8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) May 21, 2018

DARLING INGREDIENTS INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware	001-13323	36-2495346
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

251 O’CONNOR RIDGE BLVD., SUITE 300, IRVING, TEXAS			75038
	(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:		(972) 717-0300

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On May 21, 2018, Darling Ingredients Inc. (the “Company”) announced that it had sold its Terra Renewal Services (TRS) industrial residuals business to American Residuals Group, LLC for approximately $80 million in cash. Terra Renewal Services is a provider of environmental services focused on the collection, hauling, and disposal of non-hazardous, liquid and semi-solid waste streams from the food processing industry. The Company does not consider this sale to be material to its financial position or results of operation. A copy of the press release announcing the sale is filed as Exhibit 99.1.

On May 21, 2018, the Company also announced that that it completed an acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Kruger Commodities, Inc. including protein conversion facilities in Hamilton, MI and Tama, IA along with a protein blending operation and used cooking oil collection business in Omaha, NE to support the Company’s low carbon fuel initiative at Diamond Green Diesel. The Company does not consider this acquisition to be material to its financial position or results of operation. A copy of the press release announcing the acquisition is filed as Exhibit 99.2.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)           Exhibits.

99.1	Press release dated May 21, 2018 regarding sale of business.
99.2	Press release dated May 21, 2018 regarding acquisition of business.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	DARLING INGREDIENTS INC.
Date:  May 23, 2018	By:	/s/ John F. Sterling
		John F. Sterling
		Executive Vice President, General Counsel

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EX-99.1

EXHIBIT 99.1

News Release

Darling Ingredients Sells its Terra Renewal Services Platform

to American Residuals Group, LLC

IRVING, Texas, May 21, 2018 -- Darling Ingredients Inc. (NYSE: DAR) (the “Company”) today announced the sale of its Terra Renewal Services (TRS) industrial residuals business to American Residuals Group, LLC. Terra Renewal Services is a provider of environmental services focused on the collection, hauling, and disposal of non-hazardous, liquid and semi-solid waste streams from the food processing industry. The transaction price is approximately $80 million in cash.

Darling Ingredients Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Randall C. Stuewe said, “From time to time we evaluate the strategic fit of all our businesses. While TRS was a consistent performing business for us, we made a decision to sell the business allowing for greater focus and attention to our world of growth strategy.”

ABOUT DARLING

Darling Ingredients Inc. is a global developer and producer of sustainable natural ingredients from edible and inedible bio-nutrients, creating a wide range of ingredients and customized specialty solutions for customers in the pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, food, pet food, feed, industrial, fuel, bioenergy and fertilizer industries.  With operations on five continents, the Company collects and transforms all aspects of animal by-product streams into useable and specialty ingredients, such as gelatin, edible fats, feed-grade fats, animal proteins and meals, plasma, pet food ingredients, organic fertilizers, yellow grease, fuel feedstocks, green energy, natural casings and hides. The Company also recovers and converts recycled oils (used cooking oil and animal fats) into valuable feed and fuel ingredients, and collects and processes residual bakery products into feed ingredients.  In addition, the Company provides environmental services, such as grease trap collection and disposal services to food service establishments and disposal services for waste solids from the wastewater treatment systems of industrial food processing plants. The Company sells its products domestically and internationally and operates within three industry segments: Feed Ingredients, Food Ingredients and Fuel Ingredients. For additional information, visit the Company's website at http://www.darlingii.com.

For More Information, contact:
Melissa A. Gaither, V.P. Investor Relations and Global Communications	Email: mgaither@darlingii.com
251 O'Connor Ridge Blvd., Suite 300 Irving, Texas 75038	Phone: 972-717-0300

EX-99.2

EXHIBIT 99.2

News Release

DARLING INGREDIENTS INC. ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF PROTEIN CONVERSION AND USED COOKING OIL COLLECTION BUSINESS

May 21, 2018 - IRVING, Texas- Darling Ingredients Inc. (NYSE: DAR)today announced that is has acquired substantially all of the assets of Kruger Commodities, Inc. including protein conversion facilities in Hamilton, MI and Tama, IA along with a protein blending operation and used cooking oil collection business in Omaha, NE to support our low carbon fuel initiative at Diamond Green Diesel.

“We are pleased to have the opportunity to add the Kruger Commodities operations to Darling’s global platform,” said Mr. Randall C. Stuewe, Darling Ingredients Chairman and CEO. “This long established, family owned business is a natural fit to the Darling network and will help us to better serve our customers and growing feedstock demand from Diamond Green Diesel, our low carbon fuel facility located in Norco, LA.”

ABOUT DARLING

Darling Ingredients Inc. is a global developer and producer of sustainable natural ingredients from edible and inedible bio-nutrients, creating a wide range of ingredients and customized specialty solutions for customers in the pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, food, pet food, feed, industrial, fuel, bioenergy and fertilizer industries.  With operations on five continents, the Company collects and transforms all aspects of animal by-product streams into useable and specialty ingredients, such as gelatin, edible fats, feed-grade fats, animal proteins and meals, plasma, pet food ingredients, organic fertilizers, yellow grease, fuel feedstocks, green energy, natural casings and hides. The Company also recovers and converts recycled oils (used cooking oil and animal fats) into valuable feed and fuel ingredients, and collects and processes residual bakery products into feed ingredients.  In addition, the Company provides environmental services, such as grease trap collection and disposal services to food service establishments and disposal services for waste solids from the wastewater treatment systems of industrial food processing plants. The Company sells its products domestically and internationally and operates within three industry segments: Feed Ingredients, Food Ingredients and Fuel Ingredients. For additional information, visit the Company's website at http://www.darlingii.com.

For More Information, contact:
Melissa A. Gaither, VP Investor Relations & Global Communications	251 O'Connor Ridge Blvd., Suite 300 Irving, Texas 75038 Phone: 972-717-0300