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Biglari Capital Calls for Immediate Resignation of Jack in the Box Chairman David Goebel, Who Was Overwhelmingly Rejected by Stockholders with "Skin in the Game"
Biglari Capital Corp. ("Biglari Capital"), the largest stockholder of Jack in the Box Inc. (NasdaqGS: JACK), with a 9.86% ownership stake, today issued the following statement regarding the preliminary voting results from JACK's 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
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[{"type":"text","content":"The Company Should Not Hide Behind Its Treatment of Abstain Votes — Chairman Goebel Did Not Receive a Majority of the Votes Cast","length":128,"tagName":"p","attribs":{}},{"type":"text","content":"Jack in the Box Stockholders Cannot Afford Another Year of David Goebel","length":71,"tagName":"p","attribs":{}},{"type":"text","content":"ISS, BlackRock, Vanguard, and State Street Inexplicably Defended Long-Tenured David Goebel and Failed to Hold Any Director Accountable for JACK's Appalling Strategic Decisions and Massive Destruction of Stockholder Value","length":224,"tagName":"p","attribs":{}},{"type":"text","content":"This Proxy Contest Proved that the Chairman has been an Abject Failure — He Must Resign Now","length":91,"tagName":"p","attribs":{}},{"type":"text","content":"SAN ANTONIO, Feb. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Biglari Capital Corp. ("Biglari Capital"), the largest stockholder of Jack in the Box Inc. (NasdaqGS: JACK), with a 9.86% ownership stake, today issued the following statement regarding the preliminary voting results from JACK's 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.","length":322,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"A Clear Divide: Accountability vs. Complacency ","length":46,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"Preliminary voting results from JACK's stockholder meeting reveal a stark and troubling divide. Active fund managers and retail stockholders — those who bear the real consequences of failed corporate governance — voted to hold Chairman David Goebel accountable for the destruction of stockholder value and his failure to act as a responsible steward of stockholder interests. By contrast, ISS, BlackRock, Vanguard, and State Street supported the status quo, providing cover for a board that has presided over value destruction.","length":531,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"JACK spent $5 Million to Defend One Director for One More Year ","length":62,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"JACK spent an estimated $5 million on this proxy contest — not to protect the company's future, but to defend the reelection of David Goebel for a single additional year.","length":174,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"list","items":[{"val":[{"type":"text","content":"Over the last five years alone, Mr. Goebel collected approximately $1.55 million in director compensation.","length":106,"tagName":"p"}...