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Delaware
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Item
8.01
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Other
Events.
On
September 14, 2009, Darling International Inc. (“Darling”) issued a press
release announcing that it has joined with a subsidiary of Valero Energy
Corporation (“Valero”) to take initial steps towards the formation of a
joint venture to build a facility capable of producing renewable diesel on
a site adjacent to Valero’s St. Charles refinery near Norco, Louisiana and
that Darling and Valero will jointly seek a loan guarantee for the
proposed joint venture from the U.S. Department of Energy under the Energy
Policy Act of 2005. A decision to move forward with the joint
venture project is subject to a number of contingencies, including,
without limitation, securing appropriate funding and approval of both
parties’ boards of directors. A copy of this press release is
attached hereto as Exhibit
99.1.
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Item
9.01
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Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
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(d)
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Exhibits
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99.1
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Press
Release dated September 14, 2009 (furnished pursuant to
Item 8.01).
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DARLING INTERNATIONAL
INC.
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Date:
September 14, 2009
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By:
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/s/ John F. Sterling |
| John F. Sterling | ||
| Executive Vice President and | ||
| General Counsel |
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99.1
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Press
Release dated September 14, 2009 (furnished pursuant to Item
8.01).
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