8-K 1 dar-2013514x8k.htm 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 14, 2013

DARLING INTERNATIONAL 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 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On May 14, 2013, Darling International Inc. (the “Company”) will deliver an investor presentation that includes the material attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K (this “Current Report”) as Exhibit 99.1. The information contained in this Current Report, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01, and the information contained therein shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section. Furthermore, the information contained in Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the filings of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933.
This Current Report, including Exhibit 99.1, includes “forward-looking” statements regarding the business operations of the Company and the industry in which it operates. These statements are identified by words such as “may,” “will,” “begin,” “look forward,” “expect,” “believe,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “should,” “potential,” “estimate,” “continue,” “momentum” and other words referring to events to occur in the future. These statements reflect the Company's current view of future events and are based on its assessment of, and are subject to, a variety of risks and uncertainties beyond its control, including disturbances in world financial, credit, commodities and stock markets; potential changes in national and international regulations affecting the Company's products; a decline in consumer confidence and discretionary spending; the general performance of the U.S. and global economies; global demands for bio-fuels and grain and oilseed commodities, which have exhibited volatility, and can impact the cost of feed for cattle, hogs, and poultry, thus affecting available rendering feedstock; risks, including future expenditure, relating to the Company's joint venture with Valero Energy Corporation to construct and complete a renewable diesel plant in Norco, Louisiana and possible difficulties completing and obtaining operational viability with the plant on a timely basis, or at all; risks relating to possible third party claims of intellectual property infringement; risks associated with the development of competitive sources for alternative renewable diesel or comparable fuels; challenges associated with the Company's ongoing enterprise resource planning system project; economic disruptions resulting from the European debt crisis; and continued or escalated conflict in the Middle East, North Korea or elsewhere, each of which could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Other risks and uncertainties regarding the Company, its business and the industry in which it operates are referenced from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company is under no obligation to (and expressly disclaims any such obligation to) update or alter its forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.

99.1 |  | Investor presentation material (furnished pursuant to Item 7.01).

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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 INTERNATIONAL INC. |
Date: May 14, 2013 | By: | /s/ John F. Sterling |
|  | John F. Sterling |
|  | Executive Vice President and General Counsel |

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EXHIBIT LIST

Exhibit No. |  | Description
99.1 |  | Investor presentation material (furnished pursuant to Item 7.01).

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