=== SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership ===
Document Type: 4
Period of Report: 2026-08-05
10b5-1 Pre-arranged Plan: No
--- Issuer ---
Name: DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC (DRI)
CIK: 0000940944
--- Reporting Owner ---
Name: Wilkerson John W.
CIK: 0002075975
Role: Officer (President, Olive Garden)
--- Non-Derivative Transactions ---
[Transaction #1]
Security: Common Stock
Date: 2026-08-05 | Code: M (Exercise of derivative)
Shares: +6,364 | Price: $124.24
Total Value: $790,663.36
Shares Owned After: 27,657.689 | 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.
[Transaction #2]
Security: Common Stock
Date: 2026-08-05 | Code: S (Open market sale)
Shares: -2,500 | Price: $208.41
Total Value: $521,035.25
Shares Owned After: 25,157.689 | Ownership: D (Direct)
Footnotes:
[F2] This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $208.115 to $208.8689. 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.
[F1] 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: 2026-08-05 | Code: S (Open market sale)
Shares: -6,364 | Price: $208.30
Total Value: $1,325,602.11
Shares Owned After: 18,793.689 | Ownership: D (Direct)
Footnotes:
[F3] This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $208.04 to $208.8888. 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.
[F1] 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: Stock Option (Right to Buy)
Date: 2026-08-05 | Code: M (Exercise of derivative)
Shares: -6,364 | Price: $0.00
Exercisable: N/A | Expires: 2029-07-24
Shares Owned After: 0 | Ownership: D (Direct)
Footnotes:
[F4] This option vested in two equal annual installments beginning on July 24, 2022.
--- Holdings ---
[Holding #1]
Security: Common Stock
Ownership: I (Indirect)
--- 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: This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $208.115 to $208.8689. 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.
F3: This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $208.04 to $208.8888. 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: This option vested in two equal annual installments beginning on July 24, 2022.
--- Signature ---
/s/ A. Noni Holmes-Kidd, Attorney-in-fact for Wilkerson, John W. (2026-08-06)
