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Table of Contents
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Information
This Annual Report on Form 10-K (" Form 10-K ") contains forward-
looking statements, within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which are subject
to risks and uncertainties. All statements other than statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements. Many of the forward-
looking statements are located in Part II, Item 7 of
this Form 10-
K under the headings "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations", including, but not limited to, expected financial outlook
for fiscal year 2015, expected Shack openings, expected same-Shack sales growth and trends in the Company’s operations. Forward-
looking statements discuss our current expectations
and projections relating to our financial position, results of operations, plans, objectives, future performance and business. You can identify forward-
looking statements by the fact that
they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. These statements may include words such as "aim," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "forecast," "outlook,"
"potential," "project," "projection," "plan," "intend," "seek," "may," "could," "would," "will," "should," "can," "can have," "likely," the negatives thereof and other similar expressions.
All forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause actual results to be materially different.
While we believe that our assumptions are reasonable, it is very difficult to predict the impact of known factors, and it is impossible to anticipate all factors that could affect our actual
results. All forward-looking statements are expressly qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements. You should evaluate all forward-
looking statements made in this Form
10-K in the context of the risks and uncertainties disclosed in Part I, Item 1A of this Form 10-K under the heading "Risk Factors," which are incorporated herein by reference.
The forward-looking statements included in this Form 10-K are made only as of the date hereof. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-
looking statement
as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as otherwise required by law. If we do update one or more forward-
looking statements, no inference should be made
that we will make additional updates with respect to those or other forward-looking statements. We qualify all of our forward-looking statements by these cautionary statements.
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