X0306 4 2021-07-01 0000940944 DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC DRI 0001653795 Cardenas Ricardo 1000 DARDEN CENTER DRIVE ORLANDO FL 32837 1 President and COO Common Stock 2021-07-01 4 M 0 10652.0000 49.2500 A 47021.1740 D Common Stock 2021-07-01 4 S 0 10652.0000 147.0817 D 36369.1740 D Stock Option (Right to Buy) 49.2500 2021-07-01 4 M 0 10652.0000 0.0000 D 2024-11-17 Common Stock 10652.0000 31956.0000 D The sales reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on April 15, 2021. This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $147.00 to $147.41. 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 November 17, 2017. Jessica P. Lange, Attorney-in-fact for Cardenas, Ricardo 2021-07-02