Darling Ingredients (DAR) EVP Jan van der Velden Sells Shares

What Happened

• Jan van der Velden, Executive Vice President, International Rendering & Specialties at Darling Ingredients (DAR), sold a total of 23,000 shares in two open-market transactions. On 2026-02-17 he sold 20,000 shares at $51.22 for $1,024,400, and on 2026-02-18 he sold 3,000 shares at $51.29 for $153,870 — total proceeds ≈ $1,178,270. These were sales (code S), not purchases.

Key Details

• Transaction dates & prices:
  • 2026-02-17: 20,000 shares @ $51.22 — $1,024,400
  • 2026-02-18: 3,000 shares @ $51.29 — $153,870
• Filing: Form 4 filed 2026-02-19; Period of Report: 2026-02-17. Filing appears timely (within required reporting window).
• Method: Open market sales (disposition code S).
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the summary here — see the Form 4 for "Amount Owned Following Reported Transaction."
• Footnotes/Plans: The filing excerpt does not indicate a 10b5‑1 trading plan, tax withholding, or other special footnotes.

Context

• These were outright open-market sales by an executive, which reduce insider holdings but are common and can reflect many personal reasons; sales are not by themselves a definitive signal about company prospects. For retail investors, note purchases tend to be more informative about insider confidence than routine sales.