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)    March 31, 2011
OSI LOGO
OSI RESTAURANT PARTNERS, LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


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


2202 North West Shore Boulevard, Suite 500, Tampa, Florida 33607
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code  (813) 282-1225

 N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 7.01                      REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

Basis of Presentation

The information furnished in this Current Report on Form 8-K provides supplemental information regarding OSI Restaurant Partners, LLC’s (the “Company’s”) results for the three months and years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 and should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto and the other information included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 (the “Form 10-K”).  Generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements.  Actual results may vary materially from these estimates and assumptions.

Certain of this information will be discussed in the Company’s conference call being held on Thursday, March 31, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. EDT.  This report includes the reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures referenced during the conference call.

The Company’s operating concepts consist of Outback Steakhouse, Carrabba’s Italian Grill, Bonefish Grill, Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar, and Roy’s.  The Company’s restaurant system operates in 49 states and 23 countries internationally as of December 31, 2010.

Fourth Quarter – Comparable-Store Sales

Comparable-store sales for the Company’s significant restaurant brands for the quarter ended December 31, 2010 compared to the same quarter in 2009 changed by approximately:

Quarter ended December 31, 2010
Company-
owned
 
Franchise and
development
joint venture (1)
 
System-wide
Domestic comparable-store sales (stores open 18 months or more)
         
Outback Steakhouse
2.5%
 
1.6%
 
2.4%
Carrabba’s Italian Grill
5.4%
 
8.7% 
 
5.4%
Bonefish Grill
9.3%
 
10.0%
 
9.3%
Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar
18.4%
 
n/a 
 
18.4%
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(1)
These sales do not represent sales of OSI Restaurant Partners, LLC and are presented only as an indicator of changes in the Company’s restaurant system, which management believes is important information about the Company’s restaurant brands.

Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) Attributable to OSI Restaurant Partners, LLC to EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDAR

EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization), Adjusted EBITDA (a measure the Company is required to report to its lenders, calculated by adjusting EBITDA to exclude certain stock-based compensation expenses, non–cash expenses and significant non–recurring items) and Adjusted EBITDAR (Adjusted EBITDA before rent expense) are supplemental measures of profitability that are not required by or presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP.  They are not measurements of the Company’s financial performance under U.S. GAAP and should not be considered as alternatives to Net income (loss) attributable to OSI Restaurant Partners, LLC or any other performance measures derived in accordance with U.S. GAAP or as alternatives to cash flow from operating activities as measures of the Company’s liquidity.  The Company believes that EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDAR provide helpful information about the Company’s operations, cash flows and ability to meet its future debt service, capital expenditure and working capital requirements.

 
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Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) Attributable to OSI Restaurant Partners, LLC to EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDAR (continued)

The following table reconciles Net income (loss) attributable to OSI Restaurant Partners, LLC to EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDAR for the three months and years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 (in thousands):

   
Three months ended
   
Years ended
 
   
December 31,
   
December 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
   
2010
   
2009
 
Net income (loss) attributable to OSI Restaurant Partners, LLC
  $ 12,689     $ (29,916 )   $ 21,636     $ (54,026 )
Provision for  income taxes
    8,211       35,967       20,078       2,034  
Interest expense, net
    16,779       19,559       69,870       93,006  
Depreciation and amortization
    32,451       36,448       135,396       162,731  
EBITDA
  $ 70,130     $ 62,058     $ 246,980     $ 203,745  
                                 
Impairments, closings and disposals (1)
    3,797       4,178       10,398       150,607  
Stock-based and other compensation expense (2)
    12,072       8,561       35,454       49,893  
Non-cash rent expense (3)
    4,589       3,929       19,234       20,509  
Income from operations of unconsolidated affiliates, net (4)
    (1,175 )     (1,541 )     (5,488 )     (2,196 )
Pre-opening expense (5)
    336       361       1,705       3,445  
Management fee (6)
    2,340       2,445       9,550       9,786  
Unusual and non-recurring expenses (7) (8)
    (2,105 )     (7,299 )     (1,105 )     24,139  
Other, net (8) (9)
    (3,824 )     2,423       2,609       (154,762 )
Adjusted EBITDA
  $ 86,160     $ 75,115     $ 319,337     $ 305,166  
                                 
