UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC FORM 8-K

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1 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of e Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): February 20, 2018 THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INCORPORATED (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) Delaware (State or Oer Jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) Malibu Hills Road Calabasas Hills, California (Address of Principal Executive Offices) Registrant s Telephone Number, Including Area Code (818) Not Applicable (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) Check e appropriate box below if e Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy e filing obligation of e registrant under any of e following provisions ( seegeneral Instruction A.2. below): Written communication pursuant to Rule 425 under e Securities Act (17 CFR ) Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under e Exchange Act (17 CFR a-12) Pre-commencement communication pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under e Exchange Act (17 CFR d-2(b)) Pre-commencement communication pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under e Exchange Act (17 CFR e-4(c)) Indicate by check mark wheer e registrant is an emerging grow company as defined in Rule 405 of e Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR ) or Rule 12b-2 of e Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR b-2). Emerging grow company o If an emerging grow company, indicate by check mark if e registrant has elected not to use e extended transition period for complying wi any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of e Exchange Act. o

2 ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS In a press release dated February 20, 2018, The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (e Company ) announced at it will present at e Raymond James 39 Annual Institutional Investors Conference in Orlando, Florida on March 6, 2018 at 10:25 a.m. Eastern Time. David Gordon, President, and Matew Clark, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will present on behalf of e Company. The presentation will be webcast on e Company s website at investors.echeesecakefactory.com. A replay of e webcast will be available for seven days following e live presentation. ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS (d) Exhibits 99.1 Press release dated February 20, 2018, entitled The Cheesecake Factory to Present at e Raymond James 39 Annual Institutional Investors Conference

3 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Description 99.1 Press release dated February 20, 2018, entitled The Cheesecake Factory to Present at e Raymond James 39 Annual Institutional Investors Conference

4 SIGNATURES Pursuant to e requirements of e Securities Exchange Act of 1934, e Registrant has duly caused is report to be signed on its behalf by e undersigned hereunto duly auorized. Date: February 20, 2018 THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INCORPORATED By: /s/ Matew E. Clark Matew E. Clark Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

5 EXHIBIT99.1 FORIMMEDIATERELEASE PRESSRELEASE Contact:StacyFeit (818) THECHEESECAKEFACTORYTOPRESENTATTHE RAYMONDJAMES39 ANNUALINSTITUTIONALINVESTORSCONFERENCE Calabasas Hills, Calif., February 20, 2018 The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (NASDAQ: CAKE) today announced at it will present at e Raymond James 39 Annual Institutional Investors Conference in Orlando, Florida on March6,2018at10:25a.m.EasternTime. DavidGordon,President,andMatewClark,ExecutiveVicePresidentandChiefFinancialOfficer,willpresentonbehalf ofecompany. The presentation will be webcast on e Company s website at investors.echeesecakefactory.com. A replay of e webcastwillbeavailableforsevendaysfollowingelivepresentation. AboutTheCheesecakeFactoryIncorporated The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated created e upscale casual dining segment in 1978 wi e introduction of its namesake concept. The Company, rough its subsidiaries, owns and operates 214 full-service, casual dining restaurants roughouteu.s.a.,includingpuertorico,andcanada,comprisedof199restaurantsunderthecheesecakefactory mark; 13restaurantsundereGrandLuxCafe mark; andtworestaurantsundererocksugarsoueastasiankitchen mark (transitioningfromrocksugarpanasiankitchen ).Internationally,20TheCheesecakeFactory restaurantsoperateunder licensing agreements. The Company s bakery division operates two bakery production facilities, in Calabasas Hills, CA and Rocky Mount, NC, at produce quality cheesecakes and oer baked products for its restaurants, international licensees and ird-partybakerycustomers.in2018,ecompanywasnamedtoefortunemagazine 100BestCompaniestoWorkFor listforefifconsecutiveyear.tolearnmoreaboutecompany,visitwww.echeesecakefactory.com. FORTUNEandFORTUNE100BestCompaniestoWorkFor areregisteredtrademarksoftimeinc.andareusedunderlicense.fromfortunemagazine,march1, TimeInc.Usedunderlicense. FORTUNEandTimeInc.arenotaffiliatedwi,anddonotendorseproductsorservicesof,TheCheesecakeFactoryIncorporated. ### TheCheesecakeFactoryIncorporated 26901MalibuHillsRoad,CalabasasHills,CA91301 Telephone(818) Fax(818)