SPLIT-DOLLAR AGREEMENT

Exhibit 10.37

THIS AGREEMENT made and entered into this 12th day of August, 2008, by and between OSI RESTAURANT PARTNERS, LLC (formerly known as OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE, INC.), with principal offices and place of business in the State of Florida (hereinafter referred to as the "Company") and XXXX X. XXXXXXXXXX, TRUSTEE OF THE XXXX X. XXXXXXXXXX REVOCABLE TRUST DATED APRIL 12, 2001 (hereinafter referred to as the "Employee"),

WITNESSETH THAT:

WHEREAS, the Employee is employed by the Company;

WHEREAS, the Employee wishes to provide life insurance protection for his family in the event of his death, under life insurance policy number 90848003, insuring the life of the Employee, with a face amount of $5,162,949, as of January 31, 2008 (the "Policy"), which is described in Exhibit A attached hereto and by this reference made a part hereof, and which was issued by Xxxx Xxxxxxx Variable Life Insurance Company (the "Insurer");

WHEREAS, the Company is willing to pay the premiums due on the Policy as an additional employment benefit for the Employee, on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth;

WHEREAS, the Company is the owner of the Policy and, as such, possesses all incidents of ownership in and to the Policy, except as otherwise provided herein; and

WHEREAS, the Company wishes to retain such ownership rights, in order to secure the repayment of the amount due it hereunder;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual promises contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1. Purchase of Policy. The Company has purchased the Policy from the Insurer in the total face amount of $5,162,949 (as of January 31, 2008) and Increasing Death Benefit Option (as such term is defined in the Policy). The parties hereto have taken all necessary action to cause the Insurer to issue the Policy, and shall take any further action which may be necessary to cause the Policy to conform to the provisions of this Agreement. The parties hereto agree that the Policy shall be subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and of the endorsement to the Policy or beneficiary designation filed with the Insurer in accordance herewith.

2. Ownership of Policy. The Company shall be the sole and absolute owner of the Policy, and may exercise all ownership rights granted to the owner thereof by the terms of the Policy, except as may otherwise be provided herein.

3. Designation of Policy Beneficiary/Endorsement. The Company has executed a beneficiary designation for and/or an endorsement to the Policy, using the form required by the Insurer, naming itself as the beneficiary of the Policy death proceeds in an amount equal to the greater of the total amount of the premiums paid by it hereunder or the cash value of the Policy (excluding surrender charges or other similar charges or reductions), and naming the beneficiary or beneficiaries selected by the Employee as the beneficiary or beneficiaries of any balance of the death proceeds provided under the Policy.

4. Election of Settlement Option. The Employee may select the beneficiary or beneficiaries to receive the portion of policy proceeds to which the Employee is entitled hereunder, as well as the settlement option for payment of the death benefit provided under the Policy in excess of the amount due the Company hereunder, by specifying the same in a written notice to the Company. Upon receipt of such notice, the Company shall promptly execute and deliver to the Insurer the endorsement or beneficiary designation for such Policy under the form used by the Insurer thereunder, to elect the requested settlement option and to designate the

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requested person, persons or entity as the beneficiary or beneficiaries to receive the death proceeds of the Policy in excess of the amount to which the Company is entitled hereunder. The parties hereto agree to take all action necessary to cause the beneficiary designation and settlement option provisions of the Policy to conform to the provisions hereof. The Company shall not terminate, alter or amend such endorsement or beneficiary designation without the express written consent of the Employee.

5. Payment of Premiums. On or before the due date of each Policy premium, or within the grace period provided therein, the Company shall pay the full amount of the annual premium on the Policy to the Insurer, and shall, upon request, promptly furnish the Employee evidence of timely payment of such premium. Subject to the acceptance of such amount by the Insurer, the Company may, in its discretion, at anytime and from time to time, make additional premium payments on the Policy. The Company shall annually furnish the Employee a statement of the amount of income reportable by the Employee for any Federal, state or local taxes, as applicable, as a result of the insurance protection provided the Policy beneficiary or beneficiaries hereunder.

6. Additional Payment to Employee. Upon the Employee reaching 65 years of age and while this Agreement is still in existence, the Company shall pay to the Employee, on or before March 15th of each year, as additional compensation, an amount equal to the estimated Federal, state and local taxes, as applicable, on the amount of income reportable by the Employee as a result of the insurance protection provided the Policy beneficiary or beneficiaries hereunder for the immediately preceding calendar year assuming the highest Federal, state and local tax, income tax bracket for a married individual or single individual as the case may be.

