Darden Restaurants Files Proxy Supplement

TL;DR

Darden Restaurants filed proxy docs, shareholders get more info for the meeting.

AI Summary

Darden Restaurants, Inc. filed a Definitive Additional Materials proxy statement on August 9, 2024. This filing supplements previous proxy materials and concerns the company's annual meeting. No fee was required for this filing.

Why It Matters

This filing provides additional information to shareholders regarding Darden Restaurants' upcoming annual meeting, ensuring they have all necessary details for voting.

Risk Assessment

Risk Level: low — This is a routine proxy filing supplementing previous materials, not indicating new or significant risks.

Key Players & Entities

• DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC (company) — Registrant
• 0000950170-24-094557.txt (document) — Filing identifier
• 20240809 (date) — Filing date
• 1000 DARDEN CENTER DRIVE (address) — Company business address
• ORLANDO (location) — Company city
• FL (location) — Company state
• 32837 (zip_code) — Company zip code
• 4072454000 (phone_number) — Company business phone

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Filing Documents

• dri-20240809.htm (DEFA14A) — 26KB
• img248429315_0.jpg (GRAPHIC) — 50KB
• 0000950170-24-094557.txt ( ) — 95KB

From the Filing

DEFA14A UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 14A Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. ) Filed by the Registrant Filed by a Party other than the Registrant Check the appropriate box: Preliminary Proxy Statement Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2)) Definitive Proxy Statement Definitive Additional Materials Soliciting Material Pursuant to 240.14a-12 DARDEN RESTAURANTS, INC. (Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter) (Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant) Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box): No fee required. Fee paid previously with preliminary materials. Fee computed on table in exhibit required by Item 25(b) per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11 Darden Restaurants, Inc. SUPPLEMENT TO PROXY STATEMENT FOR THE 2024 ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2024 August 9, 2024 On August 5, 2024, Darden Restaurants, Inc., filed and commenced distribution of the Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement, dated August 5, 2024 (the Proxy Statement), with respect to the 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the Annual Meeting) to be held on September 18, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time online via the internet at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/DRI2024. References to “Darden,” “the Company,” “we,” and “our” refer to Darden Restaurants, Inc. This proxy statement supplement (the Supplement) provides updated information. As previously disclosed in the Proxy Statement, the Board of Directors of the Company fixed the close of business on July 24, 2024 as the record date (the Record Date) for determining shareholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting and at any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof. In the Proxy Statement, the Company inadvertently reported an incorrect number of shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding as of the Record Date. The correct number of shares of common stock outstanding as of the Record Date is 118,463,844 (not 120,873,334, as reported in the Proxy Statement). The Company is providing this Supplement solely to correct the number of shares of common stock outstanding as of the Record Date, which appears on page 105 of the Proxy Statement. Effect on Voting This Supplement does not change the proposals to be acted upon at the Annual Meeting, which are described in the Proxy Statement, except as specifically supplemented by the information contained in this Supplement. Proxy cards, voting instruction cards or Internet or telephone votes submitted before the Annual Meeting will be voted with respect to all matters properly brought before the Annual Meeting as instructed on the proxy card, voting instruction card or by the Internet or telephone vote submission. If you have already submitted your proxy card or voting instruction card or otherwise voted your shares, you do not need to take any action unless you wish to change or revoke your vote. If you have not yet voted your shares, we encourage you to vote your shares as soon as possible. Information about how to vote your shares, or change or revoke your prior vote, is available in the Proxy Statement. The proxy holders identified on the proxy card will vote your shares as indicated on the proxy card or in accordance with the Internet or telephone votes.