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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)  July 19, 2022

BLOOMIN’ BRANDS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware			001-35625			20-8023465
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)			(Commission File Number)			(IRS Employer Identification No.)

2202 North West Shore Boulevard, Suite 500, Tampa, FL 33607

(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:

☐    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock

$0.01 par value

BLMN

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. ☐

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Item 5.02    Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On July 19, 2022, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Bloomin’ Brands, Inc. (the “Company”), appointed Philip Pace, as the Company’s principal accounting officer, effective July 19, 2022. Christopher Meyer, the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will remain as the Company’s principal financial officer.

Mr. Pace is the Company’s Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer. He joined the Company in December 2007. From July 2013 to October 2015 he served as the Company’s Vice President, Corporate Controller. From October 2015 to April 2022 he served as the Company’s Group Vice President and Controller.

In connection with his designation as principal accounting officer, the Company expects to enter into its standard form of indemnification agreement with Mr. Pace.

There are no family relationships between Mr. Pace and any director or other executive officer of the Company, nor are there any transactions between Mr. Pace or any member of his immediate family and the Company or any of its subsidiaries that would be reportable as a related party transaction under the rules of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.

			Exhibit Number						Description
			104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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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:			July 22, 2022			By:			/s/ Kelly Lefferts
									Kelly Lefferts
									Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer