[Form 4] Darden Restaurants, Inc. Insider Trading Activity

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

On 31 Jul 2025, director Diego J. Veitia filed a Form 3 to report his initial beneficial ownership in Indigo Acquisition Corp. (INACU). As of the event date 30 Jun 2025, he directly owns 25,000 ordinary shares; no derivative securities are listed. The form is filed by a single reporting person and confirms Veitia’s role as a director under Section 16.

The filing notes that these holdings exclude any issuer securities held by Indigo Sponsor Group LLC, where Veitia is a passive member, leaving potential indirect ownership unquantified. No other material transactions or compensation details are disclosed; the document simply establishes the baseline equity position required for future insider reporting.

Positive

• Director ownership of 25,000 ordinary shares provides modest alignment with shareholder interests.

Negative

• Indirect holdings via Indigo Sponsor Group LLC are not quantified, limiting full transparency of the director’s total exposure.

Insights

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TL;DR: Director reveals 25k-share stake, no derivatives; indirect sponsor stake unspecified—minor governance signal, limited market impact.

The Form 3 is routine but useful for transparency. A 25,000-share direct position gives Veitia modest economic alignment with public shareholders, yet the omission of any figures for Indigo Sponsor Group LLC means investors lack a full picture of his total exposure. Because no options, warrants, or other derivatives are reported, dilution risk from this insider is currently negligible. Overall, the disclosure is standard, with neutral impact on valuation.

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^*

Williamson Laura B

(Last) (First) (Middle)

1000 DARDEN CENTER DRIVE

(Street)

ORLANDO FL 32837

(City) (State) (Zip)

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

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

	Director		10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)
	President, LongHorn Steakhouse

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/30/2025

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

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

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

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	07/30/2025		S		1,157	D	$204.6979	10,632.166(1)	D
Common Stock	07/30/2025		S		523	D	$204.6503	5,422.561(1)	I	By Spouse
Common Stock								908.5479	I	By 401k

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. Includes shares acquired pursuant to the Darden Restaurants, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan and dividend reinvestment feature of the Plan.

	A. Noni Holmes-Kidd, Attorney-in-fact for Williamson, Laura B.	07/31/2025
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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