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Darden Restaurants filings document formal disclosures for a New York Stock Exchange-listed restaurant operator with common stock trading under DRI. Recent Form 8-K reports furnish earnings releases, quarterly and annual results, dividend actions, fiscal outlook updates, share repurchase authorization details and related financial exhibits.
The company's SEC record also covers governance and compensation matters, including definitive proxy disclosures, board and executive compensation information, equity incentive arrangements and officer-related events. These filings frame Darden's reporting around restaurant segment performance, capital returns, registered securities, corporate governance and material events affecting its public-company obligations.
DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC (DRI) director Timothy J. Wilmott reported an equity compensation grant and updated holdings. On 2026-08-30, he received 153 restricted stock units as part of FY19–FY27 director compensation, which convert into common stock on a one-for-one basis and are deliverable after his termination of board service. Following this award, he directly holds 6,337 RSUs and indirectly holds 27,094 common shares through a trust.
DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC (DRI) reported director equity compensation activity for board member Daryl Kenningham. On 2026-08-30, he received 150 restricted stock units as part of FY26 director compensation and elected to take his quarterly cash retainer entirely in RSUs that settled immediately. The RSUs converted on a one-for-one basis into 150 shares of common stock, increasing his directly held common stock to 1,924 shares after the transactions. The filing does not indicate use of a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.
Wellington Management Group LLP and related entities report beneficial ownership in Darden Restaurants, Inc. common stock. They report beneficial ownership of 3,884,070 shares, representing 3.39% of the outstanding common stock. All reported shares are held with shared voting and dispositive power through investment-advisory relationships with their clients, which are the record owners. No single client is reported to hold more than five percent of this class of securities.
Darden Restaurants, Inc. is asking shareholders to vote at its virtual annual meeting on September 23, 2026. Shareholders of record as of July 29, 2026 may elect nine directors, give an advisory vote on executive compensation, ratify KPMG LLP as auditor for the fiscal year ending May 30, 2027, and consider a shareholder proposal requiring Board review and disclosure when any director receives under 80% support in an uncontested election, which the Board recommends voting against.
The company highlights record fiscal 2026 performance with $13.2B total sales, diluted EPS of $10.44, $1.2B in net earnings from continuing operations, $1.9B in net cash from operations, and $1.4B returned to shareholders via dividends and repurchases, alongside 4.5% same-restaurant sales growth and 43 net new restaurants. Governance features include an independent Chair, annual election of all directors under a majority vote standard, fully independent committees, and the ability of 10% of shareholders to call a special meeting. The proxy also details sustainability, climate, deforestation and animal-welfare initiatives, and a human capital strategy focused on hiring, training, rewarding, and retaining team members.
Darden Restaurants executive John W. Wilkerson, President, Olive Garden, reported an option exercise and share sales. On August 5, 2026, he exercised options for 6,364 shares of common stock at $124.2400 per share, then sold 2,500 and 6,364 shares at weighted average prices of $208.4141 and $208.2970. After these trades, he continued to hold 614.8433 shares indirectly through a 401k plan.
A holder of DRI common stock filed a notice of proposed sales under Form 144. The sales relate to 6,364 shares tied to an Exercise of Options Under a Registered Plan1,670 and 830 shares from Restricted Stock Vesting Under a Registered Plan
Darden Restaurants Inc. executive Laura B. Williamson, President of LongHorn Steakhouse, reported selling a total of 1,553 shares of common stock on July 31, 2026, in two non-derivative transactions at weighted average prices of $204.3172 and $204.8946 per share. She now holds 10,754.4050 shares directly, 5,535.8010 shares indirectly through her spouse, and 936.4190 shares indirectly in a 401(k), with direct and spouse holdings including shares acquired via the company’s employee stock purchase and dividend reinvestment plans.