Matthew Eliot Clark - 10 Feb 2022 Form 4 Insider Report for CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC (CAKE)

Role: EXEC VP, CFO
Signature: /s/ Matthew Clark 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, 18:27:21 UTC
Previous filing: 11 May 2021
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	+15,100	+109%	$0.000000	28,990	10 Feb 2022	Direct	F1
holding	CAKE	Common Stock						14,370	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	+9,800		$0.000000	9,800	10 Feb 2022	Common Stock	9,800	$0.000000	Direct	F2, F3

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

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Shares of restricted stock subject to forfeiture.
F2	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.
F3	Restricted Stock Award expires upon reporting person's termination of services.