Matthew Eliot Clark - 25 Feb 2026 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: 25 Feb 2026
Net transactions value: -$459,900
Form type: 4
Filing time: 26 Feb 2026, 17:15:19 UTC
Previous filing: 17 Feb 2026
SEC: View on sec.gov

Reporting Owners (1)

Name	Relationship	Address	Signature	Signature date	CIK
Clark Matthew Eliot	EXEC VP, CFO	26901 MALIBU HILLS RD, CALABASAS HILLS	/s/ Matthew Clark by Scarlett May, Attorney-in-Fact	26 Feb 2026	0001451763

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	CAKE	Common Stock	Sale	$459,900	-7,000	-14%	$65.70	44,090	25 Feb 2026	Direct	F1
holding	CAKE	Common Stock						38,298	25 Feb 2026	Direct	F2

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

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	The price reported within column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions ranging from $65.62 to $65.86, 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 (1) to this Form 4.
F2	Shares of restricted stock subject to forfeiture.

Content

The price reported within column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions ranging from $65.62 to $65.86, 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 (1) to this Form 4.

Shares of restricted stock subject to forfeiture.