Nicholas James Kemphaus - 04 Jan 2026 Form 3 Insider Report for DARLING INGREDIENTS INC. (DAR)

Role: EVP Gen. Counsel & Secretary
Signature: /s/ Teun Tchornobay, as Attorney-in-Fact for Nicholas Kemphaus
Issuer symbol: DAR
Transactions as of: 04 Jan 2026
Net transactions value: $0
Form type: 3
Filing time: 06 Jan 2026, 16:18:35 UTC
Next filing: 06 Jan 2026
SEC: View on sec.gov

Reporting Owners (1)

Name	Relationship	Address	Signature	Signature date	CIK
Kemphaus Nicholas James	EVP Gen. Counsel & Secretary	5601 N. MACARTHUR BLVD., IRVING	/s/ Teun Tchornobay, as Attorney-in-Fact for Nicholas Kemphaus	06 Jan 2026	0002102605

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
holding	DAR	Common Stock						27,768	04 Jan 2026	Direct	F1

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
holding	DAR	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)							04 Jan 2026	common stock	2,923	$8.51	Direct	F2
holding	DAR	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)							04 Jan 2026	common stock	5,760	$12.29	Direct	F3
holding	DAR	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)							04 Jan 2026	common stock	4,042	$18.82	Direct	F4
holding	DAR	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)							04 Jan 2026	common stock	3,704	$21.00	Direct	F5
holding	DAR	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)							04 Jan 2026	common stock	4,428	$28.89	Direct	F6

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	The 27,768 reported shares include 3,339 Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) issued under the Darling Ingredients Inc. 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan. The RSUs may be settled only in shares of common stock (one share per RSU) and will vest as follows: RSUs granted on 1/3/2024: 845 shares will vest on 1/3/2027: RSUs granted on 1/3/2025: 1,247 shares will vest on each of 1/3/2027 and 1/3/2028
F2	Options granted pursuant to the 2012 Omnibus Incentive Plan to purchase 974 shares became exercisable on each of 2/25/17 and 2/25/18 and 975 shares became exercisable on 2/25/19.
F3	Options granted pursuant to the 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan to purchase 1,920 shares became exercisable each of 2/06/18, 2/06/19 and 2/06/20.
F4	Options granted pursuant to the 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan to purchase 1,347 shares become exercisable on each of 1/29/19 and 1/29/20 and 1,348 shares became exercisable on 1/29/21.
F5	Options granted pursuant to the 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan to purchase 1,234 shares became exercisable on 1/25/20 and 1,235 shares became exercisable on each of 1/25/21 and 1/25/2022.
F6	Options granted pursuant to the 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan to purchase 1,476 shares became exercisable on each of 1/06/21, 1/06/22 and 1/06/23.