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<title>Form S-8</title>

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<p align=center>As Filed With The
Securities And Exchange Commission on May 30, 2003</p>



<p align=right>Registration No.
333-____________</p>



<p align=center>SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION<br>
Washington, D.C.&nbsp; 20549</p>

<p align=center>&nbsp;</p>

<p align=center>FORM S-8<br>
REGISTRATION
STATEMENT<br>
Under<br>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933</p>

<p align=center>&nbsp;</p>

<p align=center>Brinker International,
Inc.</p>

<p align=center>(Exact name of issuer
as specified in its charter)</p>

<table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0>
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  <td width=319 valign=top>
  <p align=center>Delaware</p>
  </td>
  <td width=319 valign=top>
  <p align=center>75-1914582</p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width=319 valign=top>
  <p align=center>(State of
  incorporation)</p>
  </td>
  <td width=319 valign=top>
  <p align=center>(I.R.S. employer
  identification no.)</p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width=319 valign=top>
  <p align=center>&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width=319 valign=top>
  <p align=center>&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width=319 valign=top>
  <p align=center>6820 LBJ Freeway</p>
  </td>
  <td width=319 valign=top>
  <p align=center>&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width=319 valign=top>
  <p align=center>Dallas, Texas</p>
  </td>
  <td width=319 valign=top>
  <p align=center>75240</p>
  </td>
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  <td width=319 valign=top>
  <p align=center>(Address of
  principal executive office)</p>
  </td>
  <td width=319 valign=top>
  <p align=center>(Zip code)</p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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<p align=center>Stock Option and
Incentive Plan<br>
Brinker
International, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan<br>
As Restated Effective
January 1, 1999<br>
(Full title of the
plans)</p>

<p align=center>Roger F. Thomson<br>
Executive Vice
President and General Counsel<br>
Brinker
International, Inc.<br>
6820 LBJ Freeway<br>
Dallas, Texas&nbsp; 75240<br>
(972) 980-9917</p>

<p align=center>(Name, address and
telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</p>

<p align=center>&nbsp;</p>

<p align="justify">APPROXIMATE DATE OF PROPOSED COMMENCEMENT OF SALES
PURSUANT TO THE PLAN:&nbsp; Sales to the
purchasers of securities proposed to be registered hereunder will occur from
time to time after the effective date of this Registration Statement.</p>

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<p align=center>CALCULATION OF
REGISTRATION FEE</p>

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 <tr>
  <td width=128 valign=top>
  <p align=center>&nbsp;</p>
  <p align=center>&nbsp;</p>
  <p align=center>Title of Securities
  to be Registered</p>
  </td>
  <td width=128 valign=top>
  <p align=center>&nbsp;</p>
  <p align=center>&nbsp;</p>
  <p align=center>Amount to be
  Registered</p>
  </td>
  <td width=128 valign=top>
  <p align=center><br>
&nbsp;</p>
  <p align=center>Proposed Maximum
  Offering Price Per Share</p>
  </td>
  <td width=128 valign=top>
  <p align=center><br>
&nbsp;</p>
  <p align=center>Proposed Maximum
  Aggregate Offering Price</p>
  </td>
  <td width=128 valign=top>
  <p align=center>&nbsp;</p>
  <p align=center>&nbsp;</p>
  <p align=center>Amount of
  Registration Fee*</p>
  <p align=center>&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width=128 valign=top>
  <p align=center>Common Stock, $0.10
  par value</p>
  </td>
  <td width=128 valign=top>
  <p align=center>&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width=128 valign=top>
  <p align=center>&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width=128 valign=top>
  <p align=center>&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width=128 valign=top>
  <p align=center>&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width=128 valign=top>
  <p align=center>&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width=128 valign=top>
  <p align=center>&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width=128 valign=top>
  <p align=center>&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width=128 valign=top>
  <p align=center>&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width=128 valign=top>
  <p align=center>&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width=128 valign=top>
  <p align=center>Stock Option and
  Incentive Plan </p>
  </td>
  <td width=128 valign=top>
  <p align=center>4,500,000</p>
  </td>
  <td width=128 valign=top>
  <p align=center>$34.08</p>
  </td>
  <td width=128 valign=top>
  <p align=center>$153,360,000</p>
  </td>
  <td width=128 valign=top>
  <p align=center>$12,422.16</p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width=128 valign=top>
  <p align=center>&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width=128 valign=top>
  <p align=center>&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width=128 valign=top>
  <p align=center>&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width=128 valign=top>
  <p align=center>&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width=128 valign=top>
  <p align=center>&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width=128 valign=top>
  <p align=center>Brinker
  International, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan As Restated Effective January 1, 1999</p>
  </td>
  <td width=128 valign=top>
  <p align=center>500,000 (1)</p>
  </td>
  <td width=128 valign=top>
  <p align=center>$24.08</p>
  </td>
  <td width=128 valign=top>
  <p align=center>$17,040,000</p>
  </td>
  <td width=128 valign=top>
  <p align=center>$1,380.24</p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width=128 valign=top>
  <p align=center>&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width=128 valign=top>
  <p align=center>&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width=128 valign=top>
  <p align=center>&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width=128 valign=top>
  <p align=center>&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width=128 valign=top>
  <p align=center>&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
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  <td width=128 valign=top>
  <p align=center>Total</p>
  </td>
  <td width=128 valign=top>
  <p align=center>5,000,000</p>
  </td>
  <td width=128 valign=top>
  <p align=center>$34.08</p>
  </td>
  <td width=128 valign=top>
  <p align=center>$170,400,000</p>
  </td>
  <td width=128 valign=top>
  <p align=center>$13,802.40</p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

