---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001546417-25-000010"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BLMN"
cik: "0001546417"
company_name: "Bloomin' Brands, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-02-13T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-26T22:15:31.176416+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Bloomin' Brands appoints James Dinkins to Board of Directors, adds one director

## Summary
- Board expanded from 10 to 11 directors; Dinkins to serve on Audit Committee and stand for re-election at 2025 annual meeting.
- Dinkins is CEO of Honey Baked Ham; previously Group President at Coca-Cola North America.
- Standard non-employee director compensation: $95K annual retainer, $15K audit committee, $155K RSU award.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001546417-25-000010
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BLMN
- cik: 0001546417
- company_name: Bloomin' Brands, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-02-13T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1546417/000154641725000010/0001546417-25-000010-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1546417/000154641725000010/blmn-20250212.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001546417-25-000010
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001546417-25-000010.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001546417-25-000010.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  James Dinkins was appointed as Director at Bloomin' Brands, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: the Board increased the size of the Board from ten (10) directors to eleven (11) directors and appointed James Dinkins as director of the Company, effective February 12, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1546417/000154641725000010/0001546417-25-000010-index.htm

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