Zoe's Kitchen, Inc. Commences Proposed Secondary Public Offering of Common Stock

PLANO, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Zoe's Kitchen, Inc. (“Zoës Kitchen” or the “Company”) ZOES today announced that it has commenced a proposed secondary public offering of its common stock (the “Offering”). In the Offering, which is subject to market and other conditions, certain of the Company's stockholders intend to offer 3,800,000 shares of common stock. Certain of the Company's stockholders intend to grant the underwriters the option to purchase up to 570,000 additional shares of common stock. Zoës Kitchen will not receive any proceeds from the sale of these shares.

Jefferies LLC, Piper Jaffray & Co. and Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated are acting as joint book-running managers for the proposed offering. William Blair & Company, L.L.C., Stephens Inc. and Stifel are acting as co-managers in the proposed offering.

The proposed offering will be made only by means of a prospectus. When available, copies of the preliminary prospectus related to the offering may be obtained from: Jefferies LLC, Attention: Equity Syndicate Prospectus Department, 520 Madison Avenue, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10022, by emailing Prospectus_Department@Jefferies.com, or by calling (877) 547-6340; Piper Jaffray & Co., Attention: Prospectus Department, 800 Nicollet Mall, J12S03, Minneapolis, MN 55402, by emailing prospectus@pjc.com, or by calling (800) 747-3924; or Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated, Attention: Syndicate Department, 777 E. Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53202, by emailing syndicate@rwbaird.com, or by calling (800) 792-2473.

A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission but has not yet become effective. These securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to the time when the registration statement becomes effective. Copies of the registration statement can be accessed through the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

About Zoës Kitchen

Founded in 1995, Zoës Kitchen is a fast casual restaurant concept serving a distinct menu of fresh, wholesome, Mediterranean-inspired dishes delivered with Southern Hospitality with 131 locations in 15 states across the U.S. Zoës Kitchen aims to deliver goodness to its customers by providing simple, tasty and fresh Mediterranean meals, inspired by family recipes, and made from scratch daily.