Cash rent (10)
    46,645       47,699       184,726       186,466  
Adjusted EBITDAR
  $ 132,805     $ 122,814     $ 504,063     $ 491,632  
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(1)
Represents the elimination of non-cash impairment charges of $11,078,000 for goodwill, $43,741,000 for intangible assets and $76,530,000 for fixed assets for the year ended December 31, 2009, cash and non-cash expense from restaurant closings and net gains or losses on the sale of fixed assets.  The fixed assets and intangible asset impairment charges noted above for the year ended December 31, 2009 include a $45,962,000 impairment charge to reduce the carrying value of the assets of the Cheeseburger in Paradise concept to their estimated fair market value. In September 2009, this concept was sold to Paradise Restaurant Group, LLC (“PRG”), but the Company continued to consolidate PRG as it represented a variable interest entity for which the Company was the primary beneficiary.  As a result of the adoption of new accounting guidance for variable interest entities on January 1, 2010, PRG is no longer consolidated.
(2)
Includes ongoing Partner Equity Plan (“PEP”) expense (net of certain PEP cash distributions) of $17,457,000 and $12,554,000, expenses associated with the vesting of restricted stock and other non-cash charges (net of certain cash distributions) related to compensation programs provided to management, area operating partners and/or restaurant managing partners of $12,728,000 and $29,792,000 and expense incurred as a result of gains on PEP deferred compensation participant investment accounts of $5,269,000 and $7,595,000 for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
(3)
Represents the difference between straight-line and cash rent expenses and the amortization of favorable and unfavorable leases.  Includes approximately $6,316,000 and $6,124,000 of non-cash rent expense related to the Company’s sister company, Private Restaurant Properties, LLC (“PRP”), for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
(4)
Represents the elimination of income from operations of unconsolidated affiliates, net of distributions received, if any.
(5)
Represents the elimination of employee travel, training, legal and other costs incurred prior to the opening of new restaurants.
(6)
Represents management fees and expenses paid to a management company owned by affiliates of Bain Capital Partners, LLC, Catterton Partners and Company founders.
(7)
Includes a $24,500,000 loss related to our guarantee of an uncollateralized line of credit for our Roy’s joint venture partner for the year ended December 31, 2009.
(8)
Classification of amounts shown in the three months and year ended December 31, 2009 columns has been revised to reflect the 2010 presentation.  These revisions had no effect on Adjusted EBITDA or Adjusted EBITDAR.
(9)
Includes gain on the cash surrender value of life insurance of ($2,930,000) and ($6,903,000), foreign currency transaction (gains) and losses of ($2,993,000) and $201,000 and executive recruiting and relocation costs of $1,802,000 and $949,000 for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.  Also includes credit agreement amendment expenses of $1,400,000 for the year ended December 31, 2010 and a $158,061,000 gain on extinguishment of debt for the year ended December 31, 2009 as well as severance expense, gains and losses on natural gas derivative instruments and franchise tax expenses.
(10)
Includes cash rent paid to PRP, exclusive of any amounts included in pre-opening expense above, of $69,744,000 and $69,912,000 for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

 
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Cautionary Statement

This Form 8-K includes statements that do not directly or exclusively relate to historical facts. Such statements are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.  These statements are based on the current expectations of management.  The Company is subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from historical periods and from the forward-looking statements included in this document, including, but not limited to, price and availability of commodities, such as beef, chicken, shrimp, pork, seafood, dairy, potatoes, onions and energy supplies, which are subject to fluctuation and could increase or decrease more than the Company expects; interest rate changes, compliance with debt covenants and the Company’s ability to make debt payments since it is significantly leveraged as a result of the merger transaction on June 14, 2007; the availability of credit presently arranged from the Company’s revolving credit facilities and the future cost and availability of credit; interest rates; inflation or deflation; increases in unemployment rates and taxes; increases in labor and health insurance costs; changes in consumer tastes and the level of acceptance of the Company's restaurant concepts (including consumer acceptance of prices); consumer reaction to public health issues; consumer perception of food safety; local, regional, national and international economic conditions; consumer confidence and spending patterns; the seasonality of the Company’s business; weather, acts of God and other disasters; demographic trends; the cost of advertising and media; and government actions and policies.  Further information on potential factors that could affect the financial results of the Company is included in its Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2011.  The Company assumes no obligation to update the information in this Form 8-K, except as required by law.

 
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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.



                                          
                                         
OSI RESTAURANT PARTNERS, LLC
   
(Registrant)
       
       
 Date:  March 31, 2011
 
By:
/s/ Dirk A.  Montgomery
     
Dirk A.  Montgomery
     
Chief Financial Officer
       
 

 
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