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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-24-251819
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	S-8 POS
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
FILED AS OF DATE:		20241106
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20241106
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20241106

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BRINKER INTERNATIONAL, INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000703351
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	RETAIL-EATING PLACES [5812]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	07 Trade & Services
		IRS NUMBER:				751914582
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0625

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		S-8 POS
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-201929
		FILM NUMBER:		241429751

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3000 OLYMPUS BLVD.
		CITY:			DALLAS
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75019
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9729809917

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3000 OLYMPUS BLVD.
		CITY:			DALLAS
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75019

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	BRINKER INTERNATIONAL INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CHILIS INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19910528
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-230574</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-201929</FONT> </B></P>
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>POST
EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> REGISTRATION STATEMENT
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">NO.&nbsp;333-230574</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> REGISTRATION STATEMENT <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">NO.&nbsp;333-201929</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENTS UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>BRINKER INTERNATIONAL, INC. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">75-1914582</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or Other Jurisdiction of</B></P>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>3000 Olympus Boulevard </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Dallas, Texas 75019 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address, Including Zip Code, of Registrant&#146;s Principal Executive Offices </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Brinker International, Inc. Stock Option and Incentive Plan </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Brinker International, Inc. 2024 Stock Option and Incentive Plan </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Full title of the plan) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Daniel Fuller
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Brinker International, Inc. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>3000 Olympus Boulevard </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Dallas, Texas 75019 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name
and address of agent for service) </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">972-980-9917</FONT></FONT>
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-accelerated</FONT>
filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; and &#147;emerging growth company&#148; in Rule <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12b-2</FONT> of the Exchange Act. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Large&nbsp;accelerated&nbsp;filer</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&#9745;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&#9744;</TD>
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revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section&nbsp;7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.&#8194;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Post-Effective Amendment No.&nbsp;1 (this &#147;Post-Effective Amendment&#148;) relates to the Registration Statements on Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> (<A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/46765/000110465920033138/a20-12131_1s8.htm">Registration No.<U></U><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&nbsp;
333-230574</FONT></A> and <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/703351/000119312515037430/d863041ds8.htm">Registration No.<U></U><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&nbsp;333-201929</FONT></A>) (collectively, the &#147;Registration
Statements&#148;) filed by Brinker International, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) on March&nbsp;28, 2019 registering 1,350,000 shares of the Company&#146;s common stock, par
value $0.10 per share (&#147;Common Stock&#148;) and on February&nbsp;6, 2015 registering 2,000,000 shares of Common Stock, in each case issuable under the Brinker International, Inc. Stock Option and Incentive Plan (as amended and restated, the
&#147;Prior Plan&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company&#146;s Board of Directors approved the Brinker International, Inc. 2024 Stock Option and Incentive
Plan (the &#147;2024 Plan&#148;) on September&nbsp;20, 2024, and the 2024 Plan was subsequently approved by the Company&#146;s stockholders on November&nbsp;6, 2024 (the &#147;Effective Date&#148;). Pursuant to the terms of the 2024 Plan, the number
of shares of Common Stock subject to outstanding awards under the Prior Plan as of the Effective Date that, on or after such date, are forfeited, expire or are canceled without delivery of shares of Common Stock or which otherwise result in the
forfeiture of shares of Common Stock back to the Company will be issuable under the 2024 Plan. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the undertakings in Item 9 of
the Registration Statements, we are filing this Post-Effective Amendment to provide that the Registration Statements shall also cover up to 1,338,098&nbsp;shares of Common Stock subject to outstanding awards under the Prior Plan as of the Effective
Date that on or after such date are forfeited, expire or are canceled without delivery of shares of Common Stock or which otherwise result in the forfeiture of shares of Common Stock back to the Company and become issuable under the 2024 Plan. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d867434dex51.htm">Opinion of Gibson, Dunn&nbsp;&amp; Crutcher LLP as to the legality of shares of Common Stock being registered (filed herewith). </A></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Company certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that
