SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D. C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13G

                                   Amendment 3

                  Under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934

                            Darden Restaurants, Inc.
                                (Name of Issuer)

                                  Common Stock
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    237194105
                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                December 31, 2007
             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:

     This Schedule is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b)

The information required in the remainder of this cover page (except any items
to which the form provides a cross-reference) shall not be deemed to be "filed"
for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or
otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be
subject to all other provisions of the Act.



CUSIP NO. 237194105

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1)   Name of Reporting Person                Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

     S.S. or I.R.S. Identification
     No. of Above Person                     IRS No. 13-3180631
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2)   Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group                   (a) [ ]
                                                                        (b) [X]*

*    This filing describes the reporting person's relationship with other
     persons, but the reporting person does not affirm the existence of a group.
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3)   SEC Use Only

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4)   Citizenship or Place of Organization

     Delaware
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               (5)  Sole Voting Power

                    -0-
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  NUMBER OF    (6)  Shared Voting Power
   SHARES
BENEFICIALLY        18,377
  OWNED BY     -----------------------------------------------------------------
    EACH       (7)  Sole Dispositive Power
  REPORTING
   PERSON           -0-
    WITH       -----------------------------------------------------------------
               (8)  Shared Dispositive Power

                    534,244
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9)   Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

     534,244
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10)  Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares

     Not Applicable
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11)  Percent of Class Represented by Amount In Row (9)

     0.39%
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12)  Type of Reporting Person

     CO
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1(a) Name of Issuer:                        Darden Restaurants, Inc.

1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal          5900 Lake Ellenor Drive
     Executive Offices:                     Orlando, FL 32809

2(a) Name of Person Filing:                 Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

2(b) Address of Principal Business Office:  Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
                                            145 Ameriprise Financial Center
                                            Minneapolis, MN 55474

2(c) Citizenship:                           Delaware

2(d) Title of Class of Securities:          Common Stock

2(e) Cusip Number:                          237194105

3    Information if statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b):
     This statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b) and the
     person filing, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. is a parent holding company in
     accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G). (Note: See Item 7)

4(a) Amount Beneficially Owned as of December 31, 2007: 534,244 shares may be
     deemed beneficially owned by the reporting person within the meaning of
     Rule 13d-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The reporting person,
     and each of its subsidiaries identified on the attached Exhibit I disclaims
     beneficial ownership of any shares reported on this Schedule.

4(b) Percent of Class: 0.39%

4(c) Number of Shares as to which such person has:

     (i)  Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 0

     (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 0*

     (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0

     (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 534,244**

*    Certain shares of the issuer's Common Stock are held in RiverSource Trust
     Collective Funds (the "Funds"). Ameriprise Trust Company, a wholly owned
     subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc., is the trustee and investment
     manager of the Funds and has discretionary authority to vote and/or dispose
     of these shares. However, the shares are beneficially



     owned by the various retirement plans participating in the Funds. Certain
     other shares of the issuer's Common Stock are held in trust for the benefit
     of employees participating in one or more employee benefit plans subject to
     the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"),
     with respect to which Ameriprise Trust Company serves as trustee. As a plan
     trustee, Ameriprise Trust Company votes shares allocated to participant
     accounts as directed by plan participants, subject to Section 404 of ERISA.
     All shares allocated to participants for whom no voting instructions are
     received are not voted.

**   Certain shares of the issuer's Common Stock are held in trust for the
     benefit of employees participating in one or more employee benefit plans
     with respect to which Ameriprise Trust Company, a wholly owned subsidiary
     of Ameriprise Financial, Inc., serves as trustee. Shares of Common Stock
     held by the trustee on behalf of the plans may be disposed of by the plans
     or the trustee only in accordance with the terms of the plan. Certain other
     shares of the issuer's Common Stock are held in RiverSource Trust
     Collective Funds for which Ameriprise Trust Company is the trustee and
     investment manager. However, these shares are beneficially owned by the
     various retirement plans participating in the RiverSource Trust Collective
     Funds.

5    Ownership of 5% or Less of a Class:

     If this statement is being filed to report the fact as of the date hereof
     the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than
     five percent of the class of securities, check the following (X).

6    Ownership of more than 5% on Behalf of Another Person:

     Various persons have the right to receive or the power to direct the
     receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the Common
     Stock of Darden Restaurants, Inc. The interest of one person, Ameriprise
     Trust Company, amounted to 0 shares or 0% of the total outstanding Common
     Stock of the issuer at December 31, 2007. Ameriprise Trust Company may be
     deemed to be the beneficial owner of such shares by virtue of serving as
     directed trustee for certain employee benefit plans and by virtue of
     serving as trustee and investment manager of the RiverSource Trust
     Collective Funds.

7    Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the
     Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company:

                                  See Exhibit I

8    Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:

                                 Not Applicable

9    Notice of Dissolution of Group:

                                 Not Applicable



10   Certification:

          By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
     belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary
     course of business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have
     the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such
     securities and were not acquired in connection with or as a participant in
     any transaction having such purposes or effect.

          After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
     certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete
     and correct.

                                        Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

                                        Dated: December 31, 2007


                                        By  /s/ Wade M Voigt
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                                           Wade M Voigt
                                           Director - Fund Administration
                                           Name/Title
                                           Telephone: (612) 671-5682



                                  Exhibit Index

Exhibit I   Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired
            the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company.



                                    Exhibit I
                                       To
                                  Schedule 13G

Ameriprise Financial, Inc., a Delaware Corporation, is a parent holding company.
The classification and identity of the relevant subsidiaries is as follows:

Bank - Ameriprise Trust Company, a trust company organized under the laws of the
State of Minnesota

Investment Company - RiverSource Funds, comprised of investment companies
registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940

Investment Adviser - RiverSource Investments, LLC, an investment adviser
registered under section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.