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Exhibit 10.45

SEPARATION AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE 

THIS SEPARATION AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE (“Release”) is made and entered into by and between MICHAEL STUTTS (“Stutts”) and OS MANAGEMENT, INC. (“Company” or “Employer”). The parties desire to settle all disputes between them, on terms that are mutually agreeable. Accordingly, Employer and Stutts agree as follows:

1.Employer will provide Stutts with good and valuable consideration in return for Stutts’s execution of this Release, which is intended to fully resolve all matters between Employer and Stutts, whether actual or potential.

2.By entering this Release, Employer does not admit any underlying liability to Stutts.  Neither Employer nor Stutts is entering this Release because of any wrongful acts of any kind.

3.Stutts agrees that his employment with Company will be separated effective December 20, 2021 (“Separation Date”). 

4.Stutts promises and obligates himself to perform the following covenants under this Release:

a.)Acting for himself, his heirs, personal representatives, administrators, and anyone claiming by or through him or them, Stutts unconditionally and irrevocably releases, acquits, and discharges Employer and its Releasees from all Claims (as defined below) that Stutts (or any person or entity claiming through Stutts) may have against Employer or its Releasees as of the date of this Release. 

i)The phrases “Employer” or “Employer and its Releasees” shall mean OS Management, Inc. and all of its direct and indirect parents, (including but not limited to Bloomin’ Brands, Inc. and OSI Restaurant Partners, LLC), direct and indirect affiliates (including but not limited to Outback Steakhouse of Florida, LLC, Bonefish Grill, LLC, Carrabba’s Italian Grill, LLC, OS Prime, LLC, OS Pacific, LLC, DoorSide, LLC, OSI/Fleming’s, LLC, OSI International, LLC, Outback Steakhouse International, LLC, and OS Restaurant Services, LLC), and all of the past and present directors, officers, partners, shareholders, supervisors, employees, representatives, successors, assigns, subsidiaries, parents, and insurers of OS Management, Inc. and its parents and affiliates.

ii)The term “Claims” shall include lawsuits, causes of action, liabilities, losses, damages, debts, demands, controversies, agreements, duties, obligations, promises and rights of every kind.  The term “Claims” shall include Claims arising from any source, including but not limited to contracts, statutes, regulations, ordinances, codes, or the common law, including claims arising under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., as amended), the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq., as amended), the Family Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. §2601, et seq., as amended), the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. §201et seq., as amended), the 
									
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Occupational Safety and Health Act (29 U.S.C. §651 et seq.), the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, the Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 (as amended), the Uniformed Servicemembers Employment and Reemployment Rights Act 38 U.S.C. §4301 et seq., as amended), the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) (29 U.S.C. §1001et seq., as amended), 42 U.S.C. §1981, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. §621 et seq., as amended) (see also Older Workers Benefits Protection Act Disclosure attached as Exhibit 1), the Florida Civil Rights Act of 1992 (F.S. §760.01et seq., as amended), the Florida Whistle Blower Act (F.S. §448.102 et seq.,), the Florida Workers’ Compensation Retaliation Statute (F.S. §440.205 et seq.), and all other federal, state, and local laws dealing with discrimination, retaliation, wages, leave, benefits, or workplace policies, as well as claims for unpaid wages or overtime, unpaid commissions, breach of contract, wrongful termination, retaliation, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligent hiring, invasion of privacy, defamation, slander, assault, battery, or any other tort arising out of or connected in any way to the employment relationship. The term “Claims” shall include injuries or damage of any nature, regardless of whether such injuries or damage arise from accident, illness, occupational disease, negligence, intentional act, or some other origin.  The term “Claims” specifically includes third-party claims for indemnity or contribution against Employer or its Releasees.  The term “Claims” shall be construed to include all Claims meeting the definitions in this subparagraph without regard to whether those Claims are asserted or unasserted, known or unknown, ripe or unripe, direct or indirect, conditional, or unconditional.

