UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
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0-20574 (Commission File Number) |
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51-0340466 (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
26901 Malibu Hills Road
Calabasas Hills, California 91301
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrants 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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SECTION 8 OTHER EVENTS
In a press release dated February 28, 2008, The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated announced that it will open The NASDAQ Stock Market on March 5, 2008 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of The Cheesecake Factory. The Companys first restaurant opened in Beverly Hills, California on February 25, 1978.
In addition, the Company will present at the Bear Stearns 14th Annual Retail, Restaurants & Consumer Conference on March 6, 2008 in New York City at 8:15 a.m. Eastern Time. David Overton, Chairman and CEO, and Michael Dixon, Senior Vice President and CFO, will be presenting on behalf of the Company.
The presentation will be webcast on the Companys website at thecheesecakefactory.com and can be accessed by clicking on the Investors link from the home page and the webcast link at the top of the page. An archive of the webcast will be available following the live presentation through April 7, 2008.
The full text of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is hereby incorporated by reference herein.
(d) Exhibits
99.1 Press release dated February 28, 2008 entitled, The Cheesecake Factory to Present at the Bear Stearns 14th Annual Retail, Restaurants & Consumer Conference
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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: February 28, 2008 |
THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INCORPORATED |
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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 |
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Exhibit |
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99.1 |
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Press release dated February 28, 2008 entitled, The Cheesecake Factory to Present at the Bear Stearns 14th Annual Retail, Restaurants & Consumer Conference |
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