# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000887596
**File Stem:** 0001104659-25-073720
**Filing Date:** 2025-8
**Character Count:** 29755
**Document Hash:** 147b988e62caaaf12dfcb12f748e3c87
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001104659-25-073720.hdr.sgml**: 20250804

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001104659-25-073720

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: S-8

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 16

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250804

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250804

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20250804

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000887596
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** RETAIL-EATING PLACES [5812]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 07 Trade & Services
- **EIN:** 510340466
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1230

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** S-8
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 333-289227
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251181763

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 26901 MALIBU HILLS RD
- **CITY:** CALABASAS HILLS
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 91301
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 818-871-3000

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 26901 MALIBU HILLS RD
- **CITY:** CALABASAS HILLS
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 91301

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** CHEESECAKE FACTORY INCORPORATED
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19930328

**As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 4, 2025**

**Registration No. 333-**

**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**Washington, D.C. 20549**

**FORM S-8**

**REGISTRATION STATEMENT**

***Under***

***The Securities Act of 1933***

**THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INCORPORATED**

**(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)**

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| **Delaware** | **51-0340466** |
| **(State or other jurisdiction of**<br> **incorporation or organization)** | **(IRS Employer**<br> **Identification No.)** |

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**26901 Malibu Hills Road**

**Calabasas Hills, California 91301**

**(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)**

**THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INCORPORATED<br> STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN**

**(Full title of the plan)**

**Matthew E. Clark<br> Executive Vice President and<br> Chief Financial Officer<br> The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated<br> 26901 Malibu Hills Road<br> Calabasas Hills, California 91301**

**(Name, address, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)**

***Copies to:***

**Kathleen M. Wells**

**Latham & Watkins LLP**

**140 Scott Drive**

**Menlo Park, CA 94025**

**Telephone: (650) 328-4600**

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

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| Large accelerated filer | ⌧ | Accelerated filer | ◻ |
| Non-accelerated filer | ◻ | Smaller reporting company | ◻ |
|  |  | Emerging growth company | ◻ |

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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 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ◻

**INTRODUCTION**

On May 19, 2022, the stockholders of The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (the "<u>Company</u>" or the "<u>Registrant</u>") approved the first amendment to The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated Stock Incentive Plan (as amended, the "<u>Plan</u>"), increasing the number of authorized shares of the Company's common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "<u>Common Stock</u>"), that may become issuable under the Plan by 2,350,000 shares (the "Initial Share Increase"). On May 22, 2025, the stockholders of the Company approved the second amendment to the Plan, increasing the number of authorized shares of Common Stock that may become issuable under the Plan by an additional 6,000,000 shares (together with the Initial Share Increase, the "<u>Share Increase</u>"). The Company is filing this registration statement (this "<u>Registration Statement</u>") on Form S-8 to register such Share Increase.

**INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE OF CONTENTS OF**

**REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8**

The Company has previously registered 8,471,467 shares of Common Stock issuable under the Plan on the registration statement on [Form S-8](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887596/000110465919043359/a19-16305_1s8.htm) (Reg. No. 333-232949) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "<u>Commission</u>") on August 1, 2019 (the "<u>Prior Registration Statement</u>"). Under this Registration Statement, the Company is registering an additional 8,350,000 shares of Common Stock issuable under the Plan. Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8 regarding Registration of Additional Securities, the contents of the Prior Registration Statement are incorporated by reference herein to the extent not modified or superseded hereby or by any subsequently filed document that is incorporated by reference herein or therein.

**PART I**

**INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS**

The information called for in Part I of Form S-8 is not being filed with or included in this Registration Statement (by incorporation by reference or otherwise) in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Commission. The Registrant will deliver the documents containing the information specified in Part I of Form S-8 to the Plan participants as specified by the Commission Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

**PART II**

**INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT**

**Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers**

Section 145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the "Delaware General Corporation Law") provides that a corporation may indemnify directors and officers as well as other employees and individuals against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines, and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with any threatened, pending, or completed actions, suits, or proceedings in which such person is made a party by reason of such person being or having been a director, officer, employee, or agent to the Registrant. The Delaware General Corporation Law provides that Section 145 is not exclusive of other rights to which those seeking indemnification may be entitled under any bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise. Article 8 of the Registrant's restated certificate of incorporation provides for indemnification by the Registrant of its directors, officers, and employees to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law.

