DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC 4

Laura B. Williamson, President of LongHorn Steakhouse at Darden Restaurants Inc., received FY27 annual grants of RSUs and stock options over a combined 5,052 shares (including spouse holdings), all as stock awards rather than open-market buys or sells.

On July 29, 2026, Laura B. Williamson, President of LongHorn Steakhouse at Darden Restaurants Inc., received routine annual equity compensation awards consisting of 1,154 restricted stock units (RSUs) and stock options for 3,405 shares, both held directly, as well as 125 RSUs and stock options for 368 shares held indirectly by her spouse. All RSUs are granted at no cost and will settle into common stock on a one-for-one basis on July 29, 2029, while the options, with a $212.23 exercise price, expire in 2036 and vest in two equal annual installments beginning July 29, 2029. Using the current market price of approximately $206.97 per share, the newly granted RSUs have an estimated current value of about $263,000, and the options are currently out-of-the-money but create additional leveraged upside. Following these grants, Williamson’s direct and indirect holdings (including previously reported common stock and plan shares) total roughly 28,000 shares or equivalents, with an indicative market value near $5.8 million at the current price, reinforcing alignment of her incentives with shareholders through long-dated equity compensation rather than open-market trading.

Filing Facts

CIK

940944

Ticker

DRI

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4

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sec

Accession

0001225208-26-006850

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6