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     <!-- Control Number: 70517                                                            -->
     <!-- Rev Number:     1.0                                                              -->
     <!-- Client Name:    Cheesecake factory                                               -->
     <!-- Project Name:   S-8                                                              -->
     <!-- Firm Name:      ADP                                                              -->
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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF"><FONT SIZE="2"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION</B> <BR>Washington, D.C. 20549</FONT></FONT> </P>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>FORM S-8<BR>REGISTRATION
STATEMENT<BR>UNDER<BR>THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</FONT></H1>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF"><FONT SIZE="2"><B>THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY
INCORPORATED</B><BR>(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)</FONT></FONT> </P>

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     <TD WIDTH="59%" ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Delaware</B></FONT></FONT></TD>
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     <TD WIDTH="34%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT SIZE="2"><B>51-0340466</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </FONT></FONT></TD>
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     <TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">(State or other jurisdiction</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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     <TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">of incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Identification No.)</FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>26950 Agoura Road,
Calabasas Hills, CA  91301 <BR>(818) 871-3000<BR>(Address, including zip
code, and telephone number, including <BR>area code, of registrant&#146;s principal executive
offices)</FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF"><FONT SIZE="2"><B>THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY
INCORPORATED<BR>2001 Stock Option Plan</B> <BR>(Full title of the
plan)</FONT></FONT> </P>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>GERALD W. DEITCHLE<BR>
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer <BR>26950 Agoura Road <BR>Calabasas Hills, CA
91301 <BR>(818) 871-3000 <BR>(Name, address and
telephone number of agent for service) </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>Copy to: <BR>MARK A. BONENFANT, ESQ.<BR>
Buchalter, Nemer, Fields &amp; Younger <BR>a professional
corporation <BR>601 South Figueroa
Street, Suite 2400 <BR>Los Angeles, California
90017-5704 <BR>(213) 891-0700 </FONT></P>

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     <TD WIDTH="24%" ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Common Stock,</FONT></TD>
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     <TD WIDTH="27%" ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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     <TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">$.01 par value</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">1,492,873 shares&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">$26.95</FONT></TD>
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     <TD ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">$40,232,928</FONT></TD>
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     <TD ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">$10,059.00</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=94%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Estimated solely for purpose of calculating the
registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) and is calculated based on the closing price of the Company&#146;s Common
Stock on the NASDAQ Stock Market on June 28, 2001. </FONT></TD>
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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>PART II</FONT></H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>EXPLANATORY
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<P><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This
Registration Statement relates to The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated 2001 Stock
Option Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;) which (a) provides for 1,350,000 shares
(reflecting a 3 for 2 stock split on June 18, 2001) available for issuance upon
the exercise of stock options under the Plan, (b) provides that all nonqualified
stock options granted under the Plan must be issued with an exercise price equal
to the fair market value of the underlying shares on the date of grant, (c)
provides that, in the event the optionee is a 10% shareholder, the exercise
price of incentive stock options shall be at least 110% of the fair market value
on the pricing date, and (d) limits the number of options that may be granted to
an individual in any one fiscal year to 300,000 options. The Compensation
Committee of the Company&#146;s Board of Directors does not intend to grant any
new stock options under the 1992 Employee Performance Stock Option Plan,
therefore, the number of shares available for issuance upon the exercise of
stock options under the 2001 Stock Option Plan is increased by 142,873 shares
(reflecting a 3 for 2 stock split on June 18, 2001) which remain available for
grant under the 1992 Plan. </FONT></P>

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<H2 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>Item 1. Incorporation of
Documents by Reference.</FONT></H2>

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<P><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
following documents heretofore filed or to be filed by the Registrant with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) are incorporated
by reference herein: </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH=94%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)
The Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the Commission for the fiscal
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The Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as filed with the Commission for the
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<TD WIDTH=94%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)
The Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form 8-A, declared effective by the
Commission on September 17, 1992.</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All
documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a),
13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, prior to
the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities
offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold
shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement
and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement
contained herein or in a document all or a portion of which is incorporated or
deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or
superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a
statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which
also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or
supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall
not be deemed, except as so modified or amended, to constitute a part of this
Registration Statement. </FONT></P>

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Named Experts and Counsel.</FONT></H2>

