Darling Ingredients Launches €750M Debt Offering to Refinance Loans and Strengthen Renewable Energy Push

Darling Ingredients Inc. (NYSE:DAR) ("Darling" or the "Company") the world's leading company turning food waste into sustainable products and producer of renewable energy today announced that Darling Global Finance B.V. (the "Issuer"), an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of the Company incorporated as a private company with limited liability (besloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid) under Dutch law, has launched an offering of €750 million in aggregate principal amount of its senior notes (the "notes"). In addition, the Company announces that it intends to amend and restate its Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of January 6, 2014 (as amended from time to time), pursuant to a Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.

The notes will be guaranteed by the Company and the Company's restricted subsidiaries that will be borrowers under or that will guarantee the Company's senior secured credit facilities under the proposed Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, other than foreign subsidiaries, receivables entities and certain other subsidiaries. The offering is subject to market and other conditions.

The Company intends to use the proceeds from the offering of the notes, together with the drawings under the proposed senior secured credit facilities, to (i) redeem the Issuer's €515.0 million principal amount of the 3.625% Senior Notes due 2026 issued under the indenture dated May 2, 2018 and repay certain of the existing senior secured credit facilities; and (ii) pay costs, fees and expenses related to the refinancing, including applicable premiums for the refinancing and the issuance discount for the initial purchasers.