-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, O+KA72lG4FdFJ3wnR0x8VtMwIbihnoPEJwzhc4qtlUpm/rIWLWudd4FtHXk+rmTV YCYSWJzApmuXae7+YAff6w== 0000919574-02-000770.txt : 20020415 0000919574-02-000770.hdr.sgml : 20020415 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000919574-02-000770 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20020325 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: DARLING INTERNATIONAL INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000916540 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: FATS & OILS [2070] IRS NUMBER: 362495346 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0103 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-46534 FILM NUMBER: 02584688 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 251 O CONNOR RIDGE BLVD STREET 2: STE 300 CITY: IRVING STATE: TX ZIP: 75038 BUSINESS PHONE: 9727170300 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 251 OCONNOR RIDGE BLVD STREET 2: #300 CITY: IRVING STATE: TX ZIP: 75038 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CONTRARIAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001050417 IRS NUMBER: 931183419 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 411 W PUTNAM AVE STREET 2: STE 225 CITY: GREENWICH STATE: CT ZIP: 06830 BUSINESS PHONE: 2038628201 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 411 W PUTNAM AVE STREET 2: STE 225 CITY: GREENWICH STATE: CT ZIP: 06830 SC 13G 1 ce01385001ar8.txt \BH=1> UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Amendment No.: * Name of Issuer: Darling International Inc. Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock CUSIP Number: 0002372661 (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement) December 31, 2001 Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this 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 Number: 0002372661 1. Name of Reporting Person S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person Contrarian Capital Management, L.L.C. 2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group a. b. X 3. SEC Use Only 4. Citizenship or Place of Organization Delaware Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: 5. Sole Voting Power: 6. Shared Voting Power: 1,559,248 7. Sole Dispositive Power: 8. Shared Dispositive Power: 1,559,248 9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 1,559,248 10. Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares 11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) 10% 2 12. Type of Reporting Person IA; OO 3 CUSIP Number: 0002372661 1. Name of Reporting Person S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person Contrarian Capital Fund I, L.P. 2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group a. b. X 3. SEC Use Only 4. Citizenship or Place of Organization Delaware Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: 5. Sole Voting Power: 6. Shared Voting Power: 989,541 7. Sole Dispositive Power: 8. Shared Dispositive Power: 989,541 9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 989,541 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% 4 12. Type of Reporting Person PN 5 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, Texas 75038 Item 2(a) - (c). Name, Principal Business Address, and Citizenship of Persons Filing: Contrarian Capital Management, L.L.C. ("CCM") Contrarian Capital Fund I, L.P. ("Fund I") 411 West Putnam Avenue Suite 225 Greenwich, CT 06830 CCM - Delaware limited liability company Fund I - Delaware limited partnership (d) Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock (e) CUSIP Number: 0002372661 Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b)(1) or 13d-2(b) or (c) check whether the person filing is: (a) / / Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act, (b) / / Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act, (c) / / Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act, (d) / / Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act, (e) /X/ Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, (f) / / Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or Endowment Fund, (g) / / Parent Holding Company, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(ii)(G), 6 (h) / / Savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, (i) / / Church plan excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act, (j) / / Group, in accordance with Rule 13d- 1(b)(1)(ii)(H). If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c), check this box. / / Item 4. Ownership. (a) Amount Beneficially Owned: CCM - 1,559,248 shares of Common Stock; Fund I - 989,541 shares of Common Stock. (b) Percent of Class: CCM - 10%; Fund I - 6.3%. (c) CCM - 1,559,248 Shares with shared power to vote or to direct the vote; 0 Shares with sole power to vote or to direct the vote; 1,559,248 Shares with shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of; 0 Shares with the sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of Fund I - 981,541 Shares (This amount is included in the Shares that are itemizd above under CCM. CCM shares the power to vote or direct the vote of these Shares with Fund I as indicated below) with shared power to vote or to direct the vote; 0 Shares with sole power to vote or to direct the vote; 989,541 Shares with shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of; 0 Shares with the sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class. N/A Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person. Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported by the Parent Holding Company. 7 N/A Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. N/A Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of the Group. N/A Item 10. N/A After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. CONTRARIAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. /s/ Jon R. Bauer _________________________ By: Jon R. Bauer, Managing Member CONTRARIAN CAPITAL FUND I, L.P. By: Contrarian Capital Management, L.L.C., its General Partner /s/ Jon R. Bauer __________________ By: Jon R. Bauer, Managing Member Date: February 22, 2002 8 AGREEMENT The undersigned agree that this Schedule 13G dated February 22, 2002 relating to the Common Stock of Darling International Inc. shall be filed on behalf of the undersigned. CONTRARIAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. BY: /s/ JON R. BAUER _____________________________ Jon R. Bauer, Managing Member CONTRARIAN CAPITAL FUND I, L.P. By: Contrarian Capital Management,L.L.C., its general partner /s/ Jon R. Bauer __________________ By: Jon R. Bauer, Managing Member 9 01385001.AR8 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----