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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 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)
January 28, 2021
DARLING INGREDIENTS INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
 
Delaware001-1332336-2495346
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
            5601 N. MacArthur Blvd., Irving, Texas 75038                    
                (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (972) 717-0300                

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock $0.01 par value per shareDARNew York Stock Exchange(“NYSE”)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company
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.

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Item 8.01.    Other Events

    On January 28, 2021, Darling Ingredients Inc. issued a press release announcing that Diamond Green Diesel, its 50/50 joint venture with Valero Energy Corporation, had received final approval from its joint venture partners to proceed with the construction of a new renewable diesel production facility to be located at Valero’s Port Arthur, Texas refinery. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.


Item 9.01.     Financial Statements and Exhibits. 

(d)           Exhibits.
99.1 
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within Inline XBRL document)
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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:  January 28, 2021By:/s/ John F. Sterling 
  John F. Sterling 
  Executive Vice President,
General Counsel
 

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