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CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC

CAKE

Total Value

$4.6M

Net $2.7M sold

Filing Date

Oct 30, 2026

1 transaction

Sales

$2.7M

1 transaction

Trade Summary

On Oct 29, 2026, Clark Matthew Eliot, Insider, sold $4.6M of CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC (CAKE) across 1 transaction. The filing covers Common Stock and reflects net selling of $2.7M. Reported prices ranged from $40.42 to $113.31. Insider transactions are sourced from SEC Form 4 disclosures and should be reviewed alongside company fundamentals and the insider's broader trading history.

Price at the Time of the Trade

CAKE daily price with the insider's sale marked at $113.31.

Sold near the 6-month high · about level with today's price.

Price data is delayed and provided for context only — not investment advice.

Insider Information

Name: Clark Matthew Eliot
Role: Insider
Location: CALABASAS HILLS, CA

Filing Details

Filing Date: Oct 30, 2026
Transaction Date: Oct 29, 2026
Accession Number: 0001451763-26-000014
Form Type: 4
Net Trading Amount: -$2.7M

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Shares	Price	Type	Value
Oct 29, 2026	Common Stock	23,832	$40.42	Exercise	$963.3K
Oct 29, 2026	Common Stock	23,832	$113.31	Sale	$2.7M

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Shares	Exercise Price	Type	Value
Oct 29, 2026	CAKE derivative	23,832	$40.42	Exercise	$963.3K

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Footnotes

(F1)The price reported within column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions ranging from $112.6200 to $113.7850, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to CAKE Corporation, any security holder of CAKE Corporation, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in footnote (3) to this Form 4.
(F2)Shares of restricted stock subject to forfeiture.

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Clark Matthew Eliot

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

26901 MALIBU HILLS RD

(Street)

CALABASAS HILLS

91301

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC [ CAKE ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	EXEC VP, CFO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/29/2026

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	10/29/2026		M		23,832	A	$40.42	68,941	D
Common Stock	10/29/2026		S		23,832	D	$113.3096⁽¹⁾	45,109	D
Common Stock								36,220⁽²⁾	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$40.42	10/29/2026		M			23,832	02/16/2024	02/16/2033	Common Stock	23,832	$0	15,888	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The price reported within column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions ranging from $112.6200 to $113.7850, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to CAKE Corporation, any security holder of CAKE Corporation, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in footnote (3) to this Form 4.

2. Shares of restricted stock subject to forfeiture.

	/s/ Matthew Clark by Scarlett May, Attorney-in-Fact	10/30/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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Form 4 as rendered by the SEC from accession 0001451763-26-000014.

CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC

Trade Summary

Price at the Time of the Trade

Company Information

Insider Information

Filing Details

Non-Derivative Transactions

Derivative Transactions

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Footnotes

SEC Form 4

SEC Filing

SEC Form 4

Price at the Time of the Trade