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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT>
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<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><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">75-1914582</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or Other Jurisdiction of<BR>Incorporation or Organization)</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(I.R.S. Employer<BR>Identification No.)</B></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>3000 Olympus Boulevard </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Dallas, Texas 75019 </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. 1999 Stock Option and Incentive Plan for <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Employee</FONT> Directors and
Consultants </B><I> </I></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>Daniel Fuller
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Senior Vice President and 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>3000 Olympus Boulevard </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Dallas, Texas 75019 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name
and address of agent for service) </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">972-980-9917</FONT></FONT>
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(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
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-accelerated</FONT> filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148;, &#147;smaller reporting
company&#148; and &#147;emerging growth company&#148; in Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12b-2</FONT> of the Exchange Act. (Check one): </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Large&nbsp;accelerated&nbsp;filer</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&#9745;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Accelerated&nbsp;filer</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&#9744;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Emerging&nbsp;growth&nbsp;company</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&#9744;</TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period
for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section&nbsp;7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&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>EXPLANATORY NOTE </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Registration Statement on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;S-8</FONT> (this &#147;Registration Statement&#148;) is being filed
to register an additional 350,000 shares of common stock, $0.10 par value per share (&#147;Common Stock&#148;) of Brinker International,&nbsp;Inc. (&#147;We&#148;, the &#147;Registrant&#148; or the &#147;Company&#148;) available for issuance under
the Brinker International,&nbsp;Inc. 1999 Stock Option and Incentive Plan for <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Employee</FONT> Directors and Consultants (as amended, the &#147;Plan&#148;). As a result of an amendment to the Plan, which was
approved by our shareholders on November&nbsp;17, 2022, the number of shares of Common Stock authorized for issuance under the Plan was increased by an additional 350,000 shares of Common Stock. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In accordance with General Instruction E to <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;S-8,</FONT> the Company incorporates by reference the
entire contents of the Company&#146;s registration statements on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;S-8,</FONT> File Nos. <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/703351/000070335199000019/0000703351-99-000019.txt"><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">333-93755</FONT></A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/703351/000070335105000038/forms8_051.htm"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">333-125289</FONT></A>, and <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/703351/000110465909005377/a09-3493_1s8.htm">
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">333-157050</FONT></A>, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) on December&nbsp;29, 1999, May&nbsp;27, 2005, and January&nbsp;30, 2009, respectively, except to the extent
modified hereby. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART I </B></P>
<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:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Documents containing the information specified in Part I of Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> have been and/or will be sent or
given to participants in the Plan as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;). In accordance with the instructions of Part I of Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8,</FONT> such
documents will not be filed with the Commission either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act. These documents and the documents incorporated by reference
pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of this Registration Statement, taken together, constitute the prospectus as required by Section&nbsp;10(a) of the Securities Act. </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:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Incorporation of Documents by Reference. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; 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 Commission: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1. Our Annual Report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/703351/000070335122000036/eat-20220629.htm">Form
 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT></A> for the fiscal year ended June&nbsp;29, 2022, filed on August&nbsp;26, 2022; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2. Our
Quarterly Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> for the fiscal quarter ended September&nbsp;
28, 2022, filed on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/703351/000070335122000049/eat-20220928.htm">November&nbsp;2, 2022</A> and the fiscal quarter ended December&nbsp;
28, 2022, filed on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/703351/000070335123000006/eat-20221228.htm">February&nbsp;1, 2023</A>; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">3. Our Current Reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed with the Commission on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/703351/000070335122000029/eat-20220630.htm">July
<U></U>&nbsp;1, 2022</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/703351/000070335122000038/eat-20221017.htm">October<U></U>&nbsp;
21, 2022</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/703351/000070335122000053/eat-20221031.htm">November<U></U>&nbsp;
3, 2022</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/703351/000070335122000056/a8-kannualshmeeting11172022.htm">November<U></U>&nbsp;
21, 2022</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/703351/000070335122000059/eat-20221205.htm">December<U></U>&nbsp;
6, 2022</A> and <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/703351/000070335123000004/eat-20230201.htm">February&nbsp;1, 2023</A>; and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; 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;), as updated by <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/703351/000070335119000037/eat20190626ex4f.htm">Exhibit 4(f)</A> to the Annual Report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/703351/000070335119000037/eat2019062610k.htm">Form
 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT></A> for the fiscal year ended June&nbsp;26, 2019, filed on August&nbsp;22, 2019, 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:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All documents filed (but not those furnished) 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>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; 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> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not Applicable. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">None. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Indemnification of Directors and Officers. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; 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:4%; 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 the person is or was a director, officer, 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 the person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person 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 the person&#146;s conduct was unlawful. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; 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 the person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not
