Sec Form 3 Filing - Whalen James J. @ Jersey Mike's Subs Inc. - 2026-07-30

FORM 3 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 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person Whalen James J. 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Jersey Mike's Subs Inc. [ JMKE] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Accounting Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O JERSEY MIKE'S SUBS INC., 1 COMMVAULT WAY, SUITE 300 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 07/30/2026 (Street) TINTON FALLS, NJ07724 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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

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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 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 Incentive Units of Jersey Mike's HoldCo, LLC $ 27.86 ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 1 )( 2 )( 3 ) ( 1 )( 2 )( 3 ) Class A Common Stock 55,881.2 I See Footnote ( 1 ) ( 2 )

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Whalen James J. C/O JERSEY MIKE'S SUBS INC. 1 COMMVAULT WAY, SUITE 300 TINTON FALLS, NJ07724 Chief Accounting Officer Signatures /s/ Erin Conway, Attorney-in-Fact 07/30/2026 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Reflect incentive units of Jersey Mike's HoldCo, LLC ("Incentive Units"), which are "profit interests" having economic characteristics similar to stock appreciation rights. Vested Incentive Units are convertible, at the holder's election, into a number of common units of Jersey Mike's HoldCo, LLC ("Common Units") generally equal to (a) the product of the number of vested Incentive Units to be converted with a given per unit participation threshold and then-current difference between the per unit value of a Common Unit at the time of the conversion (based on the public trading price of a share of Class A common stock ("Class A Common Stock") of Jersey Mike's Subs Inc. (the "Issuer") and the per unit participation threshold of such vested Incentive Units divided by (b) the per unit value of a Common Unit at the time of the conversion (based on the public trading price of a share of Issuer Class A Common Stock), subject to certain adjustments. ( 2 )Common Units are exchangeable on a one-for-one basis for shares of Issuer Class A Common Stock pursuant to the terms of an exchange agreement, dated as of July 29, 2026. These Incentive Units have no expiration date. Such Incentive Units are held indirectly through Jersey Mike's Management Aggregator LLC. ( 3 )These Incentive Units vest in five equal annual installments beginning on April 6, 2027.

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