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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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 * Catterton Managing Partner VI, L.L.C.   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Bloomin' Brands, Inc. [BLMN] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 599 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/13/2012 (Street) GREENWICH, CT 06830 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 08/13/2012   S   314,340 (1) D $ 10.34 14,185,660 I See Footnotes (2) (3)

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

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Catterton Managing Partner VI, L.L.C. 599 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE GREENWICH, CT 06830		X
Catterton Partners VI - Kangaroo, L.P. 599 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE GREENWICH, CT 06830		X
Catterton Partners VI - Kangaroo Coinvest, L.P. 599 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE GREENWICH, CT 06830		X
CP6 Management, L.L.C. 599 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE GREENWICH, CT 06830		X
Dahnke Scott Arnold 599 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE GREENWICH, CT 06830		X

Signatures

/s/ Kelly Lefferts		08/13/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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)	These shares were sold in the initial public offering of Bloomin' Brands, Inc. common stock.
(2)	Represents shares of the Issuer held by Catterton Partners VI-Kangaroo, L.P ("Catterton Partners VI") and Catterton Partners VI-Kangaroo Coinvest, L.P. ("Catterton Partners VI-Coinvest"). Catterton Managing Partner VI, L.L.C. ("Catterton Managing Partner" and together with Catterton Partners VI, Catterton Partners VI-Coinvest and CP6 Management, L.L.C., the "Catterton Entities") is the general partner of Catterton Partners VI and Catterton Partners VI-Coinvest. CP6 Management, L.L.C. is the managing partner of Catterton Managing Partner and Scott A. Dahnke is a member of the Managing Board of CP6 Management, L.L.C. (Continued in footnote 3)
(3)	By virtue of these relationships, Catterton Managing Partner and Scott A. Dahnke may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares of Common Stock held by the Catterton Entities. Catterton Managing Partner, Scott A. Dahnke and each of the Catterton Entities expressly disclaim beneficial ownership of such securities, except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.

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