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: King Sarah H. CIK: 0001700587 Role: Officer (SVP, Chief People Officer) --- Non-Derivative Transactions --- [Transaction #1] Security: Common Stock Date: 2026-07-29 | Code: S (Open market sale) Shares: -1,500 | Price: $209.63 Total Value: $314,448.15 Shares Owned After: 3,615.819 | Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F1] This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $209.405 to $210.13. The price reported above reflects the weighted average sale price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the Issuer or a security holder of the Issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected. [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: 2026-07-29 | Code: S (Open market sale) Shares: -2,873 | Price: $210.83 Total Value: $605,716.89 Shares Owned After: 742.819 | Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F3] This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $210.46 to $211.06. The price reported above reflects the weighted average sale price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the Issuer or a security holder of the Issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected. [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: Restricted Stock Units (FY27 Annual Grant) Date: 2026-07-29 | Code: A (Grant or award) Shares: +1,810 | Price: $0.00 Exercisable: N/A | Expires: 2029-07-29 Shares Owned After: 1,810 | Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F4] 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: +5,338 | Price: $0.00 Exercisable: N/A | Expires: 2036-07-29 Shares Owned After: 5,338 | Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F5] This option vests in two equal annual installments beginning on July 29, 2029. --- Footnotes (Complete Index) --- F1: This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $209.405 to $210.13. The price reported above reflects the weighted average sale price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the Issuer or a security holder of the Issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected. F2: Includes shares acquired pursuant to the Darden Restaurants, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan and dividend reinvestment feature of the Plan. F3: This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $210.46 to $211.06. The price reported above reflects the weighted average sale price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the Issuer or a security holder of the Issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected. F4: Restricted stock units convert into common stock on a one-for-one basis. F5: This option vests in two equal annual installments beginning on July 29, 2029. --- Signature --- /s/ A. Noni Holmes-Kidd, Attorney-in-fact for King, Sarah H. (2026-07-30)