SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2020-04-20

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<DESCRIPTION>EXHIBIT 10.3
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<P STYLE="text-align: right; margin: 0"><B>Exhibit 10.3</B></P>

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<P STYLE="text-align: right; margin: 0"><B><I>Execution Version</I></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase"><B>acknowledgment
and support agreement</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right">April 20, 2020</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0in">RC Cake Holdings LLC<BR>
1180 Peachtree Street, N.E.<BR>
Atlanta, Georgia 30309-3521</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Reference is made to
that certain Subscription Agreement, dated as of April 20, 2020 (the &ldquo;<B>Subscription Agreement</B>&rdquo;), between RC Cake
Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (&ldquo;<B>Purchaser</B>&rdquo;), and The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated, a
Delaware corporation (the &ldquo;<B>Company</B>&rdquo;), pursuant to which the Company will issue and sell, and Purchaser will
purchase, 200,000 shares (the &ldquo;<B>Shares</B>&rdquo;) of the Company&rsquo;s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value
$.01 per share. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Subscription
Agreement.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">As of the date hereof,
the undersigned (&ldquo;<B>Stockholder</B>&rdquo;) is the record or beneficial owner (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which meaning will apply for all purposes of this Acknowledgment and Support Agreement
(this &ldquo;<B>Support Agreement</B>&rdquo;) whenever the term &ldquo;beneficial owner&rdquo; or &ldquo;beneficially own&rdquo;
is used) of the number of shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share of the Company (the &ldquo;<B>Company Common Stock</B>&rdquo;),
set forth below Stockholder&rsquo;s name on the signature page hereto (all shares of Company Common Stock for which Stockholder
is or becomes the record or beneficial owner prior to the termination of this Support Agreement being referred to herein as the
 &ldquo;<B>Covered Shares</B>&rdquo;).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Stockholder acknowledges
and agrees that the execution of this Support Agreement and its delivery to Purchaser by Stockholder is a condition and material
inducement for Purchaser to enter into the Subscription Agreement and purchase the Shares. In consideration of the mutual covenants
and premises contained in this Support Agreement and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which
are hereby acknowledged, Purchaser and Stockholder, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in">1.<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</FONT><U>Stockholder Vote</U>. At the next meeting of the Company&rsquo;s stockholders held following the Company&rsquo;s Annual
Meeting of Stockholders in 2020, or at any adjournment thereof (the, &ldquo;<B>Company Stockholders Meeting</B>&rdquo;), Stockholder
shall, and shall cause any other holder of record of the Covered Shares to, (a) appear at such meeting (if applicable) or otherwise
cause all Covered Shares to be counted as present thereat for purposes of calculating a quorum and (b) vote (or cause to be voted)
all Covered Shares:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(i)<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </FONT>in
favor of the issuance of shares of Company Common Stock upon conversion of the Shares in excess of the limitations imposed by
NASDAQ Listing Standard Rule 5635(b), such that the Shares may be converted into Company Common Stock and the Shares may vote
on an as-converted to Company Common Stock basis, in each case, without regard to the Ownership Limitation (as defined in
Section 10(h)(i) of the Certification of Designations) (the &ldquo;<B>Stockholder Approval</B>&rdquo;),</P>

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