Keith Carango - 16 Feb 2023 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: 16 Feb 2023
Net transactions value: $0
Form type: 4
Filing time: 21 Feb 2023, 13:25:10 UTC
Previous filing: 17 Feb 2023
Next filing: 07 Apr 2023
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	+6,380	+56%	$0.000000	17,710	16 Feb 2023	Direct	F1, F2
holding	CAKE	Common Stock						26,986	16 Feb 2023	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	+3,060		$0.000000	3,060	18 Feb 2023	Common Stock	3,060	$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 2/16/2026 and 20% on each of 2/16/2027 and 2/162028
F2	Shares of restricted stock subject to forfeiture.
F3	On February 16, 2023, 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.