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Employer Identification No.)\n\n9357 Spectrum Center Blvd.\n\nSan Diego, California 92123\n\n(Address of principal executive offices)\n\nRegistrant’s telephone number, including area code (858) 571-2121\n\n_______________________________________________________________________________________\n\nSecurities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:\n\nTitle of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered\n\nCommon StockJACKNASDAQ Global Select Market\n\nIndicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.\n\nYes  þ    No  ¨\n\nIndicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).\n\nYes  þ    No   ¨\n\nIndicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. 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