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
BLUM, BRAD
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)
PRESIDENT THE OLIVE GARDEN, N. A.
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 11/22/2000 M 2160 A $12.282300 D
Common Stock 11/22/2000 S -2160 D $26.000000 D
Common Stock 11/22/2000 M 8939 A $10.677000 D
Common Stock 11/22/2000 S -8939 D $26.000000 D
Common Stock 11/22/2000 M 18622 A $9.856900 D
Common Stock 11/22/2000 S -18622 D $26.000000 D
Common Stock 11/22/2000 S -20822 D $26.000000 192318 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 11/22/2000 M 18622 06/24/1992 07/24/2001 Common 18622 $0.000000 0 D
Stock
Stock Option $10.677 11/22/2000 M 8939 09/16/1992 10/16/2001 Common 8939 $0.000000 0 D
Stock
Stock Option $12.2823 11/22/2000 M 2160 12/09/1994 01/09/2002 Common 2160 $0.000000 0 D
Stock
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Explanation of Responses:
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/ BRAD BLUM
DATE
12/07/2000