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7. Limitations on Company's Rights in Policy.

a. Notwithstanding any other provision hereof or of the Policy, the Company shall not change the beneficiary designation of the Policy, the Death Benefit Option provision, or decrease the Face Amount of Insurance Death Benefit, without, in any such case, the express written consent of the Trust.

b. In addition, in the event Employee completes seven (7) years of continuous employment with the Company as Chief Financial Officer commencing on January 1, 2006, the Company shall not thereafter sell, assign, transfer, surrender or cancel the Policy.

8. Policy Loans.

a. The Company may pledge or assign the Policy, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, for the sole purpose of securing a loan from the Insurer or from a third party. The amount of such loan, including accumulated interest thereon, shall not exceed the lesser of (i) the cumulative amount of premiums on the Policy paid by the Company hereunder, less any portion thereof previously recovered by the Company through a loan from or against or a withdrawal from the Policy permitted hereunder; or (ii) the cash surrender value of the Policy (as defined therein) as of the date to which premiums have been paid. Interest charges on such loan shall be paid by the Company. If the Company so encumbers the Policy, other than by a policy loan from the Insurer, then, upon the death of the Employee or upon the election of the Employee hereunder to purchase the Policy from the Company, the Company shall promptly repay such loan from the death proceeds of the Policy or the amount received from the Employee for the purchase of the Policy, as the case may be, and thereafter shall promptly take all action necessary to secure the release or discharge of such encumbrance.

b. The Company may make withdrawals from the Policy, subject to the terms and conditions hereof. The amount of any such withdrawal shall not exceed the lesser of: (i) the

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amount of the premiums on the Policy paid by the Company hereunder, less any portion thereof previously recovered by the Company through a loan from or against or a withdrawal permitted hereunder; or (ii) the cash surrender value of the Policy (as defined therein) as of the date to which premiums have been paid, and shall reduce the amount to which the Company would otherwise be entitled hereunder.

9. Collection of Death Proceeds.

a. Upon the death of the Employee, the Company shall cooperate with the beneficiary or beneficiaries designated by the Company at the direction of the Employee to take whatever action is necessary to collect the death benefit provided under the Policy; when such benefit has been collected and paid as provided herein, this Agreement shall thereupon terminate.

b. Upon the death of the Employee, the Company shall have the unqualified right to receive a portion of such death benefit equal to the greater of: (1) the total amount of the premiums paid by it hereunder reduced by any indebtedness against the Policy incurred by the Company hereunder existing at the death of the Employee, including any interest due on such indebtedness, or any withdrawals made by the Company from the Policy; (2) or the cash value of the Policy, net of any loans from the Insurer or withdrawals permitted hereunder (excluding surrender charges or other similar charges or reductions) immediately before the death of the Employee. The balance of the death benefit provided under the Policy, if any, shall be paid directly to the beneficiary or beneficiaries designated by the Company at the direction of the Employee, in the manner and in the amount or amounts provided in the endorsement or beneficiary designation provision of the Policy. In no event shall the amount payable to the Company hereunder exceed the death proceeds payable under the Policy at the death of the Employee. No amount shall be paid from such death benefit to the beneficiary or beneficiaries designated by the Company at the direction of the Employee, until the full amount due the

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Company hereunder has been paid. The parties hereto agree that the beneficiary designation provision of the Policy shall conform to the provisions hereof.

c. Notwithstanding any provision hereof to the contrary, in the event that, for any reason whatsoever, no death benefit is payable under the Policy upon the death of the Employee and in lieu thereof the Insurer refunds all or any part of the premiums paid for the Policy, the Company and the Employee's beneficiary or beneficiaries shall have the unqualified right to share such premiums based on their respective cumulative contributions thereto.

10. Termination of the Agreement During the Employee's Lifetime.

a. This Agreement shall terminate, during the Employee's lifetime, without notice, upon (a) bankruptcy, receivership or dissolution of the Company, or (b) upon termination of Employee's employment with the Company prior to completion of seven (7) years of continuous employment as Chief Financial Officer commencing January 1, 2006.

b. In addition, either party may terminate this Agreement while no premium under the Policy is overdue, by written notice to the other party; provided that the Company shall have no power to terminate this Agreement upon completion by Employee of seven (7) years of continuous employment with Company as Chief Financial Officer commencing January 1, 2006. Such termination shall be effective as of the date of such notice.

