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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
(RULE 13d-102)
INFORMATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1 AND 13d-2
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(AMENDMENT NO. )*
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THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INCORPORATED
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(Name Of Issuer)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
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(Title of Class of Securities)
163072101
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(CUSIP Number)
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement [X] . (A fee
is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a previous statement on file
reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of
securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent
thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.)
(See Rule 13d-7).
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities,
and or any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of
the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see
the Notes).
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CUSIP No. 163072101 13G Page 2 of 10 Pages
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<S> <C>
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
B. A. T Industries p.l.c.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
England
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-
NUMBER OF
SHARES ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY
EACH 603,600
REPORTING
PERSON ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
WITH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
603,600
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
603,600
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ]
N.A.
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
5.52%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IC
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</TABLE>
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 163072101 13G Page 3 of 10 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Farmers Group, Inc.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Nevada
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-
NUMBER OF
SHARES ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY
EACH 603,600
REPORTING
PERSON ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
WITH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
603,600
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
603,600
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ]
N.A.
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
5.52%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IC
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</TABLE>
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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Item 1 (a). Name of Issuer:
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THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INCORPORATED
Item 1 (b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive
- ---------- Office:
26950 Agoura Road
Calabasas Hills, CA 91301
Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing:
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B.A.T Industries p.l.c., an English
corporation ("B.A.T"), and Farmers Group,
Inc. ("Farmers"), a Nevada corporation;
Farmers is the beneficial owner of the
Issuer's securities identified in Item 2(d)
below through various subsidiaries of
Farmers, by insurance exchanges for which
Farmers acts as attorney-in-fact or by
benefit plans for employees of Farmers and
its subsidiaries for which Farmers has
investment discretion. No such entity
beneficially owns in excess of 5% of the
class of shares in respect of which this
report is being made; and B.A.T may be
deemed to be the indirect beneficial owner
of such securities by indirectly owning
100% of the issued and outstanding shares
of Farmers through B.A.T's wholly-owned
subsidiary, South Western Nominees Limited.
The filing of this statement by B.A.T shall
not be construed as an admission that B.A.T
is, for the purposes of Section 13(d) or
13(g) of the Act or under the laws or
regulations of the United Kingdom, the
beneficial owner of any securities covered
by this statement.
Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if
- ---------- none, Residence:
B.A.T Industries p.l.c.
Windsor House
50 Victoria Street
London SW1H ONL
England
Farmers Group, Inc.
4680 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, California 90010
USA
Item 2(c). Citizenship:
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B.A.T Industries p.l.c. - England
Farmers Group, Inc. - Nevada
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Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities:
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Common stock, par value $0.01 per share
Item 2(e). CUSIP Number:
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163072101
Item 3. This statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b)
- ------- by B.A.T, a Parent Holding Company, in accordance
with Rule 13d-1(b)(ii)(G), and by Farmers Group,
Inc., an Insurance Company (as defined in Section
3(a)(19) of the Act) incorporated under the laws of
Nevada.
Item 4. Ownership:
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(a) Amount Beneficially Owned:
603,600
The shares being reported were
acquired by various subsidiaries of
Farmers Group, Inc. by insurance
exchanges for which Farmers Group,
Inc., acts as attorney-in-fact or by
benefit plans for employees of Farmers
Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries for
which Farmers Group, Inc. has
investment discretion. No such entity
beneficially owns in excess of 5% of
the class of shares in respect of
which this report is being made.
(b) Percent of Class:
5.52%
(c) Number of shares as to which person has:
(i) Sole voting power: -0-
(ii) Shared voting power: 603,600
(iii) Sole disposition power: -0-
(iv) Shared disposition power: 603,600
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Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
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Not Applicable.
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another
- ------- Person:
Not Applicable.
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
- ------- Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding
Company:
See Exhibit I.
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:
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Not Applicable.
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of the Group:
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Not Applicable.
Item 10. Certification:
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By signing below I certify that, to the
best of my knowledge and belief, the
securities referred to above were acquired
in the ordinary course of business and were
not acquired for the purpose of and do not
have the effect of changing or influencing
the control of the issuer of such
securities and were not acquired in
connection with or as a participant in any
transaction having such purpose or effect.
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SIGNATURES
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.
B.A.T INDUSTRIES p.l.c.
Dated February 5, 1997 By: /s/ Anthony Robert Holliman
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Name: Anthony Robert Holliman
Title: Assistant Corporate Secretary
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SIGNATURES
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.
FARMERS GROUP, INC.
Dated February 5, 1997 By: /s/ Alan Porter
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Name: Alan Porter
Title: Corporate Secretary
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Exhibit Index
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<CAPTION>
Exhibit Description Page Number
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I Identification and Classification of Subsidiaries 10
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Exhibit I
This statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b) by B.A.T Industries p.l.c., a
Parent Holding Company, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G), with
respect to securities held by Farmers Group, Inc., an Insurance Company (as
defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act) incorporated under the laws of Nevada.
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