---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000703351-25-000009"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EAT"
cik: "0000703351"
company_name: "BRINKER INTERNATIONAL, INC"
filed_at: "2025-02-18T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-26T17:56:01.287506+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Brinker appoints Timothy Johnson to Board; CFO gets new comp package

## Summary
- Timothy Johnson appointed to Brinker board effective Feb 12, 2025; brings >30 yrs retail/CFO experience from Victoria's Secret and Big Lots.
- CFO Mika Ware receives annual base salary of $585k, target bonus of 75% of base, and equity awards valued at $750k in RSUs/PRSUs.
- Compensation changes reward Ware's performance and align with peer group median.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000703351-25-000009
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EAT
- cik: 0000703351
- company_name: BRINKER INTERNATIONAL, INC
- filed_at: 2025-02-18T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/703351/000070335125000009/0000703351-25-000009-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/703351/000070335125000009/eat-20250212.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000703351-25-000009
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000703351-25-000009.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000703351-25-000009.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Timothy Johnson was appointed as Director at BRINKER INTERNATIONAL, INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On February 12, 2025, Timothy Johnson was appointed to the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Brinker International, Inc. (the “Company”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/703351/000070335125000009/0000703351-25-000009-index.htm

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