Darden Announces Tender Results For Notes

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

today announced the final results for its previously announced cash tender offers (each offer an "Offer" and collectively, the "Offers") for up to $610,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its outstanding 4.50% Senior Notes due 2021 ("2021 Notes"), 3.350% Senior Notes due 2022 ("2022 Notes"), 6.000% Senior Notes due 2035 (the "2035 Notes") and 6.200% Senior Notes due 2017 ("2017 Notes" and, together with the 2021 Notes, 2022 Notes and 2035 Notes, the "Notes"). The Offers were made pursuant to an Offer to Purchase, dated June 30, 2014 (the "Offer to Purchase"), and the related Letter of Transmittal, as amended by Darden's press releases on July 15, 2014 and July 25, 2014.