DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC — Director's Dealing 2015

Sep 24, 2015

SEC Form 3 — Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC (DRI)
CIK: 0000940944
Period of Report: 2015-09-17

Reporting Person: Cardenas Ricardo (SVP Chief Strategy Officer)

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	6507.7340	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$44.4900	2024-07-23	Common Stock (17250.0000)		Direct
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$48.3800	2023-07-24	Common Stock (12552.0000)		Direct
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$49.0500	2022-07-25	Common Stock (9476.0000)		Direct
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$51.2600	2021-07-27	Common Stock (9580.0000)		Direct
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$55.4300	2024-11-17	Common Stock (49403.0000)		Direct
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$73.1800	2025-07-29	Common Stock (11314.0000)		Direct

Footnotes

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

F2: This option vested in two equal annual installments beginning on the third anniversary of the grant.