The Form 4 filing, a report of insider stock activity, was submitted on October 30, 2026. The sale took place one day earlier, on October 29. Matthew Eliot Clark serves as executive vice president and chief financial officer.
Transaction details
| Transaction | |
|---|---|
| Date of Earliest Transaction | 2026-10-29 |
| Date of Latest Transaction | 2026-10-29 |
| Buy/Sell | sell |
| Transaction Count | 1 |
| Shares Transacted | 23,832 |
| Price | $113.31 |
| Total Transaction Value | $2,700,394.39 |
| Insider | |
| Ticker Symbol | CAKE |
| Company | CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC |
| Insider Name | Clark Matthew Eliot |
| Insider Title | EXEC VP, CFO |
| Sector - Industry | Other - Unclassified |
| Holdings | |
| Total Shares Owned After Transaction | 45,109 |
| Position Size Change | 34.57% |
| Filing | |
| Filing Date | 2026-10-30 |
| SEC Link | View filing |
FAQ
What type of transaction is this?
This was a sale of 23,832 CAKE shares, reported with transaction code S. It may also be linked to an exercise or conversion. These can mean using a right to buy shares or exchanging another investment for shares.
What was the average price of the transaction?
The average sale price was $113.3096 per share, shown as $113.31 after rounding.
How did this transaction affect the insider's holdings?
The sale reduced his reported holdings by 23,832 shares, leaving 45,109 shares. He sold 34.57% of the shares he owned before the sale.
What's the total transaction value?
The total value was $2,700,394.39 for one reported sale. That is $2,700,394.3872 rounded to cents.
Are there any special circumstances around this transaction?
The sale was identified as possibly linked to an exercise or conversion in the same filing. The possible link is based on equal share counts: shares received under code M and shares sold under code S.
Details of the related M-coded transaction and footnotes are unavailable. The match alone does not confirm the same dates, share types or accounts. It also does not show that the exact shares received were sold. These limits leave the details of the possible link unconfirmed.
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