Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/01/2018		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
DARLING INGREDIENTS INC. [DAR]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
DARLING INGREDIENTS INC., 251 O'CONNOR RIDGE BLVD, SUITE 300		 4. 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
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

IRVING, TX 75038		 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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common stock 45,968
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   (1) 03/06/2022 Common stock 6,189 $ 16.98 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   (2) 03/05/2023 Common stock 13,019 $ 16.53 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   (3) 03/04/2024 Common stock 16,180 $ 19.94 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   (4) 02/25/2026 Common stock 68,578 $ 8.51 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   (5) 03/07/2026 Common stock 21,049 $ 11.97 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 01/08/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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 3/6/12 and 3/6/13 and 6,189 shares became exercisable on each of 3/6/14 and 12/31/14.
(2) Options granted pursuant to the 2012 Omnibus Incentive Plan to purchase 6,509 shares became exercisable on each of 3/5/13 and 3/5/14 and 13,019 shares became exercisable on 12/31/14.
(3) Options granted pursuant to the 2012 Omnibus Incentive Plan to purchase 5,393 shares became exercisable on 3/4/14 and 16,180 shares became exercisable on 12/31/14.
(4) Options granted pursuant to the 2012 Omnibus Incentive Plan to purchase 22,859 shares became or become exercisable on each of 2/25/17 and 2/25/18 and 22,860 shares become exercisable on 2/25/19.
(5) Options granted pursuant to the 2012 Omnibus Incentive Plan to purchase 5,262 shares became or become exercisable on each of 3/7/16, 3/7/17 and 3/7/18 and 5,263 shares become exercisable on 3/7/19.

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