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<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></B></P> <P STYLE="line-height:1.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, DC 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>UNDER </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>BRINKER INTERNATIONAL, INC. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Delaware</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>75-1914582</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or Other Jurisdiction of</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Incorporation or Organization)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(I.R.S. Employer</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>6820 LBJ Freeway </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Dallas, Texas 75240 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address, Including Zip Code, of Registrant&#146;s Principal Executive Offices) </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Brinker International, Inc. Stock Option and Incentive Plan </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Full title of the plan) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Bryan D.
McCrory </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Vice President and Assistant General Counsel </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Brinker International, Inc. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>6820 LBJ Freeway </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Dallas,
Texas 75240 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>972-980-9917 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name, address including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller
reporting company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one): </P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Large&nbsp;accelerated&nbsp;filer</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#120;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"><B>Title of Each Class of<BR>Securities to Be Registered</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Amount</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>to Be</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Registered</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Proposed</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Maximum<BR>Offering&nbsp;Price<BR>per&nbsp;Unit</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Proposed</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Maximum<BR>Aggregate</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Offering Price</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"><B>Amount of <BR>Registration Fee</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Common Stock, $0.10 par value</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">2,000,000&nbsp;shares&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$57.41&nbsp;(2)</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$114,820,000</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$13,342.08&nbsp;(3)</TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(1)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Consists of shares of common stock of registrant issuable or purchased pursuant to the terms of the Brinker International, Inc. Stock Option and Incentive Plan. Pursuant to Rule 416 of the Securities Act, this
registration statement also covers such additional indeterminate number of shares as may be offered or issued in connection with any stock splits, stock dividends, recapitalizations or certain other capital adjustments that increase the number of
outstanding shares of the registrant&#146;s common stock, $.01 par value. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(2)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Estimated in accordance with paragraphs (c)&nbsp;and (h)&nbsp;of Rule 457 of the Securities Act, solely for purpose of calculating the registration fee, based upon the average of the high and low prices of the
registrant&#146;s common stock as reported by the New York Stock Exchange on February&nbsp;2, 2015. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(3)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The amount of the registration fee was calculated pursuant to Section&nbsp;6(b) of the Securities Act, which provides that the fee shall be 0.0001162 multiplied by the maximum aggregate price at which such securities
are proposed to be offered. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="line-height:1.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Brinker International, Inc. (&#147;We, the &#147;Company&#148; or the &#147;registrant&#148;) will send or give the documents containing the
information specified in Part I of Form S-8 (Items 1 and 2) to participants in the plan covered by this registration statement, as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;).
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART II </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;3.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Incorporation of Documents by Reference. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We hereby incorporate by reference in this
registration statement the following documents previously filed by us with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;): </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1. Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June&nbsp;25, 2014; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2. Our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the periods ended September&nbsp;24, 2014, and December&nbsp;24, 2014, respectively; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">3. Our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on August&nbsp;7, 2014,&nbsp;August&nbsp;21, 2014,&nbsp;August&nbsp;27,
2014,&nbsp;October&nbsp;21, 2014,&nbsp;October&nbsp;30, 2014,&nbsp;December&nbsp;8, 2014, January&nbsp;28, 2015, and February 5, 2015; and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">4. The description of our common stock contained in our latest registration statement filed pursuant to Section&nbsp;12(b) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating any such description. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All documents filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the
date of this registration statement shall be deemed to be incorporated into this registration statement by reference and to be a part hereof from the date of the filing of such documents until such time as the registrant files a post-effective
amendment indicating that the registrant has sold all of the securities offered under this registration statement or deregistering all securities remaining unsold at the time of such amendment. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any statement contained in any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated into this registration statement by reference shall be
deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this registration statement to the extent that a statement contained in this registration statement or in any subsequently filed document which also is, or is deemed to be, incorporated into this
registration statement by reference, is inconsistent with, modifies or supersedes such statement. Except as so modified or superseded, such statement shall not be deemed to constitute a part of this registration statement. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Description of Securities. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not Applicable. </P>
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<TD WIDTH="8%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;5.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Interests of Named Experts and Counsel. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">None. </P>

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<TD WIDTH="8%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;6.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Indemnification of Directors and Officers. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following summarizes certain
arrangements by which controlling persons, directors and officers of the Company, a Delaware corporation, are indemnified against liability which they may incur in such capacities. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I><U>Delaware General Corporation Law</U></I>. Subsection (a)&nbsp;of Section&nbsp;145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law
(&#147;DGCL&#148;) empowers a corporation to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative
(other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that he is or was a director, employee or agent of the corporation or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of
another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action,
suit or proceeding if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his
conduct was unlawful. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Subsection (b)&nbsp;of Section&nbsp;145 of the DGCL empowers a corporation to indemnify any person who was or is a
party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that such person acted in any of the capacities set forth
above, against expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not
opposed to the best interests of the corporation and except that no indemnification may be made with respect to any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent
that the Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all of the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably
entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;145 of the DGCL
further provides that to the extent a director, officer, employee or agent of a corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in the defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in subsections (a)&nbsp;and (b)&nbsp;or in the
defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, he will be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with his defense. This indemnification or advancement of expenses is not
exclusive of any other rights to which the indemnified party may be entitled. Section&nbsp;145 empowers the corporation to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation against any liability
asserted against him or incurred by him in any such capacity or arising out of his status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify him against such liabilities under Section&nbsp;145. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;102(b)(7) of the DGCL enables a corporation in its certificate of incorporation to eliminate or limit the personal liability of a
director for monetary damages for violations of a director&#146;s fiduciary duty, except for liability (i)&nbsp;for any breach of the director&#146;s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its shareholders, (ii)&nbsp;for acts or omissions not in good
faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii)&nbsp;under Section&nbsp;174 of the DGCL (providing for liability of directors for unlawful payment of dividends or unlawful stock purchases or redemptions) or
(iv)&nbsp;for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I><U>Certificate of Incorporation</U></I>.
