UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. _____ ) *
Darling International Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, par value at $0.01 par value per share
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(Title of Class of Securities)
237266101
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(CUSIP Number)
September 11, 2003
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(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the following box to designate the rule pursuant to which the Schedule is
filed:
[ ] Rule 13d-1(b)
[ X ] Rule 13d-1(c)
[ ] Rule 13d-1(d)
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).
CUSIP No. 237266101
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1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
D. E. Shaw Laminar Portfolios, L.L.C.
01-0577802
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2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [_]
(b) [_]
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3. SEC USE ONLY
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4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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NUMBER OF 5. SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES -0-
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BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY 3,902,607
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EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING -0-
_________________________________________________________________
PERSON 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 3,902,607
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9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
3,902,607
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10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
[_]
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11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
6.3%
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12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
CO
CUSIP No. 237266101
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1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P.
13-3695715
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2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [_]
(b) [_]
________________________________________________________________________________
3. SEC USE ONLY
________________________________________________________________________________
4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
________________________________________________________________________________
NUMBER OF 5. SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES -0-
_________________________________________________________________
BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY 3,902,607
_________________________________________________________________
EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING -0-
_________________________________________________________________
PERSON 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 3,902,607
________________________________________________________________________________
9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
3,902,607
________________________________________________________________________________
10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
[_]
________________________________________________________________________________
11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
6.3%
________________________________________________________________________________
12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
PN
CUSIP No. 237266101
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1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
D. E. Shaw & Co., L.L.C.
13-3799946
________________________________________________________________________________
2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [_]
(b) [_]
________________________________________________________________________________
3. SEC USE ONLY
________________________________________________________________________________
4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
________________________________________________________________________________
NUMBER OF 5. SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES -0-
_________________________________________________________________
BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY 3,902,607
_________________________________________________________________
EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING -0-
_________________________________________________________________
PERSON 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 3,902,607
________________________________________________________________________________
9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
3,902,607
________________________________________________________________________________
10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
[_]
________________________________________________________________________________
11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
6.3%
________________________________________________________________________________
12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
CO
CUSIP No. 237266101
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1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
David E. Shaw
________________________________________________________________________________
2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [_]
(b) [_]
________________________________________________________________________________
3. SEC USE ONLY
________________________________________________________________________________
4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
________________________________________________________________________________
NUMBER OF 5. SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES -0-
_________________________________________________________________
BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY 3,902,607
_________________________________________________________________
EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING -0-
_________________________________________________________________
PERSON 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 3,902,607
________________________________________________________________________________
9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
3,902,607
________________________________________________________________________________
10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
[_]
________________________________________________________________________________
11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
6.3%
________________________________________________________________________________
12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
Item 1.
(a) Name of Issuer
Darling International Inc.
(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices
251 O'Connor Ridge Blvd., Suite 300
Irving, TX 75038
Item 2.
(a) Name of Person Filing
D. E. Shaw Laminar Portfolios, L.L.C.
D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P.
D. E. Shaw & Co., L.L.C.
David E. Shaw
(b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence
The business address for all filers is:
120 W. 45th Street, Tower 45, 39th Floor
New York, NY 10036
(c) Citizenship
D. E. Shaw Laminar Portfolios, L.L.C. is a limited liability corporation
organized under the laws of the state of Delaware.
D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P. is a limited partnership organized under the laws of
the state of Delaware.
D. E. Shaw & Co., L.L.C. is a limited liability corporation organized under
the laws of the state of Delaware.
David E. Shaw is a citizen of the United States of America.
(d) Title of Class of Securities
Common stock, par value $0.01 par value per share
(e) CUSIP Number
237266101
Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b) or (c),
check whether the person filing is a:
Not Applicable
Item 4. Ownership.
