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Exhibit 10.1.4

FOURTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

     THIS FOURTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”), is made and entered into
as of this 30th day of September, 2005, with an effective date as set forth in
Section 3 hereof, by and among JACK IN THE BOX INC., a corporation organized under the laws
of Delaware (the “Borrower”), those certain subsidiaries of the Borrower party to the
Guaranty Agreement referred to below (the “Guarantors”), the Lenders party to the Credit
Agreement referred to below (the “Lenders”) pursuant to the authorization (in the form
attached hereto as Annex A, the “Authorization”), WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent for the Lenders (the “Administrative Agent”), BANK OF
AMERICA, N.A. (as successor by merger to Fleet National Bank) and US BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
each in its capacity as a Syndication Agent (collectively, the “Syndication Agents”),
COOPERATIEVE CENTRALE RAIFFEISEN-BOERENLEENBANK B.A., “RABOBANK INTERNATIONAL,” NEW YORK BRANCH and
BNP PARIBAS, each in its capacity as a Documentation Agent (collectively, the “Documentation
Agents”). WACHOVIA CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC acted as Lead Arranger in connection with this
Amendment.

Statement of Purpose

     The Lenders agreed to extend certain credit facilities to the Borrower pursuant to the Amended
and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of January 8, 2004 by and among the Borrower, the Lenders,
the Administrative Agent, the Syndication Agents and the Documentation Agents (as previously
amended by that First Amendment to Credit Agreement dated June 18, 2004, that Second Amendment and
Consent to Credit Agreement dated September 24, 2004, that Third Amendment to Credit Agreement
dated January 31, 2005, and as may be further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified
from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”). In connection therewith, certain of the
Subsidiaries of the Borrower reaffirmed their respective obligations under (i) the Guaranty
Agreement dated as of January 22, 2003 and (ii) the Collateral Agreement dated as of January 22,
2003, each in favor of the Administrative Agent for the ratable benefit of itself and the other
Lenders (each as reaffirmed and amended by the Reaffirmation and Master Amendment dated as of
January 8, 2004 and each as further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time
to time, the “Guaranty Agreement” and the “Collateral Agreement”, respectively).

     The parties now desire to amend or modify certain provisions of the Credit Agreement in
certain respects on the terms and conditions set forth below.

     NOW THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which is
hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

     1. Capitalized Terms. All capitalized undefined terms used in this Amendment shall
have the meanings assigned thereto in the Credit Agreement.

     2. Amendments to the Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement is hereby modified as
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     (a) Amendment to Existing Definition. The definitions of the following defined terms
which are set forth in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement are hereby amended and restated
in their entirety as follows:

     “Excess Cash Flow” means, for any period of determination commencing
with the Fiscal Year ending October 2, 2005 and thereafter, the sum of the following
determined on a Consolidated basis, without duplication, for the Borrower and its
Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP: (a) EBITDA for such period,
minus (b) cash taxes and Interest Expense paid in cash for such period,
minus (c) all scheduled principal payments made in respect of Debt during
such period minus (d) the difference of (i) the aggregate amount of all
Capital Expenditures made during such period less (ii) the aggregate amount
of all Capital Expenditures related to Permitted Sale-Leaseback Transactions made
during such period, minus (e) non-scheduled principal payments with respect
to the Term Loan Facility plus or minus (f) any increases or
decreases in Working Capital minus (g) the cash portion of the purchase
price for Permitted Acquisitions minus (h) any reasonable transaction costs
and expenses incurred in connection with Permitted Acquisitions minus (i)
Net Cash Proceeds from any offering of equity securities by the Borrower or any of
its Restricted Subsidiaries other than solely as a result of offerings of equity
securities made in connection with any employee stock option, incentive plan or
stock purchase plan or made in connection with compensation or incentive plans for
directors and officers, in each case, entered into in the ordinary course of
business, or the exercise of any options or other convertible securities in
connection therewith minus (j) the sum of (i) the aggregate amount of cash
dividends paid by the Borrower during such period and (ii) the purchase price of
repurchases of the common stock of the Borrower made in cash during such period, in
each case pursuant to the terms of Section 11.6(b).

     “Working Capital” means, for any period of determination, current assets
excluding cash minus current liabilities (excluding any principal balances
associated with the Revolving Credit Loans), all determined in accordance with GAAP.

     (b) Amendment to Add New Definitions. Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is
hereby amended by inserting the following new definitions in appropriate alphabetical order:

     “Fourth Amendment” means the Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement dated
as of September 30, 2005 by and among the Borrower, the Lenders and the
Administrative Agent.

