UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) April 16, 2020
BLOOMIN’ BRANDS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (813 ) 282-1225
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | |||
$0.01 par value | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (Nasdaq Global Select Market) | ||||
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 2.02 | Results of Operations and Financial Condition |
The information set forth under Item 7.01 below is incorporated into this Item 2.02 by reference. The news release described in Item 7.01 includes certain preliminary sales information regarding the Company’s results of operations for its first fiscal quarter of 2020.
Item 7.01 | Regulation RD Disclosure |
On April 16, 2020, the Company issued a news release providing a business update related to COVID-19, including sales results and details on cash utilization and liquidity, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
The information contained in Item 7.01 of this report, and the exhibit attached hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for any purpose, and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference in any document whether or not filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, regardless of any general incorporation language in any such document.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit Number | Description | ||
99.1 | |||
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | ||
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
BLOOMIN’ BRANDS, INC. | |||
(Registrant) | |||
Date: | April 16, 2020 | By: | /s/ Christopher Meyer |
Christopher Meyer | |||
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | |||
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