Darden reschedules 2014 annual meeting of shareholders

Darden Restaurants, Inc. (DRI) announced today it is rescheduling its 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders for Friday, October 10, 2014. Preliminary proxy statement materials for the 2014 Annual Meeting are currently in the process of required review by the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and have not yet gone definitive.  As a result, definitive proxy statement materials have not yet been distributed to shareholders.  It is expected that these materials will be filed with the SEC and distributed to shareholders soon.  The new meeting date will help ensure that Darden shareholders have adequate time to review these materials and make informed decisions at the 2014 Annual Meeting regarding Darden's future.  The record date for the Annual Meeting will remain August 11, 2014.

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