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LIVE
0000887596
THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INCORPORATED
000-20574
26901 Malibu Hills Road
Calabasas Hills
CA
91301
(818) 671-3000
MATTHEW E CLARK
Officer
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
8th Floor
New York
NY
10004
42900
2402400.00
49528017
05/27/2025
NASDAQ
Common
05/27/2025
Exercise of options under a registered plan
Issuer
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Compensation
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26901 Malibu Hills Road
Calabasas Hills
CA
91301
Common
02/28/2025
19000
1026000.00
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