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<STREET1>6820 LBJ FREEWAY
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<FORMER-CONFORMED-NAME>CHILIS INC
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<head>

<title>Form S-8</title>

</head>

<body>

<p align=center>As Filed With The
Securities And Exchange Commission on May 27, 2005</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>&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>
 <tr>
  <td width=319 valign=top>
  <p align=center>Delaware</p>
  </td>
  <td width=319 valign=top>
  <p align=center>75-1914582</p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <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>
 <tr>
  <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>
 <tr>
  <td width=319 valign=top>
  <p align=center>Dallas, Texas</p>
  </td>
  <td width=319 valign=top>
  <p align=center>75240</p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <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>
</table>



<p align=center>1991 Stock Option
Plan for Non-Employee Directors and Consultants<br>
1992 Incentive Stock
Option Plan<br>
Stock Option and
Incentive Plan<br>
1999 Stock Option and
Incentive Plan for Non-Employee<br>
Directors and
Consultants<br>
&nbsp;(Full title of the plans)</p>

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

<hr><P STYLE="page-break-after: always"></P>

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

<p>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>





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

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

<table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0>
 <tr>
  <td width=128 valign=top>
  <p align=center><br>
  Title of Securities
  to be Registered</p>
  </td>
  <td width=128 valign=top>
  <p align=center><br>
  Amount to be
  Registered</p>
  </td>
  <td width=128 valign=top>
  <p align=center>Proposed Maximum
  Offering Price Per Share</p>
  </td>
  <td width=128 valign=top>
  <p align=center>Proposed Maximum
  Aggregate Offering Price</p>
  </td>
  <td width=128 valign=top>
  <p align=center><br>
  Amount of
  Registration Fee</p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width=128 valign=top>
  <p align=center><br>
  Common Stock, $0.10
  par value</p>
  </td>
  <td width=128 valign=top>
  <p align=center><br>
  11,190,183(1)</p>
  </td>
  <td width=128 valign=top>
  <p align=center><br>
  $36.58(2)</p>
  </td>
  <td width=128 valign=top>
  <p align=center><br>
  $409,336,895(2)</p>
  </td>
  <td width=128 valign=top>
  <p align=center><br>
  $48,178.96</p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

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

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

<p>____________________</p>



<blockquote>



<p><font size="2">(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this
Registration Statement also covers shares of common stock of the registrant
issuable to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or
similar transactions.</font></p>



<p><font size="2">(2)
Estimated in accordance with Rule 457(c) and (h) under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee,
based on the average of the high and low prices of the registrant's common
stock on May 20, 2005, as reported on the New York Stock Exchange.</font></p>

</blockquote>

<hr><P STYLE="page-break-after: always"></P>&nbsp;<p align=center><b>PART I</b></p>

<p align=center><b>&nbsp;INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</b></p>

<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The
information specified by Item 1 (Plan Information) and Item 2 (Registrant
Information and Employee Plan Annual Information) of Part I of Form S-8 is
omitted from this filing in accordance with the provisions of Rule 428 under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &quot;1933 Act&quot;), and the introductory
Note to Part I of Form S-8.</p>





<p align=center><b>PART II</b></p>

<p align=center><b>&nbsp;INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT<br>
&nbsp;</b></p>

<p><b>Item 3.&nbsp;
Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</b></p>



<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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 1933 Act, which
contains, either directly or by incorporation by reference, audited financial
statements for the registrant's latest fiscal year for which such statements
have been filed.</p>



<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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 report or the
prospectus referred to in (i) above.</p>



<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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><b>Item 4.&nbsp;
Description of Securities.</b></p>



<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Not applicable.</p>



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



<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Not applicable.</p>



<hr><P STYLE="page-break-after: always"></P>



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



<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Section 145 of the Delaware General
Corporation Law permits indemnification against expenses, fines, judgments and
settlements incurred by any director, officer or employee of a company in the
event of pending or threatened civil, criminal, administrative or investigative
proceedings, if such person was, or was threatened to be made, a party by
reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer or employee of the
company.&nbsp; Section 145 also provides that
the indemnification provided for therein shall not be deemed exclusive of any
other rights to which those seeking indemnification may otherwise be entitled.</p>



<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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 eliminated or 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>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Article&nbsp;VI, Section 2 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 registrant has
obtained an insurance policy insuring the directors and officers of the
registrant against certain liabilities, if any, that arise in connection with
the performance of their duties on behalf of the registrant and its
subsidiaries.&nbsp; The registrant has
entered into agreements with its directors and officers indemnifying such
directors and officers against certain liabilities arising out of their service
as directors and officers of the registrant.</p>



<p><b>Item 7.&nbsp;
Exemption from Registration Claimed.</b></p>



<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Not applicable.</p>



<p><b>Item 8.&nbsp;
Exhibits.</b></p>



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



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



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



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



<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 99(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Registrant's
1991 Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors and Consultants (1)</p>



<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 99(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Registrant's
1992 Incentive Stock Option Plan (1)</p>



<hr><P STYLE="page-break-after: always"></P>



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



<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 99(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Registrant's
1999 Stock Option and Incentive Plan for Non-Employee Directors and Consultants<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
(2)</p>

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



<blockquote>



<p><font size="2">*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Filed herewith.</font></p>