<p align="justify">*&nbsp; Estimated solely
for purposes of calculating the registration fee, which has been computed in
accordance with Rule 457(h).</p>



<p align="justify">(1) Pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, this Registration Statement also covers an indeterminate
amount of interests to be offered or sold pursuant to the Brinker
International, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan as Restated Effective January 1, 1999.</p>

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<b>Item 3.&nbsp;
Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</b><p align="justify">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The documents listed (i) through (iii) below
are hereby incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement.&nbsp; All documents subsequently filed by the
registrant pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (the &quot;1934 Act&quot;) prior to filing of a post&#8209;effective
amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which
deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the date of
filing of such documents.</p>



<p align="justify">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (i) The registrant's latest annual report
filed pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or 15(d) of the 1934 Act or the latest
prospectus filed pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended,&nbsp; (the &quot;1933 Act&quot;),
which contains, either directly or by incorporation by reference, certified
financial statements for the registrant's latest fiscal year for which such
statements have been filed.</p>



<p align="justify">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (ii)&nbsp;
All other reports filed pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) and 15(d) of the
1934 Act since the end of the fiscal year covered by the annual reports or the
prospectus referred to in (i) above.</p>



<p align="justify">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (iii)&nbsp;
The description of the registrant's Common Stock, $.10 par value
(&quot;Common Stock&quot;), which is contained in the Company's latest registration
statement filed under the 1934 Act, including any amendments or reports filed
for the purpose of updating such description.</p>



<p align="justify"><b>Item 4.&nbsp;
Description of Securities.</b></p>



<p align="justify">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Not applicable.</p>



<p align="justify"><b>Item 5.&nbsp;
Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</b></p>



<p align="justify">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Not applicable.</p>



<p align="justify"><b>Item 6.&nbsp;
Indemnification of Officers and Directors.</b></p>



