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EX-99.1 - NEWS RELEASE - DARDEN RESTAURANTS INCq2fy15exhibit991-earnings.htm
EX-99.2 - PRESENTATION - DARDEN RESTAURANTS INCfy15q2presentationexhibi.htm



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: December 16, 2014
(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)
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 2.02
Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

Darden Restaurants, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a news release dated December 16, 2014, entitled “Darden Restaurants Reports Second Quarter Results; Tightens Adjusted Earnings Outlook for the Full Fiscal Year and Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend,” a copy of which is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The information in this Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 hereto, 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”), or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 7.01
Regulation FD Disclosure.

The Company will hold a conference call on Tuesday, December 16, 2014 (see information in the news release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 under “Investor Conference Call”). A copy of a slide presentation referenced on the conference call is furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The information in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.2 hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. The information in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number
 
Description
99.1
 
News release dated December 16, 2014, entitled “Darden Restaurants Reports Second Quarter Results; Tightens Adjusted Earnings Outlook for the Full Fiscal Year and Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend.”
99.2
 
Presentation of Darden Restaurants, Inc. dated December 16, 2014, entitled “FY2015 Q2 Review | FY2015 Outlook.”




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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: December 16, 2014



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EXHIBIT INDEX
 

Exhibit
Number
 
Description of Exhibit
99.1
 
News release dated December 16, 2014, entitled “Darden Restaurants Reports Second Quarter Results; Tightens Adjusted Earnings Outlook for the Full Fiscal Year and Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend.”
99.2
 
Presentation of Darden Restaurants, Inc. dated December 16, 2014, entitled “FY2015 Q2 Review | FY2015 Outlook.”




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