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): January 22, 2003



                              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 of Incorporation)  (Commission File   I.R.S. Employer Identification
                                   Number)                   Number)



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


        Registrant's telephone number, including area code (858) 571-2121
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ITEM 2.       ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION OF ASSETS

     On January 22, 2003,  Jack in the Box Inc. (the  "Company")  entered into a
new $350 million senior credit  facility  arranged by Wachovia  Securities  (the
"New Credit  Facility").  The new financing  comprises a $200 million  revolving
credit  facility with a three year term and an initial rate of London  Interbank
Offered Rate  ("LIBOR")  plus 2.25  percent,  and a $150 million term loan to be
amortized  over 4.5 years at an  initial  rate of LIBOR plus 3.25  percent.  The
Company's  obligations  under the New Credit  Facility are guaranteed by certain
subsidiaries.  The Company and each of its certain subsidiaries granted liens in
substantially  all of their personal  property assets to secure their respective
obligations  under the New Credit  Facility.  Under certain  circumstances,  the
Company and each of its certain  subsidiaries will be required to grant liens in
certain real property assets to secure their  respective  obligations  under the
New Credit Facility.

     The New Credit Facility  replaces a $175 million  revolving credit facility
which was due to expire March 31, 2003. Proceeds from the New Credit Facility at
closing  were  used to repay  the  Company's  old  credit  facility.  Additional
proceeds  from  the New  Credit  Facility  will be used  for  general  corporate
purposes,  including letters of credit,  working capital,  capital expenditures,
and costs associated with the Company's  recent  acquisition of Qdoba Restaurant
Corporation.

     The Credit  Agreement  with respect to the New Credit  Facility is attached
hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and is  incorporated  herein by reference.  The foregoing
summary  does not purport to be complete  and is  qualified  in its  entirety by
reference to the Credit Agreement.


ITEM 7.       FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

ITEM  7(c)    Exhibits.  The following exhibits are filed with this report.

Number              Description
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99.1                Press release issued January 22, 2003
99.2                Credit Agreement dated as of January 22, 2003 by and among
                      Jack in the Box Inc. and the lenders named therein







                                   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: JOHN F. HOFFNER
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                                                   John F. Hoffner
                                                   Executive Vice President
                                                   Chief Financial Officer
                                                   Principal Financial Officer)
                                                   (Duly Authorized Signatory)


Date:  February 6, 2003







                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Number                 Description
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 99.1                  Press release issued January 22, 2003
 99.2                  Credit Agreement dated as of January 22, 2003 by and
                          among Jack in the Box Inc. and the lenders named
                          therein