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
Sullivan, Chris Thomas
550 North Reo Street, Suite 200
Tampa, Florida 33609
United States
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Outback Steakhouse, Inc.
OSSI
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Year
April, 1999
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
(X) Director (X) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer
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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<S> <C> <C> <C><C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Common Stock, par value $.0|- |- |-|- |- |- |40,216(1) |D | |
1 | | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock, par value $.0|- |- |-|- |- |- |2,568(1) |D |(2) |
1 | | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock, par value $.0|- |- |-|- |- |- |346,938(1) |I |(3) |
1 | | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock, par value $.0|04/30/|S |-|130,000 |D |$36.0649 |11,400,237(1) |I |(4) |
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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None | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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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) Owned by Mr. Sullivan as custodian for the benefit of his minor
children.
(3) Owned by Sullivan Family Investments, Ltd. for which Mr. Sullivan serves as
sole general partner.
(4) Owned by Multi-Venture Partners, Ltd., a Nevada limited partnership
("MVP"). The reported transaction involved a sale of 130,000 shares on the
open market by MVP, a partnership in which the reporting person is a partner.
The shares were sold for $36.0649 per share. Securities beneficially
owned at the end of the month are held indirectly through MVP.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
CHRIS T. SULLIVAN
