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Darden Restaurants, Inc. 2025-2026 Proxy Voting Records

Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and Darden Restaurants, Inc.’s Form 8-K, filed 2025-09-19 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated 02 October 2026.

20Reported items
877Asset managers
10,007Fund votes
2025-09-17Meeting date

Proxy season: 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026

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Official 2025-2026 meeting results reported by Darden Restaurants, Inc.

These tallies are Darden Restaurants, Inc.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed 2025-09-19 (Item 5.07, “Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders”). They cover every share voted at the meeting, not just the funds that file Form N-PX.

Darden Restaurants, Inc. — official shareholder meeting results, meeting held 2025-09-17
Ballot item	For	Against	Abstain	Withheld	Broker non-votes	Outcome
Elect Director: Margaret Shân Atkins	92,266,349	--	--	2,578,162	11,310,458	Majority: yes
Elect Director: Ricardo Cardenas	93,932,778	--	--	911,733	11,310,458	Majority: yes
Elect Director: Juliana L. Chugg	90,385,073	--	--	4,459,438	11,310,458	Majority: yes
Elect Director: James P. Fogarty	92,995,205	--	--	1,849,306	11,310,458	Majority: yes
Elect Director: Cynthia T. Jamison	92,944,022	--	--	1,900,489	11,310,458	Majority: yes
Elect Director: Daryl A. Kenningham	94,176,249	--	--	668,262	11,310,458	Majority: yes
Elect Director: William S. Simon	90,810,730	--	--	4,033,781	11,310,458	Majority: yes
Elect Director: Charles M. Sonsteby	92,660,417	--	--	2,184,094	11,310,458	Majority: yes
Elect Director: Timothy J. Wilmott	93,428,911	--	--	1,415,600	11,310,458	Majority: yes
(ii) Approved a resolution providing advisory approval of the Company's executive compensation.	90,743,641	3,663,287	437,583	--	11,310,458	Majority: yes
(iii) Ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2026.	12,101,216	81,863,920	879,375	--	11,310,458	Majority: no

Source: Darden Restaurants, Inc., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on 2025-09-19 — read the filing on EDGAR.

How asset managers voted at the Darden Restaurants, Inc. 2025-2026 meeting

Each item below shows how the 877 asset managers that disclosed a Darden Restaurants, Inc. vote in their SEC Form N-PX filings actually voted. Share totals are the shares those managers' funds voted, summed across every fund they report. These are reported items, not a count of the ballot: fund filings describe one ballot item in different words. Two descriptions are shown as one item only on evidence — the same text (or one cut short of the other), the same director nominee, or a match to the same row of Darden Restaurants, Inc.’s own Form 8-K tally — never because they merely read alike. A description that could not be joined that way is listed on its own, so one ballot item can appear more than once.

1. To obtain non-binding advisory approval of the Company's executive compensation.

SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTESMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2025-09-17.

Combines 15 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

96% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 96%

FOR: 90,743,641AGAINST: 3,663,287

Darden Restaurants, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“(ii) Approved a resolution providing advisory approval of the Company's executive compensation.”): 90,743,641 for, 3,663,287 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2025-09-19 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 118,900,000 outstanding shares: 76% for, 3% against (79% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 819 asset managers below cast 98% of the shares they voted on this item FOR. Fund share totals are not shown for this item: fund-reported shares overlap across filings (an adviser and the funds it manages can each report the same shares), and here their sum exceeds the total votes cast at the meeting.

FOR 98%

FOR: 97.6%AGAINST: 2.2%ABSTAIN: 0.2%NOT VOTED: 0.0%UNKNOWN: 0.0%

Largest asset managers voting on “To obtain non-binding advisory approval of the Company's executive compensation.” at Darden Restaurants, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Capital Group	32,526,239	0	For
Vanguard	16,711,457	3	For
BlackRock	8,261,509	986	For
Charles Schwab	8,139,218	0	For
Wellington	3,263,055	0	For
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	3,148,860	0	For
Fidelity	2,960,565	0	For
State Street	2,883,157	0	For
Invesco	2,545,772	0	For
Northern Trust	1,232,354	0	For
RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES	1,213,868	0	For
EARNEST PARTNERS LLC	1,178,669	0	For
T. Rowe Price	1,072,227	0	For
John Hancock	943,080	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	802,674	0	For
MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/	699,582	0	For
Goldman Sachs	684,010	0	For
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP	609,965	0	For
UBS	0	595,995	Against
PARAMETRIC PORTFOLIO ASSOCIATES LLC	589,002	0	For
Dimensional	566,745	0	For
MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp	489,940	0	For
Hartford	482,199	410	For
MFS	477,947	0	For
Neuberger Berman	457,317	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 819 asset managers. See all 819 in the interactive database.