<p align="justify">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Section 145 of the General Corporation Law of
the State of Delaware provides generally and in pertinent part that a Delaware
corporation may indemnify its directors and officers against expenses,
judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably
incurred by them in connection with any suit or proceeding, whether civil,
criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the
right of the corporation) if, in connection with the matters in issue, they
acted in good faith and in a manner they reasonably believed to be in, or not
opposed to, the best interests of the corporation, and, in connection with any
criminal suit or proceeding, if in connection with the matters in issue, they
had no reasonable cause to believe their conduct was unlawful.&nbsp; Section&nbsp;145 further provides that in
connection with the defense or settlement of any action by or in the right of
the corporation, a Delaware corporation may indemnify its directors and
officers against expenses actually and reasonably incurred by them if, in
connection with the matters in issue, they acted in good faith, in a manner
they reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the
corporation, except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of 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 in which
such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite
the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case,
such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses
which the court shall deem proper.&nbsp;
Section&nbsp;145 permits a Delaware corporation to grant its directors
and officers additional rights of indemnification through bylaw provisions and
otherwise and to purchase indemnity insurance on behalf of its directors and
officers.</p>
<p align="justify">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Article Ninth of the registrant's 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 limited (i)&nbsp;for any breach of the
director'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 align="justify">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Article&nbsp;VI of the registrant's bylaws
provides, in general, that the registrant shall indemnify its directors and
officers under the circumstances defined in Section&nbsp;145.&nbsp; The Company has obtained an insurance policy
insuring the directors and officers of the Company against certain liabilities,
if any, that arise in connection with the performance of their duties on behalf
of the Company and its subsidiaries.</p>



<p align="justify"><b>Item 7.&nbsp;
Exemption from Registration Claimed.</b></p>



<p align="justify">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Not applicable.</p>



<p align="justify"><b>Item 8.&nbsp;
Exhibits.</b></p>



<p align="justify">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 5&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Opinion of Hallett &amp; Perrin, P.C. <b>*</b></p>



<p align="justify">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 23(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Consent
of KPMG LLP. <b>*</b></p>



<p align="justify">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 23(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Consent
of Hallett &amp; Perrin, P.C. (included as part of Exhibit&nbsp;5).</p>



<p align="justify">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 24&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Power
of Attorney (see signature page of this Registration Statement).</p>



<p align="justify">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 99(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Registrant's
Stock Option and Incentive Plan. (1)</p>



<p align="justify">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 99(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Brinker
International, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan as Restated Effective January 1, 1999.
(2)</p>



<p align="justify">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 99(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Amendments
No. 1, 2, and 3 to Brinker International, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan as Restated
Effective January 1, 1999. *</p>

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<p><b>___________________________________</b></p>



<p>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Filed herewith.</p>



<p align="justify">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Filed as an exhibit to annual report on Form
10-K for the year ended June 30, 1999 and incorporated herein by reference.</p>



<p align="justify">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Filed as an exhibit to registration statement
on Form S-8 filed July 25, 2000, SEC File No. 333-42224, and incorporated
herein by reference.</p>





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<b>Item 9.&nbsp;
Undertakings.</b></p>
<blockquote>



<p align="justify">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:</p>



<p align="justify">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (a)&nbsp;&nbsp; To
file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post&#8209;effective
amendment to this registration statement&nbsp;to:</p>



<p align="justify">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Include any prospectus
required by Section 10(a)(3) of the 1933 Act.;</p>



<p align="justify">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (ii)&nbsp;&nbsp; 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
this registration statement;</p>



<p align="justify">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (iii)&nbsp;&nbsp;
Include any material information
on the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this registration
statement or any material change to such information in this registration
statement;</p>



<p align="justify">provided,
however, that (i) and (ii) do not apply if the information required to be included
in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic
reports filed by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the
1934 Act that are incorporated by reference in this registration statement.</p>



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<p align="justify">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; That,
for the purpose of determining any liability under the 1933 Act, each such post&#8209;effective
amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at the time
shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof; and</p>



<p align="justify">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To
remove from registration by means of a post&#8209;effective amendment any of
the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering.</p>



  </blockquote>



<p align="justify">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The undersigned registrant hereby
undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the 1933 Act,
each filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or
Section&nbsp;15(d) of the 1934 Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an
employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;15(d) of the
1934 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.</p>



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  (3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Insofar as indemnification for
liabilities arising under the 1933 Act may be permitted to directors, officers
and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the certificate of
incorporation or bylaws of the registrant or otherwise, the registrant has been
advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is,
therefore, unenforceable.&nbsp; 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 align="center"><u>SIGNATURES</u></p>





<p align="justify">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Pursuant
to the requirements of the 1933 Act, the registrant certifies that it has
reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing
on Form&nbsp;S&#8209;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 the State of Texas, on the 30th day of May, 2003.</p>





<p align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; BRINKER INTERNATIONAL, INC.</p>