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11. Disposition of the Policy on Termination of the Agreement During the Employee's Lifetime.

a. For sixty (60) days after the date of the termination of this Agreement during the Employee's lifetime, the Employee shall have the assignable option to purchase the Policy from the Company. The purchase price for the Policy shall be the greater of (i) the cumulative amount of the premium payments made by the Company hereunder, less any portion thereof previously recovered by the Company as a result of a loan from or against or a withdrawal from the Policy permitted hereunder, or (ii) the then cash value of the Policy, net of any loans from the Insurer or withdrawals (excluding surrender charges or other similar charges or reductions), less any indebtedness incurred by the Company secured by the Policy which remains outstanding as of the date of such termination, including any interest due on such indebtedness, or any withdrawals made by the Company from the Policy. In no event shall the amount payable to the Company hereunder exceed the death proceeds payable under the Policy at the death of the Employee. Upon receipt of such amount, the Company shall transfer all of its right, title and interest in and to the Policy to the Employee or his assignee, by the execution and delivery of an appropriate instrument of transfer.

b. If the Employee or its assignee fails to exercise such option within such sixty (60) day period, then, the Company may enforce its right to be repaid the amount due it hereunder by surrendering or canceling the Policy for its cash surrender value, or it may change the beneficiary designation provisions of the Policy, naming itself or any other person or entity as revocable beneficiary thereof, or exercise any other ownership rights in and to the Policy, without regard to the provisions hereof. Thereafter, neither the Employee nor his assigns or beneficiaries shall have any further interest in and to the Policy, either under the terms thereof or under this Agreement.

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12. Insurer Not a Party. The Insurer shall be fully discharged from its obligations under the Policy by payment of the Policy death benefit to the beneficiary or beneficiaries named in the Policy, subject to the terms and conditions of the Policy. In no event shall the Insurer be considered a party to this Agreement, or any modification or amendment hereof. No provision of this Agreement, nor of any modification or amendment hereof, shall in any way be construed as enlarging, changing, varying, or in any other way affecting the obligations of the Insurer as expressly provided in the Policy, except insofar as the provisions hereof are made a part of the Policy by the beneficiary designation executed by the Company and filed with the Insurer in connection herewith.

13. Assignment by Employee. Notwithstanding any provision hereof to the contrary, the Employee shall have the right to absolutely and irrevocably assign by gift all of his right, title and interest in and to this Agreement and the rights it provides in and to the Policy to an assignee. This right shall be exercisable by the execution and delivery to the Corporation of a written assignment, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B, which by this reference is made a part hereof. Upon receipt of such written assignment executed by the Employee and duly accepted by the assignee thereof, the Corporation shall consent thereto in writing, and shall thereafter treat the Employee's assignee as the sole owner of all of the Employee's right, title and interest in and to this Agreement and in and to the Policy. Thereafter, the Employee shall have no right, title or interest in and'to this Agreement or the Policy, all such rights being vested in and exercisable only by such assignee.

14. Named Fiduciary, Determination of Benefits, Claims Procedure and Administration.

a. Named Fiduciary. The Company is hereby designated as the named fiduciary under this Agreement. The named fiduciary shall have authority to control and manage

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the operation and administration of this Agreement, and it shall be responsible for establishing and carrying out a funding policy and method consistent with the objectives of this Agreement.

b. Claim. A person who believes that he or she is being denied a benefit to which he or she is entitled (hereinafter referred to as "Claimant"), or his or her duly authorized representative, may file a written request for such benefit with the Chief Legal Officer of the Company (the "First Level Reviewer") setting forth his or her claim. Such claim must be addressed to the Chief Legal Officer of the Company, at its then principal place of business.

c. Claim Decision. Upon receipt of a claim, the First Level Reviewer shall advise the Claimant that a reply will be forthcoming within a reasonable period of time, but ordinarily not later than ninety (90) days, and shall, in fact, deliver such reply within such period. However, the First Level Reviewer may extend the reply period for an additional ninety (90) days for reasonable cause. If the reply period will be extended, the First Level Reviewer shall advise the Claimant in writing during the initial ninety (90) day period indicating the special circumstances requiring an extension and the date by which the First Level Reviewer expects to render the benefit determination.