2. To ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2026.

AUDIT-RELATEDMajority of the votes cast: no

Meeting held 2025-09-17.

Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

13% Majority: no · of votes cast

13%AGAINST 87%

FOR: 12,101,216AGAINST: 81,863,920

Darden Restaurants, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“(iii) Ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2026.”): 12,101,216 for, 81,863,920 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2025-09-19 (Item 5.07). FOR was not more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 118,900,000 outstanding shares: 10% for, 69% against (79% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 152 asset managers below cast 99.3% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (53,251,905 for, 344,271 against).

FOR 99.3%

FOR: 53,251,905 (99.3%)AGAINST: 344,271 (0.6%)ABSTAIN: 14,568 (0.0%)UNKNOWN: 440 (0.0%)NOT VOTED: 92 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “To ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the f” at Darden Restaurants, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Capital Group	16,209,863	0	For
Vanguard	15,547,290	1,907	For
BlackRock	4,142,055	2,328	For
Charles Schwab	4,061,435	0	For
Fidelity	2,902,487	0	For
Invesco	1,725,121	0	For
State Street	1,101,041	169	For
JPMorgan	909,477	0	For
John Hancock	713,622	0	For
MFS	477,947	0	For
Hartford	475,195	410	For
Prudential/PGIM	372,854	0	For
TIAA	354,572	0	For
Dimensional	331,421	0	For
ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND	295,661	0	For
Jackson National	292,518	0	For
T. Rowe Price	286,952	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	218,954	0	For
Lincoln Financial	199,140	0	For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	190,991	0	For
Victory Capital	186,056	0	For
TRUST FOR PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS	151,006	0	For
BNY Mellon	31,263	114,783	Against
Goldman Sachs	127,386	0	For
Voya	115,877	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 152 asset managers. See all 152 in the interactive database.

3. To elect a full Board of nine directors from the named director nominees to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors are elected and qualified. The nine director nominees are as follows: Margaret Shan Atkins

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2025-09-17.

Combines 18 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

97% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 97%

FOR: 92,266,349WITHHELD: 2,578,162

Darden Restaurants, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Margaret Shân Atkins”): 92,266,349 for, 2,578,162 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed 2025-09-19 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 118,900,000 outstanding shares: 78% for, 2% withheld (80% of the company cast a for/withheld vote).

The 144 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (53,204,746 for, 0 against).

FOR 99.8%

FOR: 53,204,746 (99.9%)ABSTAIN: 74,167 (0.1%)NOT VOTED: 92 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “To elect a full Board of nine directors from the named director nominees to serve until the next annual meetin” at Darden Restaurants, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Vote
Capital Group	16,209,863	0	For
Vanguard	15,549,195	2	For
BlackRock	4,143,637	746	For
Charles Schwab	4,061,435	0	For
Fidelity	2,902,487	0	For
Invesco	1,725,121	0	For
State Street	1,101,210	0	For
JPMorgan	909,477	0	For
John Hancock	713,622	0	For
MFS	477,947	0	For
Hartford	475,605	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	372,854	0	For
TIAA	354,572	0	For
Dimensional	331,421	0	For
Jackson National	292,518	0	For
T. Rowe Price	286,952	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	218,954	0	For
Lincoln Financial	199,140	0	For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	190,991	0	For
Victory Capital	186,056	0	For
TRUST FOR PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS	151,006	0	For
BNY Mellon	146,046	0	For
Goldman Sachs	127,386	0	For
Voya	115,877	0	For
ALPS ETF Trust	110,541	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 144 asset managers. See all 144 in the interactive database.

4. To elect a full Board of nine directors from the named director nominees to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors are elected and qualified. The nine director nominees are as follows: Ricardo Cardenas

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2025-09-17.

