Form 8-K · Current report
Darden Restaurants 8-K, filed Sep 24, 2026
- Filed
- CIK
- 0000940944
- Accession no.
- 0000940944-26-000035
Summary
Darden Restaurants shareholders elected nine directors at the company's annual meeting on September 23, 2026, gave advisory approval to executive compensation, ratified KPMG LLP as independent auditor for the fiscal year ending May 30, 2027, and did not approve a shareholder proposal seeking a policy for review of low director support, according to certified results delivered by independent inspector of election Peter W. Descovich.
Key points
- Shareholders elected nine directors, including Margaret Shân Atkins, Ricardo Cardenas and Daryl A. Kenningham, each receiving at least 87.8 million votes for.
- A resolution giving advisory approval of executive compensation passed with 83,666,042 votes for and 8,332,392 against.
- KPMG LLP was ratified as independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending May 30, 2027, with 96,586,896 votes for.
- A shareholder proposal requesting a policy for review of low director support was not approved, with 88,893,049 votes against.
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Items reported
- 5.07Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
From the filing
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. (a) The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company (the “Annual Meeting”) was held online via the internet at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/DRI2026 on September 23, 2026. On September 24, 2026, Peter W. Descovich, the independent Inspector of Election for the Annual Meeting, delivered to the Company his final, certified vote results. (b) The name of each director elected at the meeting, a brief description of each other matter voted upon, and the voting results are provided below. …
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