The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated 2025-2026 Proxy Voting Records

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: David Overton

The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: David Overton”): 37,279,010 for, 608,943 against, per its Form 8-K filed June 3, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Each of the following director nominees was elected to serve on The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated's (the "Company") board of directors for a term expiring at the Company's 2027 annual meeting of stockholders or until their respective successors shall be elected and qualified, by the following vot…”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 84 asset managers below reported 22,171,931 for, 3,913 against, 6,980 abstained, 26,542 not voted.

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Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Alexander L. Cappello

The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Alexander L. Cappello”): 35,467,249 for, 2,418,715 against, per its Form 8-K filed June 3, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Each of the following director nominees was elected to serve on The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated's (the "Company") board of directors for a term expiring at the Company's 2027 annual meeting of stockholders or until their respective successors shall be elected and qualified, by the following vot…”
Support: 94% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 84 asset managers below reported 21,388,226 for, 787,618 against, 6,980 abstained, 26,542 not voted.

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Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Khanh Collins

The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Khanh Collins”): 37,650,441 for, 211,180 against, per its Form 8-K filed June 3, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Each of the following director nominees was elected to serve on The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated's (the "Company") board of directors for a term expiring at the Company's 2027 annual meeting of stockholders or until their respective successors shall be elected and qualified, by the following vot…”
Support: 99.4% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 84 asset managers below reported 22,171,977 for, 3,867 against, 6,980 abstained, 26,542 not voted.

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Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Jerome I. Kransdorf

The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Jerome I. Kransdorf”): 34,878,570 for, 3,007,263 against, per its Form 8-K filed June 3, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Each of the following director nominees was elected to serve on The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated's (the "Company") board of directors for a term expiring at the Company's 2027 annual meeting of stockholders or until their respective successors shall be elected and qualified, by the following vot…”
Support: 92% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 84 asset managers below reported 21,067,889 for, 1,107,955 against, 6,980 abstained, 26,542 not voted.

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Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Janice L. Meyer

The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Janice L. Meyer”): 37,840,005 for, 46,541 against, per its Form 8-K filed June 3, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Each of the following director nominees was elected to serve on The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated's (the "Company") board of directors for a term expiring at the Company's 2027 annual meeting of stockholders or until their respective successors shall be elected and qualified, by the following vot…”
Support: 99.8% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 84 asset managers below reported 22,175,844 for, 6,980 abstained, 26,542 not voted.

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Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: David B. Pittaway

The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: David B. Pittaway”): 35,446,281 for, 2,437,355 against, per its Form 8-K filed June 3, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Each of the following director nominees was elected to serve on The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated's (the "Company") board of directors for a term expiring at the Company's 2027 annual meeting of stockholders or until their respective successors shall be elected and qualified, by the following vot…”
Support: 94% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 84 asset managers below reported 21,380,868 for, 794,976 against, 6,980 abstained, 26,542 not voted.

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Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Adam S. Gordon

The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Adam S. Gordon”): 37,831,512 for, 41,500 against, per its Form 8-K filed June 3, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Each of the following director nominees was elected to serve on The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated's (the "Company") board of directors for a term expiring at the Company's 2027 annual meeting of stockholders or until their respective successors shall be elected and qualified, by the following vot…”
Support: 99.8% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 83 asset managers below reported 22,175,154 for, 6,980 abstained, 26,542 not voted.

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Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Edie A. Ames

The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Edie A. Ames”): 37,654,462 for, 222,369 against, per its Form 8-K filed June 3, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Each of the following director nominees was elected to serve on The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated's (the "Company") board of directors for a term expiring at the Company's 2027 annual meeting of stockholders or until their respective successors shall be elected and qualified, by the following vot…”
Support: 99.4% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 83 asset managers below reported 22,171,287 for, 3,867 against, 6,980 abstained, 26,542 not voted.

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Description as filed by funds: To approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers as disclosed pursuant to the compensation disclosure rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated’s own tally for this item (“3. Non-Binding Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation”): 37,666,375 for, 211,834 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed June 3, 2026 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The stockholders approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers as disclosed pursuant to the compensation disclosure rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission.”
Support: 99.4% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice).

Fund voting reports, all 84 managers: 22,175,624 for, 1,545 against, 6,980 abstained, 26,542 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports, all 289 managers: 20,935,390 for, 117,737 against, 615 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Description as filed by funds: TO RATIFY THE SELECTION OF KPMG LLP AS THE COMPANY'S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026, ENDING DECEMBER 29, 2026.

The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated’s own tally for this item (“2. Ratification of Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for Fiscal Year 2026”): 43,129,227 for, 466,633 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed June 3, 2026 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The stockholders ratified the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year 2026, ending December 29, 2026.”
Support: 99% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 82 asset managers below reported 22,154,351 for, 19,513 against, 6,980 abstained.

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