David Overton - 18 Feb 2025 Form 4 Insider Report for CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC (CAKE)

Role: CHAIRMAN AND C.E.O., Director
Signature: /s/ David Overton, Attorney-in-Fact
Issuer symbol: CAKE
Transactions as of: 18 Feb 2025
Net transactions value: -$317,556
Form type: 4
Filing time: 20 Feb 2025, 18:58:49 UTC
Previous filing: 18 Feb 2025
Next filing: 28 Feb 2025
SEC: View on sec.gov

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	CAKE	Common Stock	Options Exercise		+11,210	+0.37%		3,012,847	18 Feb 2025	By Trust	F1, F2
transaction	CAKE	Common Stock	Tax liability	$317,556	-5,693	-0.19%	$55.78	3,012,847	18 Feb 2025	By Trust	F2, F3
holding	CAKE	Common Stock						60,211	18 Feb 2025	By Trust	F4
holding	CAKE	Common Stock						183,950	18 Feb 2025	By Trust	F5
holding	CAKE	Common Stock						282,936	18 Feb 2025	Direct	F6

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	Options Exercise	$0	-11,210	-100%	$0.000000	0	18 Feb 2025	Common Stock	11,210	$0.000000	Direct	F7

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

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Restricted stock represent Issuer Common Stock on a one-for-one basis.
F2	Shares held by the David M. Overton Family Trust of which Mr. Overton is trustee
F3	Represents shares of Issuer Common Stock withheld by the Issuer solely to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with the net issuance of shares of Issuer Common Stock delivered to the Reporting Person on February 18, 2025, from the vesting of restricted stock.
F4	Shares held by Mr. Overton's spouse as trustee for the Sheila A. Overton Living Trust. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities.
F5	. Shares held by the David M. Overton 2011 Gift Trust UTA dated 11/23/2011 for the benefit of the reporting person's son. The reporting person's spouse is trustee of the trust. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities.
F6	Shares of restricted stock subject to forfeiture.
F7	On February 13, 2025, the Compensation Committee certificated to the attainment of the Total Revenue Growth, Adjusted Sales Per Productive Square Foot, and Adjusted Controllable Profit goals and determined that 78% of the RSAs were eligible to vest based on continued service-vesting conditions, subject to continued service. Amounts shown represent 20% of the award that service vested on February 18, 2025.