Jack In The Box Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Restaurants
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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, 2024
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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, 2024. 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 the Company’s independent registered public accountants for the fiscal year ending September 29, 2024; (3) Consideration and approval of an advisory (non-binding) resolution regarding executive compensation; and (4) Vote on a shareholder proposal requesting greenhouse gas (“GHG”) emissions disclosures.
All directors were elected and Proposals (2), (3), and (4) were approved. The final voting results are set forth below.
(1) The votes cast for, against or abstaining from, and the broker non-votes with respect to, the election of directors, were as follows:
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||
| Guillermo Diaz, Jr. | 16,452,000 | 96.89 | 528,587 | 3.11 | 26,052 | 1,287,128 | |||||||||||||||||
| David L. Goebel | 15,539,733 | 91.52 | 1,439,949 | 8.48 | 26,957 | 1,287,128 | |||||||||||||||||
| Darin S. Harris | 15,883,956 | 93.55 | 1,095,316 | 6.45 | 27,367 | 1,287,128 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sharon P. John | 16,220,480 | 95.52 | 760,602 | 4.48 | 25,557 | 1,287,128 | |||||||||||||||||
| Madeleine A. Kleiner | 15,649,400 | 92.15 | 1,333,677 | 7.85 | 23,562 | 1,287,128 | |||||||||||||||||
| Michael W. Murphy | 15,747,893 | 92.74 | 1,231,919 | 7.26 | 26,827 | 1,287,128 | |||||||||||||||||
| James M. Myers | 15,749,852 | 92.76 | 1,229,759 | 7.24 | 27,028 | 1,287,128 | |||||||||||||||||
| Enrique Ramirez | 16,621,322 | 97.89 | 359,032 | 2.11 | 26,285 | 1,287,128 | |||||||||||||||||
| Vivien M. Yeung | 16,210,309 | 95.46 | 770,525 | 4.54 | 25,805 | 1,287,128 | |||||||||||||||||
(2) The votes cast for, against or abstaining from, with respect to, the ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as independent registered public accountants for the fiscal year ending September 29, 2024, were as follows:
| No. of Shares Voted For | % of Shares Voted For | No. of Shares Voted Against | % of Shares Voted Against | No. of Shares Abstaining | % of Shares Abstaining | ||||||||||||
| 17,514,512 | 95.74 | 758,124 | 4.14 | 21,131 | 0.12 | ||||||||||||
(3) The votes cast for, against or abstaining from, and the broker non-votes with respect to the advisory vote to approve executive compensation were as follows:
| No. of Shares Voted For | % of Shares Voted For | No. of Shares Voted Against | % of Shares Voted Against | No. of Shares Abstaining | % of Shares Abstaining | No. of Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||||
| 16,010,818 | 94.14 | 959,762 | 5.64 | 36,059 | 0.22 | 1,287,128 | ||||||||||||||
(4) The votes cast for, against or abstaining from, and the broker non-votes with respect to approving the shareholder proposal requesting greenhouse gas (“GHG”) emissions disclosures, were as follows:
| No. of Shares Voted For | % of Shares Voted For | No. of Shares Voted Against | % of Shares Voted Against | No. of Shares Abstaining | % of Shares Abstaining | No. of Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||||
| 9,354,688 | 55.01 | 7,178,287 | 42.21 | 473,664 | 2.78 | 1,287,128 | ||||||||||||||
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 thereunto duly authorized.
| JACK IN THE BOX INC. | |||||||||||
| March 4, 2024 | /s/ Darin Harris | ||||||||||
| Darin Harris | |||||||||||
| Executive Vice President, Chief Executive Officer | |||||||||||