Combines 11 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.0% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.0%

FOR: 93,932,778WITHHELD: 911,733

Darden Restaurants, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Ricardo Cardenas”): 93,932,778 for, 911,733 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed 2025-09-19 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 118,900,000 outstanding shares: 79% for, 0.8% withheld (80% of the company cast a for/withheld vote).

The 144 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (53,261,338 for, 0 against).

FOR 99.9%

FOR: 53,261,338 (100.0%)ABSTAIN: 17,575 (0.0%)NOT VOTED: 92 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “To elect a full Board of nine directors from the named director nominees to serve until the next annual meetin” at Darden Restaurants, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Vote
Capital Group	16,209,863	0	For
Vanguard	15,549,196	1	For
BlackRock	4,144,383	0	For
Charles Schwab	4,061,435	0	For
Fidelity	2,902,487	0	For
Invesco	1,725,121	0	For
State Street	1,101,210	0	For
JPMorgan	909,477	0	For
John Hancock	713,622	0	For
MFS	477,947	0	For
Hartford	475,605	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	372,854	0	For
TIAA	354,572	0	For
Dimensional	331,421	0	For
Jackson National	292,518	0	For
T. Rowe Price	286,952	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	218,954	0	For
Lincoln Financial	199,140	0	For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	190,991	0	For
Victory Capital	186,056	0	For
TRUST FOR PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS	151,006	0	For
BNY Mellon	146,046	0	For
Goldman Sachs	127,386	0	For
Voya	115,877	0	For
ALPS ETF Trust	110,541	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 144 asset managers. See all 144 in the interactive database.

5. To elect a full Board of nine directors from the named director nominees to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors are elected and qualified. The nine director nominees are as follows: Juliana L. Chugg

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2025-09-17.

Combines 10 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

95% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 95%

FOR: 90,385,073WITHHELD: 4,459,438

Darden Restaurants, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Juliana L. Chugg”): 90,385,073 for, 4,459,438 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed 2025-09-19 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 118,900,000 outstanding shares: 76% for, 4% withheld (80% of the company cast a for/withheld vote).

The 144 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (53,069,579 for, 0 against).

FOR 99.6%

FOR: 53,069,579 (99.6%)ABSTAIN: 209,333 (0.4%)NOT VOTED: 92 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “To elect a full Board of nine directors from the named director nominees to serve until the next annual meetin” at Darden Restaurants, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Vote
Capital Group	16,209,863	0	For
Vanguard	15,547,294	1,903	For
BlackRock	4,142,985	1,398	For
Charles Schwab	4,061,219	215	For
Fidelity	2,902,487	0	For
Invesco	1,725,121	0	For
State Street	1,101,210	0	For
JPMorgan	909,477	0	For
John Hancock	713,622	0	For
MFS	477,947	0	For
Hartford	475,605	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	372,854	0	For
TIAA	354,572	0	For
Dimensional	331,421	0	For
Jackson National	292,518	0	For
T. Rowe Price	286,952	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	218,954	0	For
Lincoln Financial	199,140	0	For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	190,991	0	For
Victory Capital	186,056	0	For
TRUST FOR PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS	151,006	0	For
BNY Mellon	146,046	0	For
Goldman Sachs	127,386	0	For
Voya	115,877	0	For
ALPS ETF Trust	110,541	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 144 asset managers. See all 144 in the interactive database.

6. To elect a full Board of nine directors from the named director nominees to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors are elected and qualified. The nine director nominees are as follows: James P. Fogarty

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2025-09-17.

Combines 10 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

98% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 98%

FOR: 92,995,205WITHHELD: 1,849,306

Darden Restaurants, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: James P. Fogarty”): 92,995,205 for, 1,849,306 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed 2025-09-19 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 118,900,000 outstanding shares: 78% for, 2% withheld (80% of the company cast a for/withheld vote).

The 144 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (53,207,038 for, 0 against).

