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 8, 2018 | |||
| DARLING INGREDIENTS 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 | |||
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
At the annual meeting of stockholders of Darling Ingredients Inc. (the "Company") held on May 8, 2018, the stockholders elected the Company's Board of Directors and voted upon two Board proposals contained within the Company's Proxy Statement dated March 28, 2018.
The Board nominees were elected with the following vote:
| Nominee | For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
| Randall C. Stuewe | 143,350,953 | 4,538,386 | 1,979,713 | 5,251,484 | ||||
| Charles Adair | 148,961,328 | 898,804 | 8,920 | 5,251,484 | ||||
| D. Eugene Ewing | 149,095,040 | 763,542 | 10,470 | 5,251,484 | ||||
| Linda Goodspeed | 148,658,475 | 1,201,859 | 8,718 | 5,251,484 | ||||
| Dirk Kloosterboer | 149,327,615 | 533,170 | 8,267 | 5,251,484 | ||||
| Mary R. Korby | 147,193,899 | 2,665,119 | 10,034 | 5,251,484 | ||||
| Cynthia Pharr Lee | 147,443,064 | 2,360,243 | 65,745 | 5,251,484 | ||||
| Charles Macaluso | 144,015,574 | 3,873,582 | 1,979,896 | 5,251,484 | ||||
| Gary W. Mize | 147,497,853 | 2,362,029 | 9,170 | 5,251,484 | ||||
| Michael E. Rescoe | 149,333,182 | 500,101 | 35,769 | 5,251,484 | ||||
The stockholders voted on the following proposals and cast their votes as described below:
Board proposal to ratify the selection of KPMG LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, as the Company’s independent registered public accountant for the fiscal year ending December 29, 2018:
| For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
| 150,111,629 | 4,978,926 | 29,981 | — | ||||
Board proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the Company’s executive compensation:
| For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
| 145,480,339 | 4,329,551 | 59,162 | 5,251,484 | ||||
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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 INGREDIENTS INC. | |||
| Date: May 10, 2018 | By: | /s/ John F. Sterling | |
| John F. Sterling | |||
Executive Vice President and General Counsel | |||
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