If the claim is denied in whole or in part, the First Level Reviewer will render a written opinion, using language calculated to be understood by the Claimant, setting forth:

(1) the specific reason or reasons for the denial;

(2) the specific references to pertinent provisions of the Agreement on which the denial is based;

(3) a description of any additional material or information necessary for the Claimant to perfect the claim and an explanation as to why such material or such information is necessary;

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(4) appropriate information as to the steps to be taken if the Claimant wishes to submit the claim for review, including a statement of the Claimant's right to bring a civil action under Section 502(a) of ERISA following an adverse benefit determination on review; and

(5) the time limits for requesting a review of the denial under Section14(c) hereof and for the actual review of the denial under Section 14(d) hereof.

d. Request for Review. Within sixty (60) days after the receipt by the Claimant of the written opinion described above, the Claimant may request in writing that the Chairman of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Second Level Reviewer") review the First Level Reviewer's prior determination. Such request must be addressed to the Chairman of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company, at its then principal place of business. The Claimant or his or her duly authorized representative may submit written comments, documents, records or other information relating to the denied claim, which such information shall be considered in the review under this subsection without regard to whether such information was submitted or considered in the initial benefit determination.

The Claimant or his or her duly authorized representative shall be provided, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records and other information which (i) was relied upon by the First Level Reviewer in making its initial claims decision, (ii) was submitted, considered or generated in the course of the First Level Reviewer making its initial claims decision, without regard to whether such instrument was actually relied upon by the First Level Reviewer in making its decision or (iii) demonstrates compliance by the First Level Reviewer with its administrative processes and safeguards designed to ensure and to verify that benefit claims determinations are made in accordance with

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this Agreement and that, where appropriate, the provisions of this Agreement have been applied consistently with respect to similarly situated claimants. If the Claimant does not request a review of the First Level Reviewer's determination within such sixty (60) day period, he or she shall be barred and estopped from challenging such determination.

e. Review of Decision. Within a reasonable period of time, ordinarily not later than sixty (60) days, after the Second Level Reviewer's receipt of a request for review, it will review the First Level Reviewer's prior determination. If special circumstances require that the sixty (60) day time period be extended, the Second Level Reviewer will so notify the Claimant within the initial sixty (60) day period indicating the special circumstances requiring an extension and the date by which the Second Level Reviewer expects to render its decision on review, which shall be as soon as possible but not later than 120 days after receipt of the request for review. In the event that the Second Level Reviewer extends the determination period on review due to a Claimant's failure to submit information necessary to decide a claim, the period for making the benefit determination on review shall not take into account the period beginning on the date on which notification of extension is sent to the Claimant and ending on the date on which the Claimant responds to the request for additional information.

The Second Level Reviewer has discretionary authority to determine a Claimant's eligibility for benefits and to interpret the terms of this Agreement. Benefits under this Agreement will be paid only if the Second Level Reviewer decides in its discretion that the Claimant is entitled to such benefits. The decision of the Second Level Reviewer shall be final and non-reviewable, unless found to be arbitrary and capricious by a court of competent review. Such decision will be binding upon the Company and the Claimant.

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If the Second Level Reviewer makes an adverse benefit determination on review, the Second Level Reviewer will render a written opinion, using language calculated to be understood by the Claimant, setting forth:

(1) the specific reason or reasons for the denial;

(2) the specific references to pertinent provisions of the Agreement on which the denial is based;

(3) a statement that the Claimant is entitled to receive, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records and other information which (i) was relied upon by the Second Level Reviewer in making its decision, (ii) was submitted, considered or generated in the course of the Second Level Reviewer making its decision, without regard to whether such instrument was actually relied upon by the Second Level Reviewer in making its decision or (iii) demonstrates compliance by the Second Level Reviewer with its administrative processes and safeguards designed to ensure and to verify that benefit claims determinations are made in accordance with this Agreement, and that, where appropriate, the provisions of this Agreement have been applied consistently with respect to similarly situated claimants; and

(4) a statement of the Claimant's right to bring a civil action under Section 502(a) of ERISA following the adverse benefit determination on such review.

15. Amendment. This Agreement may not be amended, altered or modified, except by a written instrument signed by the parties hereto, or their respective successors or assigns, and may not be otherwise terminated except as provided herein.

16. Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company and its successors and assigns, and the Employee, his successors, assigns, and beneficiaries.

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17. Notices. Any notice, consent or demand required or permitted to be given under the provisions of this Agreement shall be in writing, and shall be signed by the party giving or making the same. If such notice, consent or demand is mailed to a party hereto, it shall be sent by United States certified mail, postage prepaid, addressed to such party's last known address as shown on the records of the Company. The date of such mailing shall be deemed the date of notice, consent or demand.

18. Governing Law. This Agreement, and the rights of the parties hereunder, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement, in duplicate, as of the day and year first above written.

OSI RESTAURANT PARTNERS, LLC

By: /s/ A. Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, III__________

Name: A. Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, III__________

Title: Chief Executive Officer_________

ATTEST:

/s/ Xxxxxx X. Kadow______

Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx,

Secretary

"COMPANY"

XXXX X. XXXXXXXXXX REVOCABLE TRUST

DATED APRIL 12, 2001

By: /s/ Xxxx X. Montgomery__________

Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx, Trustee

"TRUST"

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EXHIBIT A

The following life insurance Policy is subject to the Split-Dollar Agreement to which this Exhibit is attached:

Insurer Xxxx Xxxxxxx Variable Life Insurance Company

Insured Xxxx X. Montgomery____________________

Policy Number 90848003_______________________

Date of Issue March 30, 2006____________________

Face Amount $5,162,949 (as of January 31, 2008)___

Death Benefit Option Increasing Death Benefit Option

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EXHIBIT B

THIS ASSIGNMENT, dated this ____day of_____________, 20__.

WITNESSETH THAT:

WHEREAS, the undersigned (the "Assignor") is the Employee under that certain Split-Dollar Agreement effective as of March 30, 2006 (the "Split-Dollar Agreement") between OSI RESTAURANT PARTNERS, LLC (formerly known as Outback Steakhouse, Inc.) with principal offices and place of business in the State of Florida (the "Company") and XXXX X. XXXXXXXXXX, TRUSTEE OF THE XXXX X. XXXXXXXXXX REVOCABLE TRUST DATED APRIL 12, 2001, which Split-Dollar Agreement confers upon the undersigned certain rights and benefits with regard to one or more policies of insurance insuring the Assignor's life; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of said Split-Dollar Agreement, the Assignor retained the right, exercisable by the execution and delivery to the Corporation of a written form of assignment, to absolutely and irrevocably assign all of the Assignor's right, title and interest in and to said Split-Dollar Agreement to an assignee; and

WHEREAS, the Assignor desires to exercise said right;

NOW, THEREFORE, the Assignor, without consideration, and intending to make a gift, hereby absolutely and irrevocably assigns, gives, grants and transfers to ______________ (the "Assignee"), all of the Assignor's right, title and interest in and to the Split-Dollar Agreement and said policies of insurance, intending that, from and after this date, the Split-Dollar Agreement be solely between the Corporation and the Assignee and that hereafter the Assignor shall neither have nor retain any right, title or interest therein.

XXXX X. XXXXXXXXXX REVOCABLE

TRUST DATED APRIL 12, 2001

By: _______________________________

Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx, Trustee

Assignor

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ACCEPTANCE OF ASSIGNMENT

The undersigned Assignee hereby accepts the above assignment of all right, title and interest of the Assignor therein in and to the Split-Dollar Agreement, and the undersigned hereby agrees to be bound by all of the terms and conditions of said Split-Dollar Agreement, as if the original Employee thereunder.

________________________________________________________________, Trustee

Assignee

Dated:___________, 20__

CONSENT TO ASSIGNMENT

The undersigned Company hereby consents to the foregoing assignment of all of the right, title and interest of the Assignor in and to the Split-Dollar Agreement, to the Assignee designated therein. The undersigned Company hereby agrees that, from and after the date hereof, the undersigned Company shall look solely to such Assignee for the performance of all obligations under said Split-Dollar Agreement which were heretofore the responsibility of the

Assignor, shall allow all rights and benefits provided therein to the Assignor to be exercised only by said Assignee, and shall hereafter treat said Assignee in all respects as if the original Employee thereunder.

OSI RESTAURANT PARTNERS, LLC

By: _____________________________

Name: ____________________________

Title: ___________________________

Dated:___________, 20__

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