b.)Stutts waives and relinquishes any rights that Stutts may have to claim reimbursement from Employer and its Releasees for attorney’s fees, costs, or expenses that Stutts may have incurred while obtaining legal advice on any matter related to Employer, except as expressly provided for below. 

c.)Stutts waives and refuses any right to any damages, compensation, or other personal relief that may be recovered at any time after the execution of this Release because of any proceeding arising out of or related to the employment relationship that is brought under the jurisdiction or authority of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Florida Commission on Human Relations, the U.S. Department of Labor, or any other local, state, or federal court or agency. If any such agency or court assumes jurisdiction of or files any complaint, charge, or proceeding against Employer or its Releasees, Stutts shall request such agency or court to dismiss or withdraw from the matter. Further, Stutts agrees never to sue Employer on any claim arising out of his employment with Employer.

d.)Stutts agrees that he will not at any time, disclose, use, or communicate to any person or entity, whether directly or indirectly, any Confidential Information obtained by Stutts during the term of Stutts's employment with Employer, unless (i) such disclosure or communication is compelled by law, or (ii) Stutts has received specific written authorization in advance from Employer prior to the disclosure, use, or communication. Confidential Information shall mean any information regarding, affecting, or relating to the customers, clients, operations, or business of Employer 
									
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that is treated as confidential by Employer and that is not generally known by or otherwise available to third parties.

e.)Stutts agrees, for a two-year period following the Separation Date, except as is the result of a broad solicitation that is not targeting employees of Employer or any of its  franchisees or affiliates, not to offer employment to, or hire, any employee of Employer or any of its affiliates, or otherwise directly or indirectly solicit or induce any employee of Employer or any of their franchisees or affiliates to terminate his or her employment with Employer or any of its franchisees or affiliates; nor shall Stutts act as an officer, director, employee, partner, independent contractor, consultant, principal, agent, proprietor, owner or part owner, or in any other capacity, of or for any person or entity that solicits or otherwise induces any employee of Employer or any of its franchisees or affiliates to terminate his or her employment with Employer or any of its franchisees or affiliates.

f.)Stutts agrees that he will not disparage Employer or its Releasees in any way to any person or entity. Notwithstanding this provision, in the unlikely event that Stutts is subpoenaed as part of a government entity’s investigation of Employer, Stutts may provide truthful information about his employment to the government entity without violating this Release as long as he has first provided notice to the employer by emailing the subpoena to subpoenas@BloominBrands.com within two business days of receipt of the subpoena.

g.)Stutts will submit all requests for reimbursement no later one week after the Separation Date. Reimbursement eligibility will be determined consistent with Employer’s usual policies and procedures.

h.)Stutts agrees to direct any requests for employment verification or reference to www.theworknumber.com. Prospective employers can obtain his dates of employment and positions held with Employer by furnishing his identifying information and company code 13799. 

i.)Stutts shall comply with all other terms of this Release as provided for herein.

5.On December 15, 2021, the Employer informed Stutts of what he had a right to receive upon separation of employment and explained that, in addition, the Employer will do the following in consideration of the promises made by Stutts in this Release: 

a.)Employer shall provide Stutts severance in the gross amount of $1,600,000, less ordinary deductions and withholdings. 

b.)Employer shall also provide Stutts a net amount of $5,547 which represents the cost of twelve (12) months of premiums for continuing medical, dental and vision coverage for Stutts. 

c.)Notification of Stutts’s rights under COBRA (Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act) will be forthcoming from The Wex Company under separate cover. 
									
