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Shake Shack Boosts IPO Price Range

In an amended filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Wednesday morning, Shake Shack Inc. raised its expected price range for the company’s pending initial public offering (IPO) from a prior range of $14 to $16 a share to a new range of $17 to $19. At the mid-point of the new range, Shake Shack’s proceeds would increase by 20%, from $75 million to $90 million. The company estimates net proceeds at $83.7 million at an IPO price of $18 a share.

The number of shares included in the IPO remains at 5 million. Underwriters have a 30-day option on an additional 750,000 shares. Joint bookrunners for the offering include J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Barclays, Goldman Sachs and Jefferies. Co-managers are William Blair and Stifel.

Shake Shack is a fast-casual restaurant featuring premium hamburgers and other foods. Following the IPO, the company will have two classes of stock: Class A stock that will trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol SHAK and Class B stock that will be held by a group called Continuing SSE Equity Owners, which will hold 68.3% of the voting power in the company.

The company had 53 locations in the United States and internationally as of the end of September 2014, with 39-week revenues of $83.76 million and net income of $3.55 million. On the basis of 1.25 million shares outstanding, diluted earnings per share totaled $2.83.

Shares are scheduled to price on Thursday and begin trading Friday.

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