dar-2014.10.01-8K


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)
October 1, 2014

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 October 1, 2014, Darling Ingredients Inc. (the “Company”) completed an acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Custom Blenders, one of the leading bakery residuals recyclers in the United States. The acquisition includes Custom Blenders’ operations in Indiana, Georgia, Texas, and Arkansas. The Company does not consider the 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 99.1.
    
Item 9.01     Financial Statements and Exhibits. 

(d)           Exhibits.

Exhibit Number
 
Description
99.1
 
Press Release dated October 1, 2014.
 
 
 


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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:  October 1, 2014 
By:
/s/ John F. Sterling
 
 
 
John F. Sterling
 
 
 
Executive Vice President and
General Counsel
 



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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number
 
Description
99.1
 
Press Release dated October 1, 2014.
 
 
 


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