Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  MELANCON PAUL D
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
10/01/2012		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
JACK IN THE BOX INC /NEW/ [JACK]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
9330 BALBOA AVENUE		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
VP-FINANCE,CONTROLER,TREASURER
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

SAN DIEGO, CA 92123		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
COMMON STOCK 2,959 (1)
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION 09/15/2007(2) 09/15/2016 COMMON STOCK 10,000 $ 26.28 D  
NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION 09/14/2008(3) 09/14/2014 COMMON STOCK 20,000 $ 30.69 D  
NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION 09/12/2009(3) 09/12/2015 COMMON STOCK 23,000 $ 24.74 D  
NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION 11/23/2010(3) 11/23/2016 COMMON STOCK 5,250 $ 19.26 D  
NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION 11/26/2011(3) 11/26/2017 COMMON STOCK 11,065 $ 20.05 D  
NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION 11/25/2012(3) 11/25/2018 COMMON STOCK 11,964 $ 18.67 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
MELANCON PAUL D
9330 BALBOA AVENUE
SAN DIEGO, CA 92123		       VP-FINANCE,CONTROLER,TREASURER  

Signatures

PAUL D MELANCON 10/01/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) These secruties are restricted stock unit that vest in five equal installments commencing one year after the date of grant.
(2) The stock option becomes exercisable in four equal installments commencing one year after the date of grant.
(3) The stock option becomes exercisable in three equal installments commencing one year after the date of grant.

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