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d.)Employer shall report the payments outlined in this paragraph to governmental tax authorities on an IRS (Internal Revenue Service) Form W-2. 

e.)Employer shall send the payments described above to Stutts’s home address within ten (10) days after the expiration of the Revocation Period referenced in paragraph 7 below. 

f.)As additional consideration for this Release, Employer will provide Stutts with outplacement services with Challenger, Gray & Christmas for a period of up to twelve (12) months, to be used consecutively, beginning after the expiration of the Revocation Period.

g.)Employer will not contest any claim for unemployment benefits related to Stutts’s employment with Employer.

h.)Stutts agrees that he is of sound mind and body and has sufficient education and experience to make choices that may affect his legal rights, has full legal capacity to make decisions for himself, is aware that this Release has significant legal consequences, has been advised to consulted with an attorney, decided to sign this Release of his own free will, and is not executing this Release because of any duress or coercion.

i.)Stutts acknowledges that he has not compromised any claim for unpaid wages under the Fair Labor Standards Act as he has received full compensation for all days worked at the appropriate rate of pay. 

6.Stutts shall have a period of twenty-one (21) calendar days (the “Consideration Period”) from December 15, 2021, to consider the Release’s terms and consequences before executing the Release. The offer made by Employer in this Release will expire if not accepted by January 5, 2022. 

7.Stutts and Employer agree that Stutts may revoke the Release for any reason at any time during the seven (7) calendar days immediately following Stutts’s execution of the Release (the “Revocation Period”). To revoke this Release, Stutts must cause written notice of his intent to revoke this Release to be delivered to Heather Brock at HeatherBrock@BloominBrands.com. This Release shall not become effective or enforceable until the Revocation Period has expired without such notice having been delivered to Employer in the specified manner. 

8.Stutts represents that he has not sold, transferred, or assigned to a third party any claims that he may have against Employer and its Releasees. Stutts represents that any claims that he may have against Employer and its Releasees are unencumbered and otherwise within his power to dispose of. Stutts represents that he does not have any pending lawsuits, claims, or actions against Employer and its Releasees. Stutts further represents that he has not suffered any injuries, illnesses, or accidents in the course of his employment other than those he has previously disclosed to Employer, and that any previously disclosed injuries, illnesses, or accidents are included within the scope of the claims settled by this Release. 
									
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9.Stutts agrees that he is solely responsible for all federal, state and/or local tax liabilities and consequences that he may incur because of the payments made under this Release, and that Employer and Releasees shall bear no responsibility for any such liabilities or consequences. Stutts agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Employer and Releasees from liability for tax payments, required tax withholdings, penalties, additions to tax and/or interest that they are obligated to pay because of Stutts’s failure to pay his portion of taxes associated with the payments identified above. 

10.The Employer may deduct or withhold from any compensation or benefits any applicable federal, state, or local tax or employment with holdings or deductions resulting from any payments or benefits provided under this Release. In addition, it is the employer's intention that all payments or benefits provided under this release comply with section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Code”). The Employer does not guarantee the tax treatment of any payments or benefits under this release including without limitation under the Code or federal, state, local or foreign tax law and regulations.

11.All prior understandings or agreements between Stutts and Employer with respect to the subject matter of this Release are merged into this Release, which fully and completely expresses the entire agreement and understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. Notwithstanding this provision, this Release shall not in any way diminish any obligation, duty or undertaking owed by Stutts to Employer because of any other contract or agreement or law. The rights and releases given to Employer in this Release will be in addition to, and not in place of, all other rights held by Employer by virtue of any other contract, agreement or undertaking, and to that extent, the obligations of Stutts survive the execution of this Release.

12.This Release cannot be orally amended, modified, or changed. No change, amendment, or modification to the terms of this Release shall be valid unless such change, amendment, or modification is memorialized in a written agreement between the parties that expressly references this Release and is signed by Stutts and by a duly authorized officer or representative of Employer.

13.This Release is made and entered into in the state of Florida, and shall be interpreted, enforced, and governed under the laws of Florida. In the event of a breach of this Release by either party, the other party shall be entitled to seek enforcement of this Release exclusively before a court of competent jurisdiction located in Hillsborough County, Florida which shall be deemed to have exclusive jurisdiction and venue over any litigation related to or arising from this Release. This Release shall not be construed to waive any right of removal that may apply to any action filed in state court by either party to this Release. However, the parties waive any right to a jury trial for any dispute or controversy arising out of this Release.