     “Fourth Amendment Effective Date” means the date upon which each of the
conditions precedent set forth in Section 3 of the Fourth Amendment shall
have been satisfied.

     (c) Amendment to Section 5.1(c). Section 5.1(c)(ii) of the Credit Agreement
is hereby amended in its entirety as follows:

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     “(ii) The Applicable Margin with respect to the Term Loan shall be 0.25% with
respect to Base Rate Loans and 1.50% with respect to LIBOR Rate Loans.”

     (d) Amendment to Section 11.3. Section 11.3(b) of the Credit Agreement is
hereby amended by adding the following clauses (v) and (vi), respectively to the end of such
subsection:

     “(v) investments by the Borrower in any evidence of debt issued by a state,
city, town, county or their agencies and paying interest which is exempt from
federal tax; provided, that the maturity is ninety (90) days or less and
such debt is rated at least A-1, SP-1 or AAA by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services,
a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. or at least P-1, MIG-1 or Aaa by
Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., and (vi) investments by the Borrower in money
market funds and mutual funds which invest substantially all of their assets in
securities of the types described in clauses (i) through (v) above.”

     (e) Amendment to Section 11.6. Section 11.6(b) of the Credit Agreement is
hereby amended in its entirety as follows:

     “(b) the Borrower may

     (i) acquire capital stock of the Borrower or

     (ii) pay cash dividends on the capital stock of the Borrower;
provided, that

          (A) the sum of (1) the aggregate purchase price for all such capital
stock acquired on or after the Fourth Amendment Effective Date plus
(2) the aggregate amount of cash dividends paid on or after the Fourth
Amendment Effective Date shall not exceed $200,000,000 in the aggregate and

          (B) immediately after giving effect to any such acquisition of capital
stock or payment of cash dividends or series of related acquisitions of
capital stock and/or payments of cash dividends, the Borrower would not be
in Default under this Agreement;”

     3. Effectiveness. This Amendment shall become effective on the date that each of the
following conditions has been satisfied:

          (a) Amendment Documents. The Administrative Agent shall have received (i) a duly
executed counterpart of this Amendment from the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and each
Guarantor and (ii) an Authorization from (A) each Lender that has made a Term Loan and (B) the
Required Lenders.

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          (b) Fees and Expenses. The Administrative Agent shall have been reimbursed for all
fees and out-of-pocket charges and other expenses incurred in connection with this Amendment,
including, without limitation, the fees and expenses referred to in Section 7 of this
Amendment, the Credit Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby.

          (c) Other Documents. The Administrative Agent shall have received any other documents
or instruments reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent in connection with the execution of
this Amendment.

     4. Acknowledgement of Guarantors; Reaffirmation of Security Documents.

     (a) By their execution hereof, each Guarantor hereby expressly (i) consents to the
modifications and amendments set forth in this Amendment, (ii) reaffirms all of its respective
covenants, representations, warranties and other obligations set forth in the Guaranty Agreement
and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party and (iii) acknowledges, represents and agrees
that its respective covenants, representations, warranties and other obligations set forth in the
Guaranty Agreement, and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party remain in full force and
effect.

     (b) The Borrower and each Guarantor hereby confirms that each of the Security Documents to
which it is a party shall continue to be in full force and effect and is hereby ratified and
reaffirmed in all respects as if fully restated as of the date hereof by this Amendment. In
furtherance of the reaffirmations set forth in this Section 4, the Borrower and each
Guarantor hereby grants and assigns a security interest in all Collateral identified in any
Security Document as collateral security for the Obligations and the Guaranteed Obligations (as
defined in the Guaranty Agreement).

     5. Effect of Amendment. Except as expressly amended hereby, the Credit Agreement and
Loan Documents (including, without limitation, all amendments, modifications or consents undertaken
in connection therewith prior to the date hereof) shall remain in full force and effect in
accordance with their respective terms. The amendments granted herein are specific and limited and
shall not constitute a modification, acceptance or waiver of any other provision of or default
under the Credit Agreement, the Loan Documents or any other document or instrument entered into in
connection therewith or a future modification, acceptance or waiver of the provisions set forth
herein.

     6. Representations and Warranties/No Default.

     (a) By its execution hereof, the Borrower and each Guarantor hereby certifies that each of the
representations and warranties set forth in the Credit Agreement, the Guaranty Agreement, and the
other Loan Documents is true and correct as of the date hereof as if fully set forth herein (except
for any representation and warranty made as of an earlier date, which representation and warranty
shall remain true and correct as of such earlier date) and that no Default or Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing as of the date hereof.

     (b) By its execution hereof, the Borrower and each Guarantor hereby represents and warrants
that the Borrower and each Guarantor thereof has the right, power and authority and has

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taken all necessary corporate and other action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance
of this Amendment and each other document executed in connection herewith to which it is a party in
accordance with their respective terms.