Article&nbsp;Ninth of our Certificate of Incorporation provides that no director shall be liable to the registrant or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty, provided that the liability of a director is not eliminated or
limited (i)&nbsp;for any breach of the director&#146;s duty of loyalty to the registrant or its stockholders, (ii)&nbsp;for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or knowing violation of law, (iii)&nbsp;under
Section&nbsp;174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law or (iv)&nbsp;any transaction from which such director derived an improper personal benefit. </P>
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shall indemnify our directors and officers under the circumstances defined in Section&nbsp;145.&nbsp;We have obtained an insurance policy insuring our directors and officers against certain liabilities, if any, that arise in connection with the
performance of their duties on behalf of the Company and its subsidiaries.&nbsp;We have entered into agreements with our directors and officers indemnifying such directors and officers against certain liabilities arising out of their service as
directors and officers of the Company. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I><U>Insurance</U></I>. The Company maintains directors and officers liability insurance, which
covers such persons against certain claims or liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Exemption from Registration Claimed. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">None </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.1</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Certificate of Incorporation of Brinker International, Inc. (filed as an exhibit to annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 28, 1995 and incorporated herein by reference)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Bylaws of Brinker International, Inc. (Filed as an exhibit to quarterly report on Form 10-Q for quarter ended September&nbsp;24, 2014, and incorporated herein by reference)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Opinion of Hallett &amp; Perrin, P.C.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of KPMG LLP, independent registered public accounting firm</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of Hallett &amp; Perrin, P.C. (included in Exhibit 5.1)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Power of Attorney (included on signature page of this registration statement)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Brinker International, Inc. Stock Option &amp; Incentive Plan, as amended (filed as Appendix A to proxy statement filed on September 17, 2013, and incorporated herein by reference)</TD></TR>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Filed herewith. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Undertakings.</B> <B> </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes: </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) To file, during any period
in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) To include any
prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events
arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum
offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set
forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective registration statement; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iii) To
include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement; </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>provided, however</I>, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (a)(1)(ii) and (a)(1)(iii) of this section
do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d)
of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration statement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be
deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial <I>bona fide</I> offering thereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain
unsold at the termination of the offering. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each filing of the registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the
Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the
initial <I>bona fide</I> offering thereof; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to
directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the
registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such
issue. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of
the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of Dallas and State of Texas on February&nbsp;6, 2015. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">BRINKER INTERNATIONAL, INC.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">By:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>/s/ Wyman T. Roberts</I></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Wyman T. Roberts</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">President and Chief Executive Officer</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">President of Chili&#146;s Grill &amp; Bar</TD></TR>
</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each of the undersigned hereby appoints Wyman T. Roberts and Bryan D. McCrory, and each of them (with full power to act alone), as
attorneys-in-fact and agents for the undersigned, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, to sign and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission any and all amendments and exhibits to this
registration statement on Form S-8 and any and all applications, instruments and other documents to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pertaining to the registration of the securities covered by this registration statement. Each
attorney shall have full power and authority to do and perform in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, any and all acts and things whatsoever requisite or desirable, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in
person, and the undersigned hereby ratifies and approves the acts of such attorneys. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act,
this registration statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities indicated below and on February&nbsp;6, 2015. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; width:15.10pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Date</P></TD></TR>


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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>/s/ Wyman T. Roberts</I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Wyman T. Roberts</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">President and Chief Executive Officer of Brinker International, Inc., President of Chili&#146;s Grill &amp; Bar and Director (Principal
Executive Officer)</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>/s/ Marie L. Perry</I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Marie L. Perry</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Senior Vice President, Treasurer, Controller and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP ALIGN="center">February 6, 2015</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>/s/ Joseph M. DePinto</I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Joseph M. DePinto</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Chairman of the Board of Directors</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP ALIGN="center">February 6, 2015</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>/s/ Harriet Edelman</I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Harriet Edelman</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Director</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP ALIGN="center">February 6, 2015</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>/s/ Michael A. George</I></P>
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Form S-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 6, 2015
Registration
No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM
S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
BRINKER INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
75-1914582
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
6820 LBJ Freeway
Dallas, Texas 75240
(Address, Including Zip Code, of Registrant's Principal Executive Offices)
Brinker International, Inc. Stock Option and Incentive Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Bryan D.
