Web SiteAddresses MailingAddress CompanyAddress TransferAgent, Registrar and Dividend Payments Independent Registered PublicAccounting Firm Form 10-K Report Shareholder Reports/Investor Inquiries Markets Annual Meeting of Shareholders Darden Restaurants Foundation Annual Report Shareholder Information Darden Restaurants Darden Restaurants, Inc.  5900 Lake Ellenor Drive  Orlando, FL 32809  Phone: (407) 245-4000 Darden Restaurants, Inc.  P.O. Box 593330  Orlando, FL 32859-3330 www.darden.com www.redlobster.com www.olivegarden.com tuscany.olivegarden.com www.bahamabreeze.com www.smokeybones.com www.seasons52.com Wachovia Bank National Association  1525 West W.T. Harris Boulevard, 3C3  Charlotte, NC 28288-1153  Phone: (800) 829-8432 Address correspondence as appropriate to the attention of:  Address Changes  Stock Transfers  Shareholder Services 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. To receive a copy of the 2004 Darden Restaurants Foundation Annual 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. The Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time, Wednesday, September 29, 2004, at Gaylord Palms Orlando Resort Hotel,  6000 W. Osceola Parkway, Kissimmee, FL 34746. KPMG LLP  100 North Tampa Street  Suite 1700  Tampa, FL 33602  Phone: (813) 223-1466 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. 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 our quarterly earnings releases. New York Stock Exchange  Stock Exchange Symbol: DRI 56  Darden Restaurants