Comings Douglas N. 4

What Happened
Douglas N. Comings, SVP & COO (Chili’s) of Brinker International, reported an open-market/private sale of 1,300 Brinker shares on February 9, 2026. The shares were sold at $171.48 each for gross proceeds of approximately $222,924. This was a sale (code S), which is generally considered routine insider selling rather than a bullish purchase signal.

Key Details

• Transaction date and price: 2026-02-09, 1,300 shares @ $171.48 each.
• Transaction value: ~$222,924 (gross proceeds).
• Transaction type: Reported as an open-market or private sale (code S).
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the filing; footnote F1 notes the number of units held in the Brinker Common Stock Fund under the Brinker 401(k) Savings Plan as of Feb 9, 2026.
• Filing timeliness: Form filed Feb 10, 2026 for a Feb 9 transaction (filed within the standard Form 4 reporting window).

Context
Sales by executives can be routine (e.g., diversification, tax or personal-liquidity reasons) and do not necessarily indicate a change in company outlook. Purchases tend to be more informative for bullish insider sentiment. This filing simply reports the sale; it does not disclose the reason for the transaction.