CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC — Director's Dealing 2011

Jan 10, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC (CAKE)
CIK: 0000887596
Period of Report: 2011-01-06

Reporting Person: Jannini Michael E (President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-01-06	Common stock	A	8000	—	Acquired	58000	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2011-01-06	Options to purchase common stock	$31.10	A	20000	Acquired	2019-01-06	Common stock (20000)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Restricted stock award which vests as to 60% of the shares on 1/6/2014 and 20% of the shares on each of 1/6/2015 and 1/6/2016.

F2: Options vest in five equal annual installments on 1/6/2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016. Subject to acceleration on change in control of the Company as set forth in Mr. Jannini's employment agreement.