DALLAS, Feb. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors for Brinker International, Inc. (NYSE: EAT) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.16 per share on the common stock of the company payable on March 29, 2012 to shareholders of record as of March 9, 2012.

Brinker currently owns, operates or franchises 1,574 restaurants under the names Chili's^® Grill & Bar (1,529 restaurants) and Maggiano's Little Italy^® (45 restaurants) and holds a minority investment in Romano's Macaroni Grill^®.

SOURCE Brinker International, Inc.

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