8-K

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):
June 5, 2006

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.)
26901 Malibu Hills 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)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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SECTION 8 – OTHER EVENTS

ITEM 8.01     OTHER EVENTS

          In a press release dated June 5, 2006, The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated announced that it held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 31, 2006.  Stockholders reelected independent directors Jerome Kransdorf and Wayne White to the Board of Directors, each for a three-year term, and ratified the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2006.  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

(d)	Exhibits
	99.1	Press release dated June 5, 2006 entitled, “The Cheesecake Factory Holds Annual Meeting of Stockholders.”

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:   June 5, 2006	THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INCORPORATED
	By:	/s/ MICHAEL J. DIXON
		Michael J. Dixon
		Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit	Description
99.1	Press release dated June 5, 2006 entitled, “The Cheesecake Factory Holds Annual Meeting of Stockholders.”

EX-99.1

EXHIBIT 99.1

PRESS RELEASE

THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY HOLDS
ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE	CONTACT:  JILL PETERS
	(818) 871-3000

          Calabasas Hills, CA – June 5, 2006 – The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated  (Nasdaq: CAKE) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 31, 2006.  Stockholders reelected independent directors Jerome Kransdorf and Wayne White to the Board of Directors each for a three-year term and until their successors are elected and qualified. Stockholders also ratified the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2006, which will end on January 2, 2007.

About The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated

          The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated operates 105 upscale, casual dining restaurants under The Cheesecake Factory ® name that offer an extensive menu of more than 200 items with an average check of approximately $17.00.  The Company also operates a bakery production facility that produces over 50 varieties of quality cheesecakes and other baked products for the Company’s restaurants and for other leading foodservice operators, retailers and distributors.  Additionally, the Company operates seven upscale, casual dining restaurants under the Grand Lux Cafe ® name; one self-service, limited menu “express” foodservice operation under The Cheesecake Factory Express® mark inside the DisneyQuest® family entertainment center in Orlando, Florida; and licenses two bakery cafe outlets to another foodservice operator under The Cheesecake Factory Bakery Cafe â name. For more information about The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated, please visit thecheesecakefactory.com.

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The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated

26901 Malibu Hills Road, Calabasas Hills, CA 91301 • Telephone (818) 871-3000 • Fax (818) 871-3100