DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC — Director's Dealing 2014

Nov 13, 2014

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC (DRI)
CIK: 0000940944
Period of Report: 2014-11-11

Reporting Person: BLUM BRAD (Director)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2014-11-11	Restricted Stock Units	$	A	2086.0000	Acquired		Common Stock (2086.0000)	Direct
2014-11-11	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$55.7200	A	2776.0000	Acquired	2024-11-11	Common Stock (2776.0000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	2500.0000	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The actual conversion rate is 1-for-1.

F2: The RSUs vest on the first to occur of one year from date of grant and the date of the next annual meeting of shareholders.

F3: The options vest on the first to occur of one year from date of grant and the date of the next annual meeting of shareholders.