNE and Time Inc. are not affiliated with, and do not endorse products or services of, The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated.

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The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated

26901 Malibu Hills Road, Calabasas Hills, CA 91301 · Telephone (818) 871-3000 · Fax (818) 871-3100