Brinker (EAT) Director William T. Giles Receives 308-Share Award

What Happened

• William T. Giles, a director of Brinker International, received an award of 308 shares on August 27, 2026. The shares are reported at $0.00 per share (transaction code A — award/grant), so the filing lists the acquisition value as $0. This was a grant/compensation event rather than a market purchase or sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date and type: 2026-08-27 — Award/Grant (Code A)
• Shares: 308 shares; reported price $0.00 per share (acquisition value $0)
• Filing date: Form 4 filed 2026-08-31 (filed within the standard two-business-day window from the transaction)
• Shares owned following transaction: Not specified in the provided filing excerpt
• Notes: No footnotes or 10b5-1 / tax-withholding details shown in the provided data

Context

• Director awards like this are commonly part of routine compensation or retention programs (often issued as restricted stock or RSUs subject to vesting) and do not necessarily indicate the insider buying or selling stock for investment reasons. Because this was a grant (not a purchase), it’s primarily a compensation item rather than a bullish signal.