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):  July 3, 2019

 

THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INCORPORATED

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

0-20574

 

51-0340466

(State or other jurisdiction

 

(Commission

 

(IRS Employer

of incorporation)

 

File Number)

 

Identification No.)

 

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:

 

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 240.14d-2(b))

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

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class:

 

Trading Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange on which registered:

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock, par value $.01 per share

 

CAKE

 

Nasdaq Global Select Market

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company  o

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  o

 

 

 

 

ITEM 8.01            OTHER EVENTS

 

In a press release dated July 3, 2019, the Company announced it will release second quarter fiscal 2019 financial results after market close on Wednesday, July 31, 2019. The Company will hold a conference call to discuss its results on the same day beginning at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time. The conference call will be webcast and can be accessed on the Company’s website, investors.thecheesecakefactory.com . A replay of the webcast will be available on the Company’s website through August 30, 2019.

 

 

ITEM 9.01            FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

 

(d)                                  Exhibits

 

99.1                         Press release dated July 3, 2019, entitled “The Cheesecake Factory to Webcast Second Quarter Fiscal 2019 Earnings Conference Call on July 31, 2019.”

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

 Exhibit

 

Description

99.1

 

Press release dated July 3, 2019 entitled “The Cheesecake Factory Reports Results for Second Quarter of Fiscal 2019”

 

 

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:    July 3, 2019

THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INCORPORATED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Matthew E. Clark

 

 

Matthew E. Clark

 

 

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

PRESS RELEASE

 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Stacy Feit

 

(818) 871-3000

 

investorrelations@thecheesecakefactory.com

 

 

 

THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY TO WEBCAST

SECOND QUARTER FISCAL 2019 EARNINGS CONFERENCE CALL

ON JULY 31, 2019

 

 

Calabasas Hills, Calif., – July 3, 2019 – The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (NASDAQ: CAKE) today announced it will release second quarter fiscal 2019 financial results after market close on Wednesday, July 31, 2019. The Company will hold a conference call to discuss its results on the same day beginning at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time. The conference call will be webcast and can be accessed on the Company’s website, investors.thecheesecakefactory.com . A replay of the webcast will be available on the Company’s website through August 30, 2019.

 

 

About The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated

 

The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated created the upscale, casual-dining segment in 1978 with the introduction of its namesake concept. The Company, through its subsidiaries, owns and operates 219 restaurants throughout the United States, including Puerto Rico, and Canada, comprised of 202 restaurants under The Cheesecake Factory ®  mark; 14 restaurants under the Grand Lux Cafe ®  mark; two restaurants under the RockSugar Southeast Asian Kitchen ®  mark and one restaurant under the Social Monk Asian Kitchen™ mark. Internationally, 22 The Cheesecake Factory ®  restaurants operate under licensing agreements. The Company’s bakery division operates two bakery production facilities, in Calabasas Hills, CA and Rocky Mount, NC, that produce quality cheesecakes and other baked products for its restaurants, international licensees and third-party bakery customers. In 2019, the Company was named to the FORTUNE Magazine “100 Best Companies to Work For ® ” list for the sixth consecutive year. To learn more about the Company, visit www.thecheesecakefactory.com .

 

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The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated

26901 Malibu Hills Road, Calabasas Hills, CA 91301 · Telephone (818) 871-3000 · Fax (818) 871-3100