14.At the conclusion of any litigation or dispute arising out of or related to this Release, the prevailing party may recover, in addition to damages, the costs and fees (including attorney's fees, paralegal fees, and expert fees) reasonably incurred in connection with the litigation or dispute.

15.The language of all parts of this Release shall in all cases be construed as a whole, according to its fair meaning, and not strictly for or against any of the parties. As used in 
									
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this Release, the singular or plural shall be deemed to include the other whenever the context so indicates or requires.

16.Should any provision of this Release be declared or be determined by any court to be illegal or invalid, the remaining parts, terms or provisions shall remain valid unless declared otherwise by the court.

17.The parties agree that a true copy of this Release may be used in any legal proceeding in place of the original and that any such true copy shall have the same effect as the original.

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY.  THIS GENERAL RELEASE INCLUDES A RELEASE OF ALL KNOWN AND UNKNOWN CLAIMS.

																																							
		Executed on	December 20, 2021.								
													
							Sign:	/s/ Michael Stutts			
								Michael Stutts			
													
		Executed on	December 20, 2021.								
													
							OS Management, Inc.			
							Sign:	/s/ Kelly Lefferts		
							Title:	EVP, Chief Legal Officer, Secretary		

									
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Exhibit 1 to Michael Stutts Release 
 
Stock Options

a.)Stutts was granted the option to purchase 50,000 shares of the common stock of BBI (the “2019 Options”) pursuant to that certain Option Agreement with a grant date of July 1, 2019 (the “2019 Option Agreement”). Stutts agrees 33,333 shares of the 2019 Options are vested and unexercised and shall remain vested and exercisable for 365 calendar days following the Separation Date. Stutts agrees that 16,667 shares are unvested and hereby forfeited, canceled terminated, and deemed null and void ab initio. Stutts agrees that as of 12:01 a.m. (Tampa time) on the 365th calendar day immediately following the Separation Date, the 2019 Option Agreement is hereby cancelled, terminated and deemed null and void ab initio.

Performance Units

a.)Stutts was awarded 24,178 Bloomin’ Brands, Inc. performance share units (the "2020 Performance Share Units") pursuant to that certain Agreement with a grant date of February 20, 2020 (the "2020 Performance Share Agreement"). Stutts agrees none of the 2020 Performance Share Units are vested and all are hereby forfeited, cancelled, terminated and deemed null and void ab initio.  The 2020 Performance Share Agreement is hereby forfeited, cancelled, terminated and deemed null and void ab initio.

b.)Stutts was awarded 12,334 Bloomin’ Brands, Inc. performance share units (the "2021 Performance Share Units") pursuant to that certain Agreement with a grant date of February 22, 2021 (the "2021 Performance Share Agreement"). Stutts agrees none of the 2021 Performance Share Units are vested and all are hereby forfeited, cancelled, terminated and deemed null and void ab initio.  The 2021 Performance Share Agreement is hereby forfeited, cancelled, terminated and deemed null and void ab initio.

Restricted Stock Units

a.)Stutts was awarded 50,000 Bloomin’ Brands, Inc. restricted stock units (the "2019 Restricted Stock") pursuant to that certain Restricted Stock Agreement with a grant date of July 1, 2019 (the "2019 Restricted Stock Agreement"). Stutts agrees 33,333 of the 2020 Restricted Stock units were previously vested and distributed.  Stutts agrees 16,667 of the 2019 Restricted Stock units are unvested and hereby forfeited, canceled terminated, and deemed null and void ab initio. The 2019 Restricted Stock Agreement is hereby forfeited, cancelled, terminated and deemed null and void ab initio.

