Exhibit 99

CERTIFICATION

In connection with the Annual Report of the Brinker International 401(k) Savings Plan (the “Plan”) on Form 11-K for the year ended December 31, 2009, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Marie Perry, Plan Administrator of the Plan, who performs the equivalent to a chief executive officer and chief financial officer of the Plan, hereby certifies, pursuant to 18. U.S.C. Section 1350, that, on the date hereof, (a) the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and (b) that the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Plan.

Date: June 25, 2010	By:	/s/ Marie Perry
		Marie Perry,
		Plan Administrator
		Brinker International 401(k)
		Savings Plan

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