Lairmore Brandon 4

What Happened

• Brandon Lairmore, EVP US Rendering Operations at Darling Ingredients (DAR), received 1,652 shares as an award upon vesting of performance shares (grant value recorded as $0.00). To satisfy tax withholding obligations related to the vesting, 675 shares were surrendered/disposed at $51.92 per share, totaling $35,046.

Key Details

• Transaction dates: March 9, 2026 (vesting and withholding); Form 4 filed March 10, 2026.
• Award: 1,652 shares acquired (code A) at $0.00 (vesting of performance shares).
• Withholding/disposition: 675 shares disposed (code F) at $51.92 = $35,046.
• Footnote: F1 — Shares received upon vesting of performance shares for the 2023–2025 performance period.
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the filing.
• Filing timeliness: report filed the day after the transactions (no late-filing notation in the form).

Context

• This is a routine vesting of performance-based equity with shares withheld to cover tax liability (tax withholding is recorded as a disposition). Such withholding transactions are administrative and do not necessarily indicate a discretionary sale by the insider.