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):  March 1, 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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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).
 
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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 March 1, 2019. 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 nine members of the board of directors; (2) Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as independent registered public accountants for the fiscal year ending September 29, 2019; 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 for Director
 
Votes Cast For
Votes Cast
Against
Abstain
Broker
Non-Votes
 
 
Number
% of Votes
Cast
      
Leonard A. Comma
21,318,318
98.48
328,878
35,251
 1,874,892
David L. Goebel
21,624,508
99.89
  23,108
34,831
 1,874,892
Sharon P. John
21,637,437
99.89
  24,111
20,899
 1,874,892
Madeleine A. Kleiner
21,638,457
99.88
  24,944
19,046
 1,874,892
Michael W. Murphy
21,377,177
98.69
283,958
21,312
 1,874,892
James M. Myers
21,639,500
99.90
  21,835
21,112
 1,874,892
David M. Tehle
21,347,477
98.55
313,858
21,112
 1,874,892
John T. Wyatt
21,626,932
99.84
  34,353
21,162
 1,874,892
Vivien M. Yeung
21,635,154
99.88
  26,473
20,820
 1,874,892
 
(2)  The appointment of KPMG LLP was ratified by a majority of the votes cast (there were no broker non-votes on this proposal):

 
Votes Cast For
 
Votes Cast Against
Abstain
Number
% of Votes
Cast
    
23,202,708
98.49
335,751
18,880
 






(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):

Votes Cast For
Votes Cast Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
Number
% of Votes
Cast
      
21,266,058
98.08
380,617
35,772
1,874,892







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: March 4, 2019