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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-16-707984
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20160913
ITEM INFORMATION:		Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
ITEM INFORMATION:		Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20160913
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20160913

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BRINKER INTERNATIONAL INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000703351
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	RETAIL-EATING PLACES [5812]
		IRS NUMBER:				751914582
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0625

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-10275
		FILM NUMBER:		161882021

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6820 LBJ FREEWAY
		CITY:			DALLAS
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75240
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9729809917

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6820 LBJ FREEWAY
		CITY:			DALLAS
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75240

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CHILIS INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19910528
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</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Current Report </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September&nbsp;13, 2016 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>BRINKER INTERNATIONAL, INC. </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>6820 LBJ Freeway </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Dallas, Texas 75240 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code 972-980-9917 </B></P>
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following provisions: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Brinker International,&nbsp;Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Brinker Restaurant Corporation (&#147;BRC&#148;), Brinker Texas,
Inc. (&#147;Brinker Texas&#148;), and Brinker Florida, Inc. (&#147;Brinker Florida&#148;), each as a guarantor, entered into a Second Amendment to Credit Agreement (the &#147;Second Amendment&#148;) dated as of September&nbsp;13, 2016, which amends
its Credit Agreement dated as of March&nbsp;12, 2015 (as heretofore amended, the &#147;Existing Credit Agreement;&#148; the Existing Credit Agreement as amended by the Second Amendment, the &#147;Amended Credit Agreement&#148;) with a group of banks
for which Bank of America, N.A. is acting as administrative agent. The other banks in the syndicate under the Amended Credit Agreement are JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., The Bank Of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., SunTrust Bank, U.S.
Bank National Association, Barclays Bank PLC, Regions Bank, Compass Bank, and Greenstone Farms Credit Services, ACA. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Credit Agreement dated as of
March&nbsp;12, 2015 was more specifically described in Item&nbsp;1.01 of the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed March&nbsp;12, 2015, which description is incorporated by reference in this Item&nbsp;1.01. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Second Amendment provides for an increase from $750,000,000 to $1,000,000,000 in the aggregate borrowing amount available under the unsecured revolving
credit facility. The Second Amendment also provides that Brinker Texas and Brinker Florida become guarantors of the Company&#146;s obligations under the Amended Credit Agreement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Second Amendment also extends the maturity date for $890,000,000 of the facility from March&nbsp;12, 2020 to September&nbsp;12, 2021 and the remaining
$110,000,000 remains due on March&nbsp;12, 2020. The facility is subject to acceleration upon certain specified events of default, including failure to make timely payments under the Amended Credit Agreement, breaches of representations or
covenants, failure to pay other material indebtedness, the Company ceasing to own 100% of the stock of BRC, Brinker Texas, Brinker Florida or any person becoming beneficial owner of at least a majority of the Company&#146;s outstanding voting common
stock. Proceeds from borrowings under the Amended Credit Agreement may be used for working capital and general corporate purposes. The Amended Credit Agreement contain various affirmative and negative covenants, including, maintenance of certain
leverage and fixed charge coverage ratios, limitations on additional indebtedness, guarantees of indebtedness, investments and certain other transactions as set forth in the Amended Credit Agreement. The covenants, as well as the conditions to each
borrowing, are similar to those contained in the Existing Credit Agreement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Several of the banks party to the Amended Credit Agreement provide various
other banking services to the Company. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet
Arrangement of a Registrant. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On September&nbsp;13, 2016, the Company entered into the Second Amendment more specifically described in Item&nbsp;1.01
in this Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K, which description is incorporated by reference in this Item&nbsp;2.03. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;8.01. Other Events. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On September&nbsp;13, 2016, Brinker International, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) issued a press release announcing commencement of a proposed notes offering
of $350 million aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes due 2024 (the &#147;Notes&#148;). A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. </P>

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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Exhibit 99.1 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">DALLAS (Sept. 13, 2016) &#150; Brinker International, Inc. (NYSE: EAT) (the &#147;Company&#148;) today announced that it intends to offer $350 million
aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2024 (the &#147;Notes&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Notes will be guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by each of the
Company&#146;s subsidiaries that guarantee its amended revolving credit facility. Net proceeds from the offering of the Notes will be used to repurchase up to $300 million of the Company&#146;s common stock and repay up to $50 million of outstanding
indebtedness under the Company&#146;s revolving credit facility. Any remaining proceeds are expected to be used for general corporate purposes. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Consummation of the offering of the Notes is subject to market and other conditions, and there can be no assurance that the transaction will be successfully
completed on the terms described above, or at all. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Notes have not and will not be registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws,
and may not be offered or sold in the United States or to U.S. persons absent registration or an applicable exemption from such registration requirements. Accordingly, the Notes will be offered and sold only to persons reasonably believed to be
qualified institutional buyers in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;) and to non-U.S. persons in offshore transactions outside the United States in accordance with Regulation S under
the Securities Act. This release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of, the Notes in any state or other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful
prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or other jurisdiction. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><U>About Brinker </U></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Brinker International, Inc. is one of the world&#146;s leading casual dining restaurant companies. Founded in 1975 and based in Dallas, Texas, as of June 29,
2016, Brinker owned, operated, or franchised 1,660 restaurants under the names Chili&#146;s<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP> Grill &amp; Bar (1,609 restaurants) and Maggiano&#146;s Little Italy<SUP
STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP> (51 restaurants). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><U>Forward-Looking Statements </U></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The statements contained in this release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act
and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements are based on our current plans and expectations and involve risks and uncertainties which are, in many instances, beyond our control. Such risks and uncertainties
include, among other things, prevailing market conditions, risks related to whether the Company will consummate the </P>

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offering of the Notes on the expected terms, or at all, and the fact that Company&#146;s management may have broad discretion in the use of the proceeds from any sale of the Notes. Other risks
and uncertainties relating to the Company&#146;s business are general business and economic conditions, financial and credit market conditions, credit availability, reduced disposable income, the impact of competition, the impact of mergers,
acquisitions, divestitures and other strategic transactions, franchisee success, the seasonality of the company&#146;s business, increased minimum wages, increased health care costs, adverse weather conditions, future commodity prices, product
availability, fuel and utility costs and availability, terrorist acts, consumer perception of food safety, changes in consumer taste, health epidemics or pandemics, changes in demographic trends, availability of employees, unfavorable publicity, the
company&#146;s ability to meet its business strategy plan, acts of God, governmental regulations, inflation, technology failures, and failure to protect the security of data of our guests and teammates, as well as the risks described under the
caption &#147;Risk Factors&#148; in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and future filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For additional
information, contact: Aisha Fletcher, Media Relations, (800) 775-7290, media.requests@brinker.com. </P>
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