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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-13-083685
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		4
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20131111
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20131112
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20131112

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000887596
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	RETAIL-EATING PLACES [5812]
		IRS NUMBER:				510340466
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1230

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-20574
		FILM NUMBER:		131211078

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		26901 MALIBU HILLS RD
		CITY:			CALABASAS HILLS
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			91301
		BUSINESS PHONE:		818 871-8342

	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
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">November&nbsp;11, 2013</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INCORPORATED</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ITEM 5.02&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS.</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:27.5pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Second Amendment to Employment Agreement with David Overton</font></i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:27.5pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On November&nbsp;11, 2013, The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (the &#147;Company&#148;) and David Overton (&#147;Employee&#148;), the Company&#146;s Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, entered into a Second Amendment to Employment Agreement (the &#147;Second Amendment&#148;), which amendment extends the term of the Employment Agreement, dated June&nbsp;30, 2009 as first amended on February&nbsp;29, 2012 (&#147;Employment Agreement&#148;), between the Company and Employee to April&nbsp;1, 2015. Any further extension of the term of the Employment Agreement shall be by the mutual agreement of the Company and the Employee.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:27.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Except as modified by the Second Amendment, all other terms and conditions of the Employment Agreement remain unmodified and in full force and effect. The full text of the Second Amendment is attached as Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 to this report and is hereby incorporated by reference herein.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:27.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In a press release dated November&nbsp;12, 2013, The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (the &#147;Company&#148;) announced it will present at The Morgan Stanley Global Consumer Conference in New York City on November&nbsp;19, 2013 at 10:55&nbsp;a.m. Eastern Time.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:27.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The presentation will be webcast on the Company&#146;s website at www.thecheesecakefactory.com and can be accessed by clicking on the &#147;Investors&#148; link from the home page&nbsp;and the conference webcast link at the top of the page.&#160; An archive of the webcast will be available following the live presentation.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:27.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The full text of the press release is attached as Exhibit&nbsp;99.2 to this report and is hereby incorporated by reference herein.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Press release dated   November&nbsp;12, 2013, entitled &#147;The Cheesecake Factory to present at the   Morgan Stanley Global Consumer Conference&#148;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">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.</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SECOND AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">THIS SECOND AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the &#147;<b>Amendment</b>&#148;) is entered into as of November&nbsp;11, 2013, between THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INCORPORATED (the &#147;<b>Company</b>&#148;) and DAVID M. OVERTON (the &#147;<b>Employee</b>&#148;).</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">WHEREAS, the Company and the Employee previously entered into an Employment Agreement dated June&nbsp;30, 2009, as amended February&nbsp;29, 2012 (collectively, the &#147;<b>Employment Agreement</b>&#148;); and</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">WHEREAS, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company has approved and authorized the entry into this Amendment with the Employee; and</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">WHEREAS, the parties desire to enter into this Amendment to extend the term of the Employment Agreement until April&nbsp;1, 2015; and</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">WHEREAS, except as set forth herein, all of the terms and conditions for the employment relationship of the Employee with the Company shall remain as set forth in the Employment Agreement.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and mutual covenants and agreements herein contained and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Company and the Employee hereby agree as follows:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Section&nbsp;2 is hereby amended to read as follows:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2.&#160; <u>&#147;Term</u>.&#160; The &#147;<b>Term of this Agreement</b>&#148; or &#147;<b>Term</b>&#148; shall continue until April&nbsp;1, 2015.&#160; Any further extension of the Term of this Agreement or Term shall be by the mutual agreement of the Company and the Employee.&#148;</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has executed this Amendment on the date indicated next to their signatures below.</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">PRESS RELEASE</font></b></p>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Contact: Jill Peters</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(818) 871-3000</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">investorrelations@thecheesecakefactory.com</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY TO PRESENT AT THE</font></b></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL CONSUMER CONFERENCE</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><b><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Calabasas Hills, CA </font></i></b><i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">&#151;<b> November&nbsp;12, 2013</b></font></i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;"> &#151; The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (NASDAQ: CAKE) announced today that it will present at the Morgan Stanley Global Consumer Conference in New York City on November&nbsp;19, 2013 at 10:55&nbsp;a.m. Eastern Time.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Doug Benn, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and Jill Peters, Vice President of Investor Relations, will present on behalf of the Company.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The presentation will be webcast on the Company&#146;s website at www.thecheesecakefactory.com and can be accessed by clicking on the &#147;Investors&#148; link from the home page&nbsp;and the conference webcast link at the top of the page.&#160; An archive of the webcast will be available following the live presentation.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">About The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated created the upscale casual dining segment in 1978 with the introduction of its namesake concept.&#160; The Company operates 177 full-service, casual dining restaurants throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico, including 165 restaurants under The Cheesecake Factory&#174; mark; 11 restaurants under the Grand Lux Cafe&#174; mark; and one restaurant under the RockSugar Pan Asian Kitchen&#174; mark.&#160; Internationally, three The Cheesecake Factory&#174; restaurants operate under a licensing agreement.&#160; The Company also operates two bakery production facilities in Calabasas Hills, CA and Rocky Mount, NC that produce over 70 varieties of quality cheesecakes and other baked products.&#160; To learn more about the Company, visit www.thecheesecakefactory.com.</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">26901 Malibu Hills Road, Calabasas Hills, CA 91301 </font><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;"> Telephone (818) 871-3000 </font><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;"> Fax (818) 871-3100</font></p>
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