Company: JACK
Filing Date: 2025-01-27
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000807882-25-000004
Chunk: 51

Company: JACK IN THE BOX INC
Filing Date: 2025-01-27
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 51
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 |     | Trading in “puts”, “calls”, or other derivative vehicles involving the Company’s securities (often referred to as hedging transactions); |
| • |     | Engaging in zero-cost collars, forward sales contracts or other hedging transactions in Company securities;                              |
| • |     | Holding Company securities in margin accounts; or                                                                                        |
| • |     | Pledging Company securities.                                                                                                             |

e. Executive Compensation Recovery (“Clawback”) Policy We adopted a new Incentive Compensation Recoupment Policy, effective as of October 2, 2023. As required by Nasdaq Rule 5608, the new recoupment policy requires the “clawback” of incentive compensation paid to current and former executive officers when that compensation is based upon achievement of financial results that later require an accounting restatement. The new policy is a “no fault” policy and does not require any misconduct on the part of an executive officer or any of his or her subordinates in the case of a restatement. If there is a restatement and executives would have received less incentive compensation under the restated numbers than they actually received, we must seek recoupment of the excess compensation unless impracticable. “Incentive compensation” includes any compensation that is granted, earned, or vested based wholly or in part upon the attainment of a financial reporting measure. A copy of the Incentive Compensation Recoupment Policy is included as Exhibit 97.1 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 29, 2024. f. Termination of Service When a NEO terminates employment with the Company, the NEO will receive amounts according to the specific terms and provisions of each compensation plan or benefit plan in which he or she participates. Such amounts may include:

| • |     | Amounts contributed to and distributed under the Company’s qualified and non-qualified deferred compensation plans (subject to the specific terms and requirements of IRC Section 409A).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| • |     | Under the Company’s equity incentive plan and standard equity agreements, upon a change in control “CIC”: (a) vesting of PSUs based on actual levels achieved for completed performance periods and target level for incomplete periods, and (b) accelerated vesting of RSUs and options only upon both a qualified CIC and qualifying termination, as described in the “Compensation & Benefits Assurance Agreements” section below. |
| • |     | Amounts accrued and vested in