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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 director Charles M. Sonsteby reported selling common stock in a recent insider transaction. On 01/23/2026, he sold 3,123 shares of Darden Restaurants common stock in an open-market sale at a weighted average price of $205.3185 per share. The sale was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $205.205 to $205.515 per share. Following this transaction, Sonsteby directly beneficially owned 19,351 shares of Darden Restaurants common stock.
Darden Restaurants Inc. insider trading report: Sarah H. King, SVP and Chief People Officer of Darden Restaurants Inc. (DRI), reported selling common stock in two transactions on January 22, 2026. She sold 200 shares of common stock at a weighted average price of $207.2806 per share and separately sold 4,405 shares at a weighted average price of $206.6243 per share, both coded as open market sales.
Following these sales, King directly beneficially owned 670.771 shares of Darden common stock. The filing notes that some shares included in the reported balances were acquired through the Darden Restaurants, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan and its dividend reinvestment feature. The transactions were executed in multiple trades within narrow price ranges, with the reported prices reflecting weighted averages.
Darden Restaurants has a planned insider stock sale under Rule 144. A holder of Darden common stock filed a notice to sell 3,123 shares through J.P. Morgan Securities LLC on the NYSE, with an aggregate market value of $640,714.68. The filing notes that 115,139,249 shares of common stock were outstanding at the time referenced.
The shares to be sold were originally acquired on 04/30/2021 from the issuer as compensation for services rendered, rather than through a cash purchase. The filer also represents they are not aware of any undisclosed material adverse information about Darden’s current or prospective operations.
A holder of the issuer’s common stock has filed a notice of proposed sale under Rule 144 for 4,605 shares. The planned sale has an aggregate market value of $951,636.14 and is expected to be executed through Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC on or around 01/22/2026 on the NYSE.
The shares to be sold were acquired on 07/28/2025 through restricted stock vesting under a registered plan, directly from the issuer, with the filing indicating that cash payment terms were not applicable. The notice also includes a representation that the seller does not know of any undisclosed material adverse information about the issuer’s current or prospective operations.
BlackRock, Inc. has filed Amendment No. 16 reporting its beneficial ownership of 9,215,129 shares of Darden Restaurants Inc. common stock, representing 8.0% of the outstanding class as of the event date 12/31/2025. BlackRock reports sole power to vote 8,541,487 of these shares and sole power to dispose of 9,215,129 shares, with no shared voting or dispositive power.
The filing states that various underlying persons have rights to dividends or sale proceeds, but no single person has more than five percent of Darden’s total outstanding common shares. BlackRock certifies that the securities were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and not for the purpose of changing or influencing control of Darden Restaurants.
Darden Restaurants executive John W. Wilkerson, President Elect of Olive Garden, reported a mix of charitable and market transactions in company stock. On January 16, 2026, he made a bona fide gift of 670 shares of Darden common stock for charitable contributions at a stated price of $0.0000 per share, with no consideration received. On the same date, he also sold 2,258 shares of common stock at $213 per share. After these transactions, he directly beneficially owned 17,784.371 shares of Darden common stock, and indirectly held 606.1135 shares through a 401(k) plan.
Darden Restaurants SVP and CFO Rajesh Vennam reported option exercises and stock sales. On 01/15/2026, he exercised a stock option for 3,182 shares of common stock at $124.24 per share and received 3,182 shares. That same day, he sold 3,182 shares of common stock at a weighted average price of $214.1162 per share in trades executed between $213.79 and $214.3704, and sold an additional 3,592 shares at a weighted average price of $214.115 per share in trades between $213.79 and $214.40. After these transactions, he directly owned 9,040.083 shares of Darden Restaurants common stock, which includes shares acquired through the company’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan and its dividend reinvestment feature.
A holder of common stock in this issuer has filed a notice of proposed sale under Rule 144, covering 2,258 shares of common stock. The shares have an aggregate market value of 480,954.00 based on the figures provided. The proposed sale is to be executed through Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC on the NYSE, with an approximate sale date of 01/16/2026. These shares were acquired on 07/28/2025 through restricted stock vesting under a registered plan in exchange for services rendered.
Darden Restaurants senior executive Susan M. Connelly reported a sale of company stock. On 01/14/2026, the SVP, Chief Communications & Public Affairs Officer sold 2,635 shares of Darden Restaurants common stock at a price of $207.36 per share.
After this transaction, she beneficially owned 4,097.862 shares directly. This remaining amount includes shares acquired through the Darden Restaurants, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan and its dividend reinvestment feature.
A shareholder filed a notice of proposed sale of 6,774 shares of common stock, to be sold through Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC on the NYSE, with an aggregate market value of $1,450,418.83. These shares relate to the issuer, which had 115,139,249 shares outstanding at the time referenced. The securities to be sold were acquired from the issuer through an option exercise for 3,182 shares on 01/15/2026 paid in cash, and 3,592 restricted shares that vested on 07/29/2024 as compensation for services rendered. The filer represents that they are not aware of any undisclosed material adverse information about the issuer’s current or prospective operations.