(a) Amount beneficially owned:
D. E. Shaw Laminar Portfolios, L.L.C.: 3,907,607 Shares
D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P.: 3,907,607 Shares
D. E. Shaw & Co., L.L.C.: 3,907,607 Shares
David E. Shaw: 3,907,607 Shares
(b) Percent of class:
D. E. Shaw Laminar Portfolios, L.L.C.: 6.3%
D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P.: 6.3%
D. E. Shaw & Co., L.L.C.: 6.3%
David E. Shaw: 6.3%
(c) Number of shares to which the person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
D. E. Shaw Laminar Portfolios, L.L.C.: -0-
D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P.: -0-
D. E. Shaw & Co., L.L.C.: -0-
David E. Shaw: -0-
(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
D. E. Shaw Laminar Portfolios, L.L.C.: 3,907,607 Shares
D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P.: 3,907,607 Shares
D. E. Shaw & Co., L.L.C.: 3,907,607 Shares
David E. Shaw: 3,907,607 Shares
(i) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
D. E. Shaw Laminar Portfolios, L.L.C.: -0-
D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P.: -0-
D. E. Shaw & Co., L.L.C.: -0-
David E. Shaw: -0-
(ii) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
D. E. Shaw Laminar Portfolios, L.L.C.: 3,907,607 Shares
D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P.: 3,907,607 Shares
D. E. Shaw & Co., L.L.C.: 3,907,607 Shares
David E. Shaw: 3,907,607 Shares
David Shaw does not own any shares directly. By virtue of David Shaw's position
as President and sole shareholder of D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc., which is the
general partner of D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P., which in turn is the investment
adviser of D. E. Shaw Laminar Portfolios, L.L.C., and by virtue of David Shaw's
position as President and sole shareholder of D. E. Shaw & Co. II, Inc., which
is the managing member of D. E. Shaw & Co., L.L.C., which in turn is the
managing member of D. E. Shaw Laminar Portfolios, L.L.C., David Shaw may be
deemed to have the shared power to vote or direct the vote of, and the shared
power to dispose or direct the disposition of, the 3,902,607 shares owned by
D. E. Shaw Laminar Portfolios, L.L.C., constituting 6.3% of the outstanding
shares and, therefore, David Shaw may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of
such shares. David Shaw disclaims beneficial ownership of such 3,902,607 shares.
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class
Not Applicable
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
Not Applicable
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the
Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company or Control
Person.
Not Applicable
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group
Not Applicable
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group
Not Applicable
Item 10. Certification
By signing below, each of D. E. Shaw Laminar Portfolios, L.L.C.,
D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P., D. E. Shaw & Co., L.L.C., and David Shaw
certify that, to the best of such reporting person's knowledge and
belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not
held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing
the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and
are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction
having such purposes or effect.
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of their knowledge and belief, the
undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct. A Power of Attorney, dated February 5, 2001 granted by
David E. Shaw in favor of Stuart Steckler, is attached hereto.
Dated: September 22, 2003
D. E. Shaw Laminar Portfolios, L.L.C.
By: D. E. Shaw & Co., L.L.C., as managing
member
By: /s/ Stuart Steckler
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Stuart Steckler
Managing Director
D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P.
By: /s/ Stuart Steckler
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Stuart Steckler
Managing Director
D. E. Shaw & Co., L.L.C.
By: /s/ Stuart Steckler
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Stuart Steckler
Managing Director
David E. Shaw
By: /s/ Stuart Steckler
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Stuart Steckler
Attorney-in-Fact for David E. Shaw
JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, each of the undersigned Reporting Persons hereby agrees to
the joint filing, along with all other such Reporting Persons, on behalf of each
of them of a statement on Schedule 13G (including amendments thereto) with
respect to the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Darling International
Inc., and that this Agreement be included as an Exhibit to such joint filing.
This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which taken
together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned hereby executes this
Agreement as of this 22nd day of September, 2003.
D. E. Shaw Laminar Portfolios, L.L.C.
By: D. E. Shaw & Co., L.L.C., as managing
member
By: /s/ Stuart Steckler
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Stuart Steckler
Managing Director
D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P.
By: /s/ Stuart Steckler
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Stuart Steckler
Managing Director
D. E. Shaw & Co., L.L.C.
By: /s/ Stuart Steckler
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Stuart Steckler
Managing Director
David E. Shaw
By: /s/ Stuart Steckler
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Stuart Steckler
Attorney-in-Fact for David E. Shaw
POWER OF ATTORNEY
FOR CERTAIN FILINGS
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
I, David E. Shaw, hereby make, constitute and appoint each of:
Lou Salkind and
Stu Steckler,
acting individually, as my agent and attorney-in-fact, with full power of
substitution, for the purpose of, from time to time, executing in my name and/or
my capacity as President of D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. (acting for itself or as the
general partner or managing member of D. E. Shaw & Co., L. P., D.E. Shaw
Development, L.P., D. E. Shaw & Co., L.L.C., D. E. Shaw Development, L.L.C., or
Attenuon, L.L.C.) all documents, certificates, instruments, statement, other
filings and amendments to the forgoing (collectively, "documents") determined by
such person to be necessary or appropriate to comply with ownership or
control-person reporting requirements imposed by any United States or non-United
States governmental or regulatory authority, including without limitation Forms
3, 4, 5, 13D, 13F and 13G required to be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission; and delivering, furnishing or filing any such documents with the
appropriate governmental or regulatory authority. Any such determination shall
be conclusively evidenced by such person's execution and delivery, furnishing or
filing of the applicable document.
This power of attorney shall be valid from the date hereof and replaces the
power granted on January 14, 1997, which is hereby cancelled.
IN WITNESS HEREOF, I have executed this instrument as of the date set forth
below.
Date: February 5, 2001
DAVID E. SHAW
/s/David E. Shaw
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New York, New York