Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Welling Glenn W.
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
JAMBA, INC. [JMBA]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O ENGAGED CAPITAL, LLC, 610 NEWPORT CENTER DR. SUITE 250
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/01/2017
(Street)

NEWPORT BEACH, CA 92660
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ 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, par value $0.001 per share (1) 05/01/2017   P(5)   36,131 A $ 8.4909 2,505,432 I By: Engaged Capital Flagship Master Fund, LP (3)
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (1) 05/02/2017   P(5)   16,402 A $ 8.469 2,521,834 I By: Engaged Capital Flagship Master Fund, LP (3)
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (1) 05/03/2017   P(5)   30,839 A $ 8.31 2,552,673 I By: Engaged Capital Flagship Master Fund, LP (3)
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (1)               230,982 I By: Managed Account of Engaged Capital, LLC (4)
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (1)               12,903 (2) 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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Welling Glenn W.
C/O ENGAGED CAPITAL, LLC
610 NEWPORT CENTER DR. SUITE 250
NEWPORT BEACH, CA 92660
  X   X    
Engaged Capital LLC
610 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE
SUITE 250
NEWPORT BEACH, CA 92660
    X    
Engaged Capital Holdings, LLC
610 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE
SUITE 250
NEWPORT BEACH, CA 92660
    X    
Engaged Capital Flagship Master Fund, LP
CRICKET SQUARE, HUTCHINS DRIVE
P.O. BOX 2681
GRAND CAYMAN, E9 KY1-1111
    X    
Engaged Capital Flagship Fund, L.P.
610 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE
SUITE 250
NEWPORT BEACH, CA 92660
    X    
Engaged Capital Flagship Fund, Ltd.
610 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE
SUITE 250
NEWPORT BEACH, CA 92660
    X    

Signatures

 /s/ Glenn W. Welling   05/03/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 Engaged Capital, LLC; By: /s/ Glenn W. Welling, Authorized Signatory   05/03/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 Engaged Capital Holdings, LLC; By: /s/ Glenn W. Welling, Authorized Signatory   05/03/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 Engaged Capital Flagship Master Fund, LP; By: Engaged Capital, LLC; By: /s/ Glenn W. Welling, Authorized Signatory   05/03/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 Engaged Capital Flagship Fund, LP; By: Engaged Capital, LLC; By: /s/ Glenn W. Welling, Authorized Signatory   05/03/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 Engaged Capital Flagship Fund, Ltd.; By: /s/ Glenn W. Welling, Director   05/03/2017
**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) This Form 4 is filed jointly by Engaged Capital Flagship Master Fund, LP ("Engaged Capital Flagship Master"), Engaged Capital Flagship Fund, LP ("Engaged Capital Fund"), Engaged Capital Flagship Fund, Ltd. ("Engaged Capital Offshore"), Engaged Capital, LLC ("Engaged Capital"), Engaged Capital Holdings, LLC ("Engaged Holdings") and Glenn W. Welling (collectively, the "Reporting Persons"). Each of the Reporting Persons may be deemed to be a member of a Section 13(d) group that collectively beneficially owns more than 10% of the Issuer's outstanding shares of Common Stock. Mr. Welling is also a director of the Issuer. Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest therein.
(2) The number of securities reported in this column includes 1,324 restricted stock units held by Mr. Welling as of the date of this filing.
(3) Shares owned directly by Engaged Capital Flagship Master. As feeder funds of Engaged Capital Flagship Master, each of Engaged Capital Fund and Engaged Capital Offshore may be deemed to beneficially own the shares owned directly by Engaged Capital Flagship Master. As the general partner and investment adviser of Engaged Capital Flagship Master, Engaged Capital may be deemed to beneficially own the shares owned directly by Engaged Capital Flagship Master. Engaged Holdings, as the managing member of Engaged Capital, may be deemed to beneficially own the shares owned directly by Engaged Capital Flagship Master. Mr. Welling, as the Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Engaged Capital and sole member of Engaged Holdings, may be deemed to beneficially own the shares owned directly by Engaged Capital Flagship Master.
(4) Shares held in an account separately managed by Engaged Capital (the "Engaged Capital Account"). Engaged Capital, as the investment adviser of the Engaged Capital Account, may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held in the Engaged Capital Account. Engaged Holdings, as the managing member of Engaged Capital, may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held in the Engaged Capital Account. Mr. Welling, as the Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Engaged Capital and sole member of Engaged Holdings, may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held in the Engaged Capital Account.
(5) Purchase effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on December 5, 2016.

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