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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended June 30 , 2021 Commission File Number 1-10275 DE ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 BRINKER INTERNATIONAL , INC . ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) 3000 Olympus Blvd Dallas TX ( Address of principal executive offices ) Title of each class Common Stock , $ 0.10 par value FORM 10 - K ( 972 ) 980-9917 ( Registrant's telephone number , including area code ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : ■ Trading Symbol ( s ) Class Common Stock , $ 0.10 par value 75-1914582 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) 75019 ( Zip Code ) EAT Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes > No No No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company , " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Large accelerated filer Accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer Name of exchange on which registered NYSE Smaller reporting company 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 . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . > Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Act ) . Yes No State the aggregate market value of the voting and non - voting common equity held by non - affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was last sold , or the average bid and asked price of such common equity , as of the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter : $ 2,656,923,132 Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant's classes of common stock , as of the latest practicable date . 0 0 Outstanding at August 20 , 2021 45,987,206 shares DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of our Proxy Statement relating for our 2021 annual meeting of shareholders are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10 - K where indicated . The Proxy Statement will be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days after the end of the fiscal year to which this report relates .