UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13D (Rule 13d-101) Amendment No. 8 INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-1(a) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(a) Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon, Inc. ----------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share --------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 542307103 --------- (CUSIP Number) Mr. James A. Mitarotonda c/o Barington Companies Equity Partners, L.P. 888 Seventh Avenue, 17th Floor New York, NY 10019 (212) 974-5700 -------------- (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) December 11, 2006 ----------------- (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement) If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f), or 13d-1(g), check the following box: |_|. This Amendment No. 8 amends and supplements the Schedule 13D filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on May 8, 2006, as amended by that Amendment No. 1 filed with the SEC on May 25, 2006, that Amendment No. 2 filed with the SEC on June 20, 2006, that Amendment No. 3 filed with the SEC on August 30, 2006, that Amendment No. 4 filed with the SEC on November 1, 2006, that Amendment No. 5 filed with the SEC on November 16, 2006 that Amendment No. 6 filed with the SEC on November 17 2006 and that Amendment No. 7 filed with the SEC on December 7, 2006 (together, the "Statement") by and on behalf of Barington Companies Equity Partners, L.P. ("Barington") and others with respect to the common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), of Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"). The principal executive offices of the Company are located at 224 East Douglas Avenue, Suite 700, Wichita, Kansas 67202. Item 4. Purpose of Transaction. ---------------------- Item 4 of the Statement is hereby amended and supplemented as follows: On December 11, 2006, Barington Capital Group, L.P. ("BCG") issued a press release (the "Press Release") announcing that based on the results of its review of the Company and further declines in the Company's core business concept, it intends to vote in favor of the acquisition of the Company by affiliates of Lone Star Funds for $27.35 per share in cash. A copy of the Press Release is attached as Exhibit 99.10 hereto and incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing description of the Press Release is qualified in its entirety by reference to such exhibit. Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits. -------------------------------- The information contained in Item 7 of the Statement is hereby amended and supplemented as follows: Exhibit No. Exhibit Description ----------- ------------------- 99.10 Press Release of Barington Capital Group, L.P. dated December 11, 2006 SIGNATURES After reasonable inquiry and to the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this Statement is true, complete and correct. Dated: December 11, 2006 BARINGTON COMPANIES EQUITY PARTNERS, L.P. By: Barington Companies Investors, LLC, its general partner By: /s/ James A. Mitarotonda ------------------------------------ Name: James A. Mitarotonda Title: Managing Member BARINGTON INVESTMENTS, L.P. By: Barington Companies Advisors, LLC, its general partner By: /s/ James A. Mitarotonda ----------------------------------- Name: James A. Mitarotonda Title: Managing Member BARINGTON COMPANIES ADVISORS, LLC By: /s/ James A. Mitarotonda ----------------------------------- Name: James A. Mitarotonda Title: Managing Member BARINGTON COMPANIES INVESTORS, LLC By: /s/ James A. Mitarotonda ----------------------------------- Name: James A. Mitarotonda Title: Managing Member BARINGTON COMPANIES OFFSHORE FUND, LTD. By: /s/ James A. Mitarotonda ----------------------------------- Name: James A. Mitarotonda Title: President BENCHMARK OPPORTUNITAS FUND PLC By: Barington Offshore Advisors, LLC By: /s/ James A. Mitarotonda -------------------------- Name: James A. Mitarotonda Title: Authorized Signatory BARINGTON OFFSHORE ADVISORS, LLC By: /s/ James A. Mitarotonda ----------------------------------- Name: James A. Mitarotonda Title: Authorized Signatory BARINGTON CAPITAL GROUP, L.P. By: LNA Capital Corp., its general partner By: /s/ James A. Mitarotonda ----------------------------------- Name: James A. Mitarotonda Title: President and CEO LNA CAPITAL CORP. By: /s/ James A. Mitarotonda ----------------------------------- Name: James A. Mitarotonda Title: President and CEO /s/ James A. Mitarotonda ------------------------------------------------ James A. Mitarotonda RJG CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P. By: RJG Capital Management, LLC, its general partner By: /s/ Ronald J. Gross ----------------------------------- Name: Ronald J. Gross Title: Managing Member RJG CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC By: /s/ Ronald J. Gross ---------------------------------- Name: Ronald J. Gross Title: Managing Member /s/ Ronald J. Gross --------------------------------------- Ronald J. Gross D.B. ZWIRN SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND, L.P. By: D.B. ZWIRN PARTNERS, LLC, its general partner By: ZWIRN HOLDINGS, LLC, its managing member By: /s/ Daniel B. Zwirn ----------------------------------- Name: Daniel B. Zwirn Title: Managing Member D.B. ZWIRN SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND, LTD. By: D.B. Zwirn & Co., L.P., its manager By: DBZ GP, LLC, its general partner By: Zwirn Holdings, LLC, its managing member By: /s/ Daniel B. Zwirn ----------------------------------- Name: Daniel B. Zwirn Title: Managing Member D.B. ZWIRN & CO., L.P. By: DBZ GP, LLC, its general partner By: Zwirn Holdings, LLC, its managing member By: /s/ Daniel B. Zwirn ----------------------------------- Name: Daniel B. Zwirn Title: Managing Member DBZ GP, LLC By: Zwirn Holdings, LLC, its managing member By: /s/ Daniel B. Zwirn ----------------------------------- Name: Daniel B. Zwirn Title: Managing Member ZWIRN HOLDINGS, LLC By: /s/ Daniel B. Zwirn ----------------------------------- Name: Daniel B. Zwirn Title: Managing Member /s/ Daniel B. Zwirn ---------------------------------------- Daniel B. Zwirn