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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * SONSTEBY CHARLES M   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol BRINKER INTERNATIONAL INC [EAT] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) EVP & CFO (Last) (First) (Middle) 6820 LBJ FREEWAY 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/22/2007 (Street) DALLAS, TX 75240 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 02/22/2007   M   43,168 A $ 20.4533 187,405 (1) D   Common Stock 02/22/2007   S   43,168 D $ 34.97 144,237 D   Common Stock 02/23/2007   M   16,832 A $ 20.4533 161,069 D   Common Stock 02/23/2007   S   16,832 D $ 35.18 144,237 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Employee Stock Option Right-to-Buy

$ 20.4533 (2)

02/22/2007

M

43,168 (2)

11/14/2004(3)

11/14/2012

Common Stock

43,168

$ 20.4533

24,332

D

Employee Stock Option Right-to-Buy

$ 20.4533 (2)

02/23/2007

M

16,832 (2)

11/14/2004(3)

11/14/2012

Common Stock

16,832

$ 20.4533

7,500

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
SONSTEBY CHARLES M 6820 LBJ FREEWAY DALLAS, TX 75240			EVP & CFO

Signatures

Bryan D. McCrory, Attorney-in-Fact for Charles M. Sonsteby		02/26/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	On November 30, 2006, the common stock of Brinker International, Inc. split 3-for-2, resulting in this person's acquisition of 48,079 additional shares of common stock.
(2)	This option was previously reported as covering 45,000 shares at an exercise price of $30.68 per share, but was adjusted to reflect a 3-for-2 stock split on November 30, 2006. All other options owned by this reporting person were similarly adjusted to reflect such stock split.
(3)	Options vest in installments on or after the date shown

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