<p><font size="2">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Filed as an exhibit to annual report on Form
10-K for the year ended June 25, 1997, and incorporated herein by reference.</font></p>



<p><font size="2">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Filed as an exhibit to annual report on Form
10-K for the year ended June 28, 2000, and incorporated herein by reference.</font></p>





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



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



<blockquote>



<p>(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>



  <blockquote>



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



<p>(ii)&nbsp;&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>(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>



  </blockquote>



<p>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>



<p>(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>



</blockquote>



<hr><P STYLE="page-break-after: always"></P>



<blockquote>



<p>(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>(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&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>



<p>(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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>

<hr><P STYLE="page-break-after: always"></P>&nbsp;<p align="center"><u>SIGNATURES</u></p>





<p>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 27th day of May, 2005.</p>





<p>&nbsp;</p>





<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" width="100%">
  <tr>
    <td width="50%" bordercolorlight="#C0C0C0" bordercolordark="#C0C0C0">&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="50%" bordercolorlight="#C0C0C0" bordercolordark="#C0C0C0">BRINKER
    INTERNATIONAL, INC.</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td width="50%" bordercolorlight="#C0C0C0" bordercolordark="#C0C0C0">&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="50%" bordercolorlight="#C0C0C0" bordercolordark="#C0C0C0">&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td width="50%" bordercolorlight="#C0C0C0" bordercolordark="#C0C0C0">&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="50%" bordercolorlight="#C0C0C0" bordercolordark="#C0C0C0">&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td width="50%" bordercolorlight="#C0C0C0" bordercolordark="#C0C0C0">&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="50%" bordercolorlight="#C0C0C0" bordercolordark="#C0C0C0">By: <u>&nbsp;&nbsp;
    /s/ 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;</u></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td width="50%" bordercolorlight="#C0C0C0" bordercolordark="#C0C0C0">&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="50%" bordercolorlight="#C0C0C0" bordercolordark="#C0C0C0">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
    Douglas H. Brooks, Chairman of the Board,</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td width="50%" bordercolorlight="#C0C0C0" bordercolordark="#C0C0C0">&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="50%" bordercolorlight="#C0C0C0" bordercolordark="#C0C0C0">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
    President and Chief Executive Officer</td>
  </tr>
</table>







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







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



<p>KNOW ALL MEN BY
THESE PRESENTS, that each individual whose signature appears below hereby
constitutes and appoints Douglas H. Brooks 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>



<hr><P STYLE="page-break-after: always"></P>&nbsp;<p>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 27, 2005.</p>



<p>







<br clear=all>


</p>
<table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-width: 0" bordercolor="#111111" width="100%">
  <tr>
    <td width="50%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium"><u>
    Signature</u></td>
    <td width="50%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium"><u>Title</u></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td width="50%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium"><br>
    <u>&nbsp; /s/&nbsp; 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;<br>
    </u>Douglas H. Brooks</td>
    <td width="50%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium"><br>
    Chairman of the Board, President and<br>
    Chief Executive Officer<br>
    (Principal Executive Officer)</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td width="50%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium">&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="50%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium">&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td width="50%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium"><br>
    <u>&nbsp; /s/ 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;<br>
    </u>Charles M. Sonsteby</td>
    <td width="50%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium"><br>
    Executive Vice President and<br>
    Chief Financial Officer<br>
    (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td width="50%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium">&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="50%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium">&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td width="50%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium"><u><br>
&nbsp; /s/ 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;<br>
    </u>Dan W. Cook, III</td>
    <td width="50%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium"><br>
    Director</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td width="50%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium">&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="50%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium">&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td width="50%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium"><u><br>
&nbsp; /s/ Robert M. Gates&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>
    </u>Robert M. Gates</td>
    <td width="50%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium"><br>
    Director</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td width="50%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium">&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="50%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium">&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td width="50%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium"><br>
    <u>&nbsp; /s/ 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;<br>
    </u>Marvin J. Girouard</td>
    <td width="50%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium"><br>
    Director</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td width="50%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium">&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="50%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium">&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td width="50%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium"><br>
    <u>&nbsp; /s/ 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;<br>
    </u>Ronald Kirk</td>
    <td width="50%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium"><br>
    Director</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td width="50%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium">&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="50%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium">&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td width="50%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium"><br>
    <u>&nbsp; /s/ George R. Mrkonic&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>
    </u>George R. Mrkonic</td>
    <td width="50%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium"><br>
    Director</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td width="50%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium">&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="50%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium">&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td width="50%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium"><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;<br>
    </u>Erle Nye</td>
    <td width="50%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium"><br>
    Director</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td width="50%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium">&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="50%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium">&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td width="50%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium"><br>
    <u>&nbsp; /s/ James E. Oesterreicher&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>
    </u>James E. Oesterreicher</td>
    <td width="50%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium"><br>
    Director</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td width="50%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium">&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="50%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium">&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
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    <td width="50%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium"><br>
    <u>&nbsp; /s/ Rosendo G. Parra&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>
    </u>Rosendo G. Parra</td>
    <td width="50%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium"><br>
    Director</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td width="50%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium">&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="50%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium">&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
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    <td width="50%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium"><br>
    <u>&nbsp; /s/ 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;<br>
    </u>Cece Smith</td>
    <td width="50%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium"><br>
    Director</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td width="50%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium">&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="50%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium">&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td width="50%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium">&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="50%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium">&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
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    <td width="50%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium">&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="50%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium">&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
</table>


