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):

May 28, 2014

 

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):

 

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

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ITEM 5.07           SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

 

The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (“Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders on May 29, 2014.  The final results of the vote taken for each proposal are as follows:

 

Proposal 1: Election of Directors

 

Name

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

David Overton

41,992,965

738,820

23,385

3,689,234

Alexander L. Cappello

42,088,904

646,763

19,503

3,689,234

Jerome I. Kransdorf

41,980,689

752,684

21,797

3,689,234

Laurence B. Mindel

42,130,525

605,221

19,424

3,689,234

David B. Pittaway

42,018,877

716,413

19,880

3,689,234

Douglas L. Schmick

42,145,514

590,252

19,404

3,689,234

Herbert Simon

42,134,682

601,107

19,381

3,689,234

 

Proposal 2:   Approval of an amendment to the 2010 Stock Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares available for issuance by 230,000 shares, from 6,550,000 shares to 6,780,000 shares.

 

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

38,075,380

4,623,277

56,513

3,689,234

 

Proposal 3:   Ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2014, ending December 30, 2014.

 

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

46,270,289

147,081

27,034

-

 

 

Proposal 4:   Approval, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers.

 

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

39,738,591

1,278,115

1,738,464

3,689,234

 



 

ITEM 8.01           OTHER EVENTS

 

 

Election of Lead Director

 

Mr. Jerry Kransdorf’s term as Lead Director of the Company was scheduled to expire at the 2014 annual meeting of stockholders. On May 28, 2014, the independent directors of the Board of the Company re-elected Mr. Kransdorf as Lead Director of the Company, to serve in that capacity until the 2015 annual meeting of stockholders or his successor has been elected.

 

 

 

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 3, 2014

THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INCORPORATED

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Debby R. Zurzolo

 

 

 

Debby R. Zurzolo

 

 

 

Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary