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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001546417-26-000035"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BLMN"
cik: "0001546417"
company_name: "Bloomin' Brands, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-09-29T12:00:30+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-10-12T13:42:21.992505+00:00"
event_type: "debt"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Bloomin' Brands extends $1.2B revolver maturity to Sept 25, 2031; adds senior secured leverage covenant

## Summary
- Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement signed Sept 25, 2026 extends revolver maturity to Sept 25, 2031; the $1.2B commitment amount and interest rate spreads are substantially unchanged.
- New financial covenant caps Consolidated Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio at 3.50 to 1.00; existing Total Net Leverage Ratio limit of 4.50 to 1.00 is retained.
- Company calls the refinancing leverage neutral; CEO Mike Spanos cites 'favorable pricing and substantial liquidity' and enhanced flexibility for strategic priorities.
- Co-borrowers are Bloomin' Brands and OSI Restaurant Partners, LLC; Wells Fargo Bank, National Association serves as administrative agent.
- Facility remains guaranteed by domestic 100%-owned subsidiaries (other than the co-borrower) and secured by substantially all owned or later-acquired assets, including subsidiary capital stock.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001546417-26-000035
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BLMN
- cik: 0001546417
- company_name: Bloomin' Brands, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-09-29T12:00:30+00:00
- event_type: debt
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 2.03, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1546417/000154641726000035/0001546417-26-000035-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1546417/000154641726000035/blmn-20260925.htm

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