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





<table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-width: 0" bordercolor="#111111" width="100%">
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    <td width="11%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium">5</td>
    <td width="89%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium">Opinion of
    Hallett &amp; Perrin, P.C. *</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td width="11%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium">&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="89%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium">&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td width="11%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium">23(a)</td>
    <td width="89%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium">Consent of
    KPMG LLP *</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td width="11%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium">&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="89%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium">&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td width="11%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium">23(b)</td>
    <td width="89%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium">Consent of
    Hallett &amp; Perrin, P.C. (included as part of Exhibit 5)</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td width="11%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium">&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="89%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium">&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td width="11%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium">24</td>
    <td width="89%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium">Power of
    Attorney (see signature page of this Registration Statement)</td>
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    <td width="11%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium">&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="89%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium">&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td width="11%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium">99(a)</td>
    <td width="89%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium">
    Registrant's 1991 Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors and
    Consultants (1)</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td width="11%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium">&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="89%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium">&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
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    <td width="11%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium">99(b)</td>
    <td width="89%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium">
    Registrant's 1992 Incentive Stock Option Plan (1)</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td width="11%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium">&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="89%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium">&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td width="11%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium">99(c)</td>
    <td width="89%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium">
    Registrant's Stock Option and Incentive Plan *</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td width="11%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium">&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="89%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium">&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td width="11%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium">99(d)</td>
    <td width="89%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium">
    Registrant's 1999 Stock Option and Incentive Plan for Non-Employee Directors
    and<br>
    Consultants (2)</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td width="11%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium">&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="89%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium">&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
</table>



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



<blockquote>



<p><font size="2">*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Filed herewith.</font></p>



<p><font size="2">(1) Filed as an exhibit to annual report on
Form 10-K for the year ended June 25, 1997, and incorporated herein by
reference.</font></p>



<p><font size="2">(2) Filed as an exhibit to annual report on
Form 10-K for the year ended June 28, 2000, and incorporated herein by
reference.</font></p>





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<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p align=center><b>Exhibit 5.1 </b></p>



<p align=center><b>Opinion of Hallett &amp;
Perrin </b></p>





<p align=center>May 27, 2005</p>





<p>Brinker International, Inc.<br>
6820 LBJ Freeway<br>
Dallas, Texas 75240</p>





<p>Gentlemen: </p>



<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; We have
served as securities counsel for Brinker International, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the &quot;Company&quot;), in connection with the Registration
Statement on Form S&#8209;8 (the &quot;Registration Statement&quot;) filed
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, covering the issuance of up to
11,190,183 shares (the &quot;Shares&quot;) of Common Stock of the Company upon
the exercise of awards under the Company's 1991 Stock Option Plan for
Non-Employee Directors and Consultants, 1992 Incentive Stock Option Plan, Stock
Option and Incentive Plan and 1999 Stock Option and Incentive Plan for
Non-Employee Directors and Consultants.</p>



<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; We have examined such documents and
questions of law as we have deemed necessary to render the opinion expressed
herein.&nbsp; Based upon the foregoing, we
are of the opinion that the Shares, when issued and delivered, will be duly and
validly issued and outstanding, fully paid and non&#8209;assessable.</p>



<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; We consent to the use of this
opinion as Exhibit 5.1 to the Registration Statement. </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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Very truly yours, </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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <u>/s/ Hallett &amp; Perrin, P.C.<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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Hallett &amp; Perrin, P.C.</p>

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



<p align=center><u><b>EXHIBIT 23(a)</b></u></p>



<p align=center><b><u>Consent of Independent
Registered Public Accounting Firm</u></b></p>



<p>&nbsp;</p>



<p>The Board of Directors<br>
Brinker International, Inc.:</p>

<p>We consent to the use of our report dated August 5, 2004, except for
Note 16, as to which the date is as of August 30, 2004 and Note 2 as to which
the date is as of December 22, 2004, with respect to the consolidated balance
sheets of Brinker International, Inc. and subsidiaries as of June 30, 2004 and
June 25, 2003, and the related consolidated statements of income, shareholders'
equity and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended June
30, 2004, incorporated herein by reference.&nbsp;
</p>



<p>KPMG LLP<br>
Dallas,
Texas</p>





<p>May 27, 2005</p>











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<p align=center><b>EXHIBIT 99(c)</b></p>

<p align=center><b>BRINKER INTERNATIONAL,
INC. <br>
<u>STOCK OPTION AND
INCENTIVE PLAN</u></b></p>



<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p align="center"> <b>SECTION 1</b></p>



<p align="center"> <b>GENERAL</b></p>



<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1.1&nbsp; <i>Purpose</i>.&nbsp; The Brinker International, Inc. Stock Option
and Incentive Plan (the &quot;Plan&quot;) has been established by Brinker International,
Inc. (the &quot;Company&quot;) (i) to attract and retain persons eligible to
participate in the Plan; (ii) motivate Participants, by means of appropriate
incentives, to achieve long-range goals; (iii) provide incentive compensation
opportunities that are competitive with those of other similar companies; and
(iv) further align Participants' interests with those of the Company's other
shareholders through compensation that is based on the Company's common stock;
and thereby promote the long-term financial interest of the Company and the
Related Companies, including the growth in value of the Company's equity and
enhancement of long-term shareholder return.</p>



