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      <own:issuerName>CAVA GROUP, INC.</own:issuerName>
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        <com:street1>14 Ridge Square NW, Suite 500</com:street1>
        <com:city>Washington</com:city>
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        <own:name>Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services</own:name>
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          <com:street1>1 New York Plaza</com:street1>
          <com:street2>8th Floor</com:street2>
          <com:city>New York</com:city>
          <com:stateOrCountry>NY</com:stateOrCountry>
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      <own:approxSaleDate>05/11/2026</own:approxSaleDate>
      <own:securitiesExchangeName>NYSE</own:securitiesExchangeName>
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      <own:acquiredDate>05/08/2026</own:acquiredDate>
      <own:natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Restricted stock units vesting under a registered plan</own:natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
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      <own:paymentDate>05/08/2026</own:paymentDate>
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    <own:remarks>This sale is mandated by the Issuer's election under its equity incentive plan to require the satisfaction of a tax withholding obligation to be funded by a "sell to cover" transaction and does not represent a discretionary trade by the reporting person.</own:remarks>
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      <own:noticeDate>05/11/2026</own:noticeDate>
      <own:signature>/s/ Amit Patel, as Attorney-in-Fact</own:signature>
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