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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 29, 2019, a copy of which is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report, The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (the “Company”) reported financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2019.
| ITEM 8.01 | OTHER EVENTS |
On October 23, 2019, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.36 per share which will be paid on November 26, 2019 to the stockholders of record of each share of the Company’s common stock at the close of business on November 12, 2019. Future dividends, if any, will be subject to Board approval.
| ITEM 9.01 | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS |
| (d) | Exhibits |
| 99.1 | Press release dated October 29, 2019 entitled “The Cheesecake Factory Reports Results for Third Quarter of Fiscal 2019.” | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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| Exhibit | Description | ||
| 99.1 | Press release dated October 29, 2019 entitled “The Cheesecake Factory Reports Results for Third Quarter of Fiscal 2019.” | ||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | ||
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: | October 29, 2019 | THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INCORPORATED | |
| By: | /s/ Matthew E. Clark | ||
| Matthew E. Clark | |||
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||