Darden Restaurants (DRI)

=== SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership === Document Type: 4 Period of Report: 2025-12-30 10b5-1 Pre-arranged Plan: No --- Issuer --- Name: DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC (DRI) CIK: 0000940944 --- Reporting Owner --- Name: Madonna John W. CIK: 0001663169 Role: Officer (SVP, Corporate Controller) --- Non-Derivative Transactions --- [Transaction #1] Security: Common Stock Date: 2025-12-30 | Code: G (Gift) Shares: -486 | Price: $0.00 Shares Owned After: 9,110.093 | Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F1] This transaction represents a bona fide gift of 486 shares of Darden Restaurants, Inc. common stock for charitable contributions. No consideration was received in connection with this transfer. [F2] Includes shares acquired pursuant to the Darden Restaurants, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan and dividend reinvestment feature of the Plan. --- Footnotes (Complete Index) --- F1: This transaction represents a bona fide gift of 486 shares of Darden Restaurants, Inc. common stock for charitable contributions. No consideration was received in connection with this transfer. F2: Includes shares acquired pursuant to the Darden Restaurants, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan and dividend reinvestment feature of the Plan. --- Signature --- /s/ A. Noni Holmes-Kidd, Attorney-in-fact for Madonna, John W. (2025-12-30)