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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-18-003792
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20180124
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180124
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180124

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:		18545347

	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
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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;">FORM&nbsp;8-K</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d)&nbsp;of the</font></b></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;">Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): <b>January&nbsp;24, 2018</b></font></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;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In a press release dated January&nbsp;24, 2018, the Company announced it will release fourth quarter fiscal 2017 financial results after market close on Wednesday, February&nbsp;21, 2018.&#160; The Company will hold a conference call to discuss its results on the same day beginning at 2:00 p.m.&nbsp;Pacific Time. The conference call will be webcast and can be accessed on the Company&#146;s website, investors.thecheesecakefactory.com.&#160; A replay of the webcast will be available on the Company&#146;s website through March&nbsp;23, 2018.</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   January&nbsp;24, 2018, entitled &#147;The Cheesecake Factory to Webcast Fourth Quarter   Fiscal 2017 Earnings Conference Call on February&nbsp;21, 2018.&#148;</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 WEBCAST</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;">FOURTH QUARTER FISCAL 2017 EARNINGS CONFERENCE CALL</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;">ON FEBRUARY 21, 2018</font></b></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;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, Calif.,</font></i></b><i> &#151; <b>January&nbsp;24, 2018</b></i> &#151; The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (NASDAQ: CAKE) today announced it will release fourth quarter fiscal 2017 financial results after market close on Wednesday, February&nbsp;21, 2018. The Company will hold a conference call to discuss its results on the same day beginning at 2:00 p.m.&nbsp;Pacific Time. The conference call will be webcast and can be accessed on the Company&#146;s website, investors.thecheesecakefactory.com. A replay of the webcast will be available on the Company&#146;s website through March&nbsp;23, 2018.</p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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="font-size:10.0pt;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. The Company, through its subsidiaries, owns and operates 214 full-service, casual dining restaurants throughout the U.S.A., including Puerto Rico, and Canada, comprised of 199 restaurants under The Cheesecake Factory</font><font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">&#174;</font>&#160;mark; 13 restaurants under the Grand Lux Cafe<font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">&#174;</font>&#160;mark; and two restaurants under the RockSugar Southeast Asian Kitchen<font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">&#174;</font>&#160;mark (transitioning from Rock Sugar Pan Asian Kitchen<font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">&#174;</font>). Internationally, 19 The Cheesecake Factory<font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">&#174;</font>&#160;restaurants operate under licensing agreements. The Company&#146;s bakery division operates two bakery production facilities, in Calabasas Hills, CA and Rocky Mount, NC, that produce quality cheesecakes and other baked products for its restaurants, international licensees and third-party bakery customers. In 2017, the Company was named to the FORTUNE Magazine &#147;100 Best Companies to Work For<font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">&#174;</font>&#148; list for the fourth consecutive year. To learn more about the Company, visit www.thecheesecakefactory.com.</p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;">FORTUNE and FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For&#174; are registered trademarks of Time Inc. and are used under license. From FORTUNE Magazine, March&nbsp;15, 2017 &#169;2017 Time Inc. Used under license. FORTUNE and Time Inc. are not affiliated with, and do not endorse products or services of, The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated.</font></p>
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