FOR 99.8%

FOR: 53,207,038 (99.9%)ABSTAIN: 71,875 (0.1%)NOT VOTED: 92 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “To elect a full Board of nine directors from the named director nominees to serve until the next annual meetin” at Darden Restaurants, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Vote
Capital Group	16,209,863	0	For
Vanguard	15,549,195	2	For
BlackRock	4,143,637	746	For
Charles Schwab	4,061,435	0	For
Fidelity	2,902,487	0	For
Invesco	1,725,121	0	For
State Street	1,101,210	0	For
JPMorgan	909,477	0	For
John Hancock	713,622	0	For
MFS	477,947	0	For
Hartford	475,605	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	372,854	0	For
TIAA	354,572	0	For
Dimensional	331,421	0	For
Jackson National	292,518	0	For
T. Rowe Price	286,952	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	218,954	0	For
Lincoln Financial	199,140	0	For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	190,991	0	For
Victory Capital	186,056	0	For
TRUST FOR PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS	151,006	0	For
BNY Mellon	146,046	0	For
Goldman Sachs	127,386	0	For
Voya	115,877	0	For
ALPS ETF Trust	110,541	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 144 asset managers. See all 144 in the interactive database.

7. To elect a full Board of nine directors from the named director nominees to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors are elected and qualified. The nine director nominees are as follows: Cynthia T. Jamison

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2025-09-17.

Combines 10 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

98% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 98%

FOR: 92,944,022WITHHELD: 1,900,489

Darden Restaurants, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Cynthia T. Jamison”): 92,944,022 for, 1,900,489 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed 2025-09-19 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 118,900,000 outstanding shares: 78% for, 2% withheld (80% of the company cast a for/withheld vote).

The 144 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (53,124,283 for, 0 against).

FOR 99.7%

FOR: 53,124,283 (99.7%)ABSTAIN: 154,630 (0.3%)NOT VOTED: 92 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “To elect a full Board of nine directors from the named director nominees to serve until the next annual meetin” at Darden Restaurants, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Vote
Capital Group	16,209,863	0	For
Vanguard	15,547,297	1,900	For
BlackRock	4,143,637	746	For
Charles Schwab	4,061,435	0	For
Fidelity	2,902,487	0	For
Invesco	1,725,121	0	For
State Street	1,101,210	0	For
JPMorgan	909,477	0	For
John Hancock	650,451	63,171	For
MFS	477,947	0	For
Hartford	475,605	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	372,854	0	For
TIAA	354,572	0	For
Dimensional	331,421	0	For
Jackson National	292,518	0	For
T. Rowe Price	286,952	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	218,954	0	For
Lincoln Financial	199,140	0	For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	190,991	0	For
Victory Capital	186,056	0	For
TRUST FOR PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS	151,006	0	For
BNY Mellon	146,046	0	For
Goldman Sachs	127,386	0	For
Voya	115,877	0	For
ALPS ETF Trust	110,541	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 144 asset managers. See all 144 in the interactive database.

8. To elect a full Board of nine directors from the named director nominees to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors are elected and qualified. The nine director nominees are as follows: Daryl A. Kenningham

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2025-09-17.

Combines 10 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.2% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.2%

FOR: 94,176,249WITHHELD: 668,262

Darden Restaurants, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Daryl A. Kenningham”): 94,176,249 for, 668,262 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed 2025-09-19 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 118,900,000 outstanding shares: 79% for, 0.6% withheld (80% of the company cast a for/withheld vote).

The 144 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (53,260,935 for, 0 against).

FOR 99.9%

FOR: 53,260,935 (100.0%)ABSTAIN: 17,978 (0.0%)NOT VOTED: 92 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “To elect a full Board of nine directors from the named director nominees to serve until the next annual meetin” at Darden Restaurants, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Vote
Capital Group	16,209,863	0	For
Vanguard	15,549,196	1	For
BlackRock	4,144,383	0	For
Charles Schwab	4,061,435	0	For
Fidelity	2,902,487	0	For
Invesco	1,725,121	0	For
State Street	1,101,210	0	For
JPMorgan	909,477	0	For
John Hancock	713,622	0	For
MFS	477,947	0	For
Hartford	475,605	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	372,854	0	For
TIAA	354,572	0	For
Dimensional	331,421	0	For
Jackson National	292,518	0	For
T. Rowe Price	286,952	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	218,954	0	For
Lincoln Financial	199,140	0	For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	190,991	0	For
Victory Capital	186,056	0	For
TRUST FOR PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS	151,006	0	For
BNY Mellon	146,046	0	For
Goldman Sachs	127,386	0	For
Voya	115,877	0	For
ALPS ETF Trust	110,541	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 144 asset managers. See all 144 in the interactive database.

