JACK IN THE BOX INC

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION

Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

☑ Filed by the registrant

☐ Filed by a party other than the registrant

(Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)

January 27, 2025

Dear Fellow Shareholder:

We invite you to attend the Jack in the Box Inc. 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The meeting will be held on Friday, February 28, 2025, at 8:30 a.m. Pacific Standard Time. The Annual Meeting will be a completely “virtual meeting” of shareholders. You will be able to attend the annual meeting as well as vote and submit your questions during the live webcast of the meeting by visiting http://www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/JACK2025 and entering the 16-digit control number included in our Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials, on your proxy card, or in the instructions that accompanied your proxy materials.

In the following pages, you will find the Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders as well as a Proxy Statement describing the business to be conducted at the meeting. We have also enclosed a copy of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 29, 2024, for your information.

To assure that your shares are represented at the meeting, please mark your choices on the enclosed proxy card, sign and date the card, and return it promptly in the postage-paid envelope provided. We also offer shareholders the opportunity to vote their shares over the Internet or by telephone. Please see the Proxy Statement and the enclosed proxy card for details about voting. If you hold your shares through an account with a broker, bank, or other financial institution, please follow the instructions you receive from them to vote your shares. If you are able to attend the virtual meeting and wish to vote your shares then, you may do so at any time before the proxy is voted at the meeting.

Thank you for your continued support of Jack in the Box.

Sincerely,

Darin S. Harris

Chief Executive Officer

Important notice regarding the availability of proxy materials

for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on February 28, 2025

The Jack in the Box Inc. Proxy Statement and Annual Report on Form 10-K

for the fiscal year ended September 29, 2024, are available electronically at

http://investors.jackinthebox.com

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