EXHIBIT 99(c)


                        CERTIFICATION


      Pursuant  to  18 U.S.C. Section 1350, the  undersigned
officer  of  Brinker  International, Inc.  (the  "Company"),
hereby certifies that the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-
K  for  the  year  ended June 26, 2002 (the "Report")  fully
complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d), as
applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and  that
the information contained in the Report fairly presents,  in
all  material respects, the financial condition and  results
of operations of the Company.


Dated:  September 24, 2002       By: /s/ Charles M. Sonsteby
                                 Name:  Charles M. Sonsteby
                                 Title: Executive Vice President
                                 and Chief Financial Officer
                                 (Principal Executive Officer)