SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2021-02-24

Document Content:
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<TYPE>EX-10.15.4
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<DESCRIPTION>EXHIBIT 10.15.4
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<!--Enhanced HTML document created with Toppan Merrill Bridge 9.9.1.77--><!--Created on: 2/24/2021 04:35:05 PM (UTC)--><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"><html><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><title></title></head><body><div style="margin-top:30pt;"></div><div style="max-width:100%;padding-left:5.88%;padding-right:5.88%;position:relative;"><div style="clear:both;max-width:100%;position:relative;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit 10.15.4</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:12pt;">Standard 2021</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;"><b style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Stock Incentive Plan, effective May 30, 2019</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;"><b style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">NOTICE OF GRANT AND STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT AND/OR RESTRICTED SHARE AGREEMENT</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;"><font style="font-size:12pt;">Notice is hereby given of the following Stock Option and/or Award of Restricted Shares of The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (&#8220;Company&#8221;), pursuant to the Stock Incentive Plan, effective May 30, 2019 (as amended from time to time, the &#8220;Plan&#8221;). &#160;In consideration of the promises and of the mutual agreements contained in this Notice of Grant and Stock Option Agreement and/or Restricted Share Agreement (&#8220;Agreement&#8221;), the parties hereto agree as follows:</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;"><font style="font-size:12pt;">Section 1. &#160;</font><u style="font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#000000;">Definitions</u><font style="font-size:12pt;">. &#160;Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Plan. &#160;Otherwise, as used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following respective meanings:</font></p><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:16pt;height:max-content;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:100%;" align="center"><tr style="height:1pt;"><td style="vertical-align:top;width:33.74%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:66.25%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:33.74%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:12pt;">Award</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:66.25%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:12pt;">The Option to purchase shares of the Company&#8217;s Common Stock (&#8220;Shares&#8221;) and/or Restricted Shares granted in accordance with this Agreement</font></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:33.74%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:12pt;">Date of Grant</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:66.25%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:12pt;">[date]</font></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:33.74%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:12pt;">Participant</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:66.25%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000