## Shareholder Information 

## CompanyAddress 

Darden Restaurants, Inc. 5900 Lake Ellenor Drive Orlando, FL 32809 Phone: (407) 245-4000 

## TransferAgent, Registrar and Dividend Payments 

Wachovia Bank National Association 1525 West W.T. Harris Boulevard, 3C3 Charlotte, NC 28288-1153 Phone: (800) 829-8432 

Address correspondence as appropriate to the attention of: Address Changes Stock Transfers Shareholder Services 

## Independent Registered PublicAccounting Firm 

KPMG LLP 100 North Tampa Street Suite 1700 Tampa, FL 33602 Phone: (813) 223-1466 

## 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. Recorded summaries of quarterly earnings announcements and other news are available on the toll-free line. Shareholders may also request to receive, free of charge, copies of our quarterly earnings releases. 

## MailingAddress 

Darden Restaurants, Inc. P.O. Box 593330 Orlando, FL 32859-3330 

Information may also be obtained by visiting our Web site at www.darden.com. Annual reports, SEC filings, 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 2004 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. 

## Annual Meeting of Shareholders 

The Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time, Wednesday, September 29, 2004, at Gaylord Palms Orlando Resort Hotel, 6000 W. Osceola Parkway, Kissimmee, FL 34746. 

## Markets 

New York Stock Exchange Stock Exchange Symbol: DRI 

## Web SiteAddresses 

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