DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC — Director's Dealing 2013

Jun 21, 2013

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC (DRI)
CIK: 0000940944
Period of Report: 2013-06-19

Reporting Person: DAVID R. LOTHROP (SVP, Corporate Controller)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2013-06-19	Common Stock	F	34.0000	$52.6200	Disposed	3280.1880	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	769.0701	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Includes an aggregate of 18 shares acquired through dividend reinvestment on August 11, 2012, and November 1, 2012, on stock held in the company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

F2: The number of shares reported is based on a recent plan statement and is derived from an undivided interest in a fund consisting of both Darden common stock and a small cash position that fluctuates from time to time. The number of shares reported may change based on the size of the cash position at the time of reporting and dividend reinvestments.