Brinker (EAT) Director Joseph DePinto Receives 786-Share Award

What Happened
Joseph Michael DePinto, a director of Brinker International, was granted/received 786 shares on 2026-05-14. The Form 4 lists the acquisition price as $0.00, indicating these shares were issued as an award/grant rather than bought on the open market. The filing shows total value as $0 based on the reported acquisition price; market value at grant is not provided in the filing excerpt.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-05-14; Form 4 filed: 2026-05-15 (appears timely under the two-business-day rule).
• Transaction type/code: A (Award/Grant/Other acquisition).
• Shares acquired: 786; reported acquisition price: $0.00 (per filing).
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided filing excerpt.
• Notable footnotes: None disclosed in the provided excerpt (no 10b5-1 plan, tax withholding, or cashless exercise noted).

Context
An award/grant (acquired at $0 in the filing) typically reflects compensation or a board-related equity grant rather than an open-market purchase. Such grants don't necessarily signal immediate buying or selling sentiment by the insider; they are part of company compensation practices.