SEC Form 4 · accession 0001225208-16-039612

DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC · DRI

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

Reporting owner

Director

Period of report

Sep 17, 2016

Accepted (ET)

Sep 23, 2016 · 4:30 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	Nature of ownership
Common Stock^F1	Sep 17, 2016	M	1,922	$0.00	A	8,269	D

Security	Conv. / exercise price	Date	Code	Shares	A/D	Exercisable	Expires	Underlying	Underlying shares	Owned after	D/I
Restricted Stock Units (FY16 Annual Grant)^F2,F1,F3	—	Sep 17, 2016	M	1,922	D	—	—	Common Stock	1,922	0	D

F1Restricted stock units convert into common stock on a one-for-one basis.
F2The number of restricted stock units was adjusted in connection with the spin-off (the Spin-Off) of Four Corners Property Trust, Inc. (FCPT) from Darden Restaurants, Inc. (Darden) on November 9, 2015. The adjustment reflects the product of (i) the number of shares subject to the restricted stock unit awards immediately prior to the Spin-Off and (ii) the ratio of (A) the pre-Spin-Off closing price on November 9, 2015 of Darden Common Stock (Darden Pre-Spin-Off Price) and (B) the difference between the Darden Pre-Spin-Off Price and the volume weighted average price of FCPT Common Stock trading on the NYSE on the trading day immediately following the distribution date (adjusted to reflect the Darden-to-FCPT pro rata share distribution ratio in the Spin-Off).
F3The RSUs vest on the first to occur of one year from date of grant and the date of the next annual meeting of shareholders.

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