McCrory
Vice President and Assistant General Counsel
Brinker International, Inc.
6820 LBJ Freeway
Dallas,
Texas 75240
972-980-9917
(Name, address including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller
reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer
x
Accelerated filer
¨
Non-accelerated filer
¨
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company
¨
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Each Class of
Securities to Be Registered
Amount
to Be
Registered
Proposed
Maximum
Offering Price
per Unit
Proposed
Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price
Amount of
Registration Fee
Common Stock, $0.10 par value
2,000,000 shares (1)
$57.41 (2)
$114,820,000
$13,342.08 (3)
(1)
Consists of shares of common stock of registrant issuable or purchased pursuant to the terms of the Brinker International, Inc. Stock Option and Incentive Plan. Pursuant to Rule 416 of the Securities Act, this
registration statement also covers such additional indeterminate number of shares as may be offered or issued in connection with any stock splits, stock dividends, recapitalizations or certain other capital adjustments that increase the number of
outstanding shares of the registrant's common stock, $.01 par value.
(2)
Estimated in accordance with paragraphs (c) and (h) of Rule 457 of the Securities Act, solely for purpose of calculating the registration fee, based upon the average of the high and low prices of the
registrant's common stock as reported by the New York Stock Exchange on February 2, 2015.
(3)
The amount of the registration fee was calculated pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Securities Act, which provides that the fee shall be 0.0001162 multiplied by the maximum aggregate price at which such securities
are proposed to be offered.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
Brinker International, Inc. ("We, the "Company" or the "registrant") will send or give the documents containing the
information specified in Part I of Form S-8 (Items 1 and 2) to participants in the plan covered by this registration statement, as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act").
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
We hereby incorporate by reference in this
registration statement the following documents previously filed by us with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"):
1. Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 25, 2014;
2. Our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the periods ended September 24, 2014, and December 24, 2014, respectively;
3. Our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on August 7, 2014, August 21, 2014, August 27,
2014, October 21, 2014, October 30, 2014, December 8, 2014, January 28, 2015, and February 5, 2015; and
4. The description of our common stock contained in our latest registration statement filed pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating any such description.
All documents filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the
date of this registration statement shall be deemed to be incorporated into this registration statement by reference and to be a part hereof from the date of the filing of such documents until such time as the registrant files a post-effective
amendment indicating that the registrant has sold all of the securities offered under this registration statement or deregistering all securities remaining unsold at the time of such amendment.
Any statement contained in any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated into this registration statement by reference shall be
deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this registration statement to the extent that a statement contained in this registration statement or in any subsequently filed document which also is, or is deemed to be, incorporated into this
registration statement by reference, is inconsistent with, modifies or supersedes such statement. Except as so modified or superseded, such statement shall not be deemed to constitute a part of this registration statement.
Item 4.
Description of Securities.
Not Applicable.
Item 5.
Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
None.
Item 6.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
The following summarizes certain
arrangements by which controlling persons, directors and officers of the Company, a Delaware corporation, are indemnified against liability which they may incur in such capacities.
Delaware General Corporation Law
. Subsection (a) of Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law
("DGCL") empowers a corporation to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative
(other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that he is or was a director, employee or agent of the corporation or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of
another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action,
suit or proceeding if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his
conduct was unlawful.
Subsection (b) of Section 145 of the DGCL empowers a corporation to indemnify any person who was or is a
party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that such person acted in any of the capacities set forth
above, against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not
opposed to the best interests of the corporation and except that no indemnification may be made with respect to any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent
that the Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all of the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably
entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.