9. To elect a full Board of nine directors from the named director nominees to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors are elected and qualified. The nine director nominees are as follows: William S. Simon

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2025-09-17.

Combines 10 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

96% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 96%

FOR: 90,810,730WITHHELD: 4,033,781

Darden Restaurants, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: William S. Simon”): 90,810,730 for, 4,033,781 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed 2025-09-19 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 118,900,000 outstanding shares: 76% for, 3% withheld (80% of the company cast a for/withheld vote).

The 144 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (53,220,145 for, 0 against).

FOR 99.8%

FOR: 53,220,145 (99.9%)ABSTAIN: 58,768 (0.1%)NOT VOTED: 92 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “To elect a full Board of nine directors from the named director nominees to serve until the next annual meetin” at Darden Restaurants, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Vote
Capital Group	16,209,863	0	For
Vanguard	15,549,192	5	For
BlackRock	4,144,383	0	For
Charles Schwab	4,061,435	0	For
Fidelity	2,902,487	0	For
Invesco	1,725,121	0	For
State Street	1,101,188	22	For
JPMorgan	909,477	0	For
John Hancock	713,622	0	For
MFS	477,947	0	For
Hartford	475,605	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	372,854	0	For
TIAA	354,572	0	For
Dimensional	331,421	0	For
Jackson National	292,518	0	For
T. Rowe Price	286,952	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	218,954	0	For
Lincoln Financial	199,140	0	For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	190,991	0	For
Victory Capital	186,056	0	For
TRUST FOR PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS	151,006	0	For
BNY Mellon	146,046	0	For
Goldman Sachs	127,386	0	For
Voya	115,877	0	For
ALPS ETF Trust	110,541	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 144 asset managers. See all 144 in the interactive database.

10. To elect a full Board of nine directors from the named director nominees to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors are elected and qualified. The nine director nominees are as follows: Charles M. Sonsteby

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2025-09-17.

Combines 10 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

98% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 98%

FOR: 92,660,417WITHHELD: 2,184,094

Darden Restaurants, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Charles M. Sonsteby”): 92,660,417 for, 2,184,094 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed 2025-09-19 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 118,900,000 outstanding shares: 78% for, 2% withheld (80% of the company cast a for/withheld vote).

The 144 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (53,204,746 for, 0 against).

FOR 99.8%

FOR: 53,204,746 (99.9%)ABSTAIN: 74,167 (0.1%)NOT VOTED: 92 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “To elect a full Board of nine directors from the named director nominees to serve until the next annual meetin” at Darden Restaurants, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Vote
Capital Group	16,209,863	0	For
Vanguard	15,549,195	2	For
BlackRock	4,143,637	746	For
Charles Schwab	4,061,435	0	For
Fidelity	2,902,487	0	For
Invesco	1,725,121	0	For
State Street	1,101,210	0	For
JPMorgan	909,477	0	For
John Hancock	713,622	0	For
MFS	477,947	0	For
Hartford	475,605	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	372,854	0	For
TIAA	354,572	0	For
Dimensional	331,421	0	For
Jackson National	292,518	0	For
T. Rowe Price	286,952	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	218,954	0	For
Lincoln Financial	199,140	0	For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	190,991	0	For
Victory Capital	186,056	0	For
TRUST FOR PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS	151,006	0	For
BNY Mellon	146,046	0	For
Goldman Sachs	127,386	0	For
Voya	115,877	0	For
ALPS ETF Trust	110,541	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 144 asset managers. See all 144 in the interactive database.

11. To elect a full Board of nine directors from the named director nominees to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors are elected and qualified. The nine director nominees are as follows: Timothy J. Wilmott

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2025-09-17.

Combines 10 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99%

FOR: 93,428,911WITHHELD: 1,415,600

Darden Restaurants, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Timothy J. Wilmott”): 93,428,911 for, 1,415,600 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed 2025-09-19 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 118,900,000 outstanding shares: 79% for, 1% withheld (80% of the company cast a for/withheld vote).