<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1.2<i>&nbsp; Participation</i>.&nbsp; Subject to the terms and conditions of the
Plan, the Committee shall determine and designate, from time to time, from
among the Eligible Employees, those persons who will be granted one or more
Awards under the Plan, and thereby become &quot;Participants&quot; in the Plan.
In the discretion of the Committee, a Participant may be granted any Award
permitted under the provisions of the Plan, and more than one Award may be
granted to a Participant. Awards may be granted as alternatives to or
replacement of awards outstanding under the Plan, or any other plan or
arrangement of the Company or a Related Company (including a plan or
arrangement of a business or entity, all or a portion of which is acquired by
the Company or a Related Company).</p>



<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1.3<i>&nbsp; Operation,
Administration and Definitions</i>.&nbsp; The
operation and administration of the Plan, including the Awards made under the
Plan, shall be subject to the provisions of Section 4 (relating to operation
and administration). Capitalized terms in the Plan shall be defined as set
forth in the Plan (including the definition provisions of Section 7 of the
Plan).</p>



<p align="center"> <b>SECTION 2</b></p>



<p align="center"><b>OPTIONS AND SARS</b></p>



<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2.1<i>&nbsp; Definitions</i>.</p>



<blockquote>

<p>(a)&nbsp;&nbsp; The grant of an &quot;Option&quot; entitles the
Participant to purchase shares of Stock at an Exercise Price established by the
Committee. Options granted under this Section 2 may be either Incentive Stock
Options or Non-Qualified Stock Options, as determined in the discretion of the
Committee. An &quot;Incentive Stock Option&quot; is an Option that is intended
to satisfy the requirements applicable to an &quot;incentive stock option&quot;
described in section 422(b) of the Code. A &quot;Non-Qualified Option&quot; is
an Option that is not intended to be an incentive stock option&quot; as that
term is described in section 422(b) of the Code.</p>



<p>(b)&nbsp; A stock appreciation right (an &quot;SAR&quot;)
entitles the Participant to receive, in cash or Stock (as determined in
accordance with subsection 2.5), value equal to all or a portion of the excess
of: (a) the Fair Market Value of a specified number of shares of Stock at the
time of exercise; over (b) an Exercise Price established by the Committee.</p>



</blockquote>



<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2.2<i>&nbsp; Exercise
Price</i>.&nbsp; The &quot;Exercise
Price&quot; of each Option and SAR granted under this Section 2 shall be
established by the Committee or shall be determined by a method established by
the Committee at the time the Option or SAR is granted, except that the
Exercise Price shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of a share
of Stock as of the Pricing Date. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the
&quot;Pricing Date&quot; shall be the date on which the Option or SAR is
granted, except that the Committee may provide that: (i) the Pricing Date is
the date on which the recipient is hired or promoted (or similar event), if the
grant of the Option or SAR occurs not more than 90 days after the date of such
hiring, promotion or other event; and (ii) if an Option or SAR is granted in
tandem with, or in substitution for, an outstanding Award, the Pricing Date is
the date of grant of such outstanding Award.</p>



<hr><P STYLE="page-break-after: always"></P>



<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2.3<i>&nbsp; Exercise</i>.&nbsp; An Option and an SAR shall be exercisable in
accordance with such terms and conditions and during such periods as may be
established by the Committee.</p>



<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2.4<i>&nbsp; Payment of
Option Exercise Price</i>.&nbsp; The payment
of the Exercise Price of an Option granted under this Section 2 shall be
subject to the following:</p>



<blockquote>



<p>(a)&nbsp; Subject to the following provisions of this
subsection 2.4, the full Exercise Price for shares of Stock purchased upon the
exercise of any Option shall be paid at the time of such exercise (except that,
in the case of an exercise arrangement approved by the Committee and described
in paragraph 2.4(c), payment may be made as soon as practicable after the
exercise).</p>



<p>(b)&nbsp; The Exercise Price shall be payable in cash or
by tendering shares of Stock (by either actual delivery of shares or by
attestation, with such shares valued at Fair Market Value as of the day of
exercise), or in any combination thereof, as determined by the Committee.</p>



<p>(c)&nbsp; The Committee may permit a Participant to elect
to pay the Exercise Price upon the exercise of an Option by authorizing a third
party to sell shares of Stock (or a sufficient portion of the shares) acquired
upon exercise of the Option and remit to the Company a sufficient portion of
the sale proceeds to pay the entire Exercise Price and any tax withholding
resulting from such exercise.</p>



</blockquote>

<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2.5<i>&nbsp; Settlement of
Award</i>.&nbsp; Distribution following
exercise of an Option or SAR, and shares of Stock distributed pursuant to such
exercise, shall be subject to such conditions, restrictions and contingencies
as the Committee may establish. Settlement of SARs may be made in shares of Stock
(valued at their Fair Market Value at the time of exercise), in cash, or in a
combination thereof, as determined in the discretion of the Committee. The
Committee, in its discretion, may impose such conditions, restrictions and
contingencies with respect to shares of Stock acquired pursuant to the exercise
of an Option or an SAR as the Committee determines to be desirable.</p>



