Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Flug Jeffrey
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Shake Shack Inc. [SHAK]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O SHAKE SHACK INC., 24 UNION SQUARE EAST, 5TH FLOOR
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/29/2016
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10003
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ 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 01/29/2016   M   3,240 (1) A $ 21 33,240 (2) D  
CLASS A COMMON STOCK               150,000 I BY LLC (3)
CLASS B COMMON STOCK               514,822 I BY LLC (4) (5)

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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
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 21 01/29/2016   M     8,251   (6) 01/29/2025 CLASS A COMMON STOCK 3,240 (1) $ 21 0 D  
Common Membership Interests (7)               (7)   (7) CLASS A COMMON STOCK 514,822   514,822 I BY LLC (8) (9)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Flug Jeffrey
C/O SHAKE SHACK INC.
24 UNION SQUARE EAST, 5TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10003
  X   X    
GULF FIVE LLC
C/O SHAKE SHACK INC.
24 UNION SQUARE EAST, 5TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10003
    X    

Signatures

 /s/ Ronald Palmese, Jr., Esq., Attorney-in-Fact for Jeffrey Flug   02/12/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 /s/ Ronald Palmese, Jr., Esq., Attorney-in-Fact for Gulf Five LLC   02/12/2016
**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) On January 29, 2016, the Reporting Person exercised his right to purchase shares of the Issuer's Class A common stock ("Class A Stock") utilizing the net settled method.
(2) Includes 30,000 shares of Class A Stock acquired by the Reporting Person pursuant to Issuer's directed share program at the time of the Issuer's initial public offering.
(3) Represents shares of Class A Stock held by Gulf Five LLC. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(4) Represents shares of the Issuer's Class B common stock (the "Class B Stock") held by Gulf Five LLC. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(5) Additionally, 922,574 shares of Class B Stock are held by Flug 2012 GS Trust U/A/D 9/4/12 (the "Trust"), of which the Reporting Person's spouse is a trustee and beneficiary. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(6) The option vested in full on January 29, 2016, the first anniversary of the grant date.
(7) The common membership interests of SSE Holdings, LLC (the "LLC Interests") are redeemable for an equal number of shares of Class A Stock or, at the election of the Issuer, cash equal to the volume-weighted average market price of such shares. The LLC Interests have no expiration date.
(8) Represents LLC Interests held by Gulf Five LLC. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of such interests except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(9) Additionally, 922,574 LLC Interests are held by the Trust, of which the Reporting Person's spouse is a trustee and beneficiary. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of such LLC Interests, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

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