The 144 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (53,260,935 for, 0 against).

FOR 99.9%

FOR: 53,260,935 (100.0%)ABSTAIN: 17,978 (0.0%)NOT VOTED: 92 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “To elect a full Board of nine directors from the named director nominees to serve until the next annual meetin” at Darden Restaurants, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Vote
Capital Group	16,209,863	0	For
Vanguard	15,549,196	1	For
BlackRock	4,144,383	0	For
Charles Schwab	4,061,435	0	For
Fidelity	2,902,487	0	For
Invesco	1,725,121	0	For
State Street	1,101,210	0	For
JPMorgan	909,477	0	For
John Hancock	713,622	0	For
MFS	477,947	0	For
Hartford	475,605	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	372,854	0	For
TIAA	354,572	0	For
Dimensional	331,421	0	For
Jackson National	292,518	0	For
T. Rowe Price	286,952	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	218,954	0	For
Lincoln Financial	199,140	0	For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	190,991	0	For
Victory Capital	186,056	0	For
TRUST FOR PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS	151,006	0	For
BNY Mellon	146,046	0	For
Goldman Sachs	127,386	0	For
Voya	115,877	0	For
ALPS ETF Trust	110,541	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 144 asset managers. See all 144 in the interactive database.

12. To vote on a shareholder proposal requesting the Company disclose measurable targets for reducing greenhouse emissions.

ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE

Meeting held 2025-09-17.

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

3% fund support · no official result

AGAINST 97%

The 82 asset managers below cast 3% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (965,954 for, 37,449,760 against).

FOR: 965,954 (2.5%)AGAINST: 37,449,760 (97.3%)ABSTAIN: 82,158 (0.2%)

Largest asset managers voting on “To vote on a shareholder proposal requesting the Company disclose measurable targets for reducing greenhouse e” at Darden Restaurants, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Vote
Capital Group	0	16,209,863	0	Against
Vanguard	0	12,923,074	0	Against
Fidelity	0	2,902,487	0	Against
Invesco	0	1,725,121	0	Against
State Street	334	1,100,876	0	Against
MFS	477,947	0	0	For
TIAA	354,572	0	0	For
Dimensional	0	331,421	0	Against
T. Rowe Price	0	286,952	0	Against
Columbia Threadneedle	0	218,954	0	Against
Victory Capital	0	186,056	0	Against
BNY Mellon	0	146,046	0	Against
Lincoln Financial	0	142,510	0	Against
Goldman Sachs	0	127,386	0	Against
Voya	0	115,877	0	Against
ALPS ETF Trust	0	110,541	0	Against
Equitable	0	90,095	0	Against
AIG/SunAmerica	0	2,233	75,198	Abstain
Principal	0	75,059	0	Against
American Century	0	69,084	0	Against
First Trust	0	68,022	0	Against
OPTIMUM FUND TRUST	0	56,003	0	Against
Legg Mason	0	48,345	0	Against
Franklin Templeton	0	47,561	0	Against
Northern Trust	5,797	37,206	0	Against

Showing the 25 largest of 82 asset managers. See all 82 in the interactive database.

13. To vote on a shareholder proposal requesting the Company disclose measurable targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE

Meeting held 2025-09-17.

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

1% fund support · no official result

AGAINST 98%

The 68 asset managers below cast 1% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (196,014 for, 13,517,612 against).

