DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC — Director's Dealing 2013

Jul 22, 2013

SEC Form 3 — Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC (DRI)
CIK: 0000940944
Period of Report: 2013-07-15

Reporting Person: Setta Salli A. (President, Red Lobster)

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	32963.2890	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$32.5500	2019-07-29	Common Stock (20381.0000)		Direct
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$33.0950	2015-06-16	Common Stock (20900.0000)		Direct
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$33.4400	2018-07-23	Common Stock (19550.0000)		Direct
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$35.8050	2016-06-15	Common Stock (19852.0000)		Direct
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$42.5800	2020-07-28	Common Stock (21652.0000)		Direct
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$42.6800	2017-07-25	Common Stock (18276.0000)		Direct
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$49.0500	2022-07-25	Common Stock (16651.0000)		Direct
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$51.2600	2021-07-27	Common Stock (16837.0000)		Direct

Footnotes

F1: This option vested in three equal annual installments beginning on the second anniversary of the grant.