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: Martin Melvin John CIK: 0001821092 Role: Officer (Group President) --- Derivative Transactions --- [Transaction #1] Security: Restricted Stock Units (FY27 Annual Grant) Date: 2026-07-29 | Code: A (Grant or award) Shares: +1,997 | Price: $0.00 Exercisable: N/A | Expires: 2029-07-29 Shares Owned After: 1,997 | 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: +5,890 | Price: $0.00 Exercisable: N/A | Expires: 2036-07-29 Shares Owned After: 5,890 | Ownership: D (Direct) 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. --- 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 Martin, Melvin John (2026-07-30)