Company: JACK
Filing Date: 2025-01-27
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000807882-25-000004
Chunk: 38

Company: JACK IN THE BOX INC
Filing Date: 2025-01-27
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 38
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 to seek shareholder ratification of this appointment. KPMG LLP has served as the Company’s independent auditor since 1986. One or more representatives of KPMG LLP is expected to attend the Annual Meeting and will have the opportunity to make a statement and to respond to appropriate questions from shareholders present at the meeting. The following proposal will be presented at the Annual Meeting: Action by the Audit Committee appointing KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accountants to conduct the annual audit of the consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries for the fiscal year ending September 28, 2025, is hereby ratified, confirmed and approved. Vote Required for Ratification Ratification requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting and entitled to vote on such proposal. Abstentions will be included in the number of shares present and entitled to vote and will have the same effect as a vote “AGAINST” this proposal. Brokers have discretionary authority to vote uninstructed shares on this matter. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF KPMG LLP AS THE COMPANY’S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS. 33 JACK IN THE BOX INC. | 2025 PROXY STATEMENT

| PROPOSAL THREE — ADVISORY VOTE ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION |

PROPOSAL THREE — ADVISORY VOTE ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION As required under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (the “Dodd-Frank Act”), shareholders have the opportunity to cast an advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers (“NEOs”) as disclosed in the CD&A, the compensation tables, narrative disclosures, and related footnotes included in this Proxy Statement. This “Say on Pay” vote is advisory, and therefore nonbinding on the Company; however, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the "Committee"), which is comprised entirely of independent directors, values the opinions of our shareholders and will take into account the outcome of the vote when considering future executive compensation decisions. We received a 94.1% favorable vote on Say on Pay at our 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The Committee engages the services of an independent compensation consultant to advise on executive compensation matters, including competitive compensation targets within the marketplace, and Company performance goals and analysis. As described in detail in the CD&A, our