Hanscom Ashley W 4

What Happened
Ashley W. Hanscom, Principal Accounting Officer at Cheesecake Factory (CAKE), had 880 shares of company stock withheld on February 16, 2026 to satisfy tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of restricted stock awards. The shares were withheld at $58.67 per share, representing $51,630 in value. This was a tax-withholding action tied to a restricted stock vesting, not an open-market sale or purchase.

Key Details

• Transaction date: February 16, 2026
• Transaction type: Tax withholding on vesting of restricted stock (code F) — 880 shares withheld at $58.67 per share; total $51,630
• Shares owned after transaction: Not disclosed in the provided filing excerpt
• Footnotes: F1 = shares withheld by the issuer solely to satisfy tax withholding on net issuance of vested restricted stock; F2 = shares were restricted stock subject to forfeiture
• Filing date: February 17, 2026 — filing appears timely (next business day)

Context
This was a routine tax-withholding event when restricted stock vested; the issuer withheld shares rather than the insider selling shares on the open market. Such withholdings are common and do not by themselves indicate insider sentiment about the company's prospects.