Darden Restaurants Connelly gifts 705 shares

The shares were transferred for charitable contributions, and no consideration was received.

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Darden Restaurants Inc. (DRI) reports that Susan M. Connelly, SVP, Chief Comm & PA Officer, made a bona fide gift transfer of 705 common shares on October 16, 2026, for charitable contributions. No consideration was received. She held 3,494 shares directly after the transfer; that holding includes shares acquired through the Employee Stock Purchase Plan and its dividend reinvestment feature. No Rule 10b5-1 plan is reported.

Insider Trade Summary

705 shares gifted

Gift 1 txn

Insider Connelly Susan M.

Role SVP, Chief Comm & PA Officer

Type	Security	Shares	Price	Value
Gift	Common Stock F1, F2	705	$0.00	$0.00

Holdings After Transaction: Common Stock — 3,493.878 shares (Direct)

Footnotes (2)

1. F1. This transaction represents a bona fide gift of 705 shares of Darden Restaurants, Inc. common stock for charitable contributions. No consideration was received in connection with this transfer.
2. F2. Includes shares acquired pursuant to the Darden Restaurants, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan and dividend reinvestment feature of the Plan.

Key Figures

Shares gifted: 705 shares Direct shares after transfer: 3,494 shares

2 metrics

Shares gifted 705 shares Bona fide gift for charitable contributions on October 16, 2026

Direct shares after transfer 3,494 shares Reported post-transaction holding

Key Terms

bona fide gift, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, dividend reinvestment feature

3 terms

bona fide gift financial

"represents a bona fide gift of 705 shares"

A bona fide gift is a genuine, voluntary transfer of money, property, or benefits from one party to another made without expectation of repayment, services, or hidden conditions. Investors care because such gifts can affect company disclosures, related‑party transaction rules, tax treatment, and perceived conflicts of interest; think of it like someone giving you a present with no strings attached — but on a corporate scale, auditors and regulators need to verify it really is unconditional.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan financial

"shares acquired pursuant to the Employee Stock Purchase Plan"

An employee stock purchase plan is a company program that lets workers buy shares through small payroll deductions, often at a discount to the market price and after a set offering period. Think of it like a workplace savings plan that turns into ownership: it encourages employees to share in the company’s success and can create predictable buying or selling of stock that investors watch because it affects supply, demand and employee incentives.

dividend reinvestment feature financial

"dividend reinvestment feature of the Plan"

FAQ

AI-generated questions and answers. How Rhea-AI works. Not financial advice.

How many DRI shares did Susan M. Connelly give as a gift?

Susan M. Connelly transferred 705 Darden Restaurants common shares as a bona fide gift on October 16, 2026, for charitable contributions. She held 3,494 shares directly afterward, including shares from the Employee Stock Purchase Plan and dividend reinvestment feature; no consideration was received, and no Rule 10b5-1 plan is reported.

AI-generated analysis. How Rhea-AI works. Not financial advice.

Form 4 Insider Transactions: What Each Field Means →

See more from StockTitan in Google Search and AI answers. Adds StockTitan as a preferred source · opens Google

Add on Google Not now

Available on EDGAR 10/19/2026 - 05:13 PM EDT Accepted by SEC EDGAR 10/19/2026 - 05:13 PM EDT Learn about SEC filing dates

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

OMB APPROVAL

OMB Number:			3235-0287
Estimated average burden
hours per response:			0.5

Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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^*

Connelly Susan M.

(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)

	Director		10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)
	SVP, Chief Comm & PA Officer

2a. Foreign Trading Symbol

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/16/2026

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)

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	10/16/2026		G		705(1)	D	$0.0000	3,493.878(2)	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 transaction represents a bona fide gift of 705 shares of Darden Restaurants, Inc. common stock for charitable contributions. No consideration was received in connection with this transfer.

2. 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 Connelly, Susan M.	10/19/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number.
* Form 4: SEC 1474 (03-26)