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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
| ITEM 5.07 | SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS |
Results of the 2023 Annual Stockholders’ Meeting
The final results of the vote taken for each proposal presented at the annual meeting of stockholders held on June 1, 2023 are as follows:
Proposal 1: Election of Directors.
| Name | For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
| David Overton | 33,126,101 | 1,233,389 | 111,957 | 5,075,404 | ||||
| Edie A. Ames | 33,821,795 | 539,220 | 110,432 | 5,075,404 | ||||
| Alexander L. Cappello | 33,088,961 | 1,270,358 | 112,128 | 5,075,404 | ||||
| Khanh Collins | 32,758,623 | 1,579,995 | 132,829 | 5,075,404 | ||||
| Adam S. Gordon | 33,884,155 | 455,736 | 131,556 | 5,075,404 | ||||
| Jerome I. Kransdorf | 30,039,452 | 4,319,960 | 112,035 | 5,075,404 | ||||
| Janice L. Meyer | 33,840,331 | 520,929 | 110,187 | 5,075,404 | ||||
| Laurence B. Mindel | 32,183,943 | 2,174,940 | 112,564 | 5,075,404 | ||||
| David B. Pittaway | 33,168,585 | 1,190,552 | 112,310 | 5,075,404 | ||||
| Herbert Simon | 32,115,269 | 2,222,528 | 133,650 | 5,075,404 |
Proposal 2: Ratification of Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for Fiscal Year 2023.
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 39,428,736 | 85,805 | 32,310 | 0 |
Proposal 3: Non-Binding Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation.
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 33,742,680 | 682,518 | 46,249 | 5,075,404 |
Proposal 4: Non-Binding Advisory Vote on the Frequency of the Stockholder Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation.
| 1 Year | 2 Years | 3 Years | Abstain | |||
| 34,158,112 | 11,510 | 108,684 | 193,141 |
| ITEM 9.01 | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS |
| (d) | Exhibits |
| 104.1 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: June 5, 2023 | THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INCORPORATED | |
| By: | /s/ Matthew E. Clark | |
| Matthew E. Clark | ||
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||