Section 102(b)(7) of the Delaware General Corporation Law permits a corporation to provide in its certificate of incorporation that a director or an officer of the corporation shall not be personally liable to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director or an officer, except for liability (i) for any breach of the director's or officer's duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) in the case of directors, for unlawful payments of dividends or unlawful stock repurchases, redemptions, or other distributions, or (iv) for any transaction from which the director or officer derived an improper personal benefit; provided that officers may not be indemnified for actions by or in the right of the corporation. The Registrant's restated certificate of incorporation provides for such limitation of liability.

The Registrant has entered into indemnification agreements with each of its directors and officers. These indemnification agreements may require the Registrant to, among other things, indemnify its directors and officers for some expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, judgments, fines, penalties and settlement amounts incurred by a director or officer in any action or proceeding arising out of his or her service as one of our directors or officers, or any other company or enterprise to which the person provides services at the Registrant's request.

The Registrant maintains an insurance policy pursuant to which the directors and officers of the Registrant are insured, within the limits and subject to the limitations of the policy, against certain expenses in connection with the defense of certain claims, actions, suits or proceedings, and certain liabilities which might be imposed as a result of such claims, actions, suits or proceedings, which may be brought against them by reason of having been such directors or officers.

The foregoing summaries are subject to the complete text of the statute, the Registrant's Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws, and the arrangements referred to above and are qualified in their entirety by reference thereto.

**Item 8. Exhibits.**

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| <br>**Exhibit**<br>**No.** | <br>**Item** | <br>**Form** | <br>**File**<br>**Number** | **Incorporated<br> by Reference**<br>**from Exhibit**<br>**Number** | <br>**Filed with**<br>**SEC** |
| [4.1](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887596/000110465924068266/tm2416356d1_ex3-1.htm) | [Restated Certificate of Incorporation of The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887596/000110465924068266/tm2416356d1_ex3-1.htm) | [8-K](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887596/000110465924068266/tm2416356d1_ex3-1.htm) | [000-20574](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887596/000110465924068266/tm2416356d1_ex3-1.htm) | [3.1](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887596/000110465924068266/tm2416356d1_ex3-1.htm) | [6/4/2024](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887596/000110465924068266/tm2416356d1_ex3-1.htm) |
| [4.2](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887596/000110465920048510/tm2016335d1_ex3-1.htm) | [Certificate of Designations of The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated, dated April 20, 2020](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887596/000110465920048510/tm2016335d1_ex3-1.htm) | [8-K](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887596/000110465920048510/tm2016335d1_ex3-1.htm) | [000-20574](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887596/000110465920048510/tm2016335d1_ex3-1.htm) | [3.1](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887596/000110465920048510/tm2016335d1_ex3-1.htm) | [4/20/2020](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887596/000110465920048510/tm2016335d1_ex3-1.htm) |
| [4.2](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887596/000110465922113513/tm2229242d1_ex3-1.htm) | [Bylaws of The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated, amended and restated on October 26, 2022](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887596/000110465922113513/tm2229242d1_ex3-1.htm) | [8-K](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887596/000110465922113513/tm2229242d1_ex3-1.htm) | [000-20574](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887596/000110465922113513/tm2229242d1_ex3-1.htm) | [3.1](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887596/000110465922113513/tm2229242d1_ex3-1.htm) | [11/1/2022](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887596/000110465922113513/tm2229242d1_ex3-1.htm) |
| [5.1](tm2522382d1_ex5-1.htm) | [<u>Opinion of Latham & Watkins LLP</u>](tm2522382d1_ex5-1.htm) | [—](tm2522382d1_ex5-1.htm) | [—](tm2522382d1_ex5-1.htm) | [—](tm2522382d1_ex5-1.htm) | [Filed herewith](tm2522382d1_ex5-1.htm) |
| [23.1](tm2522382d1_ex23-1.htm) | [<u>Consent of KPMG LLP Independent Register Public Accounting Firm</u>](tm2522382d1_ex23-1.htm) | [—](tm2522382d1_ex23-1.htm) | [—](tm2522382d1_ex23-1.htm) | [—](tm2522382d1_ex23-1.htm) | [Filed herewith](tm2522382d1_ex23-1.htm) |
| [23.2](tm2522382d1_ex5-1.htm) | [<u>Consent of Latham & Watkins LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)</u>](tm2522382d1_ex5-1.htm) | [—](tm2522382d1_ex5-1.htm) | [—](tm2522382d1_ex5-1.htm) | [—](tm2522382d1_ex5-1.htm) | [See Exhibit 5.1](tm2522382d1_ex5-1.htm) |
| [24.1](#a_001) | [Power of Attorney](#a_001) | [—](#a_001) | [—](#a_001) | [—](#a_001) | [Contained on signature page](#a_001) |
| [99.1](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887596/000110465919034033/a19-11082_1ex10d1.htm) | [The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated Stock Incentive Plan](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887596/000110465919034033/a19-11082_1ex10d1.htm) | [8-K](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887596/000110465919034033/a19-11082_1ex10d1.htm) | [000-20574](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887596/000110465919034033/a19-11082_1ex10d1.htm) | [10.1](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887596/000110465919034033/a19-11082_1ex10d1.htm) | [6/5/2019](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887596/000110465919034033/a19-11082_1ex10d1.htm) |
| [99.2](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887596/000110465922063874/tm2216259d1_ex10-1.htm) | [The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated Stock Incentive Plan, as amended March 24, 2022](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887596/000110465922063874/tm2216259d1_ex10-1.htm) | [8-K](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887596/000110465922063874/tm2216259d1_ex10-1.htm) | [000-20574](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887596/000110465922063874/tm2216259d1_ex10-1.htm) | [10.1](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887596/000110465922063874/tm2216259d1_ex10-1.htm) | [5/23/2022](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887596/000110465922063874/tm2216259d1_ex10-1.htm) |
| [99.3](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887596/000110465925053643/tm2516285d1_ex10-1.htm) | [The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated Stock Incentive Plan as amended by the Second Amendment](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887596/000110465925053643/tm2516285d1_ex10-1.htm) | [8-K](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887596/000110465925053643/tm2516285d1_ex10-1.htm) | [000-20574](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887596/000110465925053643/tm2516285d1_ex10-1.htm) | [10.1](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887596/000110465925053643/tm2516285d1_ex10-1.htm) | [5/28/2025](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887596/000110465925053643/tm2516285d1_ex10-1.htm) |
| [99.4](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887596/000110465920075643/cake-20200331xex10d1.htm) | [Form of Notice of Grant and Stock Unit Grant Agreement for Directors under The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated Stock Incentive Plan](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887596/000110465920075643/cake-20200331xex10d1.htm) | [10-Q](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887596/000110465920075643/cake-20200331xex10d1.htm) | [000-20574](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887596/000110465920075643/cake-20200331xex10d1.htm) | [10.1](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887596/000110465920075643/cake-20200331xex10d1.htm) | [6/22/2020](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887596/000110465920075643/cake-20200331xex10d1.htm) |
| [99.5](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887596/000141057825000195/cake-20241231xex10d15x4.htm) | [Form of Notice of Grant and Stock Option Agreement and/or Restricted Share Agreement for Executive Officers under The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated Stock Incentive Plan](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887596/000141057825000195/cake-20241231xex10d15x4.htm) | [10-K](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887596/000141057825000195/cake-20241231xex10d15x4.htm) | [000-20574](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887596/000141057825000195/cake-20241231xex10d15x4.htm) | [10.15.4](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887596/000141057825000195/cake-20241231xex10d15x4.htm) | [2/24/2025](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887596/000141057825000195/cake-20241231xex10d15x4.htm) |
| [99.6](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887596/000141057825000195/cake-20241231xex10d15x5.htm) | [Form of Notice of Grant and Stock Option Agreement and/or Restricted Share Agreement under The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated Stock Incentive Plan](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887596/000141057825000195/cake-20241231xex10d15x5.htm) | [10-K](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887596/000141057825000195/cake-20241231xex10d15x5.htm) | [000-20574](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887596/000141057825000195/cake-20241231xex10d15x5.htm) | [10.15.5](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887596/000141057825000195/cake-20241231xex10d15x5.htm) | [2/24/2025](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887596/000141057825000195/cake-20241231xex10d15x5.htm) |
| [99.7](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887596/000110465922025711/cake-20211228xex10d15d5.htm) | [Form of Notice of Grant and Restricted Share Agreement for MEP I under The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated Stock Incentive Plan](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887596/000110465922025711/cake-20211228xex10d15d5.htm) | [10-K](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887596/000110465922025711/cake-20211228xex10d15d5.htm) | [000-20574](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887596/000110465922025711/cake-20211228xex10d15d5.htm) | [10.15.5](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887596/000110465922025711/cake-20211228xex10d15d5.htm) | [2/22/2022](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887596/000110465922025711/cake-20211228xex10d15d5.htm) |
| [107.1](tm2522382d1_ex-filingfees.htm) | [Filing Fee Table](tm2522382d1_ex-filingfees.htm) | [—](tm2522382d1_ex-filingfees.htm) | [—](tm2522382d1_ex-filingfees.htm) | [—](tm2522382d1_ex-filingfees.htm) | [Filed herewith](tm2522382d1_ex-filingfees.htm) |

