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

Insider Trade Summary

Net Seller: 7,682 shares ($1,675,075)

Net Sell 6 txns

Insider Broad Matthew R

Role SVP General Counsel

Sold 7,682 shs ($1.68M)

Type	Security	Shares	Price	Value
Exercise	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	733	$0.00	--
Exercise	Common Stock	733	$124.24	$91K
Sale	Common Stock	733	$218.4983	$160K
Exercise	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	6,949	$0.00	--
Exercise	Common Stock	6,949	$124.24	$863K
Sale	Common Stock	6,949	$218.0049	$1.51M

Holdings After Transaction: Stock Option (Right to Buy) — 0 shares (Direct); Common Stock — 15,100.233 shares (Direct)

Footnotes (1)

1. Includes shares acquired pursuant to the Darden Restaurants, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan and dividend reinvestment feature of the Plan. This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $218.00 to $218.02. 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. This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $218.36 to $218.81. 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. This option vested in two equal annual installments beginning on July 24, 2022.

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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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Broad Matthew R

(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)
	SVP General Counsel

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/30/2025

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	06/30/2025		M		6,949	A	$124.24	21,316.233(1)	D
Common Stock	06/30/2025		S		6,949	D	$218.0049(2)	14,367.233(1)	D
Common Stock	07/01/2025		M		733	A	$124.24	15,100.233(1)	D
Common Stock	07/01/2025		S		733	D	$218.4983(3)	14,367.233(1)	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
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$124.24	06/30/2025		M			6,949	(4)	07/24/2029	Common Stock	6,949	$0.0000	733	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$124.24	07/01/2025		M			733	(4)	07/24/2029	Common Stock	733	$0.0000	0.0000	D

Explanation of Responses:

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

2. This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $218.00 to $218.02. 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.

3. This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $218.36 to $218.81. 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.

4. This option vested in two equal annual installments beginning on July 24, 2022.

	A. Noni Holmes-Kidd, Attorney-in-fact for Broad, Matthew R.	07/02/2025
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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