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):
March 29, 2005

THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INCORPORATED

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Delaware

 

0-20574

 

51-0340466

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

26950 Agoura 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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SECTION 8 – OTHER EVENTS

ITEM 8.01     OTHER EVENTS

          In a press release dated March 29, 2005, The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated announced the opening of two new restaurants on March 28, 2005 in Los Angeles, California and Sugar Land, Texas and provided an update on the filing of its Annual Report on Form 10-K.  A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.

SECTION 9 – FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

ITEM 9.01     FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

     (c)     Exhibits

               99.1     Press release dated March 29, 2005 entitled “The Cheesecake Factory Announces New Restaurant Openings; Update on Filing of Form 10-K”.

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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.

Date:     March 29, 2005

THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INCORPORATED

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ MICHAEL J. DIXON

 

 


 

 

Michael J. Dixon

 

 

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit

 

Description


 


99.1

 

Press Release dated March 29, 2005 entitled “The Cheesecake Factory Announces New Restaurant Openings; Update on Filing of Form 10-K”.

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