SEC Form 4 · accession 0001225208-16-028793
DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC · DRI
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
Reporting owner
Jeffrey C Smith
Director
Period of report
Feb 26, 2016
Accepted (ET)
Mar 1, 2016 · 6:32 pm EST
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 | Nature of ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common StockF1 | holding | — | — | — | 3,378,340 | I | By Managed Accounts of Starboard Value LP | |
| Common StockF2 | holding | — | — | — | 2,461,752 | I | By Starboard Leaders Delta LLC | |
| Common StockF3 | holding | — | — | — | 226,416 | I | By Starboard Value and Opportunity C LP | |
| Common StockF4 | holding | — | — | — | 1,805,725 | I | By Starboard Value and Opportunity Master Fund Ltd | |
| Common StockF5 | holding | — | — | — | 413,065 | I | By Starboard Value and Opportunity S LLC |
Table II — derivative securities
| Security | Conv. / exercise price | Date | Code | Shares | A/D | Exercisable | Expires | Underlying | Underlying shares | Owned after | D/I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restricted Stock Units (FY16 Director Compensation)F6,F7 | — | Feb 26, 2016 | A | 411 | A | — | — | Common Stock | 411 | 846 | D |
Explanation of responses
- F1Shares held in certain accounts managed by Starboard Value LP (the "Managed Accounts"). The Reporting Person, solely by virtue of his position as a member of the Management Committee of Starboard Value GP LLC ("Starboard Value GP"), the general partner of Starboard Value LP, and as a member and member of the Management Committee of Starboard Principal Co GP LLC ("Principal GP"), the general partner of the member of Starboard Value GP, may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held in the Managed Accounts for purposes of Section 16. The Reporting Person expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
- F2Shares owned directly by Starboard Leaders Delta LLC ("Starboard Delta LLC"). The Reporting Person, solely by virtue of his position as a member of the Management Committee of Starboard Value GP, the general partner of the investment manager of Starboard Delta LLC, and as a member and member of the Management Committee of Principal GP, the general partner of the member of Starboard Value GP, may be deemed to beneficially own the shares owned directly by Starboard Delta LLC for purposes of Section 16. The Reporting Person expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
- F3Shares owned directly by Starboard Value and Opportunity C LP ("Starboard C LP"). The Reporting Person, solely by virtue of his position as a member of the Management Committee of Starboard Value GP, the general partner of the investment manager of Starboard C LP, and as a member and member of the Management Committee of Principal GP, the general partner of the member of Starboard Value GP, may be deemed to beneficially own the shares owned directly by Starboard C LP for purposes of Section 16. The Reporting Person expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
- F4Shares owned directly by Starboard Value and Opportunity Master Fund Ltd ("Starboard V&O Fund"). The Reporting Person, solely by virtue of his position as a member of the Management Committee of Starboard Value GP, the general partner of the investment manager of Starboard V&O Fund, and as a member and member of the Management Committee of Principal GP, the general partner of the member of Starboard Value GP, may be deemed to beneficially own the shares owned directly by Starboard V&O Fund for purposes of Section 16. The Reporting Person expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
- F5Shares owned directly by Starboard Value and Opportunity S LLC ("Starboard S LLC"). The Reporting Person, solely by virtue of his position as a member of the Management Committee of Starboard Value GP, the general partner of the manager of Starboard S LLC, and as a member and member of the Management Committee of Principal GP, the general partner of the member of Starboard Value GP, may be deemed to beneficially own the shares owned directly by Starboard S LLC for purposes of Section 16. The Reporting Person expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
- F6Restricted stock units convert into common stock on a one-for-one basis.
- F7The Reporting Person elected to take all of the quarterly cash retainer for serving as a director in the form of restricted stock units for which vested shares will be delivered to the Reporting Person on the first to occur of (i) the Reporting Person's termination of service as a director or (ii) 1/6/2025.