<p align="center"> <b>SECTION 3</b></p>



<p align="center"><b>OTHER STOCK
AWARDS</b></p>



<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3.1<i>&nbsp; Definition</i>.&nbsp; A Stock Award is a grant of shares of Stock
or of a right to receive shares of Stock (or their cash equivalent or a
combination of both) in the future.</p>



<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3.2<i>&nbsp; Restrictions
on Stock Awards</i>.&nbsp; Each Stock Award
shall be subject to such conditions, restrictions and contingencies as the
Committee shall determine. These may include continuous service and/or the
achievement of Performance Measures.&nbsp;
The Committee may designate a single goal criterion or multiple goal
criteria for performance measurement purposes, with the measurement based on
absolute Company or business unit performance and/or on performance as compared
with that of other publicly traded companies. If the right to become vested in
a Stock Award granted under this Section 3 is conditioned on the completion of
a specified period of service with the Company and the Related Companies,
without achievement of Performance Measures or other objectives being required
as a condition of vesting, then the required period of service for vesting
shall be not less than three years (subject to acceleration of vesting, to the
extent permitted by the Committee, in the event of the Participant's death,
disability, change in control or involuntary termination).</p>









<hr><P STYLE="page-break-after: always"></P>









<p align="center"> <b>SECTION 4</b></p>



<p align="center"> <b>OPERATION
AND ADMINISTRATION</b></p>



<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4.1<i>&nbsp; Effective
Date</i>.&nbsp; The Plan shall be effective
as of September 3, 1998 (the &quot;Effective Date&quot;), shall be unlimited in
duration and, in the event of Plan termination, shall remain in effect as long
as any Awards under it are outstanding.</p>



<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4.2<i>&nbsp; Shares
Subject to Plan</i>.</p>



<blockquote>

<p style="margin-left: 15">(a) (i)&nbsp; Subject to the following provisions of this
subsection 4.2, the maximum number shares of Stock that may be delivered to
Participants and their beneficiaries under the Plan shall be equal to the sum
of: (I) 13,500,000 shares of Stock and (II) any shares of Stock that are
represented by awards granted under any prior plan of the Company in which
employees are eligible to participate (the &quot;Prior Plans&quot;), which are
forfeited, expire or are canceled without delivery of shares of Stock or which
result in the forfeiture of shares of Stock back to the Company.</p>



<p style="margin-left: 15">(ii)&nbsp; Any shares of
Stock granted under the Plan that are forfeited because of the failure to meet
an Award contingency or condition shall again be available for delivery
pursuant to new Awards granted under the Plan. To the extent any shares of
Stock covered by an Award are not delivered to a Participant or beneficiary
because the Award is forfeited or canceled, or the shares of Stock are not
delivered because the Award is settled in cash, such shares shall not be deemed
to have been delivered for purposes of determining the maximum number of shares
of Stock available for delivery under the Plan.</p>



<p style="margin-left: 15">(iii)&nbsp; Shares of Stock
delivered under the Plan in settlement, assumption or substitution of
outstanding awards (or obligations to grant future awards) under the plans or
arrangements of another entity shall not reduce the maximum number of shares of
Stock available for delivery under the Plan, to the extent that such
settlement, assumption or substitution as a result of the Company or a Related
Company acquiring another entity (or an interest in another entity).</p>



<p>(b)&nbsp; Subject to paragraph 4.2(c), the following
additional maximums are imposed under the Plan.</p>



<p style="margin-left: 15">(i)&nbsp; The maximum number of shares of Stock that may
be issued by Options intended to be Incentive Stock Options shall be 13,500,000
shares.</p>



<p style="margin-left: 15">(ii)&nbsp; The maximum number of shares of Stock that may
be issued in conjunction with Awards granted pursuant to Section 3 (relating to
Stock Awards) shall equal the sum of: (I) 500,000 shares and (II) any shares
issued in conjunction with Stock Awards during the time period commencing on
the Effective Date and ending on November 13, 2002.</p>



<p style="margin-left: 15">(iii)&nbsp; The maximum number of shares that may be
covered by Awards granted to any one individual pursuant to Section 2 (relating
to Options and SARs) shall be 500,000 shares during any fiscal year.</p>



<p style="margin-left: 15">(iv)&nbsp; The maximum payment that can be made for awards
granted to any one individual pursuant to Section 3 (relating to Stock Awards)
shall be $1,000,000 for any single or combined performance goals established
for any fiscal year.  &nbsp;If an Award
granted under Section 3&nbsp;is, at the time of grant, denominated in shares,
the value of the shares of Stock for determining this maximum individual
payment amount will be the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the first
day of the applicable performance period.</p>



  <hr><P STYLE="page-break-after: always"></P>



<p>(c)&nbsp; Subject to the provisions of Section 6 hereof,
in the event of a corporate transaction involving the Company (including,
without limitation, any stock dividend, stock split, extraordinary cash
dividend, recapitalization, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up,
spin-off, combination or exchange of shares), the Committee may adjust Awards
to preserve the benefits or potential benefits of the Awards. Action by the
Committee may include adjustment of: (i) the number and kind of shares which
may be delivered under the Plan; (ii) the number and kind of shares subject to
outstanding Awards; and (iii) the Exercise Price of outstanding Options and
SARs as well as any other adjustments that the Committee determines to be
equitable.</p>



