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): February 21, 2005
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                              JACK IN THE BOX INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


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


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


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

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


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ITEM 1.02    TERMINATION OF A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT
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     Jack in the Box Inc. is filing this amendment to its Current Report on Form
8-K filed on November 17, 2004, to provide additional information that was not
determined or available at the time the original report was filed. Jack in the
Box has provided timely notice that it will not renew a Compensation and
Benefits Assurance Agreement with former Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer John F. Hoffner, but will allow the Agreement to expire
according to its terms on August 26, 2005. The form of Compensation and Benefits
Assurance Agreement has been previously filed with the Company's Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 28, 1997.




                                   SIGNATURES
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     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
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                                                   Jerry P. Rebel
                                                   Senior Vice President
                                                   Chief Financial Officer
                                                   (Principal Financial Officer)
                                                   (Duly Authorized Signatory)

                                                   Date: March 11, 2005




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