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):  September 21, 2007


JACK IN THE BOX INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


DELAWARE
 
1-9390
 
95-2698708
(State or other jurisdiction  of incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)


9330 BALBOA AVENUE, SAN DIEGO, CA
92123
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)


 (858) 571-2121
 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)


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ITEM 5.03.   AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OR BYLAWS; CHANGE IN FISCAL YEAR
     
 
On September 21, 2007, at a special meeting of the stockholders, the stockholders of Jack in the Box Inc. approved an amendment of Jack in the Box Inc.’s Certificate of Incorporation, effective immediately, for the purpose of amending Section A of Article VII in order to increase the total number of shares which the Corporation shall have the authority to issue from 90,000,000 to 190,000,000 by increasing the total number of shares of common stock which the Corporation shall have the authority to issue from 75,000,000 to 175,000,000.  The Certificate of Amendment to the Restated Articles of Incorporation is attached as Exhibit 3.1.
 
ITEM 9.01.   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
     
 
 
(C) EXHIBITS
 
The following exhibit is filed as part of this report:
 
Exhibit No.
  Description
     
3.1
 
Certificate of Amendment to Restated Articles of Incorporation of Jack in the Box Inc., filed September 21, 2007, with the State of Delaware
 
 
 
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 hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
JACK IN THE BOX INC.
 
       
 
By:
/s/  Jerry P. Rebel  
   
Jerry P. Rebel
 
   
Executive Vice President
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
(Duly Authorized Signatory)
Date: September 24, 2007
 
       
I harriet smith windsor secretary of state of the state of Delaware do hereby certify the attached is a true and correct copy of the certificate of amendment of jack in the box inc. filed in this office on the twenty-first day of September, ad 2007 at 6:46 o’clock pm.A filed copy of this certificate has been forwarded to the new castle county recorder of deeds. Harriet smith Windsor, secretary of state authentication: 6020108 date: 09-21-07

 
State of delaware secretary of state division of corporations delivered 07:11 PM 09/21/2007 Filed 06:46 PM 09/21/2007 SRV 071042279 – 0773942 FILE Certificate of amendment Of restated certificate of incorporation of jack in the inc., a Delaware corporation Jack in the box inc., a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of state of Delaware (the “corporation”) pursuant to the provisions of the general corporation law of state of Delaware (the DGCL) does hereby certify that: 1: article VI, section A of the corporation’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation (the certificate of incorporation) is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows: A. the total number of shares which the corporation shall have authority to issue is one hundred ninety million (190,000,000) shares, consisting of one hundred seventy-five million (175,000,000) shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share (the common stock), and fifteen million (15,000,000) shares of preferred stock, par value $.01 per share (the preferred stock). 2. the foregoing amendment to the certificate of incorporation has been duly adopted by the corporation’s board of directors and stockholders in accordance with the provisions of sections 242 and 228 of the general corporation law of the state of Delaware. 3. this amendment to the corporation’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation shall be effective on and as of the date of filing of this certificate of amendment with the secretary of state of the state of Delaware. In witness whereof, jack in the box inc. has caused this certificate of amendment to be signed by the undersigned, thereunto duly appointed, this 21st day of September, 2007. Jack in the box inc. name: paul l. Schultz title: president & chief operating officer