Darling Ingredients Increases Share Repurchase Program to $1B

What Happened

• On August 5, 2026, Darling Ingredients Inc. (DAR) announced via an 8-K (Item 7.01, Regulation FD Disclosure) that its Board refreshed and increased the company’s previously announced share repurchase authorization from $500.0 million to $1.0 billion of common stock. The update was announced in a press release furnished as Exhibit 99 to the 8-K.

Key Details

• Increase: repurchase authorization raised from $500.0 million to $1.0 billion.
• Security: applies to the Company’s Common Stock.
• Timing/conditions: no expiration date; repurchases depend on market conditions and the authorization may be modified, suspended or discontinued at any time.
• Filing note: the press release was furnished (Exhibit 99) and the information is not deemed “filed” for Section 18 purposes.

Why It Matters

• A larger buyback program gives management more flexibility to return cash to shareholders and to repurchase shares when they consider it appropriate. If executed, repurchases may reduce shares outstanding and can affect metrics like earnings per share.
• Investors should watch for actual repurchase activity in future filings and quarterly reports to see how much of the $1.0 billion is deployed and how it is funded.