a50234179.htm
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 9, 2012
JACK IN THE BOX INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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DELAWARE
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1-9390
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95-2698708
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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(Commission File
Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
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9330 BALBOA AVENUE, SAN DIEGO, CA
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92123
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
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(858) 571-2121
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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ITEM 5.03 AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OR BYLAWS; CHANGE IN FISCAL YEAR
On and effective April 9, 2012, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Jack in the Box Inc. (the “Company”) amended and restated the Company's existing By-Laws. In the amended and restated By-Laws (the "Restated By-Laws"), the Board eliminated Section 8.07 of Article VIII in its entirety. Section 8.07 previously provided that unless the Company consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware would be the sole and exclusive forum for certain actions and claims, including (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Company, (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any director, officer or other employee of the Company to the Company or the Company’s stockholders, (iii) any action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of Delaware General Corporation Law, the Certificate of Incorporation or the By-Laws of the Company, or (iv) any other action asserting a claim governed by the internal affairs doctrine. This summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the By-Laws, as amended and restated and filed as Exhibit 3.2, attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(d) Exhibits.
The following exhibit is filed as part of this report:
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Exhibit
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No.
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Description
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3.2
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Jack in the Box Inc. By-Laws, as amended and restated, effective April 9, 2012.
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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JACK IN THE BOX INC.
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By:
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/s/ Jerry P. Rebel
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Jerry P. Rebel
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Executive Vice President
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Chief Financial Officer
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(Principal Financial Officer)
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(Duly Authorized Signatory)
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Date: April 10, 2012
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