Randall C. Stuewe - 06 Mar 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for DARLING INGREDIENTS INC. (DAR)

Role: Chairman and CEO, Director
Signature: /s/ Teun Tchornobay as Attorney-in-Fact for Randall C. Stuewe
Issuer symbol: DAR
Transactions as of: 06 Mar 2026
Net transactions value: -$1,042,400
Form type: 4
Filing time: 10 Mar 2026, 17:07:20 UTC
Previous filing: 26 Feb 2026
SEC: View on sec.gov

Reporting Owners (1)

Name	Relationship	Address	Signature	Signature date	CIK
STUEWE RANDALL C	Chairman and CEO, Director	5601 N. MACARTHUR BLVD, IRVING	/s/ Teun Tchornobay as Attorney-in-Fact for Randall C. Stuewe	10 Mar 2026	0001256109

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	DAR	Common Stock	Options Exercise		+263,704	+26%	$11.97^*	1,276,839	06 Mar 2026	Direct
transaction	DAR	Common Stock	Tax liability		-139,754	-11%	$53.20^*	1,137,085	06 Mar 2026	Direct
transaction	DAR	Common Stock	Sale	$1,042,400	-20,000	-1.8%	$52.12	1,117,085	06 Mar 2026	Direct	F1
transaction	DAR	Common Stock	Gift		-23,250	-2.1%	$0.000000^*	1,093,835	06 Mar 2026	Direct	F2
transaction	DAR	Common Stock	Award		+90,078	+8.2%	$0.000000^*	1,183,913	09 Mar 2026	Direct	F3
transaction	DAR	Common Stock	Tax liability		-35,446	-3%	$51.92^*	1,148,467	09 Mar 2026	Direct

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
transaction	DAR	Options (right to buy)	Options Exercise		-263,704	-100%	$0.000000^*	0	06 Mar 2026	Common Stock	263,704	$11.97	Direct	F4

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

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $52.03 to $53.28; the price reported above reflects the weighted average sale price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transactions were effected upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer, or a security holder of the issuer.
F2	On 03/06/2026, the reporting person donated 23,250 shares of directly owned shares of common stock to a public university in the United States.
F3	Shares of common stock received by the reporting person upon vesting of performance shares related to the performance period from 2023 - 2025.
F4	Options granted pursuant to the 2012 Omnibus Incentive Plan to purchase 42,690 shares became exercisable on 03/07/16, 73,672 became exercisable on 03/07/17 and 73,671 shares became exercisable on each of 03/07/18 and 03/07/19.