FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

Besch James 		2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

Zoe's Kitchen, Inc. [ ZOES ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director                      _____ 10% Owner
__ X __ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
Vice President - Accounting
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

C/O ZOE'S KITCHEN, INC., 5760 STATE HIGHWAY 121 #250 		3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

11/21/2018
(Street)

PLANO, TX 75024
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. 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
Common Stock   11/21/2018     D (1)    19311   D $12.75   0   D    

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Trans. Date 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 4. Trans. 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 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(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
Restricted Stock Units   $12.75   11/21/2018     D   (1)       5687      (1)   (1) Common Stock   5687   $0   0   D    
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   $15   11/21/2018     J   (2)       14500      (2)   (2) Common Stock   14500   $0   0   D    
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   $35.01   11/21/2018     J   (2)       13000      (2)   (2) Common Stock   13000   $0   0   D    
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   $27.42   11/21/2018     J   (2)       5384      (2)   (2) Common Stock   5384   $0   0   D    
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   $23.26   11/21/2018     J   (2)       13761      (2)   (2) Common Stock   13761   $0   0   D    
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   $14.05   11/21/2018     J   (2)       3680      (2)   (2) Common Stock   3680   $0   0   D    

Explanation of Responses:
(1)  Disposed of pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 16, 2018, by and among Zoe's Kitchen, Inc. (the "Company"), Cava Group, Inc., and Pita Merger Sub, Inc. (the "Merger Agreement"). At the effective time of the merger (the "Effective Time") as contemplated in the Merger Agreement, each outstanding share of Company Common Stock, each Company Restricted Share and Company Restricted Stock Unit Award, vested and accelerated in full and was converted into the right to receive $12.75 in cash (the "Merger Consideration").
(2)  At the Effective Time the unexercised options that were previously granted to the Reporting Person were cancelled for no consideration. Any options that had an exercise price per share that was equal to or greater than the Merger Consideration were cancelled for no consideration, payment or right to consideration or payment.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Besch James
C/O ZOE'S KITCHEN, INC.
5760 STATE HIGHWAY 121 #250
PLANO, TX 75024

Vice President - Accounting

Signatures
/s/ Michael Todd as Attorney-in-Fact for James Besch 11/23/2018
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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