SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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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) January 29, 1999
Darling International Inc.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware 0-24620 36-2495346
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(State or Other (Commission File (IRS Employer
Jurisdiction of Number) Identification No.)
Incorporation)
251 O'Connor Ridge Blvd., Suite 300 Irving, Texas 75038
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (972) 717-0300
Not Applicable
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Item 5. Other Events
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Darling International Inc. (the "Company") and its bank lending group have
executed an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of January 22, 1999
("Amended and Restated Credit Agreement").
A copy of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement has been filed with
this report as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7. Exhibits
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99.2 Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated January 22, 1999, to the
Credit Agreement dated as of June 5, 1997 among Darling International Inc.
as Borrower, Comercia Bank Credit Lyonnais, New York Branch and Wells Fargo
Bank (Texas), National Association each individually as a Bank and as a
co-agent, Bank Boston as a Bank and as agent for itself and the other banks
and the other Secured Parties
99.3 Press Release dated January 29, 1999
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
DARLING INTERNATIONAL INC.
Date: February 2, 1999 By: /s/Dennis B. Longmire
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Name: Dennis B. Longmire
Title: Chief Executive Officer
By: /s/John O. Muse
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Name: John O. Muse
Title: Chief Financial Officer
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EXHIBITS INDEX
Exhibit
Number Description
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99.2 Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated January 22, 1999, to the
Credit Agreement dated as of June 5, 1997, among Darling International Inc.
as Borrower, Comercia Bank Credit Lyonnais, New York Branch and Wells Fargo
Bank (Texas), National Association each individually as a Bank and as a
co-agent, Bank Boston as a Bank and as agent for itself and the other banks
and the other Secured Parties.
99.3 Press Release dated January 29, 1999