NEW YORK (Standard&Poor's) Oct. 10, 2013--Standard&Poor's Ratings Services said today that published reports stating that Barington Capital Group LP has taken a low-single-digit stake in Darden Restaurants Inc.'s common stock has no immediate impact on our 'BBB-' corporate credit rating or the stable outlook on Darden. We assume Barington will pursue conversations with Darden regarding possible strategic or financial initiatives to enhance shareholder value, but we think it is uncertain at this point if any initiatives will be pursued and what the potential impact of these initiatives would be on Daren's financial or business risk profiles. Still, pursuit of such initiatives, if they occur, could cause us to place the ratings on CreditWatch and potentially revise
