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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001546417-26-000004"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BLMN"
cik: "0001546417"
company_name: "Bloomin' Brands, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-02-13T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T02:46:31.187511+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Bloomin' Brands grants CEO Michael Spanos $2M performance stock units as special retention award

## Summary
- Target grant date fair value of $2,000,000 in performance stock units to CEO Michael Spanos.
- Vests on three-year anniversary of February 27, 2026 based on comparable sales and Adjusted EBITDA metrics.
- Payout opportunity ranges from 1% to 200% of target, subject to continued employment through vesting date.
- If terminated without cause, continued vesting subject to one-year noncompetition and other restrictive covenants.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001546417-26-000004
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BLMN
- cik: 0001546417
- company_name: Bloomin' Brands, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-02-13T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1546417/000154641726000004/0001546417-26-000004-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1546417/000154641726000004/blmn-20260210.htm

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