b.)Stutts was awarded 12,089 Bloomin’ Brands, Inc. restricted stock units (the "2020 Restricted Stock") pursuant to that certain Restricted Stock Agreement with a grant date of February 20, 2020 (the "2020 Restricted Stock Agreement"). Stutts agrees 4,029 of the 2020 Restricted Stock units were previously vested and distributed.  Stutts agrees 8,060 of the 2020 Restricted Stock units are unvested and hereby forfeited, canceled terminated, and deemed null and void ab initio. The 2020 
									
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Restricted Stock Agreement is hereby forfeited, cancelled, terminated and deemed null and void ab initio.

c.)Stutts was awarded 7,052 Bloomin’ Brands, Inc. restricted stock units (the "2021 Restricted Stock") pursuant to that certain Restricted Stock Agreement with a grant date of February 22, 2021 (the "2021 Restricted Stock Agreement").  Stutts agrees none of the 2021 Restricted Stock are vested and all are hereby forfeited, cancelled, terminated and deemed null and void ab initio.  The 2021 Restricted Stock Agreement is hereby cancelled, forfeited, terminated and deemed null and void ab initio.
									
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Exhibit 10.46

February 10, 2021

Patrick Murtha

Dear Patrick,

This letter agreement confirms the verbal offer extended to you by Bloomin’ Brands, Inc. (the “Company”) to serve as Executive Vice President, Human Resources reporting to David Deno, Chief Executive Officer. Your effective date will be February 8, 2021.  The terms of your employment will be: 

You will be employed by a subsidiary of the Company (the “Employer”) and will be paid an annual base salary of $500,000 effective February 8, 2021 payable in equal bi-weekly installments. 

You will be eligible to participate in the Company’s annual bonus program and effective for 2021, your bonus target will be fixed at 85% of your $500,000 base salary, without proration.  Actual bonus payments shall be  based on both Company performance against objectives as set forth in the Company bonus program and individual performance.  You must remain continuously employed through the bonus payment date to remain eligible for this bonus payment.

In addition to your annual bonus, you will be eligible for an annual long-term incentive grant commencing in 2021. Per the current long-term incentive plan, you will be eligible for a target up to 100% of your base salary, which will be subject to Company and individual performance.

You will be eligible to participate in the following benefits as applicable and in accordance with the terms of Company policy:

•Medical Benefits Plan
•Salaried Short-Term Disability Insurance
•Salaried Long-Term Disability Insurance
•Company Paid Group Term Life Insurance
•Company Paid Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
•Dental Benefits Plan
•Vision Benefits Plan
•Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan
•Restaurant Support Center (RSC) Paid Time Off (PTO)

In the ordinary course of business, pay and benefit plans continue to evolve as business needs and laws change.  To the extent the Company or the Employer determines it to be necessary or desirable to change or eliminate any of the plans or programs in which you participate, such changes will apply to you as they do to other similarly situated employees.

As a condition of your employment, please note the following:

While it is our sincere hope and belief that our relationship will be mutually beneficial, the Company and the Employer do not offer employment for a specified term.  Any statements made to you in this letter and in meetings should not be construed in any manner as a proposed contract for any such term.  Both you and 

    

the Employer may terminate employment at any time, with or without prior notice, for any or no reason, and with or without Cause (as defined on Schedule 1).

As a further condition of your employment, you agree to the following:

1.   Restrictive Covenant - Non-competition

A.  During Employment. You will devote one hundred percent (100%) of your full business time, attention, energies, and effort to the business affairs of the Employer and the Company. Except with the prior written consent of the Employer, during your employment with the Company or the Employer, you shall not, individually or jointly with others, directly or indirectly, whether for your own account or for that of any other person or entity, engage in or own or hold any ownership interest in any person or entity engaged in a full service restaurant business, and you shall not act as an officer, director, employee, partner, independent contractor, consultant, principal, agent, proprietor or in any other capacity for, nor lend any assistance (financial or otherwise) or cooperation to, any such person or entity. You shall not serve on the board of directors or advisory committee of any other company without the prior consent of the Employer, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. 