opposed to the best interests of the corporation and except that no indemnification shall be made in 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:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;145 of the DGCL
further provides that to the extent a present or former director or officer 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) or in the
defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, such person will be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the person&#146;s defense. </P>
 <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">2 </P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any indemnification under subsections (a)&nbsp;and (b) (unless ordered by a court) will be
made by the corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the present or former director, officer, employee or agent is proper in the circumstances because the person has met the applicable standard
of conduct set forth in subsections (a)&nbsp;and (b). Such determination will be made, with respect to a person who is a director or officer of the corporation at the time of such determination: (1)&nbsp;by a majority vote of the directors who are
not parties to such action, suit or proceeding, even though less than a quorum; or (2)&nbsp;by a committee of such directors designated by majority vote of such directors, even though less than a quorum; or (3)&nbsp;if there are no such directors,
or if such directors so direct, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion; or (4)&nbsp;by the stockholders. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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 such person or incurred by such person in any such capacity or arising out of such person&#146;s 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:4%; 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), (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit or (v)&nbsp;of an officer in any action by or in the right of the corporation. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; 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> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I><U>Bylaws</U></I>. Article&nbsp;VI, Section&nbsp;2 of our bylaws provides, in
general, that we 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:4%; 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"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Exemption from Registration Claimed. </B></P></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;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.1</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/703351/0000703351-95-000016.txt">Certificate of Incorporation of Brinker International, Inc. (filed as Exhibit 3(a) to annual report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for
 the fiscal year ended June<U></U>&nbsp;28, 1995 and incorporated herein by reference)</A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/703351/000070335118000036/eat2018627ex3b.htm">Bylaws of Brinker International, Inc. (Filed as Exhibit 3(b) to annual report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for the fiscal
year ended June<U></U>&nbsp;27, 2018, and incorporated herein by reference)</A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.1*</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d409018dex51.htm">Opinion of Gibson, Dunn&nbsp;&amp; Crutcher LLP </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d409018dex51.htm">Consent of Gibson, Dunn&nbsp;&amp; Crutcher LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1) </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d409018ds8.htm#sig">Power of Attorney (included on signature page of this registration statement) </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;99.1</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/703351/000070335123000006/a1999stockoptionandincenti.htm">Brinker International, Inc. 1999 Stock Option and Incentive Plan for <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Employee</FONT> Directors
 and Consultants, as amended (filed as Exhibit 10(a) to quarterly report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> for the fiscal quarter ended December&nbsp;28, 2022, and incorporated herein by reference) </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>107.1*</TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Filed herewith. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes: </P>
<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:9%; 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:9%; 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&nbsp;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:9%; 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>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>provided, however</I>, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) 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. </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>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; 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 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> 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;7, 2023. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">By:</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>/s/</I> <I>Kevin D. Hochman</I></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Kevin D. Hochman</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">President and Chief Executive Officer</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">President of Chili&#146;s Grill&nbsp;&amp; Bar</P></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 Kevin D. Hochman and Daniel S. Fuller, and each of them (with full power to act alone), as <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> 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 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> 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. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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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/ Kevin D. Hochman</I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Kevin D. Hochman</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">President and Chief Executive Officer of Brinker<BR>International, Inc., President of Chili&#146;s Grill&nbsp;&amp; Bar and Director</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Joseph M. DePinto</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Chairman of the Board of Directors</TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Frances L. Allen</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Cindy L. Davis</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>February&nbsp;7, 2023</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>February&nbsp;7, 2023</TD></TR>
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S-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 7, 2023
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.)
3000 Olympus Boulevard
Dallas, Texas 75019
(Address, Including Zip Code, of Registrant's Principal Executive Offices)
Brinker International, Inc. 1999 Stock Option and Incentive Plan for
Non-Employee
Directors and
Consultants
(Full title of the plan)
Daniel Fuller
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Brinker International, Inc.
3000 Olympus Boulevard
Dallas, Texas 75019
(Name
and address of agent for service)
972-980-9917
(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, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer", "smaller reporting
company" and "emerging growth company" in Rule
12b-2
of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer
☑
Accelerated filer
☐
Non-accelerated filer
☐
Smaller reporting company
☐
Emerging growth company
☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period
for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.  ☐
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Registration Statement on
Form S-8
(this "Registration Statement") is being filed
to register an additional 350,000 shares of common stock, $0.10 par value per share ("Common Stock") of Brinker International, Inc. ("We", the "Registrant" or the "Company") available for issuance under
the Brinker International, Inc. 1999 Stock Option and Incentive Plan for
Non-Employee
Directors and Consultants (as amended, the "Plan"). As a result of an amendment to the Plan, which was
approved by our shareholders on November 17, 2022, the number of shares of Common Stock authorized for issuance under the Plan was increased by an additional 350,000 shares of Common Stock.
