UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):

September 25, 2006

 

THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INCORPORATED

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

0-20574
(Commission File Number)

51-0340466
(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):

o                    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o                    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o                    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14.d-2(b))

o                    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 



SECTION 8 — OTHER EVENTS

ITEM 8.01  OTHER EVENTS

In a press release dated September 26, 2006, The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated announced that it opened its eighth Grand Lux Cafe at the Town Center at Boca Raton in Boca Raton, Florida on September 25, 2006.  The restaurant contains approximately 11,000 square feet and 310 seats.

The Company also reiterated its target to open as many as 21 new restaurants in fiscal 2006, including one Grand Lux Cafe.  Eight new restaurants have been opened to date this fiscal year, and as many as 13 additional restaurants will open in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006.

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

99.1

Press release dated September 26, 2006 entitled, “The Cheesecake Factory Opens Grand Lux Cafe in Boca Raton, Florida”

 

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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.

               

 

Date:   September 26, 2006

THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INCORPORATED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ MICHAEL J. DIXON

 

 

Michael J. Dixon
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit

 

Description

99.1

 

Press release dated September 26, 2006 entitled, “The Cheesecake Factory Opens Grand Lux Cafe in Boca Raton, Florida”

 

 

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