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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Shake Shack Inc. 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Shake Shack Inc. [SHAK] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Corporate Controller (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O SHAKE SHACK INC., 225 VARICK STREET, SUITE 301 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/01/2026 (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10014 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Class A Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share 03/01/2026 A 1,059(1) A $ 0 4,664 D Class A Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share 03/01/2026 F 173(2) D $96.01 748 D Class A Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share 03/01/2026 F 132(3) D $96.01 568 D Class A Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share 03/01/2026 A 267(4) A $ 0 4,931 D Class A Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share 03/01/2026 F 151(5) D $96.01 4,780 D Class A Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share 167 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Shake Shack Inc. C/O SHAKE SHACK INC. 225 VARICK STREET, SUITE 301 NEW YORK, NY 10014			Corporate Controller

Signatures

/s/ Ronald Palmese, Jr. Esq., Attorney-in-Fact for Peter Herpich		03/04/2026
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Represents shares of Class A common stock ("Class A Stock") of Shake Shack Inc. (the "Issuer") underlying restricted stock units acquired by Mr. Herpich. On March 1, 2026, pursuant to the Issuer's 2025 Incentive Award Plan, Mr. Herpich was awarded restricted stock units representing the right to receive Class A Stock of the Issuer. The restricted stock units representing the right to receive Class A Stock of the Issuer vest in 3 equal installments on each of March 1, 2027, March 1, 2028, and March 1, 2029.
(2)	Represents shares of Class A Stock of the Issuer withheld for taxes upon the vesting of restricted stock units that were previously acquired by Mr. Herpich on March 1, 2025 pursuant to the Issuer's 2025 Incentive Award Plan.
(3)	Represents shares of Class A Stock of the Issuer withheld for taxes upon the vesting of restricted stock units that were previously acquired by Mr. Herpich on March 1, 2024 pursuant to the Issuer's 2015 Incentive Award Plan, as amended.
(4)	Represents shares of Class A Stock of the Issuer underlying restricted stock units acquired by Mr. Herpich upon the Issuer's achievement of certain performance targets for certain performance criteria for fiscal year 2024. On March 1, 2025, pursuant to the Issuer's 2025 Incentive Award Plan, Mr. Herpich was awarded performance stock units that issue into restricted stock units representing the right to receive Class A Stock of the Issuer. The restricted stock units representing the right to receive Class A Stock of the Issuer vest in 4 equal installments on each of March 1, 2025, March 1, 2026, March 1, 2027, and March 1, 2028.
(5)	Represents shares of Class A Stock of the Issuer withheld for taxes upon the vesting of restricted stock units that were previously acquired by Mr. Herpich upon the Issuer's achievement of certain performance criteria measured over a 1 year period for fiscal 2024.

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