Darden Restaurants (DRI)

=== SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership === Document Type: 4 Period of Report: 2026-02-22 10b5-1 Pre-arranged Plan: No --- Issuer --- Name: DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC (DRI) CIK: 0000940944 --- Reporting Owner --- Name: Kenningham Daryl CIK: 0001528681 Role: Director --- Non-Derivative Transactions --- [Transaction #1] Security: Common Stock Date: 2026-02-22 | Code: M (Exercise of derivative) Shares: +149 | Price: $0.00 Shares Owned After: 1,615 | Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F1] Restricted stock units convert into common stock on a one-for-one basis. --- Derivative Transactions --- [Transaction #1] Security: Restricted Stock Units (FY26 Director Compensation) Date: 2026-02-22 | Code: A (Grant or award) Shares: +149 | Price: $0.00 Exercisable: N/A | Expires: 2026-02-22 Shares Owned After: 149 | Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F2] Includes FY26 director compensation. [F1] Restricted stock units convert into common stock on a one-for-one basis. [F3] The Reporting Person elected to take all of the quarterly cash retainer for serving as a director in the form of restricted stock units which settle immediately. [Transaction #2] Security: Restricted Stock Units (FY26 Director Compensation) Date: 2026-02-22 | Code: M (Exercise of derivative) Shares: -149 | Price: $0.00 Exercisable: N/A | Expires: 2026-02-22 Shares Owned After: 0 | Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F2] Includes FY26 director compensation. [F1] Restricted stock units convert into common stock on a one-for-one basis. --- Footnotes (Complete Index) --- F1: Restricted stock units convert into common stock on a one-for-one basis. F2: Includes FY26 director compensation. F3: The Reporting Person elected to take all of the quarterly cash retainer for serving as a director in the form of restricted stock units which settle immediately. --- Signature --- /s/ A. Noni Holmes-Kidd, Attorney-in-fact for Kenningham, Daryl A. (2026-02-24)