UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 13, 2007
DARDEN RESTAURANTS, INC.
| Florida | 1-13666 | 59-3305930 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification | ||
| incorporation) | No.) |
5900 Lake Ellenor Drive, Orlando, Florida 32809
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(407) 245-4000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events |
On September 14, 2007, Darden Restaurants, Inc. (“Darden”) and RARE Hospitality International, Inc. (“RARE”) issued a joint press release announcing that they had received notification from the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) on September 13, 2007 that the FTC has granted early termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976. A copy of the press release is included as Exhibit 99.01 to this report and is incorporated in this report by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
| (d) Exhibits | ||
| Exhibit Number | Description | |
| 99.01 | Joint press release, dated September 14, 2007, of Darden Restaurants, Inc. and | |
| RARE Hospitality International, Inc. regarding early termination of the waiting | ||
| period under the HSR Act | ||
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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. | ||||
| (Registrant) | ||||
| Date: September 14, 2007 | By: /s/ Paula J. Shives | |||
| Name: Paula J. Shives | ||||
| Title: Senior Vice President, General | ||||
| Counsel and Secretary | ||||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| 99.01 | Joint press release, dated September 14, 2007, of Darden Restaurants, Inc. and | |
| RARE Hospitality International, Inc. regarding early termination of the waiting | ||
| period under the HSR Act |
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