</blockquote>



<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4.3<i>&nbsp; Limit on
Distribution</i>.&nbsp; Distribution of
shares of Stock or other amounts under the Plan shall be subject to the
following:</p>



<blockquote>



<p>(a)&nbsp; Notwithstanding any other provision of the
Plan, the Company shall have no liability to deliver any shares of Stock under
the Plan or make any other distribution of benefits under the Plan unless such
delivery or distribution would comply with all applicable laws (including,
without limitation, the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933), and the
applicable requirements of any securities exchange or similar entity.</p>



<p>(b)&nbsp; To the extent that the Plan provides for
issuance of stock certificates to reflect the issuance of shares of Stock, the
issuance may be effected on a noncertificated basis, to the extent not
prohibited by applicable law or the applicable rules of any stock exchange.</p>



</blockquote>



<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4.4<i>&nbsp; Tax
Withholding</i>.&nbsp; Whenever the Company
proposes or is required to distribute Stock under the Plan, the Company may
require the recipient to remit to the Company an amount sufficient to satisfy
any Federal, state and local tax withholding requirements prior to the delivery
of any certificate for such shares or, in the discretion of the Committee, the
Company may withhold from the shares to be delivered shares sufficient to
satisfy all or a portion of such tax withholding requirements. Whenever under
the Plan payments are to be made in cash, such payments may be net of an amount
sufficient to satisfy any Federal, state and local tax withholding
requirements.</p>



<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4.5<i>&nbsp; Payment
Shares</i>.&nbsp; Subject to the overall
limitation on the number of shares of Stock that may be delivered under the
Plan, the Committee may use available shares of Stock as the form of payment
for compensation, grants or rights earned or due under any other compensation
plans or arrangements of the Company or a Related Company, including the plans
and arrangements of the Company or a Related Company acquiring another entity
(or an interest in another entity).</p>



<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4.6<i>&nbsp; Dividends and
Dividend Equivalents</i>.&nbsp; An Award may
provide the Participant with the right to receive dividends or dividend
equivalent payments with respect to Stock which may be either paid currently or
credited to an account for the Participant, and may be settled in cash or Stock
as determined by the Committee. Any such settlements, and any such crediting of
dividends or dividend equivalents or reinvestment in shares of Stock, may be
subject to such conditions, restrictions and contingencies as the Committee
shall establish, including the reinvestment of such credited amounts in Stock
equivalents.</p>



<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4.7<i>&nbsp; Payments</i>.&nbsp; Awards may be settled through cash payments,
the delivery of shares of Stock, the granting of replacement Awards, or
combination thereof as the Committee shall determine. Any Award settlement,
including payment deferrals, may be subject to such conditions, restrictions
and contingencies as the Committee shall determine. The Committee may permit or
require the deferral of any Award payment, subject to such rules and procedures
as it may establish, which may include provisions for the payment or crediting
of interest, or dividend equivalents, including converting such credits into
deferred Stock equivalents.</p>



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<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4.8<i>&nbsp; Transferability</i>.&nbsp; Except as otherwise provided by the
Committee, Awards under the Plan are not transferable except as designated by
the Participant by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.&nbsp; Notwithstanding the foregoing, Options may
be assigned or transferred by the Participant (a) to immediate family members
of the Participant or (b) to a trust in which the Participant or such family
members have more than 50% of the beneficial interests, a foundation in which
the Participant or such family members control the management of the
foundation's assets, or any other entity in which the Participant or such
family members own more than 50% of the voting interests.</p>



<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4.9<i>&nbsp; Form and Time
of Elections</i>.&nbsp; Unless otherwise
specified herein, each election required or permitted to be made by any
Participant or other person entitled to benefits under the Plan, and any
permitted modification, or revocation thereof, shall be in writing filed with
the Committee at such times, in such form, and subject to such restrictions and
limitations, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, as the Committee
shall require.</p>



<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4.10<i>&nbsp; Agreement
With Company</i>. At the time of an Award to a Participant under the Plan, the
Committee may require a Participant to enter into an agreement with the Company
(the &quot;Agreement&quot;) in a form specified by the Committee, agreeing to
the terms and conditions of the Plan and to such additional terms and
conditions, not inconsistent with the Plan, as the Committee may, in its sole
discretion, prescribe.</p>



<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4.11<i>&nbsp; Limitation of
Implied Rights</i>.</p>



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<p>(a)&nbsp; Neither a Participant nor any other person
shall, by reason of the Plan, acquire any right in or title to any assets,
funds or property of the Company or any Related Company whatsoever, including,
without limitation, any specific funds, assets, or other property which the
Company or any Related Company, in their sole discretion, may set aside in
anticipation of a liability under the Plan. A Participant shall have only a
contractual right to the stock or amounts, if any, payable under the Plan,
unsecured by any assets of the Company or any Related Company. Nothing
contained in the Plan shall constitute a guarantee that the assets of such
companies shall be sufficient to pay any benefits to any person.</p>