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**SIGNATURES**

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Calabasas Hills, State of California, on August 4, 2025.

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| **THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INCORPORATED** | **THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INCORPORATED** |
| By: | /s/ DAVID OVERTON |
|  | David Overton |
|  | *Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer*<br> *(Principal Executive Officer)* |

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**SIGNATURES AND POWER OF ATTORNEY**

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below does hereby constitute and appoint David Overton and Matthew E. Clark, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, to this Registration Statement on Form S-8, and to file the same, with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.

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| **Signature** | **Title** | **Date** |
| /s/ DAVID OVERTON<br> David Overton | Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer<br> (Principal Executive Officer) | August 4, 2025 |
| /s/ MATTHEW E. CLARK<br> Matthew E. Clark | Chief Financial Officer <br> (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | August 4, 2025 |
| /s/ ASHLEY W. HANSCOM<br> Ashley W. Hanscom | Vice President, Controller<br> (Principal Accounting Officer) | August 4, 2025 |
| /s/ EDIE A. AMES<br> Edie A. Ames | Director | August 4, 2025 |
| /s/ ALEXANDER L. CAPPELLO<br> Alexander L. Cappello | Director | August 4, 2025 |
| /s/ KHANH COLLINS<br> Khanh Collins | Director | August 4, 2025 |
| /s/ ADAM S. GORDON<br> Adam S. Gordon | Director | August 4, 2025 |
| /s/ JEROME I. KRANSDORF<br> Jerome I. Kransdorf | Director | August 4, 2025 |
| /s/ JANICE MEYER<br> Janice Meyer | Director | August 4, 2025 |
| /s/ DAVID B. PITTAWAY<br> David B. Pittaway | Director | August 4, 2025 |

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## Exhibit 5.1

**Exhibit 5.1**

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| 140 Scott Drive |
| Menlo Park, California 94025 |
| Tel: +1.650.328.4600 Fax: +1.650.463.2600 |
| www.lw.com |

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| ![](tm2522382d1_ex5-1img001.jpg) | FIRM / AFFILIATE OFFICES | FIRM / AFFILIATE OFFICES |
| ![](tm2522382d1_ex5-1img001.jpg) | Austin | Milan |
|  | Beijing | Munich |
|  | Boston | New York |
|  | Brussels | Orange County |
|  | Century City | Paris |
| August 4, 2025 | Chicago | Riyadh |
|  | Dubai | San Diego |
|  | Düsseldorf | San Francisco |
|  | Frankfurt | Seoul |
|  | Hamburg | Silicon Valley |
| The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated | Hong Kong | Singapore |
| 26901 Malibu Hills Road | Houston | Tel Aviv |
| Calabasas Hills, California 91301 | London | Tokyo |
|  | Los Angeles | Washington, D.C. |
|  | Madrid |  |

