Darden Restaurants Inc. will host its Fiscal 2012 Second Quarter conference call next Friday, December 16, at 8:30 a.m. EST . 

The conference call will be broadcast live over the Internet.

Clarence Otis, chairman & CEO, and other senior management will cover subjects including forward-looking information, such as the outlook for the current month or quarter, and the company's previously announced earnings guidance. Questions may be poised to management by participants on the call and in response the company may disclose additional material information.

A copy of the press release announcing the earnings, the Form 8-K used to file the release with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and any other financial and statistical information about the period covered in the conference call, including any information required by Regulation G, will be available under the heading "Investor Relations" on the company's website at www.darden.com.

To listen to the call live, go to the website listed below at least fifteen minutes early to register, download, and install any necessary audio software. 

For those who cannot listen to the live broadcast, a replay will be available shortly after the call.

List live at http://www.videonewswire.com/event.asp?id=83995