CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC — Director's Dealing 2012

Nov 19, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC (CAKE)
CIK: 0000887596
Period of Report: 2012-11-19

Reporting Person: OVERTON DAVID (Director, Chairman and C.E.O.)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-11-19	Common stock	S	3420	$33.65	Disposed	184250	Indirect
2012-11-19	Common stock	S	200	$33.66	Disposed	184050	Indirect
2012-11-19	Common stock	S	100	$33.68	Disposed	183950	Indirect

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common stock	75000	Direct
Common stock	3218830	Indirect
Common stock	60211	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Shares are held by the David M. Overton 2011 Gift Trust UTA dated 11/23/2011 for the benefit of the reporting person's son. The reporting person's spouse is trustee of the trust. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities.

F2: Shares are held by the David Overton Family Trust of which Mr. Overton is the trustee.

F3: Shares held by Mr. Overton's spouse as trustee for the Sheila A. Overton Living Trust. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities.