ITEM 2.02 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

In a press release dated February 17, 2021, a copy of which is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report, The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (the "Company") reported financial results for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020, which ended on December 29, 2020.

ITEM 5.02 DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS;


           APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN
           OFFICERS

Performance Incentive Plan Payments for Fiscal 2020. On February 10, 2021, the Compensation Committee (the "Compensation Committee") of the Board of Directors of the Company awarded each of the named executive officers of the Company a discretionary bonus pursuant to the Company's Performance Incentive Plan for Fiscal 2020 (as amended and restated on September 2, 2020, the "Plan") equal to 10% of each such named executive officer's target performance bonus under the Plan in recognition of performance in responding to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic during fiscal year 2020 (each a "discretionary bonus"). The actual amounts of the discretionary bonuses paid to the named executive officers are set forth in the table below:





                                                               Amount of
Name                                                       Discretionary Bonus
David Overton                                             $             109,450

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer



David M. Gordon                                           $              54,000

President



Matthew E. Clark                                          $              37,450

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer



Scarlett May                                              $              33,150

Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary



Keith Carango                                             $              26,975

President, The Cheesecake Factory Bakery Incorporated

ITEM 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

On February 17, 2021, the Company posted an updated Investor Presentation on the Company's Investor Relations website at investors.thecheesecakefactory.com. A copy of the presentation is furnished as Exhibit 99.2 hereto and is incorporated by reference herein.




 ITEM 9.01   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS




(d) Exhibits



           99.1     Press release dated February 17, 2021 entitled "The Cheesecake
                  Factory Reports Results for Fourth Quarter of Fiscal 2020 and
                  Provides Business Update."
           99.2     The Cheesecake Factory Investor Presentation dated February 17,
                  2021
         104.1    Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the inline XBRL
                  document)

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