Jack in the Box Inc. (JACK) Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell


ADVISORY, Jan. 12, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --



 What:
 Linda Lang, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Jack
 in the Box Inc. (JACK), will preside over the Opening Bell, along with
 Jack, the popular spokesman, advertising personality and namesake of
 the Jack in the Box(r) brand.

 Where:
 NASDAQ MarketSite - 4 Times Square - 43rd & Broadway - Broadcast Studio

 When:
 Tuesday, January 13, 2009 at 9:15 - 9:30 a.m. ET

 Contact:
 Carol DiRaimo
 Vice President, Investor Relations & Corporate Communications
 Jack in the Box Inc.
 (858) 571-2407
 carol.diraimo@jackinthebox.com

 NASDAQ MarketSite:
 Robert Madden
 (646) 441-5045
 Robert.Madden@NASDAQOMX.com

Feed Information:

The Opening Bell is available from 9:20 a.m. to 9:35 a.m. on Galaxy 19 C/15, downlink frequency 4000 vertical. The feed can also be found on Ascent fiber 1623. If you have any questions, please contact Robert Madden at (646) 441-5045.

Radio Feed:

An audio transmission of the Opening Bell is also available from 9:20 a.m. to 9:35 a.m. on uplink IA6 C band / transponder 24, downlink frequency 4180 horizontal. The feed can be found on Ascent fiber 1623 as well.

Webcast:

A live webcast of the NASDAQ Opening Bell will be available at: http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_about.stm.

Photos:

To obtain a hi-resolution photograph of the Market Open, please go to http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_events.stm and click on the market open of your choice.

About Jack in the Box Inc. (JACK):

Jack in the Box Inc. (Nasdaq:JACK), based in San Diego, is a restaurant company that operates and franchises Jack in the Box(r) restaurants, one of the nation's largest hamburger chains, with more than 2,100 restaurants in 18 states. Additionally, through a wholly owned subsidiary the company operates and franchises Qdoba Mexican Grill(r), a leader in fast-casual dining, with more than 450 restaurants in 41 states and the District of Columbia.

About NASDAQ OMX:

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. is the world's largest exchange company. It delivers trading, exchange technology and public company services across six continents, with over 3,900 listed companies. NASDAQ OMX Group offers multiple capital raising solutions to companies around the globe, including its U.S. listings market; NASDAQ OMX Nordic, NASDAQ OMX Baltic, including First North; and the U.S. 144A sector. The company offers trading across multiple asset classes including equities, derivatives, debt, commodities, structured products and ETFs. NASDAQ OMX Group technology supports the operations of over 70 exchanges, clearing organizations and central securities depositories in more than 50 countries. NASDAQ OMX Nordic and NASDAQ OMX Baltic are not legal entities but describe the common offering from NASDAQ OMX Group exchanges in Helsinki, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Iceland, Tallinn, Riga, and Vilnius. For more information about NASDAQ OMX, visit http://www.nasdaqomx.com.