Form 8-K - Glass Lewis Release 4.30.07
 
 
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) April 30, 2007


OSI RESTAURANT PARTNERS, INC.
(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

 Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
 
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Item 8.01 
 
Other Events
 
 
                                                                                                                       
   
On April 30, 2007, OSI Restaurant Partners, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that Glass Lewis has recommended that the Company’s stockholders vote "FOR" adoption of the Company’s merger agreement with Kangaroo Holdings, Inc. and Kangaroo Acquisition, Inc. at its May 8, 2007 Special Meeting of Stockholders. Kangaroo Holdings and Kangaroo Acquisition are controlled by an investor group comprised of investment funds affiliated with Bain Capital Partners LLC and Catterton Management Company LLC, which are private equity firms, and expected to include the Company’s founders and certain members of the Company’s senior management. A copy of the release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
 
Item 9.01 
 
Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
 
                                                                                                                  
 
 
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No.
 
 
                   
 
  
99.1
  
OSI Restaurant Partners, Inc. release dated April 30, 2007
     

 
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, INC.
 
 
(Registrant)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Date:  April 30, 2007
  
By:
/s/ Dirk A. Montgomery
 
 
 
Dirk A. Montgomery
 
 
 
Chief Financial Officer