B.   Post Term. Commencing on termination your employment with the Employer, you shall not, individually or jointly with others, directly or indirectly, whether for your own account or for that of any other person or entity, engage in or own or hold any ownership interest in any person or entity engaged in a full table service restaurant business and that is located or intended to be located anywhere within a radius of thirty (30) miles of any full table service restaurant owned or operated by the Company or the Employer, or any proposed full table service restaurant to be owned or operated by the Company or the Employer, and you shall not act as an officer, director, employee, partner, independent contractor, consultant, principal, agent, proprietor or in any other capacity for, nor lend any assistance (financial or otherwise) or cooperation to, any such person or entity for the time period specified below:

(i)      If your employment with Employer ends as a result of a termination without Cause by the Employer, then for a continuous period equal to the period of time used for calculating the amount of severance paid to you upon termination, if any; or

(ii)     If your employment with the Employer ends as a result of your voluntary resignation or termination by the Employer for Cause, for a continuous period of one (1) year. 

For purposes of this non-competition clause, restaurants owned or operated by the Company or the Employer shall include all restaurants owned or operated by the Company, the Employer, their subsidiaries, franchisees or affiliates and any successor entity to the Company, the Employer, their subsidiaries, franchisees or affiliates, and any entity in which the Company or the Employer, its subsidiaries or any of their affiliates has an interest, including but not limited to, an interest as a franchisor. The term “proposed restaurant” shall include all locations for which the Company, the Employer, or their franchisees or affiliates is conducting active, bona fide negotiations to secure a fee or leasehold interest with the intention of establishing a restaurant thereon.

C.   Limitation. It shall not be a violation of this Non-competition clause for Employee to own a one percent (1%) or smaller interest in any corporation required to file periodic reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or successor statute. 

2.         Restrictive Covenant - Non-disclosure; Non-solicitation; Non-piracy

    

A.        Except in the performance of your duties hereunder, at no time during your employment with the Company or the Employer, or at any time thereafter, shall you, individually or jointly with others, for your benefit of or for the benefit of  any third party, publish, disclose, use or authorize anyone else to publish, disclose or use any secret or confidential material or information relating to any aspect of the business or operations of the Employer, the Company or any of their affiliates, including, without limitation, any secret or confidential information relating to the business, customers, trade or industrial practices, trade secrets, technology, recipes, product specifications, restaurant operating techniques and procedures, marketing techniques and procedures, financial data, processes, vendors and other information or know-how of the Employer, the Company or any of their affiliates, except (i) to the extent required by law, regulation or valid subpoena, or (ii) to the extent that such information or material becomes publicly known or available through no fault of your own.

B.         Moreover, during your employment with the Employer and for two (2) years thereafter, except as is the result of a broad solicitation that is not targeting employees of the Employer, the Company or any of their franchisees or affiliates, you shall not offer employment to, or hire, any employee of the Employer, the Company or any of their franchisees or affiliates, or otherwise directly or indirectly solicit or induce any employee of the Employer, the Company or any of their franchisees or affiliates to terminate his or her employment with the Employer, the Company or any of their franchisees or affiliates; nor shall you act as an officer, director, employee, partner, independent contractor, consultant, principal, agent, proprietor, owner or part owner, or in any other capacity, of or for any person or entity that solicits or otherwise induces any employee of the Employer, the Company or any of their franchisees or affiliates to terminate his or her employment with the Employer, the Company or any of their franchisees or affiliates.

3.         Restrictive Covenant - Company and Employer Property: Duty to Return. All Employer and Company property and assets, including but not limited to products, recipes, product specifications, training materials, employee selection and testing materials, marketing and advertising materials, special event, charitable and community activity materials, customer correspondence, internal memoranda, products and designs, sales information, project files, price lists, customer and vendor lists, prospectus reports, customer or vendor information, sales literature, territory printouts, call books, notebooks, textbooks, and all other like information or products, including but not limited to all copies, duplications, replications, and derivatives of such information or products, now in your possession or acquired by you while in the employ of the Employer shall be the exclusive property of the Employer and shall be returned to the Employer no later than the date of your last day of work with the Employer.

