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): February 18, 2004
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                              JACK IN THE BOX INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)




        DELAWARE                        1-9390                      95-2698708
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(State of Incorporation)            (Commission File         (I.R.S. Employer
                                        Number)           Identification Number)



9330 BALBOA AVENUE, SAN DIEGO, CA                            92123
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(Address of principal executive offices)                   (Zip Code)


        Registrant's telephone number, including area code (858) 571-2121
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ITEM 7.       FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
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ITEM  7(c)      Exhibits.  The following exhibits are filed with this report.
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Number              Description
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99.1                Press release issued February 18, 2004


ITEM 12.          Disclosure of Results of Operations and Financial Condition
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         On February 18, 2004, Jack in the Box Inc. issued a press release
         announcing the company's first-quarter earnings results and
         second-quarter and fiscal-2004 guidance. The press release is furnished
         as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

         Jack in the Box Inc. will conduct a conference call on February 18,
         2004 at 8:30 a.m. PT to review Jack in the Box Inc. first-quarter
         earnings results and second-quarter and fiscal-2004 guidance. Investors
         can hear this conference call live by visiting the Jack in the Box home
         page at www.jackinthebox.com. Access the Jack in the Box home page at
         least 15 minutes prior to the call in order to download and install any
         necessary audio software. Investors can hear replays of the conference
         call by visiting www.jackinthebox.com and clicking on the conference
         call link.



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                                   SIGNATURES



         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.




                                           JACK IN THE BOX INC.


                                  By:      JOHN F. HOFFNER
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                                           John F. Hoffner
                                           Executive Vice President
                                           Chief Financial Officer
                                           (Principal Financial Officer)
                                           (Duly Authorized Signatory)


Date:  February 18, 2004





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