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UNITED STATESSECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWashington, DC 20549  
FORM 10-K (Mark One)

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| ☒ | ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |

For the fiscal year ended May 29, 2022 OR

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| ☐ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |

For the transition period from      to     Commission File Number: 1-13666 DARDEN RESTAURANTS, INC. (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

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| Florida |   | 59-3305930 |
| (State or other jurisdiction ofincorporation or organization) |   | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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| 1000 Darden Center Drive, | Orlando, | Florida |   | 32837 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) |   | (Zip Code) |

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (407) 245-4000 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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| Title of each class | Trading Symbol | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Common Stock, without par value | DRI | New York Stock Exchange |

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: NoneIndicate by check mark if the Registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.   Yes ☒ No ☐Indicate by check mark if Registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Act.   Yes ☐ No ☒Indicate by check mark if the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to submit and post such files).     Yes ☒  No ☐Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

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| Large accelerated filer | ☒ |  |    | Accelerated filer | ☐ |
| Non-accelerated filer | ☐ |   (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) |    | Smaller reporting company | ☐ |
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.☐Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☒ Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes ☐ No ☒The aggregate market value of Common Stock held by non-affiliates of the Registrant based on the closing price of $140.55 per share as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on November 26, 2021, was approximately: $17,964,900,000.Number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as of May 29, 2022: 123,946,313.DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCEPortions of the Registrant’s Proxy Statement for its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on September 21, 2022, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission no later than 120 days after May 29, 2022, are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Report.  

