Keith Carango - 10 Feb 2022 Form 4 Insider Report for CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC (CAKE)

Role: PRESIDENT (SUBSIDIARY)
Signature: /s/ Keith Carango by Scarlett May, Attorney-in-Fact
Issuer symbol: CAKE
Transactions as of: 10 Feb 2022
Net transactions value: $0
Form type: 4
Filing time: 14 Feb 2022, 18:29:45 UTC
Next filing: 15 Feb 2022
SEC: View on sec.gov

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	CAKE	Common Stock	Award	$0	+6,050	+69%	$0.000000	14,870	10 Feb 2022	Direct	F1, F2
holding	CAKE	Common Stock						20,309	10 Feb 2022	Direct

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	CAKE	Restricted Stock	Award	$0	+4,300		$0.000000	4,300	10 Feb 2022	Common Stock	4,300	$0.000000	Direct	F3, F4

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Restricted stock award which vests 60% on 2/10/2025 and 20% on each of 2/10/2026 and 2/10/2027.
F2	Shares of restricted stock subject to forfeiture.
F3	On February 10, 2022, the Compensation Committee certificated to the attainment of the EPS, Sales Per Square Foot, and Controllable Profit goals and determined that 100% of the RSAs were eligible to vest based on continued service-vesting conditions, subject to continued service.
F4	Restricted Stock Award expires upon reporting person's termination of services.