FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 *   Kappitt Michael 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 02/12/2016 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Bloomin' Brands, Inc. [BLMN] (Last) (First) (Middle) 2202 NORTH WEST SHORE BOULEVARD, SUITE 500 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) EVP & President of Carrabba's 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) TAMPA, FL 33607 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 Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 26,286 (1) D Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units	  (2)	  (3)	Common Stock	12,500	$ 0	D	Â
Stock Option (right to buy)	  (4)	07/05/2021	Common Stock	49,227	$ 10.03	D	Â
Stock Option (right to buy)	  (5)	02/26/2023	Common Stock	10,021	$ 17.4	D	Â
Stock Option (right to buy)	  (6)	01/02/2024	Common Stock	100,000	$ 23.87	D	Â
Stock Option (right to buy)	  (7)	02/27/2024	Common Stock	12,490	$ 25.32	D	Â
Stock Option (right to buy)	  (8)	02/26/2025	Common Stock	15,074	$ 25.36	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Kappitt Michael 2202 NORTH WEST SHORE BOULEVARD SUITE 500 TAMPA, FL 33607	Â	Â	  EVP & President of Carrabba's	Â

Signatures

/s/ Kelly Lefferts, as Attorney-in-Fact		02/19/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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)	Certain of these shares represent restricted stock issued under a Bloomin' Brands, Inc. stock plan and are subject to a risk of forfeiture. Of such shares, 12,500 continue to be subject to forfeiture under that plan.
(2)	These restricted stock units vest in two equal annual installments beginning on January 2, 2017. The original grant was of 25,000 restricted stock units, which vest in four equal annual installments beginning on January 2, 2015. As of the date of this filing, 12,500 restricted stock units vested and were surrendered in exchange for shares of common stock of the issuer.
(3)	This field is not applicable.
(4)	This stock option vests in five equal annual installments beginning on July 5, 2012.
(5)	This stock option vests in four equal annual installments beginning on February 26, 2014.
(6)	This stock option vests in four equal annual installments beginning on January 2, 2015.
(7)	This stock option vests in four equal annual installments beginning on February 27, 2015.
(8)	This stock option vests in four equal annual installments beginning on February 26, 2016.

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