UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Merritt, Robert Stephen
550 North Reo Street, Suite 200
Tampa, Florida 33609
United States
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Outback Steakhouse, Inc.
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3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Year
February, 1999
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
(X) Director ( ) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
Senior Vice President-Finance, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, Assistant
Secretary
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
(X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1. Title of Security |2. |3. |4.Securities Acquired (A) |5.Amount of |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect |
| Transaction | or Disposed of (D) | Securities |ect | Beneficial Ownership |
| | | | Beneficially |(D)or | |
| | | | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | |
| Date |Code|V| Amount | D | Price | End of Month |ect(I)| |
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Common Stock, par value $.0|02/23/|M |-|144,750(1) |A |$.186(1) | | | |
1 |99 | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock, par value $.0|02/23/|S |-|144,750(1) |D |$30.3469(1)|31(1) |D | |
1 |99 | | | | | | | | |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Con- |3. |4. |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount |8.Price|9.Number |10.|11.Nature of|
Security |version |Transaction | rivative Secu |cisable and| of Underlying |of Deri|of Deriva |Dir|Indirect |
|or Exer | | | rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial |
|cise | | | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership |
|Price of| | | posed of(D) |Day/Year) | |rity |Benefi |or | |
|Deriva- | | | |Date |Expir| | |ficially |Ind| |
|tive | | | | A/|Exer-|ation| Title and Number | |Owned at |ire| |
|Secu- | | | | | D |cisa-|Date | of Shares | |End of |ct | |
|rity |Date |Code|V| Amount | |ble | | | |Month |(I)| |
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Stock Option (right to|$.186(1)|02/23|M |-|144,750(1) |D |5/3/1|1/01/|Common Stock|144,750| |194,059(1) |D | |
buy) | |/99 | | | | |991 |2000 | |(1) | | | | |
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Stock Option (right to|$17.586(| | | | | |(2) |4/26/|Common Stock|112,500| |112,500(1) |D | |
buy) |1) | | | | | | |2005 | |(1) | | | | |
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Stock Option (right to|$24.875(|01/27|A |V|750,000(1) |A |(3) |1/27/|Common Stock|750,000| |750,000(1) |D | |
buy) |1) |/99 | | | | | |2009 | |(1) | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) All share numbers and stock and exercise prices reflect the Company's 3-2
stock split paid on March 2, 1999,
to the stockholders of record on February 16,
1999.
(2) The option vests in three annual installments beginning on 01/01/1998, in
the respective amounts of 22,500
shares, 22,500 shares and 67,500
shares.
(3) The option vests in three annual installments beginning on 01/27/2002 in
the respective amounts of 150,000
shares, 150,000 shares and 450,000
shares.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
ROBERT S. MERRITT
