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<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SECURITIES
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<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Washington,
D.C.&#160; 20549</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FORM
8-K</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Current
Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of<br>
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date of Report (Date of earliest event
reported):</font>  <b>June 21, 2007</b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">BRINKER
INTERNATIONAL, INC.</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Dallas, Texas 75240</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Address of principal executive offices)</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area
code</font>  <b>972-980-9917</b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions:</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">o</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Written communications pursuant to Rule 425
under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425).</p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">o</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12).</p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 54.0pt;text-indent:-54.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">o</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b)).</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 54.0pt;text-indent:-54.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">o</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c)).</font></p>


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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Section 5 </font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&#150;</font><b> Corporate Governance and
Management</b></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item &#160;5.02.</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Departure of Directors or Principal
Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.</b></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:48.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Valerie Davisson has been elected by the Board of Directors of Brinker
International, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) to the position of Executive Vice President
and Chief PeopleWorks Officer effective June 21, 2007.&#160; Ms. Davisson, 45, has served as Executive
Vice President of People Works since June 2005, having previously served as
Senior Vice President of Human Resources since June 2004.&#160; Before joining the Company, Ms. Davisson
served as Vice President, Human Resources for Yum! Brands, Inc. from January
2003 to June 2004, Vice President, Field Human Resources for Kentucky Fried
Chicken from July 2002 to January 2003, Senior Director for Global Staffing for
Yum! Brands, Inc. from January 2000 to July 2002, and Director, Field Human
Resources for Pizza Hut from December 1998 to January 2001.</p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Section 9 </font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&#150; </font></b><b>Financial Statements and
Exhibits.</b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 9.01. &#160;Financial
Statements and Exhibits.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:30.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">(d)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Exhibits.</font></b></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:30.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">99</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Press Release, dated June 22, 2007.</p>

<h1 align="center" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">SIGNATURE</font></h1>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 24.0pt;text-indent:30.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</font></p>

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99</font></b></p>

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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE </font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">BRINKER INTERNATIONAL NAMES VALERIE DAVISSON <br>
CHIEF PEOPLEWORKS OFFICER</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">DALLAS (June 22, 2007) &#150; Brinker International, Inc. (NYSE: EAT),
recently announced the promotion of Valerie Davisson to Chief PeopleWorks
Officer.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This new role recognizes Davisson&#146;s proven leadership in driving the
company&#146;s strategies for employee relations, staffing and retention, executive
and organizational development, succession planning, diversity, training and
development, compensation and benefits.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;Over the last three years, Valerie has transformed the department
formally known as Human Resources into the Brinker PeopleWorks team. Through
successful collaboration with our restaurant brands and support departments,
she has led the way for improvements in all areas that affect our most
important asset &#150; our people,&#148; said Doug Brooks, Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of Brinker International.</font></p>

<p style="line-height:normal;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In 2004, Davisson joined Brinker as Senior
Vice President of Human Resources. She was promoted to Executive Vice President
of PeopleWorks in 2005. Before joining Brinker, Davisson held a number of human
resources leadership positions with YUM! Brands.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Davisson received her bachelor&#146;s degree in public administration from
Southern Illinois University and earned a master&#146;s in human resource management
from Washington University, St. Louis.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Brinker International, Inc. is one of the world&#146;s leading casual dining
restaurant companies, serving more than 1 million guests daily. Founded in 1975
and based in Dallas, Texas, Brinker owns or franchises more than 1,750
restaurants in 24 countries and employs more than 120,000. Brinker restaurant
brands include Chili&#146;s Grill &amp; Bar, Romano&#146;s Macaroni Grill, On The Border
Mexican Grill &amp; Cantina and Maggiano&#146;s Little Italy. The company was named
one of FORTUNE Magazine&#146;s Most Admired Companies in 2006 and was honored by the
magazine as one of the Top 50 Employers for Minorities and the Top 50 Employers
for Women. For more information visit http://www.brinker.com.</font></p>

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