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Insider Trading: DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC

Monthly summaries of insider trading activities (stock purchases, sales, and option exercises) reported by insiders of DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC since year 2005 are given in the first table. The second table lists detailed insider transactions reported by DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC since 2005. The reporting company's ticker symbol is DRI. The reporting company's CIK number is 940944. The total value of stock buying during this period is $578,980. The total value of stock sales is $43,746,458. The total value of stock exercises is $14,126,666.

Figure 1. Monthly insider transaction values at DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC (DRI) in the past 24 months. The trade values of insider stock buys, sales, and option exercises are in logarithmic scale as shown on the right axis labels. The detailed monthly and daily insider transactions are listed in the 2 tables below.

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  • $10,440k

    $1,044k

    $104k

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Figure 2. Average prices of insider buys, sales, and option exercises at DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC (DRI) in the past 24 months. See table 2 for insider transaction details.

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Table 1. Monthly summaries of insider stock purchases, sales, and option exercises for DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC (DRI).
Trading Period
year-month  
Insider Buying     
Shares               Value ($)
Insider Sales     
Shares               Value ($)
Option Exercises     
Shares               Value ($)
2008-04 0 0 35,900 1,256,455 35,900 533,059
2008-03 0 0 0 0 45,509 742,159
2008-02 0 0 0 0 31,335 359,700
2008-01 2,000 53,240 0 0 61,327 596,301
2007-12 19,000 525,740 0 0 72,500 883,368
2007-11 0 0 0 0 2,484 18,422
2007-10 0 0 216,064 9,373,771 216,064 3,576,454
2007-09 0 0 211,869 9,184,726 216,369 2,960,679
2007-08 0 0 0 0 2,444 16,089
2007-06 0 0 0 0 100 1,214
2007-05 0 0 0 0 2,882 16,091
2007-02 0 0 30,000 1,277,583 33,000 712,599
2006-11 0 0 7,319 298,651 7,319 41,779
2006-09 0 0 246,268 10,440,925 241,998 1,984,308
2006-07 0 0 48,162 1,704,005 48,162 288,972
2006-06 0 0 0 0 4,415 0
2006-04 0 0 14,112 564,480 14,112 206,388
2006-03 0 0 37,343 1,531,212 37,343 441,373
2006-01 0 0 108,306 4,337,791 108,306 747,711
2005-04 0 0 120,657 3,776,859 0 0

