secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     DARLING INGREDIENTS INC. (DAR)
CIK:        0000916540
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-02-25T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000916540-26-000006
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.35
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Director Gary Mize to retire at 2026 annual meeting; Robert Aspell elected to board
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- Gary Mize, director since 2016 and Lead Director, to retire at the 2026 Annual Meeting.
- Robert Aspell, retired Cargill executive with 40 years agribusiness experience, elected as independent director effective Feb 25, 2026.
- Aspell appointed to Audit Committee; receives standard director compensation ($100K annual retainer + $150K RSUs prorated).
- Board size increased to 11 members with Aspell's election.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/916540/000091654026000006/0000916540-26-000006-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/916540/000091654026000006/dar-20260225.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000916540-26-000006

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