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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 FORM 8-K
 CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report: June 20, 2023
(Date of earliest event reported)
DARDEN RESTAURANTS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission File Number: 1-13666
 
Florida59-3305930
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)(IRS Employer Identification No.)
1000 Darden Center Drive, Orlando, Florida 32837
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(407) 245-4000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTrading SymbolName of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, without par valueDRINew York Stock Exchange
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Item 2.02Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On June 22, 2023, Darden Restaurants, Inc. (the Company) issued a news release entitled “Darden Restaurants Reports Fiscal 2023 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results; Increases Quarterly Dividend; And Provides Fiscal 2024 Outlook,” a copy of which is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. In addition, the slide presentation accompanying the Company’s conference call will be posted on the Company’s website.

As provided in General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Item 2.02 in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. The information in this Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 5.02Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On June 20, 2023, Eugene I. Lee, Jr., a director and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company (the Board), informed the Board that he will not stand for re-election to the Board at the Company’s 2023 annual meeting of shareholders and that he will retire from service as a director of the Company at the end of the 2023 annual meeting of shareholders, scheduled for September 20, 2023. Mr. Lee’s plan to retire is not due to any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices.

On June 20, 2023, the Board determined that effective upon Mr. Lee’s retirement from the Board, the size of the Board will be reduced to nine directors.

On June 22, 2023, the Company issued a press release announcing Mr. Lee’s retirement from the Board. A copy of the Company’s press release is attached as Exhibit 99.2 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)Exhibits.


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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
DARDEN RESTAURANTS, INC.
By:/s/ Rajesh Vennam
Rajesh Vennam
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Date: June 22, 2023


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