2013 Annual Report - Investor Relations - Darden Restaurants

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Executive and Operating TeamsRonald BojaladSenior Vice President,Group HumanResourcesDavid GeorgePresident,Olive GardenValerie InsignaresPresident,LongHorn SteakhouseJames LawrenceSenior Vice President,Chief Supply ChainOfficerEugene LeePresident,Specialty RestaurantGroupKim LopdrupSenior Vice President,Business DevelopmentDave LothropSenior Vice President,Corporate ControllerRobert McAdamSenior Vice President,Government andCommunity AffairsDaisy NgSenior Vice President,Chief HumanResources OfficerDavid PickensChief RestaurantOperations OfficerPatti Reilly-WhiteSenior Vice President,Chief InformationOfficerBrad RichmondSenior Vice President,Chief Financial OfficerTeresa SebastianSenior Vice President,General Counseland SecretaryWill SetliffSenior Vice President,Chief MarketingOfficerSalli A. SettaPresident,Red LobsterSuk SinghSenior Vice President,Chief DevelopmentOfficer68 Darden Restaurants, Inc. 2013 Annual Report
Shareholder InformationCompany AddressDarden Restaurants, Inc.1000 Darden Center DriveOrlando, FL 32837(407) 245-4000Mailing AddressDarden Restaurants, Inc.P.O. Box 695011Orlando, FL 32869-5011Website Addresseswww.darden.comwww.redlobster.comwww.olivegarden.comwww.longhornsteakhouse.comwww.bahamabreeze.comwww.seasons52.comwww.thecapitalgrille.comwww.eddiev.comwww.yardhouse.comTransfer Agent, Registrar andDividend PaymentsWells Fargo Shareowner Services1110 Centre Pointe Curve, Suite 101MAC N9173-010Mendota Heights, MN 55120Phone: (877) 602-7596 or (651) 450-4064www.wellsfargo.com/com/investments/shareowner_servicesAddress correspondence as appropriate to theattention of:Address ChangesStock TransfersShareholder ServicesIndependent Registered Public Accounting FirmKPMG LLP111 North Orange AvenueSuite 1600Orlando, FL 32801Phone: (407) 423-3426Shareholder Reports/Investor InquiriesShareholders seeking information about Darden Restaurants, Inc.are invited to contact the Investor Relations Department at(800) 832-7336. Shareholders may request to receive,free of charge, copies of quarterly earnings releases.Information may also be obtained by visiting ourwebsite at www.darden.com. Annual reports, SEC filings,press releases and other Company news are readily availableon the website.Our website also includes corporate governance information,including our Corporate Governance Guidelines, Code of BusinessConduct and Ethics, and board committee charters, including thecharters for our Audit, Compensation and Nominating andGovernance Committees.Notice of Annual MeetingThe Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held at 10:00 a.m.Eastern Daylight Savings Time on Wednesday, September 18,2013, at the The Peabody Orlando, 9801 International Drive,Orlando, Florida 32819.As of the close of business on June 28, 2013, we had 41,679registered shareholders of record.MarketsNew York Stock ExchangeStock Exchange Symbol: DRIIn alignment with Darden’s commitment to sustainability,parts of this report have been printed on paper thatis manufactured with 10% post-consumer waste. Theseforests are certified to a responsibly managed forestmanagement standard.Diversity is both a core value and a competitive advantagefor Darden. As an example of our continuing commitment todiversity, this annual report was designed by a woman-ownedcompany, Corporate Reports Inc., Atlanta, GA. Printed byColorGraphics, Los Angeles, CA.Form 10-K ReportShareholders may request a free copy of ourForm 10-K, including schedules but excludingexhibits, by writing to:Investor Relations, Darden Restaurants, Inc.P.O. Box 695011, Orlando, FL 32869-5011Forward-Looking StatementsThis report contains forward-looking statements. By their nature,forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties thatcould cause actual results to differ materially from those set forthin or implied by such forward-looking statements. Additionalcautionary and other information with respect to these forwardlookingstatements is set forth in “Management’s Discussionand Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations –Forward-Looking Statements.”
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