CAKE Cheesecake Factory Inc

FORM 4 [ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).         
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES                                                                                   
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * SLOMANN CHERYL	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC [ CAKE ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director                    _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below)    _____ Other (specify below) Principal Accounting Officer
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) 26901 MALIBU HILLS ROAD	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 4/30/2021
(Street) CALABASAS HILLS, CA 91301 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	4/30/2021		M(1)		7500	A	$48.01	14151	I	By Trust (2)
Common Stock	4/30/2021		S(1)		7500	D	$61.5682 (3)	6651	I	By Trust (2)
Common Stock								17430 (4)	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$48.01	4/30/2021		M			7500	3/5/2016	3/5/2023	Common Stock	7500	$0	0	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on March 12, 2021.
(2)	Shares held by the Mark D. and Cheryl M. Slomann Trust u/a 4/7/1997 of which the reporting person and her spouse are trustees.
(3)	The price reported within column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions ranging from $60.51 to $62.31, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to CAKE Corporation, any security holder of CAKE Corporation, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in footnote (3) to this Form 4.
(4)	Shares of restricted stock subject to forfeiture.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
SLOMANN CHERYL 26901 MALIBU HILLS ROAD CALABASAS HILLS, CA 91301			Principal Accounting Officer

Signatures
Cheryl Slomann by Scarlett May, her attorney in fact		5/3/2021
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date