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: Martin Melvin John CIK: 0001821092 Role: Officer (Group President) --- Non-Derivative Transactions --- [Transaction #1] Security: Common Stock Date: 2026-07-26 | Code: M (Exercise of derivative) Shares: +2,325 | Price: $0.00 Shares Owned After: 19,635.758 | 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: +2,257 | Price: $0.00 Shares Owned After: 21,892.758 | 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: -889 | Price: $196.31 Total Value: $174,519.59 Shares Owned After: 21,003.758 | 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: -915 | Price: $196.31 Total Value: $179,623.65 Shares Owned After: 20,088.758 | 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: +6,000 | Price: $0.00 Shares Owned After: 26,088.758 | 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 #6] Security: Common Stock Date: 2026-07-27 | Code: F (Payment of exercise/tax) Shares: -2,361 | Price: $196.31 Total Value: $463,487.91 Shares Owned After: 23,727.758 | 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: -2,325 | Price: $0.00 Exercisable: N/A | Expires: 2027-07-26 Shares Owned After: 2,325 | 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: -2,257 | 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: -6,000 | 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 Martin, Melvin John (2026-07-29)