<p>(b)&nbsp; The Plan does not constitute a contract of
employment, and selection as a Participant will not give any employee the right
to be retained in the employ of the Company or any Related Company, nor any
right or claim to any benefit under the Plan, unless such right or claim has
specifically accrued under the terms of the Plan. Except as otherwise provided
in the Plan, no Award under the Plan shall confer upon the holder thereof any
right as a shareholder of the Company prior to the date on which the individual
fulfills all conditions for receipt of such rights.</p>



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<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4.12<i>&nbsp; Evidence</i>.&nbsp; Evidence required of anyone under the Plan
may be by certificate, affidavit, document or other information which the
person acting on it considers pertinent and reliable, and signed, made or
presented by the proper party or parties.</p>



<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4.13<i>&nbsp; Action by
Company or Related Company</i>.&nbsp; Any
action required or permitted to be taken by the Company or any Related Company
shall be by resolution of its board of directors, or by action of one or more
members of the board (including a committee of the board) who are duly
authorized to act for the board, or (except to the extent prohibited by
applicable law or applicable rules of any stock exchange) by a duly authorized
officer of the company.</p>



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<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4.14<i>&nbsp; Gender and
Number</i>.&nbsp; Where the context admits,
words in any gender shall include any other gender, words in the singular shall
include the plural and the plural shall include the singular.</p>



<p align="center"> <b>SECTION 5</b></p>



<p align="center"> <b>COMMITTEE</b></p>



<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 5.1<i>&nbsp; Administration</i>.&nbsp; The authority to control and manage the
operation and administration of the Plan shall be vested in the Compensation
Committee (the &quot;Committee&quot;) in accordance with this Section 5.&nbsp; The Committee shall be selected by the Board
and shall consist of two or more members of the Board.</p>



<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 5.2<i>&nbsp; Powers of
Committee</i>.&nbsp; The authority to manage
and control the operation and administration of the Plan shall be vested in the
Committee, subject to the following:</p>



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<p>(a)&nbsp; Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the
Committee will have the authority and discretion to select from among the Eligible
Employees those persons who shall receive Awards. to determine the time or
times of receipt, to determine the types of Awards and the number of shares
covered by the Awards, to establish the terms, conditions, performance
criteria, restrictions, and other provisions of such Awards, and (subject to
the restrictions imposed by Section 6) to cancel or suspend Awards. In making
such Award determinations, the Committee may take into account the nature of
services rendered by the individual, the individual's present and potential
contribution to the Company's success and such other factors as the Committee
deems relevant.</p>



<p>(b)&nbsp; Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the
Committee will have the authority and discretion to determine the extent to
which Awards under the Plan will be structured to conform to the requirements
applicable to performance-based compensation as described in Code section
162(m), and to take such action, establish such procedures, and impose such
restrictions at the time such Awards are granted as the Committee determines to
be necessary or appropriate to conform to such requirements.</p>



<p>(c)&nbsp; Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the
Committee will have the authority and discretion to establish terms and
conditions of awards as the Committee determines to be necessary or appropriate
to conform to applicable requirements or practices of jurisdictions outside of
the United States.</p>



<p>(d)&nbsp; The Committee will have the authority and
discretion to interpret the Plan, to establish, amend, and rescind any rules
and regulations relating to the Plan, to determine the terms and provisions of
any agreements made pursuant to the Plan, and to make all other determinations
that may be necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan.</p>



<p>(e)&nbsp; Any interpretation of the Plan by the Committee
and any decision made by it under the Plan is final and binding.</p>



<p>(f)&nbsp; Except as otherwise expressly provided in the
Plan, where the Committee is authorized to make a determination with respect to
any Award, such determination shall be made at the time the Award is made,
except that the Committee may reserve the authority to have such determination
made by the Committee in the future (but only if such reservation is made at
the time the Award is granted and is expressly stated in the Agreement
reflecting the Award).</p>



<p>(g)&nbsp; In controlling and managing the operation and
administration of the Plan, the Committee shall act by a majority of its then
members, by meeting or by writing filed without a meeting. The Committee shall
maintain and keep adequate records concerning the Plan and concerning its
proceedings and acts in such form and detail as the Committee may decide.</p>



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<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 5.3<i>&nbsp; Delegation by
Committee</i>.&nbsp; Except to the extent
prohibited by applicable law or the applicable rules of a stock exchange and
subject to the prior approval of the Board, the Committee may allocate all or
any portion of its responsibilities and powers to any one or more of its
members and may delegate all or any part of its responsibilities and powers to
any person or persons selected by it. Any such allocation or delegation may be
revoked by the Committee at any time.</p>



<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 5.4<i>&nbsp; Information
to be Furnished to Committee</i>.&nbsp; The
Company and Related Companies shall furnish the Committee with such data and
information as may be required for it to discharge its duties. The records of
the Company and Related Companies as to an employee's or Participant's
employment, termination of employment, leave of absence, reemployment and
compensation shall be conclusive on all persons unless determined to be
incorrect. Participants and other persons entitled to benefits under the Plan
must furnish the Committee such evidence, data or information as the Committee
considers desirable to carry out the terms of the Plan.</p>



<p align="center"> <b>SECTION 6</b></p>



<p align="center"> <b>ACCELERATION OF
EXERCISABILITY<br>
AND VESTING UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES</b></p>

