Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
MUSE JOHN O
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
DARLING INGREDIENTS INC. [DAR] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
EVP- Chief Admin. Officer
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
DARLING INGREDIENTS INC., 251 O'CONNOR RIDGE BLVD, SUITE 300		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/14/2019
(Street)

IRVING, TX 75038		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 03/14/2019   M   6,189 A $ 16.98 107,461 D  
Common Stock 03/14/2019   M   13,019 A $ 16.53 120,480 D  
Common Stock 03/14/2019   M   16,180 A $ 19.94 136,660 D  
Common Stock 03/14/2019   M   68,578 A $ 8.51 205,238 D  
Common Stock 03/14/2019   M   21,049 A $ 11.97 226,287 D  
Common Stock 03/14/2019   F   92,596 D $ 21.2 133,691 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Options (right to buy) $ 16.98 03/14/2019   M     6,189   (1) 03/06/2022 Common Stock 6,189 $ 0 0 D  
Options (right to buy) $ 16.53 03/14/2019   M     13,019   (2) 03/05/2023 Common Stock 13,019 $ 0 0 D  
Options (right to buy) $ 19.94 03/14/2019   M     16,180   (3) 03/04/2024 Common Stock 16,180 $ 0 0 D  
Options (right to buy) $ 8.51 03/14/2019   M     68,578   (4) 02/25/2026 Common Stock 68,578 $ 0 0 D  
Options (right to buy) $ 11.97 03/14/2019   M     21,049   (5) 03/07/2026 Common Stock 21,049 $ 0 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
MUSE JOHN O
DARLING INGREDIENTS INC.
251 O'CONNOR RIDGE BLVD, SUITE 300
IRVING, TX 75038		       EVP- Chief Admin. Officer  

Signatures

 John O. Muse   03/18/2019
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Options granted pursuant to the 2004 Omnibus Incentive Plan to purchase 6,188 shares became exercisable on each of 3/6/2012 and 3/6/2013 and 6,189 shares became exercisable on each of 3/6/2014 and 12/31/2014.
(2) Options granted pursuant to the 2012 Omnibus Incentive Plan to purchase 6,509 shares became exercisable on each of 3/5/2013 and 3/5/2014 and 13,019 shares became exercisable on 12/31/2014.
(3) Options granted pursuant to the 2012 Omnibus Incentive Plan to purchase 5,393 shares became exercisable on 3/4/2014 and 16,180 shares became exercisable on 12/31/2014.
(4) Options granted pursuant to the 2012 Omnibus Incentive Plan to purchase 22,859 shares became exercisable on each of 2/25/2017 and 2/25/2018 and 22,860 shares became exercisable on 2/25/2019.
(5) Options granted pursuant to the 2012 Omnibus Incentive Plan to purchase 5,262 shares became exercisable on each of 3/7/2016, 3/7/2017 and 3/7/2018 and 5,263 shares became exercisable on 3/7/2019.

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