Darden Restaurants (DRI) director sells 2,333 shares, corrects price

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Darden Restaurants director William S. Simon filed an amended Form 4 after an open-market sale of 2,333 shares of common stock at $203.96 per share. After the sale, he directly holds 6,281 shares. The amendment states it is solely to correct the reported sale price based on erroneous brokerage information, with all other details from the original Form 4 unchanged.

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Simon William S

(Last) (First) (Middle)

1000 DARDEN CENTER DRIVE

(Street)

ORLANDO FLORIDA 32837

(City) (State) (Zip)

UNITED STATES

(Country)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC [ DRI ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director		10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

2a. Foreign Trading Symbol

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/23/2026

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
03/24/2026

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	03/23/2026		S		2,333	D	$203.96(1)	6,281	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. This Amendment No. 1 to Form 4 is being filed solely to correct the sale price reported in Table I of the original Form 4 filed on March 24, 2026. The sale price previously reported was based on erroneous information provided by the reporting person's brokerage firm. No other information reported in the original Form 4 has been changed.

	A. Noni Holmes-Kidd, Attorney-in-fact for Simon, William S.	03/25/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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* Form 4: SEC 1474 (03-26)

FAQ

What insider transaction did Darden Restaurants (DRI) director William S. Simon report?

Director William S. Simon reported an open-market sale of 2,333 shares of Darden Restaurants common stock. The reported sale price was $203.96 per share, and following this transaction he directly owns 6,281 shares according to the amended Form 4 filing.

Why was an amended Form 4 (Form 4/A) filed for Darden Restaurants (DRI)?

The amended Form 4 was filed solely to correct the sale price shown in the original Form 4. The filing explains the earlier price was based on erroneous information from the reporting person’s brokerage firm, and confirms no other transaction details were changed.

How many Darden Restaurants (DRI) shares does the director hold after this sale?

After selling 2,333 shares, director William S. Simon directly holds 6,281 shares of Darden Restaurants common stock. This post-transaction holding figure is taken directly from the amended Form 4’s ownership table for his non-derivative securities.

Was the Darden Restaurants (DRI) insider sale an open-market transaction?

Yes. The transaction is coded as an open-market or private sale of common stock. The filing explicitly labels the action as an open-market sale, with 2,333 shares sold at a reported price of $203.96 per share in the non-derivative securities section.

Did the Darden Restaurants (DRI) amended Form 4 change anything besides the sale price?

No. The footnote states the amendment is being filed solely to correct the sale price that was previously misreported. It clarifies that no other information in the original Form 4, including share amounts and holdings, has been changed in this amendment.