it meets all the requirements for filing on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statements to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized,
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><I>/s/ Daniel Fuller</I></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer</TD></TR>
</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Note: No other person is required to sign this Post-Effective Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to the Registration Statements in
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Krista P. Hanvey</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Partner</P>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">November&nbsp;6, 2024 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Brinker
International, Inc. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">3000 Olympus Boulevard </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Dallas, TX 75019
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Post-Effective Amendment to Registration Statements on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT>
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ladies and Gentlemen: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We
have examined the Registration Statements (the &#147;Prior Registration Statements&#148;) on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> of Brinker International, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;), filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), on March&nbsp;28, 2019 in connection with the offering by the Company of up to 1,350,000 shares of the
Company&#146;s Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share (the &#147;Common Stock&#148;) and on February&nbsp;6, 2015 in connection with the offering by the Company of up to 2,000,000 shares of Common Stock, in each case issuable to eligible
individuals under the Brinker International, Inc. Stock Option and Incentive Plan (as amended and restated, the &#147;Prior Plan&#148;). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the terms of the Company&#146;s 2024 Stock Option and Incentive Plan (the &#147;2024 Plan&#148;), the shares of Common Stock
subject to outstanding awards under the Prior Plan as of November&nbsp;6, 2024, that, on or after such date, are forfeited, expire or are canceled without delivery of shares of Common Stock or which otherwise result in the forfeiture of shares of
Common Stock back to the Company will be available for issuance under the 2024 Plan (such shares of Common Stock, collectively, the &#147;Rollover Shares&#148;). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We have examined Post-Effective Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to the Prior Registration Statements (the &#147;Post-Effective Amendment&#148;) to be
filed with the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act in connection with the offering by the Company of such Rollover Shares that may become available for issuance under the 2024 Plan. In arriving at the opinion expressed below, we have examined
originals, or copies certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction as being true and complete copies of the originals, of the 2024 Plan and such other documents, corporate records of the Company, certificates of officers of the Company and
of public officials and other documents as we have deemed necessary or advisable to enable us to render this opinion. In our examination, we have assumed without independent investigation the genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity and
competency of all natural persons, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals and the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as copies. As to any facts material to this opinion, we have relied to the
extent we deemed appropriate and without independent investigation upon statements and representations of officers and other representatives of the Company and others. We have also assumed that there are no agreements or understandings
</P>
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&#149; Brussels &#149; Century City &#149; Dallas &#149; Denver &#149; Dubai &#149; Frankfurt &#149; Hong Kong &#149; Houston &#149; London &#149; Los Angeles </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Munich &#149; New York &#149; Orange County &#149; Palo Alto &#149; Paris &#149; Riyadh &#149; San Francisco &#149; Singapore &#149; Washington,
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">November&nbsp;6, 2024 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Brinker International, Inc. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Page 2</P>
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between or among the Company and any participants in the 2024 Plan that would expand, modify or otherwise affect the terms of the 2024 Plan or the respective rights or obligations of the
participants thereunder. Finally, we have assumed the accuracy of all other information provided to us by the Company during the course of our investigations, on which we have relied in issuing the opinion expressed below. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Based upon the foregoing, and subject to the assumptions, exceptions, qualifications and limitations set forth herein and in reliance on the
statements of fact contained in the documents that we have examined, we are of the opinion that the Rollover Shares, when issued and sold in accordance with the terms set forth in the 2024 Plan and against payment therefor, and when the
Post-Effective Amendment has become effective under the Securities Act, will be validly issued, fully paid and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-assessable.</FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The opinion expressed above is subject to the following exceptions, qualifications, limitations and assumptions. We render no opinion herein
as to matters involving the laws of any jurisdiction other than the Delaware General Corporation Law (the &#147;DGCL&#148;). This opinion is limited to the effect of the current state of the DGCL and to the facts as they currently exist. We assume
no obligation to revise or supplement this opinion in the event of future changes in such laws or the interpretations thereof or such facts. We express no opinion regarding any state securities laws or regulations. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Post-Effective Amendment. In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that
we are within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section&nbsp;7 of the Securities Act or the Rules and Regulations of the Commission. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Very truly yours, </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Gibson, Dunn&nbsp;&amp; Crutcher LLP </P>
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