<p align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; By:<u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
/s/ Ronald A. McDougall&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<br>
</u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ronald A. McDougall<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Chairman of the Board<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
and Chief Executive Officer</p>



<p>&nbsp;</p>



<p align="center"><b>POWER
OF ATTORNEY</b></p>



<p align="justify">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; KNOW ALL MEN BY
THESE PRESENTS, that each individual whose signature appears below hereby
constitutes and appoints Ronald A. McDougall and Charles M. Sonsteby, and each
of them, each with full power to act without the other, his or her true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with full power of substitution and
resubstitution for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any
and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments to this Registration Statement,
and to file the same with all exhibits thereto and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting
unto each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do
and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in
connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might
or could do in person hereby ratifying and confirming that each of said
attorneys-in-fact and agents or his substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.</p>



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Pursuant to the
requirements of the 1933 Act, this registration statement has been signed below
by the following persons in the capacities and on May 30, 2003.</p>
<p><u>Signature</u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<u>Title</u></p>





<p><u>&nbsp; /s/ Ronald A. McDougall&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>
</u>Ronald
A. McDougall&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (Principal Executive Officer)</p>





<p><u>&nbsp; /s/ Charles M. Sonsteby&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>
</u>Charles M. Sonsteby&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Executive
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (Principal Financial and Accounting
Officer)</p>





<p><u>&nbsp; /s/ Douglas H. Brooks&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>
</u>Douglas H. Brooks&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; President, Chief Operating Officer and
Director</p>





<p><u> &nbsp; /s/ Dan W. Cook, III&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<br>
</u>Dan W. Cook, III&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Director</p>

<p><u>&nbsp; /s/ Marvin J. Girouard&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>
</u>Marvin J. Girouard&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Director</p>





<p><u>&nbsp; /s/ Ronald Kirk&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<br>
</u>Ronald Kirk&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Director</p>





<p><u>&nbsp; /s/ Jeffrey A. Marcus&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<br>
</u>Jeffrey A. Marcus&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Director</p>





<p><u>&nbsp; /s/ Erle Nye&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<br>
</u>Erle Nye&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Director</p>





<p><u>&nbsp;/s/James E. Oesterreicher <br>
</u>James E. Oesterreicher&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Director</p>





<p><u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; /s/ Cece Smith&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<br>
</u>Cece Smith&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Director</p>





<p><u>&nbsp;/s/Roger T. Staubach&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>
</u>Roger T. Staubach&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Director</p>



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<p align="center">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>INDEX
TO EXHIBITS</b></p>





<blockquote>





<p>&nbsp;5&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Opinion of Hallett &amp; Perrin, P.C. <b>*</b></p>



<p>23(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Consent
of KPMG LLP. <b>*</b></p>



<p>23(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Consent
of Hallett &amp; Perrin, P.C. (included as part of Exhibit&nbsp;5).</p>



<p>24&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Power
of Attorney (see signature page of this Registration Statement).</p>



<p>99(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Registrant's
Stock Option and Incentive Plan. (1)</p>



<p align="justify">99(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Brinker
International, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan as Restated Effective January 1, 1999.
(2)</p>



<p align="justify">99(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Amendments
No. 1, 2, and 3 to Brinker International, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan as Restated
Effective January 1, 1999.*</p>

</blockquote>

<p><b>___________________________________</b></p>



<blockquote>



<p>*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Filed herewith.</p>



<p align="justify">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Filed as an exhibit to annual report on Form
10-K for the year ended June 30, 1999 and incorporated herein by reference.</p>



<p align="justify">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Filed as an exhibit to registration statement
on Form S-8 filed July 25, 2000, SEC File No. 333-42224, and incorporated
herein by reference.</p>





