DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC (DRI) · Insider Trading (Form 4) SEC Filing

=== SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership === Document Type: 4 Period of Report: 2026-07-26 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: 2026-07-26 | Code: M (Exercise of derivative) Shares: +697 | Price: $0.00 Shares Owned After: 9,910.942 | Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F1] Performance restricted stock units convert into common stock on a one-for-one basis. [F2] Includes shares acquired pursuant to the Darden Restaurants, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan and dividend reinvestment feature of the Plan. [Transaction #2] Security: Common Stock Date: 2026-07-26 | Code: M (Exercise of derivative) Shares: +677 | Price: $0.00 Shares Owned After: 10,587.942 | Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F3] Restricted stock units convert into common stock on a one-for-one basis. [F2] Includes shares acquired pursuant to the Darden Restaurants, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan and dividend reinvestment feature of the Plan. [Transaction #3] Security: Common Stock Date: 2026-07-26 | Code: F (Payment of exercise/tax) Shares: -165 | Price: $196.31 Total Value: $32,391.15 Shares Owned After: 10,422.942 | Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F2] Includes shares acquired pursuant to the Darden Restaurants, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan and dividend reinvestment feature of the Plan. [Transaction #4] Security: Common Stock Date: 2026-07-26 | Code: F (Payment of exercise/tax) Shares: -170 | Price: $196.31 Total Value: $33,372.70 Shares Owned After: 10,252.942 | Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F2] Includes shares acquired pursuant to the Darden Restaurants, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan and dividend reinvestment feature of the Plan. [Transaction #5] Security: Common Stock Date: 2026-07-27 | Code: M (Exercise of derivative) Shares: +1,500 | Price: $0.00 Shares Owned After: 11,752.942 | Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F1] Performance restricted stock units convert into common stock on a one-for-one basis. [F2] Includes shares acquired pursuant to the Darden Restaurants, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan and dividend reinvestment feature of the Plan. [Transaction #6] Security: Common Stock Date: 2026-07-27 | Code: F (Payment of exercise/tax) Shares: -366 | Price: $196.31 Total Value: $71,849.46 Shares Owned After: 11,386.942 | Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F2] Includes shares acquired pursuant to the Darden Restaurants, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan and dividend reinvestment feature of the Plan. --- Derivative Transactions --- [Transaction #1] Security: Performance Restricted Stock Units (FY24) Date: 2026-07-26 | Code: M (Exercise of derivative) Shares: -697 | Price: $0.00 Exercisable: N/A | Expires: 2027-07-26 Shares Owned After: 697 | Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F1] Performance restricted stock units convert into common stock on a one-for-one basis. [F4] This grant vests in two equal annual installments beginning on July 26, 2026. [Transaction #2] Security: Restricted Stock Units (FY24 Annual Grant) Date: 2026-07-26 | Code: M (Exercise of derivative) Shares: -677 | Price: $0.00 Exercisable: N/A | Expires: 2026-07-26 Shares Owned After: 0 | Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F3] Restricted stock units convert into common stock on a one-for-one basis. [Transaction #3] Security: Performance Restricted Stock Units (FY23) Date: 2026-07-27 | Code: M (Exercise of derivative) Shares: -1,500 | Price: $0.00 Exercisable: N/A | Expires: 2026-07-27 Shares Owned After: 0 | Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F1] Performance restricted stock units convert into common stock on a one-for-one basis. [F5] This grant vested in two equal annual installments beginning on July 27, 2025. --- Footnotes (Complete Index) --- F1: Performance restricted stock units convert into common stock on a one-for-one basis. F2: Includes shares acquired pursuant to the Darden Restaurants, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan and dividend reinvestment feature of the Plan. F3: Restricted stock units convert into common stock on a one-for-one basis. F4: This grant vests in two equal annual installments beginning on July 26, 2026. F5: This grant vested in two equal annual installments beginning on July 27, 2025. --- Signature --- /s/ A. Noni Holmes-Kidd, Attorney-in-fact for Madonna, John W. (2026-07-29)