Edgar Filing: Bloomin' Brands, Inc.

Ownership Submission

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Â BAIN CAPITAL INVESTORS LLC

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
08/07/2012

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Bloomin' Brands, Inc. [BLMN]

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

JOHN HANCOCK TOWER,Â 200 CLARENDON ST.

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	__X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

(Street)

BOSTON,Â MAÂ 02116

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	70,075,000	I	See Footnotes ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
BAIN CAPITAL INVESTORS LLC JOHN HANCOCK TOWER 200 CLARENDON ST. BOSTON,Â MAÂ 02116	Â	Â X	Â	Â
Bain Capital (OSI) IX, L.P. JOHN HANCOCK TOWER 200 CLARENDON ST. BOSTON,Â MAÂ 02116	Â	Â X	Â	Â
Bain Capital Partners IX, L.P. JOHN HANCOCK TOWER 200 CLARENDON ST BOSTON,Â MAÂ 02116	Â	Â X	Â	Â
Bain Capital (OSI) IX Coinvestment, L.P. JOHN HANCOCK TOWER 200 CLARENDON ST. BOSTON,Â MAÂ 02116	Â	Â X	Â	Â
Bain Capital Integral Investors 2006, LLC JOHN HANCOCK TOWER 200 CLARENDON STREET BOSTON,Â MAÂ 02116	Â	Â X	Â	Â
BCIP TCV, LLC JOHN HANCOCK TOWER 200 CLARENDON STREET BOSTON,Â MAÂ 02116	Â	Â X	Â	Â
BCIP Associates-G JOHN HANCOCK TOWER 200 CLARENDON STREET BOSTON,Â MAÂ 02116	Â	Â X	Â	Â

Signatures

/s/ Andrew Balson, Managing Director		08/07/2012
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Bain Capital Investors, LLC ("BCI") is the sole general partner of Bain Capital Partners IX, L.P. ("BCP IX"), which is the sole general partner of Bain Capital (OSI) IX, L.P. ("BC OSI IX"). As a result, each of BCI and BCP IX may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares of Common Stock held by BC OSI IX. Each of BCI and BCP IX disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.
(2)	BCP IX is also the sole general partner of Bain Capital (OSI) IX Coinvestment, L.P. ("BC OSI IX-CO"). As a result, each of BCI and BCP IX may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares of Common Stock held by BC OSI IX-CO. Each of BCI and BCP IX disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.
(3)	BCI is also the managing partner of BCIP Associates-G ("BCIP G"). As a result, BCI may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares of Common Stock held by BCIP G. BCI disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.
(4)	BCI is also the administrative member of Bain Capital Integral Investors 2006, LLC ("BCI 2006"). As a result, BCI may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares of Common Stock held by BCI 2006. BCI disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.
(5)	BCI is also the administrative member of BCIP TCV, LLC ("BCIP TCV"). As a result, BCI may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares of Common Stock held by BCIP TCV. BCI disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.

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