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Bloomin' Brands subsidiary enters $300M interest rate swaps to hedge variable rate debt
Bloomin' Brands, Inc.
- OSI Restaurant Partners executed eight swap agreements with $300M aggregate notional.
- $100M swap at 3.37% fixed (Dec 2025–Dec 2026); $200M at 3.18% (Mar 2026–Dec 2027).
- Swaps convert SOFR-based debt to weighted average fixed rate plus 0.10% term SOFR adjustment and 150-250 bps spread.
- Effective date for $100M tranche is Dec 31, 2025; for $200M tranche is Mar 31, 2026.
- Transaction helps manage exposure to variable interest rate fluctuations.