Darden Restaurants
DRI · New York Stock Exchange · Consumer Discretionary
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Shareholder advocacy aimed at Darden Restaurants
1 recorded campaign from 1 organization.
Coordinates a multi-year Restaurant Antibiotics engagement with the largest North American quick-service chains
An investor coalition (Phase 2 backed by 43 investors representing $8.9tn) asks 12 of the largest North American QSR chains to adopt antibiotic-use policies aligned with WHO guidance across all key proteins globally, with implementation evidence via target-setting and auditing. Progress report: "Restaurants, Risk and Resistance," published Jan 27, 2026.
What shareholders voted on
From Darden Restaurants’s own filings with the SEC. Support is the share of votes cast for and against, so abstentions and broker non-votes are not counted in it.
2025
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (iv) Did not approve the shareholder proposal requesting the Company disclose measurable targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions | Shareholder proposal | Darden Restaurants | 12.9% | Failed |
| (ii) Approved a resolution providing advisory approval of the Company’s executive compensation | Say on pay | 96.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Daryl A. Kenningham | Director | 99.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Ricardo Cardenas | Director | 99% | Passed | |
| Election of Timothy J. Wilmott | Director | 98.5% | Passed | |
| Election of James P. Fogarty | Director | 98.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Cynthia T. Jamison | Director | 98% | Passed | |
| Election of Charles M. Sonsteby | Director | 97.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Margaret Shân Atkins | Director | 97.3% | Passed | |
| Election of William S. Simon | Director | 95.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Juliana L. Chugg | Director | 95.3% | Passed |
2024
2023
2022
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (ii) Approved a resolution providing advisory approval of the Company’s executive compensation | Say on pay | 95.9% | Passed | |
| (iii) Ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending May 28, 2023 | Auditor | 96.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Juliana L. Chugg | Director | 99.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Ricardo Cardenas | Director | 99.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Nana Mensah | Director | 99% | Passed | |
| Election of Timothy J. Wilmott | Director | 98.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Charles M. Sonsteby | Director | 98.6% | Passed | |
| Election of James P. Fogarty | Director | 98.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Eugene I. Lee, Jr. | Director | 98.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Margaret Shân Atkins | Director | 97.8% | Passed | |
| Election of William S. Simon | Director | 96.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Cynthia T. Jamison | Director | 94.2% | Passed |
2021
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (ii) Approved a resolution providing advisory approval of the Company’s executive compensation | Say on pay | 94.6% | Passed | |
| (iv) Approved the Company’s amended Employee Stock Purchase Plan | Company proposal | 99.7% | Passed | |
| (iii) Ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending May 29, 2022 | Auditor | 95.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Charles M. Sonsteby | Director | 99.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Nana Mensah | Director | 98.9% | Passed | |
| Election of James P. Fogarty | Director | 98.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Timothy J. Wilmott | Director | 98.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Margaret Shân Atkins | Director | 98.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Eugene I. Lee, Jr. | Director | 94.7% | Passed | |
| Election of William S. Simon | Director | 94.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Cynthia T. Jamison | Director | 91.7% | Passed |
2020
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (ii)Approved a resolution providing advisory approval of the Company’s executive compensation | Say on pay | 94.5% | Passed | |
| (iii)Ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending May 30, 2021 | Auditor | 95.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Charles M. Sonsteby | Director | 99.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Nana Mensah | Director | 99.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Timothy J. Wilmott | Director | 99.2% | Passed | |
| Election of James P. Fogarty | Director | 99% | Passed | |
| Election of Eugene I. Lee, Jr. | Director | 98.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Margaret Shân Atkins | Director | 98.3% | Passed | |
| Election of William S. Simon | Director | 97.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Cynthia T. Jamison | Director | 92.8% | Passed |
2019
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (ii)Approved a resolution providing advisory approval of the Company’s executive compensation | Say on pay | 95.5% | Passed | |
| (iii)Ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2020 | Auditor | 95.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Eugene I. Lee, Jr. | Director | 99.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Nana Mensah | Director | 99.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Charles M. Sonsteby | Director | 99.4% | Passed | |
| Election of James P. Fogarty | Director | 99.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Timothy J. Wilmott | Director | 99.2% | Passed | |
| Election of William S. Simon | Director | 98.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Margaret Shân Atkins | Director | 97.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Cynthia T. Jamison | Director | 97.2% | Passed |
2018
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (iv)Did not approve the shareholder proposal requesting that the Company issue a report on the feasibility of adopting a policy to eliminate the use of medically important antibiotics for disease prevention in its supply chain | Shareholder proposal | Green Century Equity Fund | 40.2% | Failed |
| (ii)Approved a resolution providing advisory approval of the Company’s executive compensation | Say on pay | 94% | Passed | |
| (iii)Ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending May 26, 2019 | Auditor | 96.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Timothy J. Wilmott | Director | 99.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Charles M. Sonsteby | Director | 99.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Eugene I. Lee, Jr. | Director | 99.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Nana Mensah | Director | 99.6% | Passed | |
| Election of William S. Simon | Director | 99.1% | Passed | |
| Election of James P. Fogarty | Director | 99.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Margaret Shân Atkins | Director | 99% | Passed | |
| Election of Cynthia T. Jamison | Director | 98.3% | Passed |
Proxy statements and vote results
Straight from Darden Restaurants’s own SEC filings. The proxy statement lists what shareholders were asked to vote on; the 8-K certifies how the vote went.
| Year | Filing | Filed |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Proxy statement | 2026-08-10 |
| 2025 | Vote results | 2025-09-19 |
| 2025 | Proxy statement | 2025-08-04 |
| 2024 | Vote results | 2024-09-19 |
| 2024 | Proxy statement | 2024-08-05 |
| 2023 | Vote results | 2023-09-21 |
| 2023 | Proxy statement | 2023-08-07 |
| 2022 | Vote results | 2022-09-22 |
| 2022 | Proxy statement | 2022-08-08 |
| 2021 | Vote results | 2021-09-23 |
| 2021 | Proxy statement | 2021-08-09 |
| 2020 | Vote results | 2020-09-24 |
| 2020 | Proxy statement | 2020-08-10 |
| 2019 | Vote results | 2019-09-19 |
| 2019 | Proxy statement | 2019-08-05 |
| 2018 | Vote results | 2018-09-20 |
| 2018 | Proxy statement | 2018-08-06 |
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