<p><b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </b>Notwithstanding
any provision in this Plan to the contrary, with regard to any Award of
Options, SARs and Stock Awards to any Participant, unless the particular grant
agreement provides otherwise, all Awards will become immediately exercisable
and vested in full upon the occurrence, before the expiration or termination of
such Option, SARs and Stock Awards or forfeiture of such Awards, of any of the
events listed below:</p>

<blockquote>



<p>(a)&nbsp; a sale, transfer or other conveyance of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Company on a consolidated basis; or</p>



<p>(b)&nbsp; the acquisition of beneficial ownership (as
such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) by any
&quot;person&quot; (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the
Exchange Act), other than the Company, directly or indirectly, of securities
representing 50% or more of the total number of votes that may be cast for the
election of directors of the Company; or</p>



<p>(c)&nbsp; the commencement (within the meaning of Rule
14d-2 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of a &quot;tender offer&quot; for
stock of the Company subject to Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act; or</p>



<p>(d)&nbsp; the failure at any annual or special meeting of
the Company's stockholders following an &quot;election contest&quot; subject to
Rule 14a-11 promulgated under the Exchange Act, of any of the persons nominated
by the Company in the proxy material mailed to stockholders by the management
of the Company to win election to seats on the Board, excluding only those who
die, retire voluntarily, are disabled or are otherwise disqualified in the
interim between their nomination and the date of the meeting.</p>



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<p align="center"> <b>SECTION
7</b></p>



<p align="center"> <b>AMENDMENT
AND TERMINATION</b></p>



<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The
Committee may, at any time, amend or terminate the Plan, provided that, subject
to subsection 4.2 (relating to certain adjustments to shares) and Section 6
hereof (relating to immediate vesting upon certain events), no amendment or
termination may, in the absence of written consent to the change by the
affected Participant (or, if the Participant is not then living, the affected
beneficiary), adversely affect the rights of any Participant or beneficiary
under any Award granted under the Plan prior to the date such amendment is
adopted by the Board.&nbsp; Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, no amendment to the Plan that would (a)
materially increase the number of shares available under the Plan (other than
an increase solely to reflect a reorganization, stock split, merger, spin-off
or similar transaction), (b) change the types of Awards available under the
Plan, (c) materially expand the class of persons eligible to receive Awards
under or otherwise participate in the Plan, (d) materially extend the term of
the Plan, (e) materially change the method of determining the strike price of
options under the Plan, or (f) permit repricing of an option, may be adopted
without the approval of the Company's stockholders.</p>



<p align="center"> <b>SECTION 8</b></p>



<p align="center"> <b>DEFINED
TERMS</b></p>



<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For
purposes of the Plan, the terms listed below shall be defined as follows:</p>



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<p>(a)<i>&nbsp; Award</i>.&nbsp;
The term &quot;Award&quot; shall mean any award or benefit granted to
any Participant under the Plan, including, without limitation, the grant of
Options, SARs, and Stock Awards.</p>



<p>(b)<i>&nbsp; Board</i>.&nbsp;
The term &quot;Board&quot; shall mean the Board of Directors of the
Company.</p>



<p>(c)<i>&nbsp; Code</i>.&nbsp;
The term &quot;Code&quot; means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended. A reference to any provision of the Code shall include reference to any
successor provision of the Code.</p>



<p>(d)&nbsp; The term &quot;Eligible Employee&quot; shall
mean any employee of the Company or a Related Company.</p>



<p>(e)<i>&nbsp; Fair Market Value</i>.&nbsp; For purposes of determining the &quot;Fair
Market Value&quot; of a share of Stock, the following rules shall apply:</p>



<p style="margin-left: 15">(i)&nbsp; If the Stock is at the time listed or admitted
to trading on any stock exchange, then the &quot;Fair Market Value&quot; shall
be the mean between the lowest and highest reported sale prices of the Stock on
the date in question on the principal exchange on which the Stock is then
listed or admitted to trading. If no reported sale of Stock takes place on the
date in question on the principal exchange, then the reported closing asked
price of the Stock on such date on the principal exchange shall be determinative
of &quot;Fair Market Value.&quot;</p>



<p style="margin-left: 15">(ii)&nbsp; If the Stock is not at the time listed or
admitted to trading on a stock exchange, the &quot;Fair Market Value&quot;
shall be the mean between the lowest reported bid price and highest reported
asked price of the Stock on the date in question in the over-the-counter
market, as such prices are reported in a publication of general circulation
selected by the Committee and regularly reporting the market price of Stock in
such market.</p>



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<p style="margin-left: 15">(iii)&nbsp; If the Stock is not listed or admitted to trading
on any stock exchange or traded in the over-the-counter market, the &quot;Fair
Market Value&quot; shall be as determined in good faith by the Committee.</p>



<p>(f)<i>&nbsp; Exchange Act</i>.&nbsp; The term &quot;Exchange Act&quot; means the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended.</p>



<p>(g)<i>&nbsp; Related Companies</i>.&nbsp; The term &quot;Related Company&quot; means
any company during any period in which it is a &quot;parent company&quot; (as
that term is defined in Code section 424(e)) with respect to the Company, or a
&quot;subsidiary corporation&quot; (as that term is defined in Code section
424(f)) with respect to the Company.</p>



<p>(h)<i>&nbsp; Stock</i>.&nbsp;
The term &quot;Stock&quot; shall mean shares of common stock of the
Company.</p>









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