Form 8-K

8-K — CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC

Accession: 0001104659-26-070125

Filed: 2026-06-03

Period: 2026-05-28

CIK: 0000887596

SIC: 5812 (RETAIL-EATING PLACES)

Item: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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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

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 ¨

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

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

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