FOR: 196,014 (1.4%)AGAINST: 13,517,612 (98.4%)ABSTAIN: 18,401 (0.1%)NOT VOTED: 92 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “To vote on a shareholder proposal requesting the Company disclose measurable targets for reducing greenhouse g” at Darden Restaurants, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Vote
BlackRock	33,081	4,111,302	0	Against
Charles Schwab	0	4,061,435	0	Against
Vanguard	1,911	2,624,211	1	Against
John Hancock	63,171	650,451	0	Against
Hartford	410	475,195	0	Against
Prudential/PGIM	0	366,494	0	Against
Jackson National	51,985	240,533	0	Against
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	0	190,991	0	Against
TRUST FOR PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS	0	151,006	0	Against
Neuberger Berman	0	102,366	0	Against
Bridge Builder Trust	4,606	76,194	0	Against
World Funds Trust	0	65,419	0	Against
Calamos	0	56,984	0	Against
Guardian Variable Products Trust	0	42,381	0	Against
SEI	375	39,198	0	Against
Strategic Trust	0	29,820	0	Against
Forethought Variable Insurance Trust	0	27,809	0	Against
Six Circles Trust	0	25,998	0	Against
Federated Hermes	0	20,990	0	Against
Lincoln Financial	0	17,850	0	Against
Nationwide	0	17,443	0	Against
HARBOR FUNDS	17,060	0	0	For
EA Series Trust	0	15,301	0	Against
COMMERCE FUNDS	0	15,265	0	Against
Decatur Capital Management, Inc.	15,142	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 68 asset managers. See all 68 in the interactive database.

14. Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation

SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTESMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2025-09-17.

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

96% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 96%

FOR: 90,743,641AGAINST: 3,663,287

The 29 asset managers below cast 93% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (1,469,913 for, 105,770 against).

FOR 93%

FOR: 1,469,913 (93.3%)AGAINST: 105,770 (6.7%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation” at Darden Restaurants, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
JPMorgan	983,211	0	For
Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd	336,374	0	For
Cardano Risk Management B.V.	0	85,903	Against
Lincoln Financial	38,780	0	For
CSM Advisors, LLC	31,467	0	For
Empower	29,328	0	For
TD Waterhouse Canada Inc.	28,778	0	For
Union Investment Management GmbH	0	11,414	Against
AGF Investments Trust	7,163	0	For
NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB	0	5,766	Against
Vinva Investment Management Ltd	5,536	0	For
Metzler Asset Management GmbH	2,600	0	For
HC CAPITAL TRUST	2,249	0	For
CLEARWATER INVESTMENT TRUST	2,200	0	For
Impact Investors, Inc	0	2,189	Against
Empirical Financial Services, LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Ma	1,299	0	For
Athena Investment Management	0	434	Against
Westbourne Investment Advisors, Inc.	384	0	For
Convergence Investment Partners, LLC	146	0	For
KESTRA PRIVATE WEALTH SERVICES, LLC	115	0	For
NORTHERN LIGHTS FUND TRUST III	113	0	For
Resolute Advisors LLC	0	64	Against
Sepio Capital, LP	61	0	For
Plato Investment Management Ltd	49	0	For
55I, LLC	29	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 29 asset managers. See all 29 in the interactive database.

15. Disclose GHG Emissions Reductions Targets

ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE

Meeting held 2025-09-17.

1% fund support · no official result

AGAINST 99%

The 8 asset managers below cast 1% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (11,612 for, 977,718 against).

FOR: 11,612 (1.2%)AGAINST: 977,718 (98.8%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Disclose GHG Emissions Reductions Targets” at Darden Restaurants, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
JPMorgan	0	909,477	Against
Lincoln Financial	0	38,780	Against
Empower	0	29,328	Against
AGF Investments Trust	7,163	0	For
HC CAPITAL TRUST	2,249	0	For
CLEARWATER INVESTMENT TRUST	2,200	0	For
NORTHERN LIGHTS FUND TRUST III	0	113	Against
Dorsey Wright & Associates	0	20	Against

16. DIRECTOR

DIRECTOR ELECTIONS

Meeting held 2025-09-17.

100% fund support · no official result

FOR 93%

The 4 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (6,133 for, 0 against).

FOR: 6,133 (93.3%)W: 440 (6.7%)

Largest asset managers voting on “DIRECTOR” at Darden Restaurants, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Vote
Zacks Trust	2,955	For
TETON WESTWOOD FUNDS	2,828	For
ZEVIN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC	0	W
FORUM FUNDS II	350	For

17. Election of Directors

DIRECTOR ELECTIONS

Meeting held 2025-09-17.

All nominees (reported as one line). These filers reported the election of directors as a single line covering every nominee. It is not attributed to any one director, and no share total is shown for it.

100% fund support · no official result

FOR 100%

The 4 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR.

FOR: 100.0%

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors” at Darden Restaurants, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Vote
ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND	295,661	For
Strategic Trust	29,820	For
ESL Trust Services, LLC	121	For
Williamson Legacy Group, LLC	96	For

18. S/H Proposal - Report/Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AND DEFENSES

Meeting held 2025-09-17.