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Form S-8
As Filed With The
Securities And Exchange Commission on May 30, 2003
Registration No.
333-____________
SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION
STATEMENT
Under
THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933
Brinker International,
Inc.
(Exact name of issuer
as specified in its charter)
Delaware
75-1914582
(State of
  incorporation)
(I.R.S. employer
  identification no.)
6820 LBJ Freeway
Dallas, Texas
75240
(Address of
  principal executive office)
(Zip code)
Stock Option and
Incentive Plan
Brinker
International, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan
As Restated Effective
January 1, 1999
(Full title of the
plans)
Roger F. Thomson
Executive Vice
President and General Counsel
Brinker
International, Inc.
6820 LBJ Freeway
Dallas, Texas  75240
(972) 980-9917
(Name, address and
telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
APPROXIMATE DATE OF PROPOSED COMMENCEMENT OF SALES
PURSUANT TO THE PLAN:  Sales to the
purchasers of securities proposed to be registered hereunder will occur from
time to time after the effective date of this Registration Statement.
CALCULATION OF
REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities
  to be Registered
Amount to be
  Registered
Proposed Maximum
  Offering Price Per Share
Proposed Maximum
  Aggregate Offering Price
Amount of
  Registration Fee*
Common Stock, $0.10
  par value
Stock Option and
  Incentive Plan
4,500,000
$34.08
$153,360,000
$12,422.16
Brinker
  International, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan As Restated Effective January 1, 1999
500,000 (1)
$24.08
$17,040,000
$1,380.24
Total
5,000,000
$34.08
$170,400,000
$13,802.40
*  Estimated solely
for purposes of calculating the registration fee, which has been computed in
accordance with Rule 457(h).
(1) Pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, this Registration Statement also covers an indeterminate
amount of interests to be offered or sold pursuant to the Brinker
International, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan as Restated Effective January 1, 1999.
Item 3. 
Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The documents listed (i) through (iii) below
are hereby incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement.  All documents subsequently filed by the
registrant pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (the "1934 Act") prior to filing of a post‑effective
amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which
deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the date of
filing of such documents.
(i) The registrant's latest annual report
filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the 1934 Act or the latest
prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended,  (the "1933 Act"),
which contains, either directly or by incorporation by reference, certified
financial statements for the registrant's latest fiscal year for which such
statements have been filed.
(ii) 
All other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) and 15(d) of the
1934 Act since the end of the fiscal year covered by the annual reports or the
prospectus referred to in (i) above.
(iii) 
The description of the registrant's Common Stock, $.10 par value
("Common Stock"), which is contained in the Company's latest registration
statement filed under the 1934 Act, including any amendments or reports filed
for the purpose of updating such description.
Item 4. 
Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5. 
Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 6. 
Indemnification of Officers and Directors.
Section 145 of the General Corporation Law of
the State of Delaware provides generally and in pertinent part that a Delaware
corporation may indemnify its directors and officers against expenses,
judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably
incurred by them in connection with any suit or proceeding, whether civil,
criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the
right of the corporation) if, in connection with the matters in issue, they
acted in good faith and in a manner they reasonably believed to be in, or not
opposed to, the best interests of the corporation, and, in connection with any
criminal suit or proceeding, if in connection with the matters in issue, they
had no reasonable cause to believe their conduct was unlawful.  Section 145 further provides that in
connection with the defense or settlement of any action by or in the right of
the corporation, a Delaware corporation may indemnify its directors and
officers against expenses actually and reasonably incurred by them if, in
connection with the matters in issue, they acted in good faith, in a manner
they reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the
corporation, except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of 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 in which
such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite
the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case,
such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses
which the court shall deem proper. 
Section 145 permits a Delaware corporation to grant its directors
and officers additional rights of indemnification through bylaw provisions and
otherwise and to purchase indemnity insurance on behalf of its directors and
officers.
Article Ninth of the registrant's 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 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.
Article VI of the registrant's bylaws
provides, in general, that the registrant shall indemnify its directors and
officers under the circumstances defined in Section 145.  The Company has obtained an insurance policy
insuring the directors and officers of the Company against certain liabilities,
if any, that arise in connection with the performance of their duties on behalf
of the Company and its subsidiaries.
Item 7. 
Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. 
Exhibits.
5         Opinion of Hallett & Perrin, P.C.
*
23(a)    Consent
of KPMG LLP.
*
23(b)    Consent
of Hallett & Perrin, P.C. (included as part of Exhibit 5).
24         Power
of Attorney (see signature page of this Registration Statement).
99(a)    Registrant's
