X0202 4 2004-09-30 0000940944 DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC DRI 0001018577 SWEATT BLAINE III 5900 LAKE ELLENOR DRIVE P.O. BOX 593330 ORLANDO FL 32859-3330 1 1 0 0 EVP & President, New Business Common Stock 2004-09-30 4 M 0 29889 6.608 A 411149 D Common Stock 2004-09-30 4 F 0 14141 23.295 D 397008 D Common Stock 2153.407 I Savings Plan Stock Option (Right to Buy) 6.608 2004-09-30 4 M 0 29889 0 D 1994-09-19 2004-10-19 Common Stock 29889 0 D The number of shares reported is based on a plan statement dated September 30, 2004, and is derived from an undivided interest in a fund consisting of both Darden common stock and a small cash position that fluctuates from time to time. The number of shares reported may change based on the size of the cash position at the time of reporting. The option vests in five equal annual installments beginning 9-19-94. Douglas E. Wentz, Attorney-in-fact for SWEATT, III, BLAINE, 5900 Lake Ellenor Drive, P.O. Box 593330, Orlando, FL 32859-3330, Darden Restaurants, Inc. (DRI) 2004-10-01