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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-22-063874"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CAKE"
cik: "0000887596"
company_name: "CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC"
filed_at: "2022-05-23T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-25T08:28:14.982545+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.45
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Stockholders approve amendment to Stock Incentive Plan, increasing authorized shares by 2.35M

## Summary
- Shareholders approved First Amendment to Stock Incentive Plan, raising authorized shares from 4.8M to 7.15M.
- Individual annual limits increased: options/SARs to 600,000; restricted stock/units to 300,000 per employee.
- All 10 director nominees elected with >93% approval; Jerome Kransdorf re-elected as Lead Director.
- Ratification of independent auditor (Deloitte) passed with 99.8% support; advisory pay vote approved with 98.3%.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-22-063874
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CAKE
- cik: 0000887596
- company_name: CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC
- filed_at: 2022-05-23T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.45
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887596/000110465922063874/0001104659-22-063874-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887596/000110465922063874/tm2216259d1_8k.htm

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