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): February 26, 2021
 

 
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)

9357 Spectrum Center Blvd, 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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock
JACK
The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
(NASDAQ Global Select Market)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
 
The annual meeting of the stockholders of Jack in the Box Inc. (the “Company”) was held on February 26, 2021. Matters submitted to the stockholders and voted upon at the meeting, which are more fully described in the Company's proxy statement, were as follows: (1) Election of the eight members of the board of directors; (2) Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as independent registered public accountants for the fiscal year ending October 3, 2021; and (3) Consideration and approval of an advisory (non-binding) resolution regarding executive compensation. All directors were elected; and Proposals (2) and (3) were approved.  The final voting results are set forth below.
 
(1)  The following directors were elected by the affirmative vote of a majority of votes cast for that director (abstentions and broker non-votes are not counted either as a vote cast “for” or “against): 
 
Nominees
No. of Shares
Voted For
% of
Shares
Cast For
No. of Shares
Voted Against
% of Shares
Cast Against
No. of
Shares
Abstaining
No. of
Broker
Non-Votes
David L. Goebel
18,964,421
96.84
618,431
3.16
16,605
1,040,578
Darin S. Harris
19,273,242
98.42
309,303
1.58
16,912
1,040,578
Sharon P. John
19,458,738
99.39
120,375
0.61
20,344
1,040,578
Madeleine A. Kleiner
18,755,791
95.76
831,123
4.24
12,543
1,040,578
Michael W. Murphy
18,936,873
96.70
645,803
3.30
16,781
1,040,578
James M. Myers
19,339,156
98.76
243,534
1.24
16,767
1,040,578
David M. Tehle
18,750,407
95.75
832,340
4.25
16,710
1,040,578
Vivien M. Yeung
19,292,933
98.51
291,974
1.49
14,550
1,040,578

(2)  The appointment of KPMG LLP was ratified by a majority of the votes cast (there were no broker non-votes on this proposal):

No. of Shares Voted For
% of Shares Voted
For
No. of Shares Voted
Against
No. of
 Shares Abstaining
20,008,488
96.94
617,919
13,628
 
(3)  The compensation of named executive officers was approved, on an advisory basis, by a majority of the votes cast (abstentions are counted as votes “against” the proposal; broker non-votes are not counted as either “for” or “against” the proposal):

No. of Shares Voted
For
% of Shares
Voted For
No. of Shares Voted
Against
No. of Shares
Abstaining
No. of
Broker
 Non-Votes
18,179,498
92.76
1,371,954
48,005
1,040,578

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/ Tim Mullany
 
 
 
Tim Mullany
 
 
 
Executive Vice President
 
 
 
Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 
(Principal Financial Officer)
 
 
 
(Duly Authorized Signatory)
 
 
 
Date: March 2, 2021