Form 4 Filing for DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC

This filing details transactions by Martin Melvin John, Group President at DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC (DRI). On April 6, 2026, Mr. John acquired 5,091 shares of Common Stock under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan and dividend reinvestment feature for $124.24 per share, increasing his post-transaction shares to 22,361.15. In a separate transaction on the same day, he disposed of 5,091 shares of Common Stock for $196.04 per share, resulting in 17,270.15 post-transaction shares. Additionally, an option to buy 5,091 shares of Common Stock, acquired under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan, was exercised and disposed of on April 6, 2026. This option vested in two equal annual installments starting July 24, 2022, and had an exercise price of $124.24. The filing was signed by A. Noni Holmes-Kidd as attorney-in-fact for Mr. John on April 7, 2026.