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 25, 2019


  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)

Not Applicable
 (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)


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ITEM 1.01                          ENTRY INTO MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT

As part of its ongoing discussions with JANA Partners LLC (“JANA”), on April 25, 2019, the Company and JANA entered into Amendment No. 3 (the “Amendment”) to the Cooperation Agreement between the Company and JANA dated October 29, 2018 (as previously amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto dated January 4, 2019 and Amendment No. 2 thereto dated March 6, 2019, the “Cooperation Agreement”).  The Amendment extends to May 31, 2019 the deadline for appointing two New Independent Directors to the Company’s Board of Directors pursuant to the Cooperation Agreement.

The foregoing description of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amendment, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated into this Item 1.01 by reference.


ITEM 9.01                          FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(d)
Exhibits

The following exhibit is filed as part of this report:

Exhibit
   No.  
Description
10.1
Amendment No. 3 to Cooperation Agreement, dated as of April 25, 2019, between Jack in the Box Inc. and JANA Partners LLC
                        



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/ Lance Tucker  
    Lance Tucker
    Executive Vice President 
    Chief Financial Officer
    (Principal Financial Officer)
    (Duly Authorized Signatory)
    Date: April 25, 2019