SEC Form 4 · accession 0001225208-15-008565

DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC · DRI

Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗

Reporting owner

Officer — CFO, SVP

Period of report

Mar 24, 2015

Accepted (ET)

Mar 26, 2015 · 4:00 pm EDT

Rule 10b5-1 plan

unknown — predates the checkbox

Issuer CIK

0000940944

Table I — non-derivative securities

Security	Date	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Owned after	D/I
Common Stock	Mar 24, 2015	M	38,863	$42.68	A	61,594	D
Common Stock	Mar 24, 2015	M	28,000	$33.44	A	89,594	D
Common Stock^F1	Mar 24, 2015	S	28,000	$69.966	D	61,594	D
Common Stock^F2	Mar 24, 2015	S	38,863	$69.483	D	22,731	D

Security	Conv. / exercise price	Date	Code	Shares	A/D	Exercisable	Expires	Underlying	Underlying shares	Owned after	D/I
Stock Option (Right to Buy)^F3	$33.44	Mar 24, 2015	M	28,000	D	Jul 23, 2011	Jul 23, 2018	Common Stock	28,000	30,620	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)^F3	$42.68	Mar 24, 2015	M	38,863	D	Jul 25, 2010	Jul 25, 2017	Common Stock	38,863	0	D

F1This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $69.90 to $70.28. The price reported above reflects the weighted average sale price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the Issuer or a security holder of the Issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected.
F2This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $69.25 to $69.95. The price reported above reflects the weighted average sale price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the Issuer or a security holder of the Issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected.
F3This option vested in two equal annual installments beginning on the third anniversary of the grant.