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):

January 16, 2014

THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INCORPORATED

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

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):

o            Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o            Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14.d-2(b))

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

ITEM 8.01           OTHER EVENTS

The Cheesecake Factory® Incorporated (NASDAQ: CAKE) announced today that FORTUNE magazine has recognized it as one of the “100 Best Companies to Work For®.”  The Cheesecake Factory ranked 92, and is one of only 2 restaurant companies on the list, which FORTUNE publishes annually based on surveys of current employees to identify and recognize companies that create positive work environments, with high employee morale and fulfillment.

The information furnished in Item 8.01 of this Report, including the exhibits incorporated by reference, will not be treated as “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section.  This information will not be deemed incorporated by reference into a filing under the Securities Act of 1933, or into another filing under the Exchange Act, unless that filing expressly refers to specific information in this Report.

ITEM 9.01          FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(d)                                 Exhibits

99.1          Press release dated January 16, 2014 entitled, “The Cheesecake Factory named on Fortune’s “100 Best Companies to Work For” List For First Time in Company History

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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.

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EXHIBIT INDEX

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