UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16.
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
WALSH, RICHARD J.
5900 LAKE ELLENOR DRIVE
P. O. BOX 593330
ORLANDO, FL 32859-3330
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
DARDEN RESTAURANTS, INC. (DRI)
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Year
11/2000
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
( ) Director ( ) 10% Owner
(X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other (specify below)
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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+---------------------------------+----------+-------------+-----------------------------+----------------+-----------+------------+
|1. Title of Security |2. Trans- |3. Trans- |4. Securities Acquired (A) |5. Amount of |6. Owner- |7. Nature |
| | action | action | or Disposed of (D) | Securities | ship | of In- |
| | Date | Code | | Beneficially | Form: | direct |
| | | | | Owned at | Direct | Bene- |
| | (Month/ | | | End of | (D) or | ficial |
| | Day/ +-------+-----+-----------+------+----------+ Month | Indirect| Owner- |
| | Year) |Code |V |Amount |A/D |Price | | (I) | ship |
+---------------------------------+----------+-------+-----+-----------+------+----------+----------------+-----------+------------+
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Common Stock 11/08/2000 M 481 A $11.308100 D
Common Stock 11/08/2000 S -481 D $23.000000 D
Common Stock 11/08/2000 M 775 A $12.282300 D
Common Stock 11/08/2000 S -775 D $23.000000 D
Common Stock 11/08/2000 M 4190 A $9.856900 D
Common Stock 11/08/2000 S -4190 D $23.000000 D
Common Stock 11/10/2000 M 1397 A $12.492600 D
Common Stock 11/10/2000 S -1397 D $23.000000 D
Common Stock 11/10/2000 M 4842 A $11.110500 D
Common Stock 11/10/2000 S -4842 D $23.000000 D
Common Stock 11/10/2000 M 894 A $12.127200 D
Common Stock 11/10/2000 S -894 D $23.000000 D
Common Stock 11/10/2000 M 3243 A $11.308100 D
Common Stock 11/10/2000 S -3243 D $23.000000 D
Common Stock 11/10/2000 M 3724 A $11.563100 D
Common Stock 11/10/2000 S -3724 D $23.000000 26331 D
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TABLE II -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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+-------------+--------+----------+---------+-----------+---------------------+----------------+----------+--------+-------+-------+
|1. |2. |3. |4. |5. |6. |7. |8. |9. |10. |11. |
| | | | | | | | |Number |Owner- | |
| | | | | | | | |of |ship | |
| | | | | | | | |Deriv- |Form of| |
| | | | | | |Title and Amount| |ative |Deriv- | |
| | | | | | |of Underlying | |Secur- |ative |Nature |
| |Conver- | | |Number of | |Securities | |ities |Secur- |of |
| |sion or | | |Derivative |Date Exercisable +-------+--------+ |Benefi- |ity: |In- |
| |Exercise| | |Securities |and Expiration Date | |Amount | |cially |Direct |direct |
| |Price of|Transac- |Transac- |Acquired(A)|(Month/Day/Year) | |or | |Owned |(D) or |Bene- |
|Title of |Deriv- |tion Date |tion Code|Disposed(D)+----------+----------+ |Number |Price of |at End |In- |ficial |
|Derivative |ative |(Month/ +------+--+-----+-----+Date Exer-|Expira- | |of |Derivative|of |direct |Owner- |
|Security |Security|Day/Year) |Code |V |(A) |(D) |cisable |tion Date |Title |Shares |Security |Month |(I) |ship |
+-------------+--------+----------+------+--+-----+-----+----------+----------+-------+--------+----------+--------+-------+-------+
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C><C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Stock Option $9.8569 11/08/2000 M 4190 06/24/1994 07/24/2001 Common 4190 $0.000000 0 D
Stock
Stock Option $11.1105 11/10/2000 M 4842 09/20/1993 10/20/2003 Common 4842 $0.000000 0 D
Stock
Stock Option $11.3081 11/08/2000 M 481 06/22/1996 07/22/2002 Common 481 $0.000000 D
Stock
Stock Option $11.3081 11/10/2000 M 3243 06/22/1996 07/22/2002 Common 3243 $0.000000 0 D
Stock
Stock Option $11.5631 11/10/2000 M 3724 06/28/1997 07/28/2003 Common 3724 $0.000000 0 D
Stock
Stock Option $12.1272 11/10/2000 M 894 12/14/1995 01/14/2003 Common 894 $0.000000 0 D
Stock
Stock Option $12.2823 11/08/2000 M 775 12/09/1994 01/09/2002 Common 775 $0.000000 0 D
Stock
Stock Option $12.4926 11/10/2000 M 1397 09/21/1992 10/21/2002 Common 1397 $0.000000 0 D
Stock
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Explanation of Responses:
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/ RICHARD J. WALSH
DATE
12/04/2000
