JACK IN THE BOX INC

Overview. Jack in the Box Inc. (NASDAQ: JACK), a Delaware corporation (the Company or Jack in the Box ), founded and headquartered in San Diego, California, is a restaurant company that operates and franchises Jack in the Box , one of the nation's largest hamburger chains with 2,136 restaurants across 22 states, and Del Taco , one of the nation’s largest Mexican-American quick service restaurants ( QSR ) chains with 576 restaurants across 18 states. References to the Company throughout this Annual Report on Form 10-K are made using the first person notations of we , us and our. In April, 2025, the Company announced a multi-faceted plan, which included exploring strategic alternatives for the Del Taco brand and the possible divestiture of that business. On October 15, 2025, the Company entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (the Purchase Agreement ) with Yadav Enterprises, Inc., a California corporation ( Buyer ) and Anil Yadav ( Buyer Guarantor ) to sell to Buyer all of the issued and outstanding equity interests of Del Taco Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation ( Del Taco ), which owns and operates the Company’s Del Taco restaurant operations, for an aggregate purchase price of $115 million in cash, subject to certain closing cash, working capital, debt and transaction expense adjustments. Restaurant Brands Jack in the Box. Jack in the Box restaurants offer a broad selection of distinctive products including classic burgers like its Jumbo Jack and innovative product lines such as the Buttery Jack and Smash Jack burgers.