BLOOMIN BRANDS, INC. (NASDAQ:BLMN) Files An 8-K Results of Operations and Financial Condition

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BLOOMIN BRANDS, INC. (NASDAQ:BLMN) Files An 8-K Results of Operations and Financial Condition

Item 2.02

Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On April 26, 2017, the Company issued a press release reporting
its financial results for the thirteen weeks ended March 26,
2017. A copy of the release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
The information contained in Item 2.02 of this report, and the
exhibit attached hereto, is being furnished and shall not be
deemed filed for any purpose, and shall not be deemed
incorporated by reference in any document whether or not filed
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, regardless of any general
incorporation language in any such document.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Companys Annual Meeting was held on April 21, 2017. A total
of 94,871,692 shares of Common Stock, representing 92.09% of the
shares outstanding and eligible to vote and constituting a
quorum, were represented in person or by valid proxies at the
Annual Meeting. The results of voting on each of the matters
submitted to a vote of security holders at the Annual Meeting are
as follows:
1.
Stockholders elected each of the following three nominees
as a director to serve for a term to expire at the 2020
Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors
have been duly elected and qualified, as set forth below.
Name
Votes For
Votes Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
James R. Craigie
85,550,973
3,308,370
6,012,349
Mindy Grossman
79,957,385
8,901,958
6,012,349
Chris T. Sullivan
83,786,430
5,072,913
6,012,349
2.
Stockholders ratified the selection of
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Companys independent
registered certified public accounting firm for the fiscal
year ending December 31, 2017, as set forth below.
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
91,159,178
3,687,969
24,545
3.
Stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the
compensation of the Companys named executive officers, as
set forth below.
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
69,733,990
19,083,202
42,151
6,012,349
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number
Description
99.1
Press Release of Bloomin Brands, Inc. dated April 26,
2017


About BLOOMIN’ BRANDS, INC. (NASDAQ:BLMN)

Bloomin’ Brands, Inc. is a holding company. The Company owns and operates casual, upscale casual and fine dining restaurants. The Company operates through two segments: U.S. and International. The U.S. segment includes all brands operating in the United States. The International segment includes brands operating outside the United States. As of December 25, 2016, the Company had a portfolio of four restaurant concepts: Outback Steakhouse, Carrabba’s Italian Grill, Bonefish Grill, and Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar. OSI Restaurant Partners, LLC (OSI) is the Company’s primary operating entity. New Private Restaurant Properties, LLC (PRP), an indirect subsidiary of the Company, leases the Company-owned restaurant properties to OSI’s subsidiaries. As of December 25, 2016, the Company owned and operated 1,276 restaurants and franchised 240 restaurants across 48 states, Puerto Rico, Guam and 20 countries.

BLOOMIN’ BRANDS, INC. (NASDAQ:BLMN) Recent Trading Information

BLOOMIN’ BRANDS, INC. (NASDAQ:BLMN) closed its last trading session down -0.26 at 19.83 with 2,136,368 shares trading hands.