Section 145 of the DGCL
further provides that to the extent a director, officer, employee or agent of a corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in the defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in subsections (a) and (b) or in the
defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, he will be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with his defense. This indemnification or advancement of expenses is not
exclusive of any other rights to which the indemnified party may be entitled. Section 145 empowers the corporation to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation against any liability
asserted against him or incurred by him in any such capacity or arising out of his status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify him against such liabilities under Section 145.
Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL enables a corporation in its certificate of incorporation to eliminate or limit the personal liability of a
director for monetary damages for violations of a director's fiduciary duty, except for liability (i) for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the corporation or its shareholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good
faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under Section 174 of the DGCL (providing for liability of directors for unlawful payment of dividends or unlawful stock purchases or redemptions) or
(iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.
Certificate of Incorporation
.
Article Ninth of our Certificate of Incorporation provides that no director shall be liable to the registrant or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty, provided that the liability of a director is not eliminated or
limited (i) for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the registrant or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or knowing violation of law, (iii) under
Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law or (iv) any transaction from which such director derived an improper personal benefit.
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Bylaws
. Article VI, Section 2 of our bylaws provides, in general, that we
shall indemnify our directors and officers under the circumstances defined in Section 145. We have obtained an insurance policy insuring our directors and officers against certain liabilities, if any, that arise in connection with the
performance of their duties on behalf of the Company and its subsidiaries. We have entered into agreements with our directors and officers indemnifying such directors and officers against certain liabilities arising out of their service as
directors and officers of the Company.
Insurance
. The Company maintains directors and officers liability insurance, which
covers such persons against certain claims or liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties.
Item 7.
Exemption from Registration Claimed.
None
Item 8.
Exhibits
Exhibit
Number
Exhibits
4.1
Certificate of Incorporation of Brinker International, Inc. (filed as an exhibit to annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 28, 1995 and incorporated herein by reference)
4.2
Bylaws of Brinker International, Inc. (Filed as an exhibit to quarterly report on Form 10-Q for quarter ended September 24, 2014, and incorporated herein by reference)
5.1 *
Opinion of Hallett & Perrin, P.C.
23.1 *
Consent of KPMG LLP, independent registered public accounting firm
23.2 *
Consent of Hallett & Perrin, P.C. (included in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1 *
Power of Attorney (included on signature page of this registration statement)
99.1
Brinker International, Inc. Stock Option & Incentive Plan, as amended (filed as Appendix A to proxy statement filed on September 17, 2013, and incorporated herein by reference)
*
Filed herewith.
Item 9.
Undertakings.
(a)
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period
in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i) To include any
prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events
arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum
offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set
forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement; and
(iii) To
include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;
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provided, however
, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (a)(1)(ii) and (a)(1)(iii) of this section
do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d)
of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be
deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain
unsold at the termination of the offering.
(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the
Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the
initial
bona fide
offering thereof; and
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to
directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the
registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such
issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of
the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of Dallas and State of Texas on February 6, 2015.
BRINKER INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By:
/s/ Wyman T. Roberts
Wyman T. Roberts
President and Chief Executive Officer
President of Chili's Grill & Bar
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each of the undersigned hereby appoints Wyman T. Roberts and Bryan D. McCrory, and each of them (with full power to act alone), as
attorneys-in-fact and agents for the undersigned, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, to sign and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission any and all amendments and exhibits to this
registration statement on Form S-8 and any and all applications, instruments and other documents to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pertaining to the registration of the securities covered by this registration statement. Each
attorney shall have full power and authority to do and perform in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, any and all acts and things whatsoever requisite or desirable, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in
person, and the undersigned hereby ratifies and approves the acts of such attorneys.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act,
this registration statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities indicated below and on February 6, 2015.
Name
Title
Date
/s/ Wyman T. Roberts
Wyman T. Roberts
President and Chief Executive Officer of Brinker International, Inc., President of Chili's Grill & Bar and Director (Principal
Executive Officer)
February 6, 2015
/s/ Marie L. Perry
Marie L. Perry
Senior Vice President, Treasurer, Controller and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
February 6, 2015
/s/ Joseph M. DePinto
Joseph M. DePinto
Chairman of the Board of Directors
February 6, 2015
/s/ Harriet Edelman
Harriet Edelman
Director
February 6, 2015
/s/ Michael A. George
Michael A. George
Director
February 6, 2015
/s/ William T. Giles
William T. Giles
Director
February 6, 2015
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Name
Title
Date
/s/ Gerardo I. Lopez
Gerardo I. Lopez
Director
February 6, 2015
/s/ Jon L. Luther
Jon L. Luther
Director
February 6, 2015
/s/ George R. Mrkonic
George R. Mrkonic
Director
February 6, 2015
/s/ Rosendo G. Parra
Rosendo G. Parra
Director
February 6, 2015
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