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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 * BALSON ANDREW   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Bloomin' Brands, Inc. [BLMN] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O BAIN CAPITAL INVESTORS, LLC, JOHN HANCOCK TOWER 200 CLARENDON ST. 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 09/11/2012 (Street) BOSTON, MA 02116 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ 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 09/11/2012   S   846,229 (1) D $ 10.34 67,527,489 I See Footnotes (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)

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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
BALSON ANDREW C/O BAIN CAPITAL INVESTORS, LLC JOHN HANCOCK TOWER 200 CLARENDON ST. BOSTON, MA 02116	X	X

Signatures

/s/ Andrew Balson		09/12/2012
**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 of Bloomin' Brands, Inc. common stock were sold by the reporting person pursuant to the underwriter's partial exercise of its option to purchase additional shares of Bloomin' Brands, Inc. common stock under the underwriting agreement entered into in connection with the initial public offering of Bloomin' Brands, Inc. common stock.
(2)	Mr. Andrew Balson is a Managing Director of Bain Capital Investors, LLC ("BCI"). 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").
(3)	BCI is also the sole general partner of BCP IX, which is also the sole general partner of Bain Capital (OSI) IX Coinvestment, L.P. ("BC OSI IX-CO").
(4)	BCI is also the managing partner of BCIP Associates-G ("BCIP G").
(5)	BCI is also the administrative member of Bain Capital Integral Investors 2006, LLC ("BCI 2006").
(6)	BCI is also the administrative member of BCIP TCV, LLC ("BCIP TCV" and together with BC OSI IX, BC OSI IX-CO, BCIP G and BCI 2006, the "Bain Entities").
(7)	By virtue of these relationships described in the foregoing footnotes, Mr. Balson may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to all of the shares of Common Stock held by the Bain Entities. Mr. Balson disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

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