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<H2 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>Item 3. &nbsp;Indemnification
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<P><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section
145 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware provides, in summary, that the
directors and officers of the Company may, under certain circumstances, be
indemnified by the Company against all expenses incurred by or imposed upon them
as a result of actions, suits or proceedings brought against them as such
directors and officers, or as directors or officers of any other organization at
the request of the Company, if they act in good faith and in a manner they
reasonably believe to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company,
and with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, have no reasonable cause
to believe their conduct was unlawful, except that no indemnification shall be
made against expenses in respect to any claim, issue or matter as to which they
shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Company unless and only to the
extent that the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine
upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all
the circumstances of the case, they are fairly and reasonably entitled to
indemnity for such expenses which such court shall deem proper. Section 145 of
the Delaware General Corporation Law also provides that directors and officers
of the Company are entitled to such indemnification by the Company to the extent
that such persons are successful on the merits or otherwise in defending any
such action, suit or proceeding. The Company&#146;s Bylaws provide for the
indemnification by the Company of officers and directors to the fullest extent
permitted by Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section
102 of the Delaware General Corporation Law provides that a corporation, in its
Certificate of Incorporation, may eliminate the personal liability of its
directors to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach
of fiduciary duty as a director, other than liability for (1)&nbsp;any breach of
the director&#146;s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders,
(2)&nbsp;acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional
misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (3)&nbsp;any transaction from which
the director derived an improper personal benefit and (4)&nbsp;unlawful payment
of dividends or unlawful stock purchases or redemptions. The Company&#146;s
Certificate of Incorporation provides for the elimination of personal liability
of its directors as permitted by Section 102 of the Delaware General Corporation
Law. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Company maintains a directors and officer&#146;s insurance policy for the
benefit of its directors and officers. </FONT></P>

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Exhibits filed herewith are listed on the Exhibit Index. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.&nbsp;&nbsp; The
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To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this registration statement:</FONT></TD>
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To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the
registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which,
individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set
forth in the registration statement. </FONT></TD>
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To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such
information in the registration statement. </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=94%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;
That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each
such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating
to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall
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<P><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.&nbsp;&nbsp;
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining
any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the
registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an
employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the
registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of
1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant
has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission
such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is,
therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against
such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expense incurred
or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the
successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter
has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question of whether such indemnification by it is against
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<P><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that
it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for
filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of
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<TD WIDTH=50%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2> THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INCORPORATED,<BR>a Delaware Corporation<BR><BR>
<BR>By: /s/ David Overton<BR>&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>
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<BR>&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>David Overton </FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Gerald W. Deitchle
<BR>&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>Gerald W. Deitchle   </FONT></TD>
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<BR>&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>Jerome I. Kransdorf</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=42% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Wayne H. White
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     <TD WIDTH="70%" ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated 2001 Stock Option Plan</FONT></TD>
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     <TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Opinion of Buchalter, Nemer, Fields &amp; Younger, a Professional Corporation</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>

