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: 2026-07-29 10b5-1 Pre-arranged Plan: No --- Issuer --- Name: DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC (DRI) CIK: 0000940944 --- Reporting Owner --- Name: Williamson Laura B CIK: 0002025804 Role: Officer (President, LongHorn Steakhouse) --- Derivative Transactions --- [Transaction #1] Security: Restricted Stock Units (FY27 Annual Grant) Date: 2026-07-29 | Code: A (Grant or award) Shares: +1,154 | Price: $0.00 Exercisable: N/A | Expires: 2029-07-29 Shares Owned After: 1,154 | Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F2] Restricted stock units convert into common stock on a one-for-one basis. [Transaction #2] Security: Stock Option (Right to Buy) Date: 2026-07-29 | Code: A (Grant or award) Shares: +3,405 | Price: $0.00 Exercisable: N/A | Expires: 2036-07-29 Shares Owned After: 3,405 | Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F3] This option vests in two equal annual installments beginning on July 29, 2029. [Transaction #3] Security: Restricted Stock Units (FY27 Annual Grant) Date: 2026-07-29 | Code: A (Grant or award) Shares: +125 | Price: $0.00 Exercisable: N/A | Expires: 2029-07-29 Shares Owned After: 125 | Ownership: I (Indirect) | Nature: By Spouse Footnotes: [F2] Restricted stock units convert into common stock on a one-for-one basis. [Transaction #4] Security: Stock Option (Right to Buy) Date: 2026-07-29 | Code: A (Grant or award) Shares: +368 | Price: $0.00 Exercisable: N/A | Expires: 2036-07-29 Shares Owned After: 368 | Ownership: I (Indirect) | Nature: By Spouse Footnotes: [F3] This option vests in two equal annual installments beginning on July 29, 2029. --- Holdings --- [Holding #1] Security: Common Stock Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F1] Includes shares acquired pursuant to the Darden Restaurants, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan and dividend reinvestment feature of the Plan. [Holding #2] Security: Common Stock Ownership: I (Indirect) [Holding #3] Security: Common Stock Ownership: I (Indirect) Footnotes: [F1] Includes shares acquired pursuant to the Darden Restaurants, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan and dividend reinvestment feature of the Plan. --- Footnotes (Complete Index) --- F1: Includes shares acquired pursuant to the Darden Restaurants, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan and dividend reinvestment feature of the Plan. F2: Restricted stock units convert into common stock on a one-for-one basis. F3: This option vests in two equal annual installments beginning on July 29, 2029. --- Signature --- /s/ A. Noni Holmes-Kidd, Attorney-in-fact for Wilkerson, John W. (2026-07-30)