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Darden Restaurants, Inc. (“Darden,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) is a full-service restaurant company, and as of May 31, 2026, we owned and operated 2,202 restaurants through subsidiaries in the United States under the Olive Garden ® , LongHorn Steakhouse ® , Yard House ® , Ruth’s Chris Steak House ® (“Ruth’s Chris”), Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen ® , The Capital Grille ® , Chuy’s ® , Seasons 52 ® , Eddie V’s Prime Seafood ® (“Eddie V’s”), Bahama Breeze ® , and The Capital Burger ® trademarks. As of May 31, 2026, we also had 167 restaurants operated by independent third parties pursuant to area development and franchise agreements, four restaurants operating under contractual agreements, and one restaurant that we jointly own with a third party and operate independently.

The following table details the number of company-owned and operated restaurants, as well as those operated under franchise and contractual agreements, as of May 31, 2026:

Darden is a Florida corporation, incorporated in March 1995, and is the parent company of GMRI, Inc., also a Florida corporation. GMRI, Inc. and certain other of our subsidiaries own and operate our restaurants. GMRI, Inc. was originally incorporated in March 1968 as Red Lobster Inns of America, Inc. We were acquired by General Mills, Inc. in 1970 and became a separate publicly held company in 1995 when General Mills distributed all of our outstanding stock to the stockholders of General Mills. Our principal executive offices and restaurant support center (“RSC”) are located at 1000 Darden Center Drive, Orlando, Florida 32837, telephone (407) 245-4000. Our corporate website address is www.darden.com . We make our reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q, and 8-K; Section 16 reports on Forms 3, 4, and 5; and all amendments to those reports available free of charge on our website on the same day that the reports are filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Information on our website is not deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Form 10-K. Unless the context indicates otherwise, all references to “Darden,” the “Company,” “we,” “our,” or “us” include Darden Restaurants, Inc., GMRI, Inc., and our respective subsidiaries.

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Figures from Darden Restaurants Inc's filings with the U.S. SEC, standardised automatically; prices are end-of-day closes. Not financial advice.