UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K/A

(Amendment No. 1)

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Current Report

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 12, 2025

BRINKER INTERNATIONAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

1-10275

75-1914582

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

3000 Olympus Blvd

Dallas

75019

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

(972)

980-9917

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of exchange on which registered

Common Stock, $0.10 par value

EAT

NYSE

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:


☐			Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425).


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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Explanatory Note

Brinker International, Inc. (the “Company”) is filing this Form 8-K/A as an amendment to its Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 18, 2025 (the “Original Filing”) to update committee assignments for Timothy Johnson, who has been appointed to the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) on February 12, 2025.

SECTION 5 - CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

As disclosed in the Original Filing, Timothy Johnson was appointed to the Company’s Board on February 12, 2025. At the time of the filing of the Original Filing, the Board had not yet determined Mr. Johnson’s committee assignments. On May 15, 2025, the Board appointed Mr. Johnson to its Audit Committee.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


	BRINKER INTERNATIONAL, INC., a Delaware corporation

Dated: May 20, 2025	By:	/s/ KEVIN D. HOCHMAN
		Kevin D. Hochman,
		Chief Executive Officer and President
		and President of Chili’s Grill & Bar
		(Principal Executive Officer)

BRINKER INTERNATIONAL, INC 8-K/A