Darden Restaurants (DRI)

=== SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership === Document Type: 4 Period of Report: 2026-01-23 10b5-1 Pre-arranged Plan: No --- Issuer --- Name: DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC (DRI) CIK: 0000940944 --- Reporting Owner --- Name: SONSTEBY CHARLES M CIK: 0001186383 Role: Director --- Non-Derivative Transactions --- [Transaction #1] Security: Common Stock Date: 2026-01-23 | Code: S (Open market sale) Shares: -3,123 | Price: $205.32 Total Value: $641,209.68 Shares Owned After: 19,351 | Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F1] This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $205.205 to $205.515. The price reported above reflects the weighted average sale price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the Issuer or a security holder of the Issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected. --- Footnotes (Complete Index) --- F1: This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $205.205 to $205.515. The price reported above reflects the weighted average sale price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the Issuer or a security holder of the Issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected. --- Signature --- /s/ A. Noni Holmes-Kidd, Attorney-in-fact for Sonsteby, Charles M. (2026-01-26)