U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 3
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
MORRIS EDNA
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
5900 LAKE ELLENOR DRIVE
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(Street)
ORLANDO FLORIDA 32859-3330
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
4/1/2002
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3. IRS Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an Entity (Voluntary)
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4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
DARDEN RESTAURANTS, INC. (DRI)
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5. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
[_] Director [_] 10% Owner
[X] Officer (give title below) [_] Other (specify below)
PRESIDENT, RED LOBSTER
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6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check applicable line)
[X] Form Filed by One Reporting Person
[_] Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
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3. Ownership Form:
2. Amount of Securities Direct (D) or
1. Title of Security Beneficially Owned Indirect (I) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 5) (Instr. 4)
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Common Stock 23,293 D
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* If the Form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see Instruction
5(b)(v).
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
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FORM 3 (continued)
Table II -- Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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5. Owner-
3. Title and Amount of Securities ship
Underlying Derivative Security Form of
2. Date Exercisable (Instr. 4) Derivative
and Expiration Date --------------------------------- 4. Conver- Security:
(Month/Day/Year) Amount sion or Direct 6. Nature of
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Date Expira- Number Price of Indirect Beneficial
1. Title of Derivative Exer- tion of Derivative (I) Ownership
Security (Instr. 4) cisable Date Title Shares Security (Instr. 5) (Instr. 5)
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Stock Options 1 Common
(Right to buy) 06/21/02 06/21/10 Stock 52,250 $15.75 D
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Stock Options 1 Common
(Right to buy) 11/30/00 11/30/08 Stock 75,000 $15.9688 D
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Stock Options 1 Common
(Right to buy) 11/30/00 11/30/08 Stock 13,150 $15.9688 D
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Stock Options Common
(Right to buy) 11/28/99 05/28/09 Stock 5,374 $21.125 D
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Stock Options 1 Common
(Right to buy) 06/22/01 06/22/09 Stock 50,000 $21.9375 D
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Stock Options 1 Common
(Right to buy) 06/20/03 06/20/11 Stock 50,000 $25.635 D
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Explanation of Responses:
1 This option becomes exercisable in equal installments of 33 1/3% per year,
beginning on the stated execisable date.
/s/ Douglas E. Wentz 4/9/2002
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
BY: DOUGLAS E. WENTZ, Attorney-in-fact
EDNA MORRIS
5900 LAKE ELLENOR DRIVE
P.O. BOX 593330
ORLANDO, FLORIDA 32859-3330
4/1/2002
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
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