DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC
For the period ended Sep 18, 2024. Filed Aug 5, 2024.
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Sep 18, 2024 · Filed Aug 5, 2024
DRI$226.35-1.0%Stored close · as of Nov 6, 2026
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PROXY STATEMENT SUMMARY
This summary highlights certain information discussed in more detail in this Proxy Statement.
2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
| Date & Time: | Wednesday, September 18, 2024, 10:00 a.m., E.T. |
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| Location: | Online, via the internet at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/DRI2024 |
Matters Presented for Vote at the Meeting
The matters to be voted upon at this meeting, along with the Board’s recommendation, are set forth below.
| Proposals | Required Approval | Board Recommendation | Page Reference | |
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| Proposal 1. Election of Nine Directors from the Following Nominees:- M. Shân Atkins- Ricardo Cardenas- Juliana L. Chugg- James P. Fogarty- Cynthia T. Jamison- Nana Mensah- William S. Simon- Charles M. Sonsteby- Timothy J. Wilmott | Majority ofVotes Cast | ✓ | For Each Nominee | p. 20 |
| Proposal 2. Advisory Approval of the Company’s Executive Compensation | Majority ofVotes Cast | ✓ | For | p. 28 |
| Proposal 3. Ratification of Appointment of the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Fiscal Year Ending May 25, 2025 | Majority ofVotes Cast | ✓ | For | p. 29 |
| Proposal 4. Management Proposal: Shareholder Approval of Amended and Restated 2015 Omnibus Incentive Plan | Majority ofVotes Cast | ✓ | For | p. 30 |
| Proposal 5. Shareholder Proposal Requesting the Company Disclose its Broiler Chicken Key Welfare Indicators | Majority ofVotes Cast | × | Against | p. 43 |
| Proposal 6. Shareholder Proposal Requesting the Company Disclose the Percent of Pork Raised in Group Housing and Establish Targets for Achieving 100% Group Housed Pork | Majority ofVotes Cast | × | Against | p. 46 |
| Proposal 7. Shareholder Proposal Requesting the Company comply with WHO Guidelines for Antimicrobials for Food-Producing Animals in the Supply Chain | Majority ofVotes Cast | × | Against | p. 49 |
| Proposal 8. Shareholder Proposal Requesting the Company Issue a Report on if and how it will Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Alignment with the Paris Agreement's 1.5 Degree Goal | Majority ofVotes Cast | × | Against | p. 52 |
2024 Proxy Statement 1
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