The Cheesecake Factory Holds Annual Meeting of Stockholders

CALABASAS HILLS, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (NASDAQ: CAKE) today announced the results
of its Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which was held on May 20, 2009.

Stockholders voted to reelect independent directors Alexander L. Cappello and
Jerome I. Kransdorf to the Company`s Board of Directors. In addition,
stockholders elected David B. Pittaway, also an independent director, to fill
the vacancy resulting from the retirement of Wayne H. White. In addition to
serving on the Board of Directors, Mr. Pittaway will serve on the Audit
Committee. Each of the directors elected will serve a term that expires at the
Company`s 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. In 2011, all directors will stand
for election to one-year terms as a result of the elimination of the Company`s
classified board structure, which stockholders approved last year.

Stockholders also ratified the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to serve
as the Company`s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2009,
which ends on December 29, 2009. Proposals to amend the Company`s Certificate of
Incorporation to remove certain supermajority voting provisions and to permit
stockholder action by written consent in certain circumstances did not receive
the requisite number of votes and were therefore not approved by stockholders.

"On behalf of the Board of Directors, we extend a warm welcome to David
Pittaway," said David Overton, Chairman and CEO. "David brings extensive
restaurant industry, as well as finance and general business experience to our
Board, which will complement the knowledge and expertise already represented on
our Board."

About The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated

The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated created the upscale casual dining segment in
1978 with the introduction of its namesake concept. The Company operates 146
restaurants throughout the U.S. under The Cheesecake Factory name with an
extensive menu of more than 200 items and fiscal 2008 average annual unit sales
of approximately $9.8 million. Grand Lux Cafe, the Company`s second concept, has
13 units in operation across the U.S. offering a broad menu of more than 150
items and average annual unit sales of approximately $10.6 million in fiscal
2008. The Company also operates one unit of its newest concept, RockSugar Pan
Asian Kitchen, and two bakery production facilities in Calabasas Hills, CA and
Rocky Mount, NC that produce over 70 varieties of quality cheesecakes and other
baked products. Additionally, the Company licenses two bakery cafe outlets to
another foodservice operator under The Cheesecake Factory Bakery Cafe mark. For
more information, please visit thecheesecakefactory.com.

The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated
Jill Peters
(818) 871-8342
jpeters@thecheesecakefactory.com

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