SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jack in the Box Inc. (NASDAQ: JACK) today announced that it has entered into a purchase agreement under which one of its indirect, special purpose subsidiaries has agreed to issue and sell $575 million of its Series 2019-1 3.982% Fixed Rate Senior Secured Notes, Class A-2-I, $275 million of its Series 2019-1 4.476% Fixed Rate Senior Secured Notes, Class A-2-II, and $450 million of its Series 2019-1 4.970% Fixed Rate Senior Secured Notes, Class A-2-III. Interest payments on the 2019 Notes are payable on a quarterly basis. The anticipated repayment dates of the Class A-2-I Notes, the Class A-2-II Notes and the Class A-2-III Notes will be August 2023, August 2026 and August 2029, respectively, unless earlier prepaid to the extent permitted under the indenture that will govern the 2019 Notes. The 2019 Notes are expected to be issued by the Master Issuer in a privately placed securitization transaction.

The net proceeds of the expected sale of the 2019 Notes are expected to be used to repay all of the existing indebtedness under the Company’s senior credit facility, to pay the transaction costs and to fund the reserve accounts associated with the securitized financing facility, and for working capital purposes and for general corporate purposes, which may include a return of capital to the Company’s equity holders.

The Master Issuer also intends to enter into a purchase agreement under which it will issue $150 million of its Series 2019-1 Variable Funding Senior Secured Notes, Class A-1 (the "Class A-1 Notes"), which will allow the Master Issuer to borrow amounts from time to time on a revolving basis.

The closing of the sale of the 2019 Notes is expected to occur in July 2019, subject to satisfaction of various closing conditions. However, there can be no assurance regarding the timing of the closing or that the sale of the 2019 Notes will be completed.

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the 2019 Notes or any other security. The 2019 Notes have not been, and will not be, registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or any state securities laws, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws.

About Jack in the Box Inc.

Jack in the Box Inc. (NASDAQ: JACK), based in San Diego, is a restaurant company that operates and franchises Jack in the Box® restaurants, one of the nation’s largest hamburger chains, with more than 2,200 restaurants in 21 states and Guam. For more information on Jack in the Box, including franchising opportunities, visit www.jackinthebox.com.