     (c) This Amendment and each other document executed in connection herewith has been duly
executed and delivered by the duly authorized officers of the Borrower and each Guarantor party
hereto or thereto, and each such document constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of
the Borrower and each Guarantor party hereto or thereto, enforceable in accordance with its terms
except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium
or similar state or federal debtor relief laws from time to time in effect which affect the
enforcement of creditors’ rights in general and the availability of equitable remedies.

     7. Fees and Expenses. The Borrower shall pay all reasonable out-of-pocket fees and
expenses of the Administrative Agent in connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of
this Amendment, including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for
the Administrative Agent.

     8. Governing Law. This Amendment shall be governed by, construed and enforced in
accordance with, the laws of the State of New York (including Section 5-1401 and Section 5-1402 of
the General Obligations Law of the State of New York), without regard to the conflicts of law
provisions of such state.

     9. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in separate counterparts, each of
which when executed and delivered is an original but all of which taken together constitute one and
the same instrument.

     10. Facsimile Transmission. A facsimile, telecopy or other reproduction of this
Amendment may be executed by one or more parties hereto, and an executed copy of this Amendment may
be delivered by one or more parties hereto by facsimile or similar instantaneous electronic
transmission device pursuant to which the signature of or on behalf of such party can be seen, and
such execution and delivery shall be considered valid, binding and effective for all purposes. At
the request of any party hereto, all parties hereto agree to execute an original of this Amendment
as well as any facsimile, telecopy or other reproduction hereof.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed as of
the date and year first above written.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	BORROWER:	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	JACK IN THE BOX INC.	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	/S/ HAROLD L. SACHS	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	Name: Harold L. Sachs 	 
	 	 	 	Title: Vice President	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	GUARANTORS:	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	JACK IN THE BOX EASTERN DIVISION
L.P.	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	By: JBX General Partner LLC, its General

Partner	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	By: Jack in the Box Inc., its Sole and
Managing Member	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	/S/ HAROLD L. SACHS	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Name: Harold L. Sachs	 	 
	 	 	Title: Vice President		 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	JBX GENERAL PARTNER LLC	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	By: Jack in the Box Inc., its Sole and
Managing Member	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	/S/ HAROLD L. SACHS	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Name: Harold L. Sachs	 	 
	 	 	Title: Vice President	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	JBX LIMITED PARTNER LLC	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	By: Jack in the Box Inc., its Sole and
Managing Member	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	/S/ HAROLD L. SACHS	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Name: Harold L. Sachs	 	 
	 	 	Title: Vice President	 	 

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[Fourth Amendment — Jack in the Box Inc.]

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	QDOBA RESTAURANT CORPORATION	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	/S/ GARY J. BEISLER	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Name: Gary J. Beisler	 	 
	 	 	Title: President & CEO	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	STORED VALUE CARD, INC.	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	/S/ HAROLD L. SACHS	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Name: Harold L. Sachs	 	 
	 	 	Title: Vice President	 	 

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	 	 	ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND LENDERS:	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL	 	 
	 	 	ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent,	 	 
	 	 	 	as Lender and at the request of the other
Lenders party to the Credit Agreement
pursuant to the Authorization	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	/S/ LOUIS K. BEASLEY III	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Name: Louis K. Beasley III	 	 
	 	 	Title: Director	 	 

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Exhibit 10.14(a)

JACK IN THE BOX INC.

RESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS

UNDER THE 2002 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

SUMMARY AS OF OCTOBER 2, 2005

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Awardee	 	Number of Shares Awarded	 	Award Date
	John Hoffner
	 	 	55,000	 	 	November 8, 2002
	Linda Lang
	 	 	55,000	 	 	November 8, 2002
	Larry Schauf
	 	 	50,000	 	 	November 8, 2002
	Carlo Cetti
	 	 	29,600	 	 	November 8, 2002
	David Theno
	 	 	28,000	 	 	November 8, 2002
	Gary Beisler
	 	 	25,000	 	 	February 14, 2003
	Richard Pugh
	 	 	10,000	 	 	August 1, 2003
	Linda Lang
	 	 	35,000	 	 	September 10, 2004
	Jerry Rebel
	 	 	18,127	 	 	February 17, 2005
	Paul Melancon
	 	 	1,500	 	 	August 4, 2005
	Linda Lang
	 	 	10,000	 	 	September 16, 2005
	Jerry Rebel
	 	 	13,159	 	 	September 16, 2005
	Paul Schultz
	 	 	15,084	 	 	September 16, 2005

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