Darden Restaurants (DRI)

=== SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership === Document Type: 4 Period of Report: 2026-09-23 10b5-1 Pre-arranged Plan: No --- Issuer --- Name: DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC (DRI) CIK: 0000940944 --- Reporting Owner --- Name: ATKINS M SHAN CIK: 0001260096 Role: Director --- Derivative Transactions --- [Transaction #1] Security: Restricted Stock Units (FY27 Director Annual Grants) Date: 2026-09-23 | Code: A (Grant or award) Shares: +936 | Price: $0.00 Shares Owned After: 936 | Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F1] Restricted stock units convert into common stock on a one-for-one basis. [F2] The RSUs vest on the first to occur of one year from date of grant and the date of the next annual meeting of shareholders. The director has a one time option to defer settlement until their termination from the board. [F2] The RSUs vest on the first to occur of one year from date of grant and the date of the next annual meeting of shareholders. The director has a one time option to defer settlement until their termination from the board. --- Holdings --- [Holding #1] Security: Common Stock Ownership: D (Direct) --- Footnotes (Complete Index) --- F1: Restricted stock units convert into common stock on a one-for-one basis. F2: The RSUs vest on the first to occur of one year from date of grant and the date of the next annual meeting of shareholders. The director has a one time option to defer settlement until their termination from the board. --- Signature --- /s/ A. Noni Holmes-Kidd, Attorney-in-fact for Atkins, M. Shan (2026-09-25)