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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * SMITH ELIZABETH A   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Bloomin' Brands, Inc. [BLMN] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chairman and CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) 2202 NORTH WEST SHORE BLVD, SUITE 500 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 06/19/2018 (Street) TAMPA, FL 33607 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 06/19/2018   M   100,000 (1) A $ 6.5 244,152 D   Common Stock 06/19/2018   S   100,000 (1) D $ 22.38 (2) 144,152 D   Common Stock 06/20/2018   M   100,000 (1) A $ 6.5 244,152 D   Common Stock 06/20/2018   S   100,000 (1) D $ 22.09 (3) 144,152 D   Common Stock 06/21/2018   M   100,000 (1) A $ 6.5 244,152 D   Common Stock 06/21/2018   S   100,000 (1) D $ 22.77 (4) 144,152 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (right to buy)	$ 6.5	06/19/2018		M			100,000 (1)	(5)	11/16/2019	Common Stock	100,000	$ 0	1,062,424	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	$ 6.5	06/20/2018		M			100,000 (1)	(5)	11/16/2019	Common Stock	100,000	$ 0	962,424	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	$ 6.5	06/21/2018		M			100,000 (1)	(5)	11/16/2019	Common Stock	100,000	$ 0	862,424	D
Restricted Stock Units	$ 0 (6)							(7)	(8)	Common Stock	79,296		79,296	D
Restricted Stock Units	$ 0 (6)							(9)	(8)	Common Stock	84,165		84,165	D
Restricted Stock Units	$ 0 (6)							(10)	(8)	Common Stock	56,005		56,005	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	$ 24.1							(11)	02/23/2028	Common Stock	185,695		185,695	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	$ 17.27							(12)	02/24/2027	Common Stock	267,327		267,327	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	$ 17.15							(13)	02/25/2026	Common Stock	261,122		261,122	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	$ 25.36							(14)	02/26/2025	Common Stock	220,589		220,589	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	$ 25.32							(5)	02/27/2024	Common Stock	177,940		177,940	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	$ 10.03							(5)	07/01/2021	Common Stock	550,000		550,000	D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
SMITH ELIZABETH A 2202 NORTH WEST SHORE BLVD SUITE 500 TAMPA, FL 33607	X		Chairman and CEO

Signatures

/s/ Kelly Lefferts, as Attorney-in-Fact		06/21/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	This transaction was effected by the reporting person pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan that was entered into on May 11, 2018.
(2)	Price reflected is the weighted-average sale price for shares sold. The shares were sold in multiple transactions, and the range of sale prices for the transactions reported was $22.24 to $22.87. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the issuer, any security holder of the issuer, or any staff member of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
(3)	Price reflected is the weighted-average sale price for shares sold. The shares were sold in multiple transactions, and the range of sale prices for the transactions reported was $22.00 to $22.46. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the issuer, any security holder of the issuer, or any staff member of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
(4)	Price reflected is the weighted-average sale price for shares sold. The shares were sold in multiple transactions, and the range of sale prices for the transactions reported was $22.54 to $23.12. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the issuer, any security holder of the issuer, or any staff member of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
(5)	These stock options are fully vested.
(6)	Each restricted stock unit represents the contingent right to receive one share of common stock of the issuer upon vesting of the unit.
(7)	These restricted stock units, in the original grant amount of 79,296, will begin vesting in four equal annual installments on February 23, 2019.
(8)	This field is not applicable.
(9)	These restricted stock units, in the original grant amount of 112,220, began vesting in four equal annual installments on February 24, 2018.
(10)	These restricted stock units, in the original grant amount of 112,010, began vesting in four equal annual installments on February 25, 2017.
(11)	These stock options, in the original grant amount of 185,695 will begin vesting in four equal annual installments on February 23, 2019.
(12)	These stock options, in the original grant amount of 267,327, began vesting in four equal annual installments on February 24, 2018.
(13)	These stock options, in the original grant amount of 261,122, began vesting in four equal annual installments on February 25, 2017.
(14)	These stock options, in the original grant amount of 220,589, began vesting in four equal annual installments on February 26, 2016.

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