Shareholders elect all 10 directors and approve all proposals at annual meeting

DARLING INGREDIENTS INC.

All 10 board nominees elected; votes for ranged from 110.3M (Adair) to 130.6M (Hill).
Ratification of KPMG as auditor for FY 2027 passed: 126.8M for, 10.7M against.
Advisory say-on-pay approved: 125.5M for, 5.4M against, 6.3M broker non-votes.
2026 Omnibus Incentive Plan approved: 127.5M for, 3.6M against, 6.3M broker non-votes.

item 5.07

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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.9

DARLING INGREDIENTS INC. shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2026-05-07 meeting.

Proposal: director election
Outcome: passed
Meeting: 2026-05-07

Exact text from the filing

At the annual meeting of stockholders of Darling Ingredients Inc. (the “Company”) held on May 7, 2026, the stockholders elected the Company’s Board of Directors and voted upon three Board proposals contained within the Company’s Proxy Statement dated March 19, 2026. The Board nominees were elected with the following vote: Nominee For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes Randall C. Stuewe 123,309,638 7,876,807 34,897 6,344,419 Charles Adair 110,259,738 20,540,764 420,840 6,344,419 Robert Aspell 130,218,275 962,912 40,155 6,344,419 Larry A. Barden 127,456,029 3,727,748 37,565 6,344,419 Celeste A. Clark 128,480,880 2,699,359 41,103 6,344,419 Linda Goodspeed 120,542,969 9,990,408 687,965 6,344,419 Enderson Guimaraes 130,208,639 931,319 81,384 6,344,419 Randy L. Hill 130,626,175 555,051 40,116 6,344,419 Soren Schroder 130,402,883 780,200 38,259 6,344,419 Kurt Stoffel 130,623,349 556,999 40,994 6,344,419

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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.9

DARLING INGREDIENTS INC. shareholders approved 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 January 2, 2027 at the 2026-05-07 meeting.

Proposal: auditor ratification
Outcome: passed
Meeting: 2026-05-07

Exact text from the filing

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 January 2, 2027: For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 126,823,697 10,700,222 41,842 —

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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.9

DARLING INGREDIENTS INC. shareholders approved Board proposal to approve the Company’s 2026 Omnibus Incentive Plan at the 2026-05-07 meeting.

Proposal: equity plan
Outcome: passed
Meeting: 2026-05-07

Exact text from the filing

Board proposal to approve the Company’s 2026 Omnibus Incentive Plan: For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 127,451,650 3,637,563 132,129 6,344,419

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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.9

DARLING INGREDIENTS INC. shareholders approved Board proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the Company’s executive compensation at the 2026-05-07 meeting.

Proposal: say on pay
Outcome: passed
Meeting: 2026-05-07

Exact text from the filing

Board proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the Company’s executive compensation: For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 125,524,154 5,431,099 266,089 6,344,419

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