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0001718083
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0000940944
DARDEN RESTAURANTS, INC.
001-13666
1000 Darden Center Drive
Orlando
FL
32837
(407) 245-4000
DOUGLAS J MILANES
Officer
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
8th Floor
New York
NY
10004
5705
981495.62
118862950
09/23/2024
NYSE
Common
07/28/2024
Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan
Issuer
N
837
07/28/2024
Services Rendered
Common
07/26/2021
Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan
Issuer
N
260
07/26/2021
Services Rendered
Common
11/01/2022
Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan
Issuer
N
1
11/01/2022
Services Rendered
Common
07/24/2022
Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan
Issuer
N
952
07/24/2022
Services Rendered
Common
07/28/2024
Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan
Issuer
N
1112
07/28/2024
Services Rendered
Common
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Issuer
N
2006
07/29/2024
Services Rendered
Common
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Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan
Issuer
N
537
07/24/2022
Services Rendered
Y
09/23/2024
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