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The Darden Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE: DRI) SEC filings page brings together the company’s official regulatory disclosures, providing a detailed record of its financial reporting, governance decisions and material events. As a New York Stock Exchange registrant, Darden files documents such as Form 10-K annual reports, Form 10-Q quarterly reports, Form 8-K current reports and proxy statements with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Darden’s Form 8-K filings frequently furnish earnings releases, including quarterly and annual results, dividend declarations, share repurchase authorizations and updated financial outlooks. For example, the company has filed 8-Ks to provide its fiscal 2025 fourth quarter and full year results, fiscal 2026 first and second quarter results, and related outlook updates. These filings often attach the full news release as an exhibit and describe that the information is being furnished under Item 2.02, Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
Other 8-K filings address governance and compensation matters under Item 5.02, such as approval of special performance-based restricted stock unit awards for the President and Chief Executive Officer, and leadership changes within key brands. Additional items cover the results of the annual meeting of shareholders under Item 5.07, including director election outcomes, advisory votes on executive compensation, ratification of the independent registered public accounting firm and shareholder proposal results.
Darden’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule DEF 14A provides extensive detail on its board structure, corporate governance guidelines, committee responsibilities, executive compensation philosophy and programs, and stock ownership information. It also describes the logistics of the virtual annual meeting, voting procedures and the matters presented for shareholder approval.
Through its periodic reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q, Darden presents audited and interim financial statements, management’s discussion and analysis, risk factors and other disclosures that complement the snapshot information in its 8-Ks. These filings outline the company’s segment reporting, definitions of segment profit, use of non-GAAP measures such as adjusted diluted net earnings per share from continuing operations, and reconciliations to GAAP results.
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Darden Restaurants (DRI) – Form 4 filed 29 Jul 2025
Olive Garden President Daniel J. Kiernan converted previously granted equity awards into common stock on 27-28 Jul 2025. He received 6,428 FY23 performance RSUs, 3,214 FY23 annual-grant RSUs and 2,945 FY22 performance RSUs, creating 12,587 new shares. Mandatory tax-withholding sales (Code F) disposed of 1,265, 2,530 and 1,159 shares at $204.48, trimming the gross addition by 4,954 shares. After the activities, his direct beneficial holding rose to 34,988.094 shares, roughly 1,205 shares more than before the transactions. Indirect 401(k) holdings total 146.7221 shares.
Spousal accounts mirrored the vestings on a far smaller scale and ended with 242 shares after an 85-share discretionary sale at $203.91 on 29 Jul 2025 (Code S). All other sales were automatic to cover taxes. No options or other derivatives remain outstanding from the exercised awards. Net outcome: insider ownership increased modestly, with only a de-minimis open-market sale.
Form 4 filed 29-Jul-2025 reveals routine equity-compensation activity by Darden Restaurants (DRI) Group President Todd Burrowes.
- 11,715 common shares were issued on 27-28 Jul 2025 as FY22-23 performance and time-based RSUs converted (transaction code “M”, exercise price $0).
- Automatic tax-withholding sales (code “F”) removed 4,612 shares at $204.48.
- Net effect: direct ownership rose by about 7,100 shares to 53,457.968.
- Burrowes still holds 6,000 unvested performance RSUs vesting through Jul-26.
Darden Restaurants (DRI) Form 4 – 29 Jul 2025: CFO Rajesh Vennam reported multiple transactions tied to FY22-FY23 equity awards. On 27-28 Jul 2025 he exercised 13,643 restricted/performance stock units at $0 (7,284 + 3,642 + 2,717 shares, code “M”). To satisfy tax-withholding obligations he disposed of 5,165 shares at $204.48 (code “F”).
The net result is an increase of 8,478 shares; his beneficial ownership rose from 11,867.51 to 13,061.51 common shares after the final transaction. All holdings remain directly owned. No open-market sales occurred; share deductions were administrative for taxes. The derivative table shows the FY23 performance RSUs will continue vesting through 27 Jul 2026.
These routine award conversions signal continued equity alignment by the finance chief but do not, by themselves, indicate a directional view on DRI’s valuation.
Darden Restaurants (DRI) Form 4: SVP & General Counsel Matthew R. Broad reported routine equity-compensation activity on 27-28 Jul 2025.
- Acquisitions: 9,336 common shares received upon the vesting/exercise of FY22-23 performance and time-based RSUs at a $0 conversion price (codes “M”).
- Dispositions: 3,675 shares automatically sold/withheld at $204.48 (code “F”) to cover tax obligations.
- Net change: Direct ownership increased from roughly 14,395.6 to 20,056.6 shares, a gain of about 5,661 shares (+39%).
- Derivatives: The underlying RSU awards converted to common stock; remaining balances on the exercised grants are now zero.
All transactions were compensation-related and executed at no cost to the insider, indicating no open-market buying or selling. The filing does not contain financial performance data or company guidance.
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