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FShareholder Information
Transfer Agent, Registrar and Dividend Payments
Wells Fargo Shareowner Services
161 N. Concord Exchange
South St. Paul, MN 55075-1139
Phone: (877) 602-7596 or (651) 450-4064
www.wellsfargo.com/com/shareowner_services
Address correspondence as appropriate
to the attention of:
Address Changes
Stock Transfers
Shareholder Services
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
KPMG LLP
111 North Orange Avenue
Suite 1600
Orlando, FL 32801
Phone: (407) 423-3426
Form 10-K Report
Shareholders may request a free copy of our Form 10-K,
including schedules but excluding exhibits, by writing to:
Investor Relations, Darden Restaurants, Inc.,
P.O. Box 593330, Orlando, FL 32859-3330.
Shareholder Reports/Investor Inquiries
Shareholders seeking information about Darden
Restaurants are invited to contact the Investor Relations
Department at (800) 832-7336. Shareholders may
request to receive, free of charge, copies of quarterly
earnings releases.
Information may also be obtained by visiting our
Web site at www.darden.com. Annual reports, SEC lings,
press releases, and other Company news are readily
available on the Web site.
Our Web site also includes corporate governance
information, including our Corporate Governance
Guidelines, Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, and
board committee charters, including the charters for our
Audit, Compensation and Nominating and Governance
Committees. We believe we are in compliance with the
applicable corporate governance listing standards of the
New York Stock Exchange, as of the date of this report.
Darden Restaurants Foundation Annual Report
To receive a copy of the 2007 Darden Restaurants
Foundation Annual Report, mail a request to the
Foundation Administrator, Darden Restaurants, Inc.,
P.O. Box 593330, Orlando, FL 32859-3330, or visit our
Web site at www.darden.com.
Notice of Annual Meeting
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held at
10:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time on Friday,
September 14, 2007, at the Hyatt Regency Orlando
International Airport, 9300 Airport Boulevard,
Orlando, FL 32827.
As of the close of business on July 23, 2007, we had
XX,000 registered shareholders of record.
Markets
New York Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Symbol: DRI
Certifications
We have filed as exhibits to our Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended May 27, 2007, the Chief Executive
Ocer and Chief Financial Ocer certications required by
Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. We have also
submitted the required annual Chief Executive Ocer
certication to the New York Stock Exchange.
Company Address
Darden Restaurants, Inc.
5900 Lake Ellenor Drive
Orlando, FL 32809
Phone: (407) 245-4000
Mailing Address
Darden Restaurants, Inc.
P.O. Box 593330
Orlando, FL 32859-3330
Web Site Addresses
www.darden.com
www.redlobster.com
www.olivegarden.com
www.bahamabreeze.com
www.seasons52.com
In alignment with Dardens commitment to sustainability, this report has been printed on paper manufactured with at least 90% ber
from well-managed forests. These forests are certied to a sustainable forest management standard with 10% made from post-consumer
recycled ber.
Diversity is both a core value and a competitive advantage for Darden. As an example of our continuing commitment to diversity, this
annual report was designed by a woman-owned company, Corporate Reports Inc. of Atlanta, GA; and printed by a certied minority
vendor, Graphic Press of Los Angeles, CA.