Brinker (EAT) Director James C. Katzman Receives 289-Share Award

What Happened

James C. Katzman, a director of Brinker International, received an award of 289 shares on August 27, 2026. The shares were granted at $0.00 per share (total value at grant reported as $0 on the Form 4), indicating a compensatory equity award rather than an open-market purchase.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-08-27
• Transaction type/code: Award/Grant (A) — 289 shares @ $0.00
• Total cash exchanged: $0 (award/grant)
• Form 4 filed: 2026-08-31 (filed within typical 2-business-day reporting window)
• Shares owned after the transaction: not specified in the provided filing summary
• Footnotes/plans disclosed: none noted in the provided summary (no 10b5-1 plan, tax-withholding, or other caveats specified)

Context

Equity awards to directors are common as part of compensation or retention programs and do not necessarily signal a personal cash investment or change in sentiment. Because these shares were granted rather than purchased or sold, they are primarily a compensation event; vesting schedules or restrictions (if any) would be detailed in the company's grant documents or proxy statements, not in this brief Form 4 summary.