UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 27, 2003 -------------- OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE, INC. ------------------------------------------------------ (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 1-15935 59-3061413 --------------- ---------------- ------------- (State or other (Commission File (IRS Employer jurisdiction of Number) Identification No.) incorporation 2202 North Westshore Boulevard, 5th Floor Tampa, Florida 33607 ----------------------------------------- ---------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (813) 282-1225 -------------- Not applicable. ------------------------------------------------------------- (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure. On June 27, 2003, Outback Steakhouse, Inc. issued a press release reporting a verdict against the Company in an Indiana lawsuit. A copy of the release is attached as Exhibit 99. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE, INC. DATED: June 27, 2003. By: /s/ Robert S. Merrit Robert S. Merritt, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Description 99.1 Press release dated June 27, 2003.