In accordance with General Instruction E to
Form S-8,
the Company incorporates by reference the
entire contents of the Company's registration statements on
Form S-8,
File Nos.
333-93755
,
333-125289
, and
333-157050
, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on December 29, 1999, May 27, 2005, and January 30, 2009, respectively, except to the extent
modified hereby.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
Documents containing the information specified in Part I of Form
S-8
have been and/or will be sent or
given to participants in the Plan as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). In accordance with the instructions of Part I of Form
S-8,
such
documents will not be filed with the Commission either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act. These documents and the documents incorporated by reference
pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of this Registration Statement, taken together, constitute the prospectus as required by Section 10(a) of 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 Commission:
1. Our Annual Report on
Form
10-K
for the fiscal year ended June 29, 2022, filed on August 26, 2022;
2. Our
Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q
for the fiscal quarter ended September 
28, 2022, filed on
November 2, 2022
and the fiscal quarter ended December 
28, 2022, filed on
February 1, 2023
;
3. Our Current Reports on Form
8-K
filed with the Commission on
July
1, 2022
,
October
21, 2022
,
November
3, 2022
,
November
21, 2022
,
December
6, 2022
and
February 1, 2023
; 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"), as updated by
Exhibit 4(f)
to the Annual Report on
Form
10-K
for the fiscal year ended June 26, 2019, filed on August 22, 2019, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating any such description.
All documents filed (but not those furnished) 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 the person is or was a director, officer, 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 the person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person 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 the person's 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 the person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not
opposed to the best interests of the corporation and except that no indemnification shall be made in 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 present or former director or officer 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, such person will be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the person's defense.
2
Any indemnification under subsections (a) and (b) (unless ordered by a court) will be
made by the corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the present or former director, officer, employee or agent is proper in the circumstances because the person has met the applicable standard
of conduct set forth in subsections (a) and (b). Such determination will be made, with respect to a person who is a director or officer of the corporation at the time of such determination: (1) by a majority vote of the directors who are
not parties to such action, suit or proceeding, even though less than a quorum; or (2) by a committee of such directors designated by majority vote of such directors, even though less than a quorum; or (3) if there are no such directors,
or if such directors so direct, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion; or (4) by the stockholders.
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 such person or incurred by such person in any such capacity or arising out of such person's 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), (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit or (v) of an officer in any action by or in the right of the corporation.
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.
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
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Item 8.
Exhibits
Exhibit
Number
Exhibits
4.1
Certificate of Incorporation of Brinker International, Inc. (filed as Exhibit 3(a) to annual report on Form
10-K
for
 the fiscal year ended June
28, 1995 and incorporated herein by reference)
4.2
Bylaws of Brinker International, Inc. (Filed as Exhibit 3(b) to annual report on Form
10-K
for the fiscal
year ended June
27, 2018, and incorporated herein by reference)
5.1*
Opinion of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
23.1*
Consent of KPMG LLP, independent registered public accounting firm
23.2*
Consent of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1*
Power of Attorney (included on signature page of this registration statement)
99.1
Brinker International, Inc. 1999 Stock Option and Incentive Plan for
Non-Employee
Directors
 and Consultants, as amended (filed as Exhibit 10(a) to quarterly report on Form
10-Q
for the fiscal quarter ended December 28, 2022, and incorporated herein by reference)
107.1*
Filing Fee Table
*
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;
provided, however
, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) 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.
(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.
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(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.
5
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 7, 2023.
BRINKER INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By:
/s/
Kevin D. Hochman
Kevin D. Hochman
President and Chief Executive Officer
President of Chili's Grill & Bar
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each of the undersigned hereby appoints Kevin D. Hochman and Daniel S. Fuller, 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.
Name
Title
Date
/s/ Kevin D. Hochman
Kevin D. Hochman
President and Chief Executive Officer of Brinker
International, Inc., President of Chili's Grill & Bar and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
February 7, 2023
/s/ Joseph G. Taylor
Joseph G. Taylor
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
February 7, 2023
/s/ Joseph M. DePinto
Joseph M. DePinto
Chairman of the Board of Directors
February 7, 2023
/s/ Frances L. Allen
Frances L. Allen
Director
February 7, 2023
/s/ Cindy L. Davis
Cindy L. Davis
Director
February 7, 2023
/s/ Harriet Edelman
Harriet Edelman
Director
February 7, 2023
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Name
Title
Date
/s/ William T. Giles
William T. Giles
Director
February 7, 2023
/s/ Ramona T. Hood
Ramona T. Hood
Director
February 7, 2023
/s/ James C. Katzman
James C. Katzman
Director
February 7, 2023
/s/ Prashant N. Ranade
Prashant N. Ranade
Director
February 7, 2023
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