Transfer Agent, Registrar and
Dividend Payments
Wells Fargo Shareowner Services
161 N. Concord Exchange
South St. Paul, MN 55075-1139
Phone: (877) 602-7596 or (651) 450-4064
www.wellsfargo.com/com/shareowner_services

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

Independent Registered Public
Accounting Firm
KPMG LLP
111 North Orange Avenue
Suite 1600
Orlando, FL 32801
Phone: (407) 423-3426

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 quarterly earnings releases.

     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 Being of Service Report
To receive a copy of the 2006 Darden Restaurants Being of Service 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.

Notice of Annual Meeting
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held at 10:00 a.m.
Eastern Daylight Savings Time on Friday, September 15, 2006, at The Peabody Hotel, 9801 International Drive, Orlando, FL 32819.

     As of the close of business on July 24, 2006, we had 37,327
shareholders of record.

Markets
New York Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Symbol: DRI

Certifications
We have filed as exhibits to our Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended May 28, 2006, the Chief Executive Officer and
Chief Financial Officer certifi cations required by Section 302 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. We have also submitted the required
annual Chief Executive Officer certification to the New York
Stock Exchange.