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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 3 , 2021 TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 1-9390 Delaware ( State of Incorporation ) Title of each class Common Stock , $ 0.01 par value Jack in the box JACK IN THE BOX INC . ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) ΤΟ 9357 Spectrum Center Blvd. San Diego , California 92123 ( Address of principal executive offices ) 95-2698708 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) Registrant's telephone number , including area code ( 858 ) 571-2121 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol ( s ) JACK Name of each exchange on which registered NASDAQ Global Select Market Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes þ No Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes No p Indicate by check mark if the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes þ No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulations S - T ( §232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes p No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of “ large accelerated filer , ” “ accelerated filer , ” “ smaller reporting company , ” and “ emerging growth company ” in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Large accelerated filer Accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer Smaller reporting company Emerging growth company If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . " Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act ) . Yes No The aggregate market value of the common stock held by non - affiliates of the registrant as of the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter , computed by reference to the closing price reported on the NASDAQ Global Select Market - Composite Transactions as of April 9 , 2021 , was approximately $ 2.5 billion . Number of shares of common stock , $ 0.01 par value , outstanding as of the close of business on November 17 , 2021 — 21,013,361 . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the Proxy Statement to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are incorporated by reference into Part hereof .