Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.





On September 23, 2021, Darden Restaurants, Inc. (the Company) issued a news
release entitled "Darden Restaurants Reports Fiscal 2022 First Quarter Results;
Declares Quarterly Dividend; Announces Additional $750 Million Share Repurchase
Authorization; And Increases Fiscal 2022 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 9.01   Financial Statements and Exhibits.


(d)Exhibits.
   Exhibit
    Number           Description of Exhibit
     99.1              News release dated     September 23    , 2021

entitled "Darden Restaurants Reports


                     Fiscal 202    2     First     Quarter Results    ;

Declares Quarterly Dividend;


                         Annou    nces Additional     $    75    0 Million Share Repurchase
                         Auth    orization    ; And     Increases     Fiscal 202    2     Outlook"




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