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     <TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Auditor&#146;s Consent of Independent Accountant</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Legal Counsel Consent is contained in Exhibit 5</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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Cheesecake Factory
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION
STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY
INCORPORATED
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
51-0340466
(State or other jurisdiction
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization)
Identification No.)
26950 Agoura Road,
Calabasas Hills, CA  91301
(818) 871-3000
(Address, including zip
code, and telephone number, including
area code, of registrant's principal executive
offices)
THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY
INCORPORATED
2001 Stock Option Plan
(Full title of the
plan)
GERALD W. DEITCHLE
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer
26950 Agoura Road
Calabasas Hills, CA
91301
(818) 871-3000
(Name, address and
telephone number of agent for service)
Copy to:
MARK A. BONENFANT, ESQ.
Buchalter, Nemer, Fields & Younger
a professional
corporation
601 South Figueroa
Street, Suite 2400
Los Angeles, California
90017-5704
(213) 891-0700
CALCULATION OF
REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities
to be Registered
Amount to be
Registered
Proposed Maximum Offering
Price Per Unit(1)
Proposed Maximum Aggregate
Offering Price
Amount of
Registration Fee
Common Stock,
$.01 par value
1,492,873 shares
$26.95
$40,232,928
$10,059.00
(1)
Estimated solely for purpose of calculating the
registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) and is calculated based on the closing price of the Company's Common
Stock on the NASDAQ Stock Market on June 28, 2001.
PART II
EXPLANATORY
NOTE
This
Registration Statement relates to The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated 2001 Stock
Option Plan (the "Plan") which (a) provides for 1,350,000 shares
(reflecting a 3 for 2 stock split on June 18, 2001) available for issuance upon
the exercise of stock options under the Plan, (b) provides that all nonqualified
stock options granted under the Plan must be issued with an exercise price equal
to the fair market value of the underlying shares on the date of grant, (c)
provides that, in the event the optionee is a 10% shareholder, the exercise
price of incentive stock options shall be at least 110% of the fair market value
on the pricing date, and (d) limits the number of options that may be granted to
an individual in any one fiscal year to 300,000 options. The Compensation
Committee of the Company's Board of Directors does not intend to grant any
new stock options under the 1992 Employee Performance Stock Option Plan,
therefore, the number of shares available for issuance upon the exercise of
stock options under the 2001 Stock Option Plan is increased by 142,873 shares
(reflecting a 3 for 2 stock split on June 18, 2001) which remain available for
grant under the 1992 Plan.
Item 1. Incorporation of
Documents by Reference.
The
following documents heretofore filed or to be filed by the Registrant with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") are incorporated
by reference herein:
(a)
The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the Commission for the fiscal
year ended January 2, 2001;
(b)
The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as filed with the Commission for the
quarter ended April 3, 2001;
(c)
The Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A, declared effective by the
Commission on September 17, 1992.
All
documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a),
13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, prior to
the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities
offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold
shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement
and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement
contained herein or in a document all or a portion of which is incorporated or
deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or
superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a
statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which
also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or
supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall
not be deemed, except as so modified or amended, to constitute a part of this
Registration Statement.
Item 2. Interests of
Named Experts and Counsel.
Not
Applicable
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Item 3.  Indemnification
of Directors and Officers.
Section
145 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware provides, in summary, that the
directors and officers of the Company may, under certain circumstances, be
indemnified by the Company against all expenses incurred by or imposed upon them
as a result of actions, suits or proceedings brought against them as such
directors and officers, or as directors or officers of any other organization at
the request of the Company, if they act in good faith and in a manner they
reasonably believe to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company,
and with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, have no reasonable cause
to believe their conduct was unlawful, except that no indemnification shall be
made against expenses in respect to any claim, issue or matter as to which they
shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Company unless and only to the
extent that the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine
upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all
the circumstances of the case, they are fairly and reasonably entitled to
indemnity for such expenses which such court shall deem proper. Section 145 of
the Delaware General Corporation Law also provides that directors and officers
of the Company are entitled to such indemnification by the Company to the extent
that such persons are successful on the merits or otherwise in defending any
such action, suit or proceeding. The Company's Bylaws provide for the
indemnification by the Company of officers and directors to the fullest extent
permitted by Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law.
Section
102 of the Delaware General Corporation Law provides that a corporation, in its
Certificate of Incorporation, may eliminate the personal liability of its
directors to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach
of fiduciary duty as a director, other than liability for (1) any breach of
the director's duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders,
(2) acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional
misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (3) any transaction from which
the director derived an improper personal benefit and (4) unlawful payment
of dividends or unlawful stock purchases or redemptions. The Company's
Certificate of Incorporation provides for the elimination of personal liability
of its directors as permitted by Section 102 of the Delaware General Corporation
Law.
The
Company maintains a directors and officer's insurance policy for the
benefit of its directors and officers.
Item 4.  Exhibits.
The
Exhibits filed herewith are listed on the Exhibit Index.
Item 5.  Undertakings.
1.   The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(a)  
To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this registration statement:
(i)  
To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
(ii)  
To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the
registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which,
individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set
forth in the registration statement.
(iii)  
To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such
information in the registration statement.
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(b)  
That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each
such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating
to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall
be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c)  
To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities
being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
2.  
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining
any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the
registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an
employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the
registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
3.  
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of
1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant
has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission
such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is,
therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against
such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expense incurred
or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the
successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter
has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question of whether such indemnification by it is against
public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that
it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for
filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of
Calabasas Hills, State of California, on July 3, 2001.
THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INCORPORATED,
a Delaware Corporation
By: /s/ David Overton
——————————————
David Overton
Chairman of the Board, President
and Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement
has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date
indicated.
Name
Title
Date
/s/
David Overton
——————————
David Overton
Chairman of the Board,
President and Chief Executive
Officer
July 3, 2001
/s/
Gerald W. Deitchle
——————————
Gerald W. Deitchle
Executive Vice President, and
Chief Financial Officer
July 3, 2001
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/s/
Thomas L. Gregory
——————————
Thomas L. Gregory
Director
July 3, 2001
/s/
Jerome I. Kransdorf
——————————
Jerome I. Kransdorf
Director
July 3, 2001
/s/
Wayne H. White
——————————
Wayne H. White
Director
July 3, 2001
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Exhibit
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The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated 2001 Stock Option Plan
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Opinion of Buchalter, Nemer, Fields & Younger, a Professional Corporation
23.1
Auditor's Consent of Independent Accountant
23.2
Legal Counsel Consent is contained in Exhibit 5