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):     July 31, 2014

 

JACK IN THE BOX INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


DELAWARE

1-9390

95-2698708

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission File

Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)


9330 BALBOA AVENUE, SAN DIEGO, CA

92123

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)


(858) 571-2121
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)


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ITEM 5.02     DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS.

(d)       Appointment of New Director

On July 31, 2014, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Jack in the Box Inc. (the “Company”) elected Sharon Price John as a member of the Board, effective September 18, 2014, to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders.

There is no arrangement or understanding pursuant to which Ms. John was appointed as a director and there are no related party transactions between the Company and Ms. John. The Board has determined that Ms. John satisfies the requirements of independence under the NASDAQ listing standards and the additional Director Independence Guidelines adopted by the Board for service on the Board and committees of the Board, including the Audit and Compensation Committees.

Ms. John will serve on the Nominating & Governance Committee and Compensation Committee.

For service as a non-management director during the Company’s fiscal year 2014, Ms. John will receive a pro rata portion of an annual (i) Board service cash retainer of $50,000 and (ii) Committee membership cash retainer of $12,500. She will also be eligible for awards of equity in the form of restricted stock units (RSUs). Non-employee director RSU awards are generally made each February and vest one year from the date of grant, subject to election to defer. Under the Company’s Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Management Directors, directors may elect to defer payment of all or any part of their retainers. Ms. John and the Company will also enter into the Company’s standard form of Directors Indemnification Agreement, the form of which is attached to the Company’s Form 10-Q, filed August 10, 2012, as Exhibit 10.11.

On August 4, 2014, the Company issued a news release on Ms. John’s appointment to the Jack in the Box Inc. Board of Directors, which is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and is attached to this Form 8-K.

Item 9.01 Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No.                   Description

99.1                Sharon John to Join Jack in the Box Inc. Board of Directors



   

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:

/s/ JERRY P. REBEL

Jerry P. Rebel

Executive Vice President

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)

(Duly Authorized Signatory)

Date: August 4, 2014