4.         Restrictive Covenant - Inventions, Ideas, Processes, and Designs. All inventions, ideas, recipes, processes, programs, software and designs (including all improvements) related to the business of the Employer or the Company shall be disclosed in writing promptly to the Employer, and shall be the sole and exclusive property of the Employer, if either (i) conceived, made or used by you during the course of the your employment with the Employer (whether or not actually conceived during regular business hours) or (ii) made or used by you for a period of six (6) months subsequent to the termination or expiration of such employment. Any invention, idea, recipe, process, program, software or design (including an improvement) shall be deemed “related to the business of the Employer or the Company” if (i) it was made with equipment, facilities or confidential information of the Employer or the Company, (ii) results from work performed by you for the Employer or the Company or (iii) pertains to the current business or demonstrably anticipated research or development work of the Employer or the Company. You shall cooperate with the Employer and its attorneys in the preparation of patent and copyright applications for such developments and, upon request, shall promptly assign all such inventions, ideas, recipes, processes and designs to the Employer. The decision to file for patent or copyright protection or to maintain such development as a trade secret shall be in the sole discretion of the Employer, and you shall be bound by such decision. You shall provide, on the back of this Agreement, a complete list of all inventions, ideas, recipes, processes and designs if any, patented or unpatented, copyrighted or non-copyrighted, including a brief description, that 

    

you made or conceived prior to your employment with the Employer, and that, therefore, are excluded from the scope of the employment with the Employer.

The restrictive covenants contained in this agreement are given and made by you to induce the Employer to employ you and to enter into this Agreement with you, and you hereby acknowledge that employment with the Employer is sufficient consideration for these restrictive covenants. The restrictive covenants shall be construed as agreements independent of any other provision in this Agreement, and the existence of any claim or cause of action you may have against the Employer or the Company, whether predicated upon this Agreement or otherwise, shall not constitute a defense to the enforcement of any restrictive covenant. The refusal or failure of the Employer or the Company to enforce any restrictive covenant of this agreement (or any similar agreement) against any other employee, agent, or independent contractor, for any reason, shall not constitute a defense to the enforcement by the Employer or the Company of any such restrictive covenant, nor shall it give rise to any claim or cause of action by you against the Employer or the Company.

You agree that a breach of any of the restrictive covenants contained in this Agreement will cause irreparable injury to the Employer and the Company for which the remedy at law will be inadequate and would be difficult to ascertain and therefore, in the event of the breach or threatened breach of any such covenants, the Employer and the Company shall be entitled, in addition to any other rights and remedies it may have at law or in equity, to obtain an injunction to restrain you from any threatened or actual activities in violation of any such covenants. You hereby consent and agree that temporary and permanent injunctive relief may be granted in any proceedings that might be brought to enforce any such covenants without the necessity of proof of actual damages, and in the event the Employer or the Company does apply for such an injunction, you shall not raise as a defense thereto that the Employer or the Company has an adequate remedy at law. 

For the avoidance of doubt, the termination of this agreement for any reason, shall not extinguish your obligations specified in these restrictive covenants.

ALL PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT KNOW AND UNDERSTAND THAT THEY HAVE A CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL. THE PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ANY DISPUTE OR CONTROVERSY THAT MAY ARISE OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT WILL INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT FACTUAL AND LEGAL ISSUES.

THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE CONTEMPLATED TRANSACTIONS, WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE. THE PARTIES AGREE THAT ANY OF THEM MAY FILE A COPY OF THIS PARAGRAPH WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE KNOWING, VOLUNTARY AND BARGAINED-FOR AGREEMENT AMONG THE PARTIES IRREVOCABLY TO WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY AND THAT ANY PROCEEDING WHATSOEVER BETWEEN THEM RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE CONTEMPLATED TRANSACTIONS SHALL INSTEAD BE TRIED IN A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION BY A JUDGE SITTING WITHOUT A JURY.

