Darling Ingredients Inc. filings document material events, operating results and governance for a company that transforms animal agriculture and food-industry residuals into feed, food and fuel ingredients. Recent 8-K reports furnish earnings releases, conference-call materials, non-GAAP reconciliations, Regulation FD investor presentations and commentary on the Diamond Green Diesel joint venture.
Proxy and annual-meeting filings cover director elections, auditor ratification, executive compensation votes, board composition, committee assignments and non-employee director compensation. Other disclosures address capital structure, liquidity, forward-looking risk factors and shareholder voting matters tied to the company's public-company reporting obligations.
Darling Ingredients Inc. reported that, effective September 26, 2025, Matt Jansen has departed from his role as Chief Operating Officer – North America. His departure qualifies as a termination of employment under a Senior Executive Termination Benefits Agreement between him and the company. As a result, he is eligible for severance benefits described in Darling Ingredients’ 2025 proxy statement, provided he signs and does not revoke a release of claims in favor of the company and complies with the agreement’s terms.
Randall C. Stuewe, Chairman and CEO of Darling Ingredients Inc. (DAR), reported two open-market sales of the company’s common stock in August 2025. On 08/15/2025 he sold 27,500 shares at a weighted-average price of $31.17, and on 08/18/2025 he sold 35,000 shares at a weighted-average price of $30.92. The filings show total beneficial ownership declining from 816,437 shares after the first sale to 781,437 shares after the second sale. Both transactions were reported on Form 4 and executed in multiple trades; the reporter offered to provide detailed trade-by-trade prices upon request. The Form 4 was signed by an attorney-in-fact on behalf of Mr. Stuewe.
Form 144 filed relating to proposed sale of common stock by an insider of Darling Ingredients Inc. (DAR). The notice lists a broker (J.P. Morgan Securities LLC) and seeks to sell 35,000 shares with an aggregate market value of $1,091,300, from shares acquired as an employee stock award on 03/02/2023. The issuer has 158,158,847 shares outstanding. The filing also discloses three separate common stock sales by the same person within the past three months: 40,000 shares on 05/19/2025 for $1,361,940, 7,500 shares on 08/04/2025 for $237,173, and 27,500 shares on 08/15/2025 for $857,107. The filer attests that they are not aware of undisclosed material adverse information about the issuer.
Gates Capital and affiliated entities reported they collectively hold 6,953,973 shares of Darling Ingredients Inc. common stock, representing 4.4% of the outstanding shares. The filing shows shared voting and dispositive power over all reported shares and no sole voting or dispositive power. The ownership percentage is calculated using 158,185,905 shares outstanding as of August 1, 2025. The statement is filed by Gates Capital Management, L.P.; Gates Capital Management GP, LLC; Gates Capital Management, Inc.; and Jeffrey L. Gates, and includes a joint filing agreement confirming shared responsibility for amendments and accuracy.
Darling Ingredients insider John F. Sterling, the company's EVP, General Counsel and Secretary, reported a sale of 35,000 shares of common stock executed on 08/12/2025 at a weighted average price of $31.13. The filing notes individual trades ranged from $31.07 to $31.21 and that the reporting person will provide full trade-level details upon request. After the reported sale Mr. Sterling beneficially owned 276,473 shares directly. The Form 4 was signed by an attorney-in-fact on 08/13/2025. No derivative transactions are reported.
Darling Ingredients (DAR) filed a Form 144 reporting a proposed sale of 35,000 common shares. The sale is listed with an aggregate market value of $1,040,900 and an approximate sale date of 08/12/2025, to be executed through J.P. Morgan Securities LLC on the NYSE.
The filing shows the 35,000 shares were acquired through the issuer via stock options and performance stock units (PSUs) on dates between 03/18/2021 and 05/26/2022, with component lots of 19,198 PSUs and three option lots totaling 15,802 shares. The company has 158,158,847 shares outstanding as reported on the form.
Key results (Q2 ended June 28, 2025): Total net sales $1,481,518; operating income $75,868; net income $14,265; net income attributable to Darling $12,661; basic/diluted EPS $0.08.
Six months (ended June 28, 2025): Total net sales $2,862,112; operating income $104,268; net loss $(9,549); net loss attributable to Darling $(13,499); basic/diluted loss per share $(0.09).
Balance sheet & cash flow highlights: Total assets $10,274,968; cash and cash equivalents $94,577; total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash $218,709; long-term debt, net of current portion $3,928,689; current portion of long-term debt $51,637. Net cash provided by operating activities $394,767; net cash used in investing $(159,372); net cash used in financing $(215,766).
Other notable items disclosed: Goodwill $2,477,737; investment in unconsolidated subsidiaries $2,162,232; equity in net income of Diamond Green Diesel was $6,000 for Q2 and a $(24,523) loss for six months; distributions from DGD of $131,131 included in cash flows; accumulated other comprehensive loss improved to $(396,262) from $(684,241) at December 28, 2024.
Darling Ingredients Inc. (NYSE: DAR) filed an 8-K on 24-Jul-25 under Item 2.02. The company furnished, but did not formally file, a press release (Ex. 99.1) and slide deck (Ex. 99.2) disclosing first-quarter results for the period ended 28-Jun-25. Management will discuss the release on a same-day webcast and conference call; the slides and release include non-GAAP metrics with reconciliations. No financial figures are contained in the 8-K itself. The filing is strictly informational and carries no emerging-growth or other special designations.