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): February 14, 2002
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                            OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE, INC.(R)
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



       Delaware                       1-15935             59-3061413
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(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer
    of incorporation)                                      Identification No.)


          2202 North Westshore Boulevard,5th Floor
                      Tampa, Florida                     33607
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           (Address of principal executive offices)    (Zip Code)



  Registrant's telephone number, including area code:    (813) 282-1225
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                                Not applicable.
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         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)



ITEM 5.   OTHER EVENTS

                Statement Regarding Helvag, A.G.

Outback  Steakhouse International, L.P. (an entity 80%  owned  by
the  Company) granted franchises to operate 3 Outback  Steakhouse
restaurants  in  Germany  to a franchisee  entity  that  included
Helvag,  A.G.  as  a  principal owner. The  first  two  Franchise
Agreements were granted in December 1997 and the first restaurant
opened  in August 1999. The third franchise agreement was granted
in December 1999.

In   August  2000  Outback  International  informed  the   Helvag
franchisee entity that no further franchises would be granted  to
it. In April 2001 Outback International terminated the 3 existing
franchise  agreements for events of default. In July 2001,  after
unsuccessful  attempts by Helvag to sell the  restaurants  to  an
unrelated  third  party  approved by Outback  International,  the
restaurants ceased to operate as Outback Steakhouse restaurants.

In  August 2001 several individuals including officers of Helvag,
were  arrested  by German authorities related to an investigation
into  alleged  fraudulent sale of securities in  Helvag  and  its
affiliates.

Outback  International is cooperating with German law enforcement
authorities  in their investigation of the activities  of  Helvag
and its affiliates. Outback International does not believe it has
any  liability in connection with the activities of  Helvag,  its
affiliates or the individuals under investigation.

A  former 49% operating partner in one of the restaurants of  the
Helvag franchisee entity, a U.S. citizen, has notified us that he
intends   to   file   suit  against  the  Company   and   Outback
International  for, among other things, damages relating  to  his
investment  in  the  restaurant/franchisee  entity  and  Helvag's
failure to pay an agreed purchase price for his interest  in  the
restaurant/franchisee entity. Outback International believes  his
claims  against  Outback  International  are  without  merit  and
intends to vigorously defend any claims that are brought.

The Company does not believe the matters disclosed in this Report
will  have  a material adverse affect on the Company's liquidity,
results of operations or financial condition.

The  statements in the preceding three paragraphs of this  Report
contain  forward-looking statements within  the  meaning  of  the
Private   Securities  Litigation  Reform  Act  of  1995.    Those
statements  are  subject  to risks and uncertainties  that  could
cause  actual results to differ materially from those  stated  or
implied  in the forward looking statements, including uncertainty
of litigation and discovery of new or additional facts.

     SIGNATURE

   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.(R)



DATED: February 14, 2002.     By:  /s/ Joseph J. Kadow
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                                 Joseph J. Kadow, Senior Vice President,
                                 Secretary and General Counsel