UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO
SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INCORPORATED
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Delaware |
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0-20574 |
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51-0340466 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
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(Commission File Number) |
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(IRS Employer 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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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In a press release dated September 20, 2006, The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated announced that it opened its 110th Cheesecake Factory restaurant on September 19, 2006 at the Penn Square Mall in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The restaurant contains approximately 10,400 square feet and 290 seats.
To celebrate the opening, The Cheesecake Factory hosted a benefit on September 16, 2006 for Safe Kids Oklahoma, a non-profit organization based in Oklahoma City that is dedicated to public education and awareness of preventable childhood injuries. The ticket price for the event included cocktails, appetizers, a sampling of several entrees, live music and the Company’s signature cheesecakes. The Cheesecake Factory, along with its vendors, underwrote the event in order to donate 100% of the proceeds from ticket sales, approximately $25,000, to Safe Kids Oklahoma.
The full text of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is hereby incorporated by reference herein.
SECTION 9 — FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(d) Exhibits
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.
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Date: September 20, 2006 |
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THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INCORPORATED |
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By: |
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/s/ MICHAEL J. DIXON |
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Michael J. Dixon |
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Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit |
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Description |
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99.1 |
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Press release dated September 20, 2006 entitled, “The Cheesecake Factory Opens in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma” |