Stock Option and Incentive Plan. (1)
99(b)    Brinker
International, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan as Restated Effective January 1, 1999.
(2)
99(c)    Amendments
No. 1, 2, and 3 to Brinker International, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan as Restated
Effective January 1, 1999. *
___________________________________
*   
Filed herewith.
(1)         Filed as an exhibit to annual report on Form
10-K for the year ended June 30, 1999 and incorporated herein by reference.
(2)         Filed as an exhibit to registration statement
on Form S-8 filed July 25, 2000, SEC File No. 333-42224, and incorporated
herein by reference.
Item 9. 
Undertakings.
(1)       The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(a)   To
file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post‑effective
amendment to this registration statement to:
(i)    Include any prospectus
required by Section 10(a)(3) of the 1933 Act.;
(ii)   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
this registration statement;
(iii)  
Include any material information
on the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this registration
statement or any material change to such information in this registration
statement;
provided,
however, that (i) and (ii) do not apply if the information required to be included
in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic
reports filed by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the
1934 Act that are incorporated by reference in this registration statement.
(b)      That,
for the purpose of determining any liability under the 1933 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 the time
shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof; and
(c)      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.
(2)      The undersigned registrant hereby
undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the 1933 Act,
each filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or
Section 15(d) of the 1934 Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an
employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the
1934 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.
(3)    Insofar as indemnification for
liabilities arising under the 1933 Act may be permitted to directors, officers
and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the certificate of
incorporation or bylaws of the registrant or otherwise, the registrant has been
advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the 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.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the 1933 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 the State of Texas, on the 30th day of May, 2003.
BRINKER INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By:
/s/ Ronald A. McDougall
Ronald A. McDougall
Chairman of the Board
and Chief Executive Officer
POWER
OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY
THESE PRESENTS, that each individual whose signature appears below hereby
constitutes and appoints Ronald A. McDougall and Charles M. Sonsteby, and each
of them, each with full power to act without the other, his or her true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with full power of substitution and
resubstitution for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any
and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments to this Registration Statement,
and to file the same with all exhibits thereto and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting
unto each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do
and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in
connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might
or could do in person hereby ratifying and confirming that each of said
attorneys-in-fact and agents or his substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the
requirements of the 1933 Act, this registration statement has been signed below
by the following persons in the capacities and on May 30, 2003.
Signature
Title
/s/ Ronald A. McDougall
Ronald
A. McDougall                                              Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Charles M. Sonsteby
Charles M. Sonsteby                                                  Executive
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting
Officer)
/s/ Douglas H. Brooks
Douglas H. Brooks                                                      President, Chief Operating Officer and
Director
/s/ Dan W. Cook, III
Dan W. Cook, III                                                        Director
/s/ Marvin J. Girouard
Marvin J. Girouard                                                       Director
/s/ Ronald Kirk
Ronald Kirk                                                                 Director
/s/ Jeffrey A. Marcus
Jeffrey A. Marcus                                                        Director
/s/ Erle Nye
Erle Nye                                                                      Director
/s/James E. Oesterreicher
James E. Oesterreicher                                                 Director
/s/ Cece Smith
Cece Smith                                                                   Director
/s/Roger T. Staubach
Roger T. Staubach                                                        Director
INDEX
TO EXHIBITS
5             Opinion of Hallett & Perrin, P.C.
*
23(a)        Consent
of KPMG LLP.
*
23(b)        Consent
of Hallett & Perrin, P.C. (included as part of Exhibit 5).
24            Power
of Attorney (see signature page of this Registration Statement).
99(a)        Registrant's
Stock Option and Incentive Plan. (1)
99(b)       Brinker
International, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan as Restated Effective January 1, 1999.
(2)
99(c)       Amendments
No. 1, 2, and 3 to Brinker International, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan as Restated
Effective January 1, 1999.*
___________________________________
*   
Filed herewith.
(1)     Filed as an exhibit to annual report on Form
10-K for the year ended June 30, 1999 and incorporated herein by reference.
(2)     Filed as an exhibit to registration statement
on Form S-8 filed July 25, 2000, SEC File No. 333-42224, and incorporated
herein by reference.