Table 2. Detailed insider stock purchases, sales, and option exercises for DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC (DRI)
  Trade Date   Insider Name Trade Type     Shares       Price ($)   Value ($)
2008-04-11 Madsen Andrew H (President and COO) Sale 900 34.95 31,455
2008-04-11 Madsen Andrew H (President and COO) Option Exercise 900 14.62 13,162
2008-04-03 Shives Paula J (SVP, General Counsel & Sec.) Sale 35,000 35.00 1,225,000
2008-04-03 Shives Paula J (SVP, General Counsel & Sec.) Option Exercise 35,000 14.85 519,897
2008-03-19 Madsen Andrew H (President and COO) Option Exercise 17,445 11.48 200,254
2008-03-17 Rose Michael D (Director) Option Exercise 28,064 19.31 541,905
2008-02-25 Madsen Andrew H (President and COO) Option Exercise 17,445 11.48 200,254
2008-02-14 Madsen Andrew H (President and COO) Option Exercise 13,890 11.48 159,446
2008-01-24 Madsen Andrew H (President and COO) Option Exercise 21,000 11.48 241,063
2008-01-22 Rose Michael D (Director) Option Exercise 27,235 11.08 301,797
2008-01-11 Smith Jack A (Director) Option Exercise 4,400 12.15 53,441
2008-01-02 Mcadam Robert S (SVP Gov't & Community Affairs) Purchase 2,000 26.62 53,240
2008-01-02 George David C (Pres of LongHorn Steakhouse) Option Exercise 2,104 .00 0
2008-01-02 Lee Eugene I Jr (President, Speciality Rest Grp) Option Exercise 6,588 .00 0
2007-12-21 Lewis William M Jr (Director) Purchase 18,000 27.67 497,980
2007-12-21 Lopdrup Kim A (SVP and President, Red Lobster) Purchase 1,000 27.76 27,760
2007-12-21 Lee Eugene I Jr (President, Speciality Rest Grp) Option Exercise 20,000 16.77 335,400
2007-12-20 Otis Clarence Jr (Chairman and CEO) Option Exercise 52,500 10.44 547,968
2007-11-20 Rose Michael D (Director) Option Exercise 2,484 7.42 18,422
2007-10-11 Mcgillicudy Cornelius Iii (Director) Sale 23,250 44.06 1,024,378
2007-10-11 Mcgillicudy Cornelius Iii (Director) Option Exercise 23,250 15.67 364,326
2007-10-04 Collins Valerie K (SVP & Corp. Controller) Sale 35,104 43.43 1,524,510
2007-10-04 Collins Valerie K (SVP & Corp. Controller) Option Exercise 35,104 11.49 403,330
2007-10-04 George David C (Pres of LongHorn Steakhouse) Sale 82,710 43.34 3,584,328
2007-10-04 George David C (Pres of LongHorn Steakhouse) Option Exercise 82,710 18.75 1,551,048
2007-10-02 Lee Eugene I Jr (President, Specialty Rest Grp) Sale 75,000 43.21 3,240,555
2007-10-02 Lee Eugene I Jr (President, Specialty Rest Grp) Option Exercise 75,000 16.77 1,257,750
2007-09-27 Moullet Barry B (SVP Supply Chain & Development) Sale 29,000 43.21 1,253,098
2007-09-27 Moullet Barry B (SVP Supply Chain & Development) Option Exercise 29,000 23.30 675,555
2007-09-24 Burns Lauire B (SVP & President, Bahama Breeze) Sale 31,044 43.36 1,345,993
2007-09-24 Burns Lauire B (SVP & President, Bahama Breeze) Option Exercise 31,044 13.46 417,799
2007-09-24 Lyons Daniel M (SVP Human Resources) Sale 129,416 43.26 5,598,134
2007-09-24 Lyons Daniel M (SVP Human Resources) Option Exercise 129,416 12.39 1,602,868
2007-09-21 Pickens David T (SVP & President, Olive Garden) Sale 22,409 44.07 987,501
2007-09-21 Pickens David T (SVP & President, Olive Garden) Option Exercise 22,409 10.42 233,426
2007-09-19 Rose Michael D (Director) Option Exercise 4,500 6.90 31,031
2007-08-21 Rose Michael D (Director) Option Exercise 2,444 6.58 16,089
2007-06-07 Smith Jack A (Director) Option Exercise 100 12.15 1,214
2007-05-17 Rose Michael D (Director) Option Exercise 2,882 5.58 16,091
2007-02-14 Moullet Barry B (SVP Supply Chain) Sale 30,000 42.59 1,277,583
2007-02-14 Moullet Barry B (SVP Supply Chain) Option Exercise 30,000 23.30 698,850
2007-02-09 Rose Michael D (Director) Option Exercise 3,000 4.58 13,749
2006-11-10 Rose Michael D (Director) Sale 7,319 40.80 298,651
2006-11-10 Rose Michael D (Director) Option Exercise 7,319 5.71 41,779
2006-09-28 Moullet Barry B (SVP Supply Chain) Sale 48,000 42.93 2,060,443
2006-09-28 Moullet Barry B (SVP Supply Chain) Option Exercise 48,000 17.09 820,320
2006-09-26 Walsh Richard J (SVP, Corporate Affairs) Sale 1,300 43.07 55,991
2006-09-22 Wilson Rita P (Director) Sale 2,970 42.37 125,851
2006-09-22 Dimopoulos Linda J (SVP and CFO) Sale 39,000 42.07 1,640,675
2006-09-22 Dimopoulos Linda J (SVP and CFO) Option Exercise 39,000 6.00 234,000
2006-09-22 Sweatt Blaine Iii (EVP & President, New Business) Sale 154,998 42.31 6,557,965
2006-09-22 Sweatt Blaine Iii (EVP & President, New Business) Option Exercise 154,998 6.00 929,988
2006-07-13 Otis Clarence Jr (Chairman and CEO) Sale 48,162 35.38 1,704,005
2006-07-13 Otis Clarence Jr (Chairman and CEO) Option Exercise 48,162 6.00 288,972
2006-06-30 Sweatt Blaine Iii (EVP & President, New Business) Option Exercise 4,415 .00 0
2006-04-27 Moullet Barry B (SVP Supply Chain & Development) Sale 14,112 40.00 564,480
2006-04-27 Moullet Barry B (SVP Supply Chain & Development) Option Exercise 14,112 14.62 206,388
2006-03-30 Walsh Richard J (SVP, Corporate Affairs) Sale 37,343 41.00 1,531,212
2006-03-30 Walsh Richard J (SVP, Corporate Affairs) Option Exercise 37,343 11.82 441,373
2006-01-12 Walsh Richard J (SVP, Corporate Affai) Sale 17,499 40.50 708,709
2006-01-12 Walsh Richard J (SVP, Corporate Affai) Option Exercise 17,499 6.00 104,994
2006-01-11 Burns Lauire B (SVP & President, Bah) Sale 21,750 39.85 866,802
2006-01-11 Burns Lauire B (SVP & President, Bah) Option Exercise 21,750 10.50 228,375
2006-01-10 Lyons Daniel M (SVP Human Resources) Sale 69,057 40.00 2,762,280
2006-01-10 Lyons Daniel M (SVP Human Resources) Option Exercise 69,057 6.00 414,342
2005-04-28 Madsen Andrew H (President and COO) Sale 20,657 30.17 623,159
2005-04-13 Sweatt Blaine Iii (President, New Busin) Sale 100,000 31.54 3,153,700

Insider trading activities including stock purchases, stock sales, and option exercises listed in the above tables cannot be completely guaranteed as to their accuracy. For more insider trading information of DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC (symbol DRI, CIK number 940944) see the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) website.

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