UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):

October 9, 2013

 

THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INCORPORATED

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

26901 Malibu Hills Road

Calabasas Hills, California 91301

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(818) 871-3000

 

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

o  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14.d-2(b))

o  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

ITEM 2.02                    RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

The following information is intended to be furnished under Item 2.02 of Form 8-K, “Results of Operations and Financial Condition.” This information shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date of this report, regardless of any general incorporation language in the filing.

 

In a press release dated October 9, 2013, The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (the “Company”) announced it will release third quarter fiscal 2013 financial results after the market close on Wednesday, October 23, 2013.  The Company will hold a conference call to discuss its results on the same day beginning at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time, which will be broadcast live over the Internet.

 

To listen to the conference call, please go to the Company’s website at www.thecheesecakefactory.com at least 15 minutes prior to the call to register and download any necessary audio software.  Click on the “Investors” link on the home page, and select the link for the “Q3 2013 Earnings Conference Call” at the top of the page.  An archive of the webcast will be available shortly after the call and continue through November 23, 2013.

 

The full text of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is hereby incorporated by reference herein.

 

 

ITEM 9.01                    FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

 

(d)         Exhibits

 

99.1	Press release dated October 9, 2013 entitled “The Cheesecake Factory to Webcast Third Quarter Fiscal 2013 Earnings Conference Call on October 23, 2013”

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Date:    October 9, 2013		THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INCORPORATED
		By:	/s/ W. Douglas Benn
			W. Douglas Benn
			Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit		Description
99.1		Press release dated October 9, 2013 entitled “The Cheesecake Factory to Webcast Third Quarter Fiscal 2013 Earnings Conference Call on October 23, 2013”