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):

October 20, 2015

THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INCORPORATED

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

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)

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ITEM 2.02                           RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

The following information is intended to be furnished under Item 2.02 of Form 8-K, “Results of Operations and Financial Condition.” This information shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date of this report, regardless of any general incorporation language in the filing.

In a press release dated October 26, 2015, The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (the “Company”) reported financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2015, which ended on September 29, 2015.  Total revenues were $526.7 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2015 as compared to $499.1 million in the prior year third quarter. Net income and diluted net income per share were $26.2 million and $0.52, respectively, in the third quarter of fiscal 2015. The Company recorded a pre-tax, non-cash charge of $6.0 million related to the impairment of RockSugar Pan Asian Kitchen during the third quarter of fiscal 2015.  Excluding this item, net income was $29.8 million and diluted net income per share was $0.59.  The full text of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report.

ITEM 8.01                           OTHER EVENTS

On October 20, 2015, the Board of Directors of the Company declared a quarterly cash dividend to its stockholders.  A dividend of $0.20 per share will be paid on November 23, 2015 to the stockholders of record at the close of business on November 9, 2015 of each share of the Company’s common stock.  Future dividends, if any, will be subject to Board approval.  On October 26, 2015, the Company included in its press release, attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and described in Item 2.02 above, an announcement of the declaration of the dividend.  The full text of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report and is hereby incorporated by reference.

ITEM 9.01                    FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(d)                                 Exhibits

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.

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