Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
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 *
Koff Zach
  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)
Chief Operating Officer
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O SHAKE SHACK INC., 5TH FLOOR
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/08/2017
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10003
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 03/08/2017   M   2,000 (1) A $ 21 2,799 D  
CLASS A COMMON STOCK 03/08/2017   S   2,000 (2) D $ 31.961 (3) (4) 799 (5) 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
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 21 03/08/2017   M     2,000   (6) 01/29/2025 CLASS A COMMON STOCK 2,000 $ 0 88,000 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Koff Zach
C/O SHAKE SHACK INC.
5TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10003
      Chief Operating Officer  

Signatures

 /s/ Ronald Palmese Jr., Esq., Attorney-in-Fact for Zach Koff   03/10/2017
**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") that were obtained upon the Reporting Person's cashless exercise of the option to purchase 2,000 shares of Class A Stock.
(2) Represents the sale of shares of Class A Stock of the Issuer that were acquired in a cashless exercise of the Reporting Person's option to purchase 2,000 shares of Class A Stock.
(3) The transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $31.9500 to $31.9900. The price reported above represents the weighted average sales price.
(4) The Reporting Person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the Issuer or a security holder of the Issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected.
(5) Represents shares of Class A Stock of the Issuer held by the Reporting Person.
(6) An option to purchase 106,000 shares of Class A Stock at $21 per share was granted to the Reporting Person on January 29, 2015. 21,200 options vested on January 29, 2016, of which the Reporting Person exercised his option to purchase 16,000 shares of Class A Stock prior to the transactions reported herein. 21,200 options vested on January 29, 2017. The remaining 63,600 options vest in three equal installments on each of January 29, 2018, January 29, 2019 and January 29, 2020, subject to the Reporting Person's continued service with the Issuer.

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