Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	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 ^*

Paris Chad M

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 8/25/2017

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

Jason Industries, Inc. [JASN]

(Last) (First) (Middle)

833 EAST MICHIGAN STREET, SUITE 900

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
___ X ___ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Financial Officer /

(Street)

MILWAUKEE, WI 53202

(City) (State) (Zip)

5. 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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	2500	D

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g.* , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)**
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Restricted Stock Units	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	Common Stock	5000.0	⁽¹⁾	D
Restricted Stock Units	⁽²⁾	⁽²⁾	Common Stock	35000.0	⁽²⁾	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	The time-vesting restricted stock units vest in equal one-third (1/3) installments on each of the first three (3) anniversaries following February 4, 2016, provided that the reporting person has not been terminated prior to the applicable vesting date.
(2)	The time-vesting restricted stock units vest in two equal installments with the first vesting date being January 5, 2019 and the second vesting date being July 5, 2020, provided that the reporting person has not been terminated prior to the applicable vesting date.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Paris Chad M 833 EAST MICHIGAN STREET SUITE 900 MILWAUKEE, WI 53202			Chief Financial Officer

Signatures
/s/ Thomas L. Doerr, Jr. as attorney-in-fact		8/25/2017
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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).
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