Scarlett Ann May, an officer of The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated, filed a Form 144 notice of proposed sale on October 29, 2026, covering 2,939 shares of common stock with an aggregate market value of $335,401.03.

Key Highlights

  • Proposed sale: Scarlett Ann May intends to sell 2,939 shares of The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated common stock, with an aggregate market value of $335,401.03.
  • Broker: The sale is to be conducted through Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services, located at 1 New York Plaza, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10004.
  • Approximate date of sale: October 29, 2026, on NASDAQ.
  • Shares outstanding: According to the filing, 49,760,634 shares of common stock were outstanding at the time of the notice.
  • Prior sales in past 3 months: May sold 7,978 shares on July 31, 2026, for gross proceeds of $819,022.28.
  • Acquisition history: The shares to be sold were acquired through restricted stock vesting under a registered plan, with 505 shares vesting on April 1, 2025, and 2,434 shares vesting on February 18, 2023, both acquired from the issuer.

Cheesecake Factory Officer Files Rule 144 Notice for Proposed Common Stock Sale

According to the Form 144 filing submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Scarlett Ann May, identified as an officer of The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (NASDAQ:CAKE), provided notice of a proposed sale of 2,939 shares of the company's common stock. The filing lists an aggregate market value of $335,401.03 for the proposed transaction, with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services named as the broker for the sale.

The filing discloses that the shares to be sold were obtained through restricted stock vesting under a registered plan. Specifically, 505 shares vested on April 1, 2025, and 2,434 shares vested on February 18, 2023, both acquired from the issuer. The filing reports no cash payment was made at the time of acquisition, with "Not Applicable" listed as the nature of payment for both tranches.

In the section covering securities sold during the past three months, the filing discloses that May sold 7,978 shares of common stock on July 31, 2026, generating gross proceeds of $819,022.28. The notice was dated October 29, 2026, and signed by Scarlett May. By signing, the filer represented, as stated in the form, that she "does not know any material adverse information in regard to the current and prospective operations of the Issuer of the securities to be sold which has not been publicly disclosed."

What Was Disclosed

The filing is a Form 144 notice submitted by Cheesecake Factory officer Scarlett Ann May, disclosing a proposed sale of 2,939 common shares valued at $335,401.03, along with prior sales of 7,978 shares on July 31, 2026, for $819,022.28 in gross proceeds.