Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
LEE EUGENE I JR
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC [DRI] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President, Specialty Rest Grp
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
5900 LAKE ELLENOR DRIVE		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/01/2007
(Street)

ORLANDO, FL 32809		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
10/03/2007		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 10/01/2007   A(1)   7,511 A $ 0 7,511 D  
Common Stock 10/01/2007   A(1)   4,957 A $ 0 12,468 D  
Common Stock 10/01/2007   A(1)   4,898 A $ 0 17,366 D  
Common Stock 10/01/2007   A   12,362 A $ 0 29,728 D  
Common Stock 10/01/2007   A   15,493 A $ 0 45,221 D  
Common Stock 10/01/2007   A(2)   13,120 A $ 0 58,341 D  
Common Stock 10/01/2007   F   7,374 D $ 43 50,967 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Incentive Stock Option $ 16.77 10/01/2007   A(3)   29,815   10/01/2007 12/31/2010 Common Stock 29,815 $ 0 29,815 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 16.77 10/01/2007   A(3)   147,618   10/01/2007 12/31/2010 Common Stock 147,618 $ 0 147,618 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 19.6 10/01/2007   A(3)   29,941   10/01/2007 07/01/2012 Common Stock 29,941 $ 0 29,941 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 24.4 10/01/2007   A(3)   24,951   10/01/2007 06/30/2013 Common Stock 24,951 $ 0 24,951 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 30.6 10/01/2007   A(3)   22,644   10/01/2007 02/10/2014 Common Stock 22,644 $ 0 22,644 D  
Incentive Stock Option $ 30.6 10/01/2007   A(3)   3,305   10/01/2007 02/10/2014 Common Stock 3,305 $ 0 3,305 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 30.22 10/01/2007   A(3)   35,486   10/01/2007 07/20/2014 Common Stock 35,486 $ 0 35,486 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 35.76 10/01/2007   A(3)   42,676   10/01/2007 02/08/2015 Common Stock 42,676 $ 0 42,676 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 35.51 10/01/2007   A(3)   38,845   10/01/2007 02/08/2016 Common Stock 38,845 $ 0 38,845 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 35.51 10/01/2007   A(3)   34,185   10/01/2007 02/08/2016 Common Stock 34,185 $ 0 34,185 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 35.94 10/01/2007   A(3)   32,115   10/01/2007 02/13/2017 Common Stock 32,115 $ 0 32,115 D  
Restricted Stock Units $ 0 (6) 10/01/2007   A(5)   6,588     (6)   (6) Common Stock 6,588 $ 0 6,588 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (Right-to-Buy) $ 43 10/01/2007   A   129,055     (4) 10/01/2017 Common Stock 129,055 $ 0 129,055 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
LEE EUGENE I JR
5900 LAKE ELLENOR DRIVE
ORLANDO, FL 32809		       President, Specialty Rest Grp  

Signatures

 By: Douglas E. Wentz , Attorney-in-Fact for Eugene I. Lee, Jr.   10/09/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Pursuant to the merger of RARE Hospitality International, Inc. ("RARE") into a wholly-owned subsidiary of Darden Restaurants, Inc. ("Darden") on October 1, 2007 (the "Merger"), 100% of the shares of restricted stock granted to the reporting person under the RARE Hospitality International, Inc. Amended and Restated 2002 Long-Term Incentive Plan relating to the common stock of RARE vested, and pursuant to the Merger, such shares were converted into shares of Darden common stock that were issued to the reporting person.
(2) Pursuant to the Merger, two-thirds of the performance-based restricted stock units were automatically converted into Darden shares of restricted stock relating to the number of shares Darden common stock indicated.
(3) Pursuant to the Merger, an option granted to the reporting person to purchase shares of RARE common stock under the RARE Hospitality International, Inc. 1997 Long-Term Incentive Plan or the RARE Hospitality International, Inc. Amended and Restated 2002 Long-Term Incentive Plan vested in its entirety, and pursuant to the Merger, such option was converted into an option to purchase the number of shares of Darden common stock indicated.
(4) Option vests in equal installments on October 1, 2010 and on October 1, 2011.
(5) Pursuant to Merger, one-third of the performance-based restricted stock units were automatically converted into Darden restricted stock units relating to the number of shares of Darden common stock indicated.
(6) All Darden restricted stock units settle in shares of Darden common stock on a one-for-one on January 2, 2008.
 
Remarks:
This filing is amended to (i) include footnotes which were inadvertently omitted from the original filing, (ii) add the 12th row of Table II to reflect the acquisition of Darden restricted stock units, and (iii) add the last line in Table I to reflect shares of Darden common stock withheld for taxes. The remainder of this filing is restated in its entirety without change.

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