THE PARTIES INTEND THAT THIS WAIVER OF THE RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL BE AS BROAD AS POSSIBLE. BY THEIR SIGNATURES BELOW, THE PARTIES PROMISE, WARRANT AND REPRESENT THAT THEY WILL NOT PLEAD FOR, REQUEST OR OTHERWISE SEEK TO HAVE A JURY TO RESOLVE ANY AND ALL DISPUTES THAT MAY ARISE BY, BETWEEN OR AMONG THEM.

    

You shall be responsible for the payment of all taxes applicable to payments or benefits received from the Employer or the Company.  It is the intent of the Employer and the Company that the provisions of this agreement and all other plans and programs sponsored by the Employer and the Company be interpreted to comply in all respects with Internal Revenue Code Section 409A, however, the Employer and the Company shall have no liability to you, or any of your successors or beneficiaries, in the event taxes, penalties or excise taxes may ultimately be determined to be applicable to any payment or benefit received by you or your successors or beneficiaries.

The validity, interpretation, and performance of this agreement shall be governed, interpreted, and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida without giving effect to the principles of comity or conflicts of laws thereof.

This letter constitutes the full commitments which have been extended to you and shall supersede any prior agreements whether oral or written. However, this does not constitute a contract of employment for any period of time. Should you have any questions regarding these commitments or your ability to conform to Company policies and procedures, please let me know immediately.

By signing this offer, you indicate your acceptance of our offer.  Please keep one original copy of this offer letter for your personal files.

We look forward to having you join us as a member of our team.  

Sincerely,

/s/ David Deno

David Deno
Chief Executive Officer
Bloomin’ Brands, Inc.

I accept the above offer of employment and I understand the terms as set forth above.  

									
	/s/ Patrick Murtha		2/12/21
	Patrick Murtha		Date

    

Schedule 1

"Cause" shall be defined as:

1.Your failure to perform the material duties required of you in a manner satisfactory to the Employer, in its reasonable discretion after the Employer follows the following procedures: (a) the Employer gives you a written notice (''Notice of Deficiency") which shall specify the deficiencies in your performance of duties; (b) you shall have a  period of thirty (30) days, commencing  on  receipt of the Notice of Deficiency,  in which to cure the deficiencies contained in the Notice of Deficiency; and (c) in the event you do not cure the deficiencies to the satisfaction of the Employer, in its reasonable  discretion, within such thirty (30) day period (or if during such thirty (30) day period the Employer determines that you are not making reasonable, good faith efforts to cure the deficiencies to the reasonable satisfaction of the Employer), the Employer shall have the right to immediately terminate your employment for Cause. The provisions of this paragraph (1)  may be invoked by the Employer any number of times and cure of deficiencies contained in any Notice of Deficiency shall not be construed as a waiver of this paragraph (1) nor prevent the Employer from issuing any subsequent Notices of Deficiency; or

2.Any willful dishonesty by you in your dealings with the Company, the Employer or their affiliates; your commission of fraud, negligence in the performance of your duties; insubordination; willful misconduct; or your conviction (or plea of guilty or nolo contendere), indictment or charge with respect to, any felony, or any other crime involving dishonesty or moral turpitude; or

3.Any material violation of the restrictive covenants of this agreement; or

4.Any material violation of any current or future material published policy of the Employer or its Affiliates (material published policies include, but are not limited to, the Employer's Employment Non-Discrimination and Harassment Policy, Confidential Information Policy, Disclosure and Communications Policy, Social Media Policy, Responsible Alcohol Policy, Insider Trading Policy, Stock Ownership Guidelines Policy, Code of Conduct and Information Technology Security Policy); or

5.For all purposes of this Agreement, termination for Cause shall be deemed to have occurred in the event of the Employee's resignation when, because of existing facts and circumstances, subsequent termination for Cause can be reasonably foreseen.

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