Matthew Eliot Clark - 30 Jul 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC (CAKE)

Reporting relationship: EXEC VP, CFO
Issuer ticker: CAKE
Reported as of: 30 Jul 2026
Net transaction value: -$6,841,770
SEC form: 4
Accepted by SEC: 31 Jul 2026, 13:47:54 UTC
Prior SEC filing: 03 Apr 2026
Source filing: View source filing
Reporting owner signature: /s/ Matthew Clark by Scarlett May, Attorney-in-Fact

Key filing fact

Matthew Eliot Clark filed Form 4 for CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC (CAKE) on 31 Jul 2026.

Key facts

This page summarizes Matthew Eliot Clark's Form 4 filing for CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC (CAKE).
3 reported transactions and 1 derivative row are listed below.
Accepted by SEC: 31 Jul 2026, 13:47.

Change

Previous filing in this sequence was filed on 03 Apr 2026.
Current net transaction value: -$6,841,770.

Research use

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Evidence

Filed on Form 4

Ownership activity is grounded in SEC Form 4 disclosures.

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Reporting Owners (1)

CIK 0001451763 Primary reporting owner

Clark Matthew Eliot

Relationship: EXEC VP, CFO
Address: 26901 MALIBU HILLS RD, CALABASAS HILLS
Signature: /s/ Matthew Clark by Scarlett May, Attorney-in-Fact
Signature date: 31 Jul 2026

Reported non-derivative transactions

Shares, units, or other non-derivative securities reported in this filing.

CAKE transaction

Common Stock

Options Exercise

Transaction value
Shares: +68,900
Change %: +153%
Price: $40.16^*
Shares after: 114,009
Date: 30 Jul 2026
Ownership: Direct

CAKE transaction

Common Stock

Sale

Transaction value: $6,841,770
Shares: -68,900
Change %: -60%
Price: $99.30
Shares after: 45,109
Date: 30 Jul 2026
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F1

CAKE holding

Common Stock

No transaction description listed

Transaction value
Shares
Change %
Price
Shares after: 36,220
Date: 30 Jul 2026
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F2

Reported derivative securities

Options, warrants, convertible securities, or similar derivative positions disclosed in the filing.

CAKE transaction Derivative

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

Options Exercise

Transaction value
Shares: -68,900
Change %: -100%
Price: $0.000000^*
Shares after: 0
Date: 30 Jul 2026
Ownership: Direct
Underlying class: Common Stock
Underlying amount: 68,900
Exercise price: $40.16

^* marks a reported price that did not pass the local price check.

Additional SEC filing notes

Filing notes and footnotes

Explanation of responses 2 footnotes

Footnote F1

The price reported within column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions ranging from $99.05 to $99.71, 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.

Footnote F2

Shares of restricted stock subject to forfeiture.