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*** Exercise Your Right to Vote *** Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Stockholder Meeting to Be Held on June 08, 2017 THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INCORPORATED Date: June 08, 2017 Time: 10:00 AM PDT Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza Thousand Oaks, CA 91362 You are receiving this communication because you hold shares in the above named company. This is not a ballot. You cannot use this notice to vote these shares. This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet. You may view the proxy materials online at www.proxyvote.com or easily request a paper copy (see reverse side). We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting. 1234567 1234567 Envelope # # of # Sequence # 1 OF 2 12 15 0000334730_1 R1.0.1.15 Broadridge Internal Use Only Job # Sequence # See the reverse side of this notice to obtain proxy materials and voting instructions. THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INCORPORATED ATTN:STACY FEIT 26901 MALIBU HILLS ROAD CALABASAS HILLS, CA 91301 Investor Address Line 1 Investor Address Line 2 Investor Address Line 3 Investor Address Line 4 Investor Address Line 5 John Sample 1234 ANYWHERE STREET ANY CITY, ON A1A 1A1 1234567 1234567 1234567 234567 Meeting Information Meeting Type: Annual Meeting For holders as of: April 10, 2017 Location: Janet and Ray Scherr Forum Theatre 2100 Thousand Oaks Boulevard B A R C O D E
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The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following: 1. 1a Election of Directors Nominees David Overton 4. To approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers as disclosed pursuant to the compensation disclosure rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission. 1b Edie Ames 1c Alexander L. Cappello 1d Jerome I. Kransdorf The Board of Directors recommends you vote 1 YEAR on the following proposal: 1e Laurence B. Mindel 5. To approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the frequency of the stockholder advisory vote on executive compensation (a "say-on-pay vote") on a three-, two-or one-year basis. 1f David B. Pittaway 1g Herbert Simon NOTE: In addition, to transact such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR proposals 2, 3 and 4. 2. To ratify the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2017, ending January 2, 2018. 3. To approve an amendment to The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated 2010 Stock Incentive Plan. xxxxxxxxxx Cusip Envelope # # of # Sequence # 0000334730_3 R1.0.1.15 Broadridge Internal Use Only xxxxxxxxxx Job # Sequence # B A R C O D E 23456789012 2 2 2 2 12345678901 12345678901 12345678901 12345678901 12345678901 12345678901 12345678901 12345678901 12345678901 12345678901 Voting items
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