Bloomin’ Brands – BLMN – Announces Pricing of Initial Public Offering

Nasdaq:BLMN), announced that it has priced an initial public offering of 16,000,000 shares of its common stock at $11.00 per share. Bloomin’ Brands will offer 13,000,000 shares and certain selling stockholders will offer 3,000,000 shares. Bloomin’ Brands will not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares by the selling stockholders. The shares are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on August 8, 2012 under the symbol “BLMN.” The underwriters have been granted a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 2,400,000 shares from Bloomin’ Brands and certain of the selling stockholders. If this option is exercised in full, Bloomin’ Brands will issue and sell 1,200,000 shares and certain of the selling stockholders will sell 1,200,000 shares.

The offering is being made through an underwriting group led by BofA Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., and Goldman, Sachs & Co. who are acting as joint book-running managers. Jefferies & Company, Inc. is acting as co-lead manager of the offering. William Blair & Company, L.L.C., Raymond James & Associates, Inc., Wells Fargo Securities, and The Williams Capital Group, L.P. are acting as co-managers of the offering.

About Bloomin’ Brands, Inc. – BLMN

Bloomin’ Brands, Inc. (BLMN) is a portfolio of brands comprised of Outback Steakhouse, Carrabba’s Italian Grill, Bonefish Grill, Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar and Roy’s with more than 1,400 restaurants in 48 states and 20 countries and territories internationally.

BLMN is a holding company. It is a casual dining restaurant company with a portfolio of restaurant concepts. The Company owns and operates 1,248 restaurants and has 195 restaurants operating under franchise or joint venture arrangements across 49 states and 21 countries and territories.

BLMN has five concepts: Outback Steakhouse, Carrabba’s Italian Grill, Bonefish Grill, Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar and Roy’s. The Outback Steakhouse menu offers several cuts of seasoned and seared or wood-fire grilled steaks, chops, chicken, seafood, pasta, salads and seasonal specials. Carrabba’s Italian Grill is an Italian casual dining restaurant featuring handcrafted dishes, an exhibition kitchen and warm Italian hospitality. Bonefish Grill is a polished casual seafood restaurant featuring market fresh grilled fish, and a bar. Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar is prime steakhouse for food and wine.

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