Darden Restaurants officer proposes $448K share sale

The notice lists Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC as broker and NYSE as the exchange for the proposed sale.

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Darden Restaurants, Inc. (DRI) officer Melvin John Martin filed notice of a proposed sale of 2,209 common shares, with an aggregate market value of $447,565.49 and an approximate sale date of October 6, 2026. Martin acquired the shares from the issuer on July 28, 2025, through restricted stock vesting under a registered plan, with services rendered listed as the nature of payment.

Key Figures

Proposed sale: 2,209 common shares Aggregate market value: $447,565.49 Issuer shares outstanding: 113,143,224 shares +1 more

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Proposed sale 2,209 common shares Approximate sale date October 6, 2026

Aggregate market value $447,565.49 Proposed sale

Issuer shares outstanding 113,143,224 shares Number of shares outstanding listed in the notice

Shares acquired 2,209 shares Acquired from the issuer on July 28, 2025

Key Terms

Rule 144, Restricted Stock Vesting Under a Registered Plan, Services Rendered

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Rule 144 regulatory

"definition of "person" in paragraph (a) of Rule 144"

Rule 144 is a U.S. securities regulation that sets conditions under which restricted or insider-held shares can be legally resold to the public, such as required holding periods, availability of public information, limits on how much can be sold at once, and certain filing requirements. For investors it matters because it determines when previously locked-up shares can enter the market — like a release valve that can increase supply, affect share price, and signal insider intent.

Restricted Stock Vesting Under a Registered Plan financial

"Restricted Stock Vesting Under a Registered Plan"

Services Rendered financial

"Services Rendered"

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Melvin John Martin, an officer of Darden Restaurants, Inc., submitted notice for a proposed sale of 2,209 common shares, with an aggregate market value of $447,565.49 and an approximate sale date of October 6, 2026.

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Form 144 Filer Information	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 144 NOTICE OF PROPOSED SALE OF SECURITIES PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
FORM 144

144: Filer Information

Filer CIK	0001821092
Filer CCC	XXXXXXXX
Is this a LIVE or TEST Filing?	LIVE TEST
Submission Contact Information
Name
Phone
E-Mail Address

144: Issuer Information

Name of Issuer	DARDEN RESTAURANTS, INC.
SEC File Number	001-13666
Address of Issuer	1000 Darden Center Drive Orlando FLORIDA 32837
Phone	(407) 245-4000
Name of Person for Whose Account the Securities are To Be Sold	M JOHN MARTIN
See the definition of "person" in paragraph (a) of Rule 144. Information is to be given not only as to the person for whose account the securities are to be sold but also as to all other persons included in that definition. In addition, information shall be given as to sales by all persons whose sales are required by paragraph (e) of Rule 144 to be aggregated with sales for the account of the person filing this notice.
Relationship to Issuer	Officer

144: Securities Information

Title of the Class of Securities To Be Sold	Name and Address of the Broker	Number of Shares or Other Units To Be Sold	Aggregate Market Value	Number of Shares or Other Units Outstanding	Approximate Date of Sale	Name the Securities Exchange
Common	Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services 1 New York Plaza 8th Floor New York NY 10004	2209	447565.49	113143224	10/06/2026	NYSE

Furnish the following information with respect to the acquisition of the securities to be sold and with respect to the payment of all or any part of the purchase price or other consideration therefor:

144: Securities To Be Sold

Title of the Class	Date you Acquired	Nature of Acquisition Transaction	Name of Person from Whom Acquired	Is this a Gift?	Date Donor Acquired	Amount of Securities Acquired	Date of Payment	Nature of Payment *
Common	07/28/2025	Restricted Stock Vesting Under a Registered Plan	Issuer			2209	07/28/2025	Services Rendered

* If the securities were purchased and full payment therefor was not made in cash at the time of purchase, explain in the table or in a note thereto the nature of the consideration given. If the consideration consisted of any note or other obligation, or if payment was made in installments describe the arrangement and state when the note or other obligation was discharged in full or the last installment paid.

Furnish the following information as to all securities of the issuer sold during the past 3 months by the person for whose account the securities are to be sold.

144: Securities Sold During The Past 3 Months

Nothing to Report

144: Remarks and Signature

Remarks
Date of Notice	10/06/2026
ATTENTION:
The person for whose account the securities to which this notice relates are to be sold hereby represents by signing this notice that he does not know any material adverse information in regard to the current and prospective operations of the Issuer of the securities to be sold which has not been publicly disclosed. If such person has adopted a written trading plan or given trading instructions to satisfy Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act, by signing the form and indicating the date that the plan was adopted or the instruction given, that person makes such representation as of the plan adoption or instruction date.
Signature	/s/ Melvin John Martin
ATTENTION: Intentional misstatements or omission of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001)