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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES 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 * Miles Kevin   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Zoe's Kitchen, Inc. [ZOES] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Director, President and CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O ZOES KITCHEN, INC., 5760 STATE HIGHWAY 121, SUITE 250 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/18/2017 (Street) PLANO, TX 75024 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 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 (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 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 Common Stock 02/18/2017   M   3,951 A (1) 67,589 D   Common Stock (2) 02/21/2017   F   1,224 D $ 22.83 66,365 D

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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 (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

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 (Month/Day/Year)

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

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 23.26

02/21/2017

A

77,982

(3)

02/21/2027

Common Stock

77,982

$ 0

77,982

D

Restricted Stock Units

(1)

02/21/2017

A

9,136

(4)

(4)

Common Stock

9,136

$ 0

9,136

D

Restricted Stock Units

(1)

02/18/2017

M

3,951

(5)

(5)

Common Stock

3,951

$ 0

7,902

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Miles Kevin C/O ZOES KITCHEN, INC. 5760 STATE HIGHWAY 121, SUITE 250 PLANO, TX 75024	X		Director, President and CEO

Signatures

/s/ Michael Todd as Attorney-in-Fact for Kevin Miles		02/23/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Each restricted stock unit ("RSU") converts in to the right to receive one share of common stock upon payment of par value ($0.01) per share.
(2)	Shares subject to withholding to satisfy tax obligation upon vesting of RSUs.
(3)	These options were granted pursuant to the 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan, and are exercisable in 25% cumulative annual increments beginning February 21, 2018.
(4)	The RSUs vest in three equal annual installments beginning on February 21, 2018. Each RSU was granted on February 21, 2017 and was issued pursuant to the Company's 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan.
(5)	The RSUs vest in three equal annual installments beginning on February 18, 2017. Each RSU was granted on February 18, 2016 and was issued pursuant to the Company's 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan. This Form 4 reflects the vesting of these RSUs on February 18, 2017 as to 33.33% of the original RSU grant amount.

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