Darden Restaurants Inc. planned insider sales
In the last twelve months insiders at Darden Restaurants Inc. filed 20 Form 144 notices of planned sales, 115,809 shares worth $24.0 million at the time of filing, from 14 sellers. The latest, filed 6 October 2026: M John Martin (officer), 2,209 shares worth $447,565, planned for around 6 October 2026 through Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services.
| Filed | Seller | Relationship | Shares | Value | Planned sale | Sold, per Form 4 | Broker | How acquired | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 October 2026 | M John Martin | Officer | 2,209 | $447,565 | 6 October 2026 | 2,209 shares from 6 October 2026 | Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services | Restricted Stock Vesting Under a Registered Plan | Form 144 |
| 5 August 2026 | John W Wilkerson | Officer | 8,864 | $1.8 million | 5 August 2026 | 8,864 shares from 5 August 2026 | Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services | Exercise of Options Under a Registered Plan; Restricted Stock Vesting Under a Registered Plan | Form 144 |
| 31 July 2026 | Christopher Williamson | Spouse of an affiliate | 443 | $90,768 | 31 July 2026 | No matching Form 4 sale | Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services | Performance Stock Units | Form 144 |
| 31 July 2026 | Laura Williamson | Officer | 1,110 | $226,792 | 31 July 2026 | 1,553 shares from 31 July 2026 | Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services | Performance Stock Units | Form 144 |
| 29 July 2026 | Susan M Connelly | Officer | 2,226 | $463,389 | 29 July 2026 | 2,226 shares from 29 July 2026 | Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services | Performance Stock Units | Form 144 |
| 29 July 2026 | Sarah H King | Officer | 4,373 | $920,165 | 29 July 2026 | 4,373 shares from 29 July 2026 | Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services | Performance Stock Units | Form 144 |
| 29 July 2026 | Rajesh Vennam | Officer | 8,478 | $1.8 million | 29 July 2026 | 8,478 shares from 29 July 2026 | Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services | Performance Stock Units | Form 144 |
| 28 July 2026 | Ricardo Cardenas | Officer | 39,134 | $8.2 million | 28 July 2026 | 39,134 shares from 28 July 2026 | Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services | Exercise of Options Under a Registered Plan; Performance Stock Units | Form 144 |
| 7 July 2026 | Susan M Connelly | Officer | 9,930 | $2.0 million | 7 July 2026 | 9,930 shares from 7 July 2026 | Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services | Exercise of Options Under a Registered Plan | Form 144 |
| 17 April 2026 | Douglas J Milanes | Officer | 3,620 | $731,837 | 17 April 2026 | 3,620 shares from 17 April 2026 | Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services | Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan | Form 144 |
| 7 April 2026 | Lindsay Koren | Officer | 300 | $58,295 | 7 April 2026 | 300 shares from 7 April 2026 | Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services | Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan | Form 144 |
| 6 April 2026 | M John Martin | Officer | 5,091 | $998,040 | 6 April 2026 | 5,091 shares from 6 April 2026 | Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services | Exercise of options under a registered plan | Form 144 |
| 23 March 2026 | William S. Simon | Director | 2,333 | $468,082 | 23 March 2026 | 2,333 shares from 23 March 2026 | Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services | Restricted Stock | Form 144 |
| 23 January 2026 | Charles M. Sonsteby | Director | 3,123 | $640,715 | 23 January 2026 | 3,123 shares from 23 January 2026 | J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | Compensation | Form 144 |
| 22 January 2026 | Sarah H King | Officer | 4,605 | $951,636 | 22 January 2026 | 4,605 shares from 22 January 2026 | Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services | Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan | Form 144 |
| 16 January 2026 | John Wilkerson | Officer | 2,258 | $480,954 | 16 January 2026 | 2,258 shares from 16 January 2026 | Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services | Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan | Form 144 |
| 15 January 2026 | Rajesh Vennam | Officer | 6,774 | $1.5 million | 15 January 2026 | 6,774 shares from 15 January 2026 | Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services | Exercise of options under a registered plan; Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan | Form 144 |
| 14 January 2026 | Susan M Connelly | Officer | 2,635 | $546,394 | 14 January 2026 | 2,635 shares from 14 January 2026 | Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services | Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan | Form 144 |
| 13 January 2026 | Todd Burrowes | Officer | 7,103 | $1.5 million | 13 January 2026 | 7,103 shares from 13 January 2026 | Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services | Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan | Form 144 |
| 6 January 2026 | M John Martin | Officer | 1,200 | $236,964 | 6 January 2026 | 1,200 shares from 6 January 2026 | Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services | Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan | Form 144 |
A Form 144 is the notice an insider files with the SEC before selling restricted or control shares over the Rule 144 thresholds; it says what may be sold, not what was.