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Re: <u>Registration Statement on Form S-8; 8,350,000 Shares of Common Stock of The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated, par value $0.01 per share.</u>

To the addressee set forth above:

We have acted as special counsel to The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (the "<u>Company</u>"), in connection with the registration by the Company of 8,350,000 shares of common stock of the Company, par value $0.01 per share (the "<u>Shares</u>"), issuable under The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated Stock Incentive Plan, as amended (the "<u>Plan</u>"). The Shares are included in a registration statement on Form S-8 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "<u>Act</u>"), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "<u>Commission</u>") on August 4, 2025 (the "<u>Registration Statement</u>"). This opinion is being furnished in connection with the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K under the Act, and no opinion is expressed herein as to any matter pertaining to the contents of the Registration Statement or the related prospectus, other than as expressly stated herein with respect to the issue of the Shares.

As such counsel, we have examined such matters of fact and questions of law as we have considered appropriate for purposes of this letter. With your consent, we have relied upon certificates and other assurances of officers of the Company and others as to factual matters without having independently verified such factual matters. We are opining herein as to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the "<u>DGCL</u>"), and we express no opinion with respect to any other laws.

Subject to the foregoing and the other matters set forth herein, it is our opinion that, as of the date hereof, when the Shares shall have been duly registered on the books of the transfer agent and registrar therefor in the name or on behalf of the purchasers, and have been issued by the Company for legal consideration not less than par value in the circumstances contemplated by the Plan, and assuming in each case that the individual issuances, grants or awards under the Plan are duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of the Company and duly issued, granted or awarded and exercised in accordance with the requirements of law and the Plan (and the agreements and awards duly adopted thereunder and in accordance therewith), the issue and sale of the Shares will have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of the Company, and the Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. In rendering the foregoing opinion, we have assumed that the Company will comply with all applicable notice requirements regarding uncertificated shares provided in the DGCL.

**August 4, 2025 <br> Page 2**

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This opinion is for your benefit in connection with the Registration Statement and may be relied upon by you and by persons entitled to rely upon it pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Act. We consent to your filing this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.

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| /s/ Latham & Watkins LLP |

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## Exhibit 23.1

**Exhibit 23.1**

**Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm**

We consent to the use of our report dated February 24, 2025, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, incorporated herein by reference.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Los Angeles, California<br> August 4, 2025

## Ex-Filing

?xml version='1.0' encoding='ASCII'? EX-FILING FEES

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| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Calculation of Filing Fee Tables**  |
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| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC**  |

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| | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Security Type**  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Security Class Title**  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Fee Calculation Rule**  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Amount Registered**  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Unit**  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Maximum Aggregate Offering Price**  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Fee Rate**  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Amount of Registration Fee**  |
| 1 | Equity | Common stock, $0.01 par value per share | Other | 8350000 | $62.70 | $523545000.00 | 0.0001531 | $80154.74 |
| Total Offering Amounts: | Total Offering Amounts: | Total Offering Amounts: | Total Offering Amounts: | Total Offering Amounts: |  | $523545000.00  |  | $80154.74  |
| Total Fee Offsets:  | Total Fee Offsets:  | Total Fee Offsets:  | Total Fee Offsets:  | Total Fee Offsets:  |  |  |  | $0.00  |
| Net Fee Due:  | Net Fee Due:  | Net Fee Due:  | Net Fee Due:  | Net Fee Due:  |  |  |  | $80154.74  |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <sup>1</sup> (1)In accordance with Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement shall be deemed to cover any additional securities that may from time to time be offered or issued to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions. (2)Consists of 8,350,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the "Common Stock"), of The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated. (the "Registrant") that are issuable under The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated Stock Incentive Plan. (3)Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rules 457(c) and 457(h) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and based upon the average of the high and low prices of the Registrant's Common Stock as reported on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC on August 1, 2025. (4)The Registrant does not have any fee offsets.

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| **Rule 457(p)** | **Rule 457(p)** |
| Fee Offset Claims | N/A |
| Fee Offset Sources | N/A |

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