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

0.1% fund support · no official result

AGAINST 99.9%

The 4 asset managers below cast 0.1% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (96 for, 305,957 against).

FOR: 96 (0.0%)AGAINST: 305,957 (100.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “S/H Proposal - Report/Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions” at Darden Restaurants, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND	0	295,661	Against
MARCO INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC	0	10,175	Against
ESL Trust Services, LLC	0	121	Against
Williamson Legacy Group, LLC	96	0	For

19. To obtain non-binding advisory approval of the Company's executive compensation.

SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES

Reported under meeting date 2025-07-23; no official results on file for that date.

2% fund support · no official result

AGAINST 98%

The 2 asset managers below cast 2% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (355 for, 16,504 against).

FOR: 355 (2.1%)AGAINST: 16,504 (97.9%)

Largest asset managers voting on “To obtain non-binding advisory approval of the Company's executive compensation.” at Darden Restaurants, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Withheld	Vote
SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP	0	16,504	0	0	Against
GLOBALT Investments LLC / GA	355	0	0	0	For

20. Say on Pay

SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTESMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2025-09-17.

96% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 96%

FOR: 90,743,641AGAINST: 3,663,287

The 2 asset managers below cast 0.5% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (95 for, 21,474 against).

AGAINST 99.5%

FOR: 95 (0.4%)AGAINST: 21,474 (99.6%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Say on Pay” at Darden Restaurants, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Withheld	Vote
Genus Capital Management Inc.	0	21,474	0	0	Against
Empower	95	0	0	0	For

Largest Darden Restaurants, Inc. shareholders voting in 2025-2026

Ranked by the number of Darden Restaurants, Inc. shares each manager voted on the most widely held ballot item of the 2025-2026 meeting, shown as a share of the 118,900,000 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.

Top Darden Restaurants, Inc. shareholders by shares voted, 2025-2026
#	Asset manager	% of shares outstanding
1	Capital Group	27.36%
2	Vanguard	14.06%
3	BlackRock	6.95%
4	Charles Schwab	6.85%
5	Wellington	2.74%
6	GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	2.65%
7	Fidelity	2.49%
8	State Street	2.42%
9	Invesco	2.14%
10	Northern Trust	1.04%

Reported Darden Restaurants, Inc. ownership

Positions disclosed to the SEC on Schedules 13D and 13G, Form 13F and the company’s own proxy statement (DEF 14A).

Darden Restaurants, Inc. beneficial owners on record for the 2025-2026 proxy season
Holder	% outstanding	Disclosure
Capital World Investors	12.35%	DEF14A
BlackRock, Inc.	7.75%	13G
Vanguard Capital Management	7.25%	13G
Wellington Management Group LLP	3.27%	13G

Percentages above are of 118,900,000 shares outstanding, as reported by Darden Restaurants, Inc. on its Form 10-K dated 2024-05-26 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2025-2026 meeting, so the percentages are the ones that were true then, not ones restated against today’s share count.

About this page

Every figure above is derived from filings made with the US Securities and Exchange Commission: Form N-PX, in which registered investment companies and institutional managers disclose how they voted every proxy, and Form 8-K Item 5.07, in which the company reports its own meeting results. Shares outstanding are taken from Darden Restaurants, Inc.’s 10-K dated 2024-05-26. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on 02 October 2026; a live search always shows the current data.

At Darden Restaurants, Inc.'s shareholder meeting held 2025-09-17, in the 2025-2026 proxy season, 877 asset managers reported how they voted in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 10,007 separate fund positions. Their filings are grouped here into 20 reported items; because filers word the same ballot item differently, that can be more than the number of items on the ballot. On the most widely held item on that ballot — To obtain non-binding advisory approval of the Company's executive compensation. — FOR was 96% of the votes cast (FOR divided by FOR plus AGAINST, the conventional basis for proxy support; abstentions, broker non-votes and unvoted shares are excluded because none of them took a side), which is more than half. Whether the item was approved is for the filing to say; that statement has not been read for this item. Source: Darden Restaurants, Inc.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on 2025-09-19.

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