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: October 12, 2011
(Date of earliest event reported)
DARDEN RESTAURANTS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission File Number: 1-13666
| Florida | 59-3305930 | |
| (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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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
Darden Restaurants, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a news release dated October 12, 2011, entitled “Darden Restaurants, Inc. Announces Agreement with Eddie V’s Restaurants, Inc. to Purchase Eddie V’s Prime Seafood and Wildfish Seafood Grille Restaurant Brands,” a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 99 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99 | News release dated October 12, 2011, entitled “Darden Restaurants, Inc. Announces Agreement with Eddie V’s Restaurants, Inc. to Purchase Eddie V’s Prime Seafood and Wildfish Seafood Grille Restaurant Brands.” | |
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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/ C. Bradford Richmond | |
| C. Bradford Richmond Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||
Date: October 12, 2011
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description of Exhibit | |
| 99 | News release dated October 12, 2011, entitled “Darden Restaurants, Inc. Announces Agreement with Eddie V’s Restaurants, Inc. to Purchase Eddie V’s Prime Seafood and Wildfish Seafood Grille Restaurant Brands.” | |
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