QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED AND IN THOUSANDS EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS):



	Year Ended December 30, 2017
	First Quarter (a)			Second Quarter (a)			Third Quarter (a)			Fourth Quarter (b)
Net sales	$	878,510		$	894,930		$	936,262		$	952,549
Operating income	31,414			37,063			33,310			35,026
Income from operations before income taxes	9,216			18,070			14,980			21,934
Net income	7,398			10,328			8,684			106,944
Net (income)/loss attributable to minority interests	(1,569		)	(1,179		)	(923		)	(1,215		)
Net income/(loss) attributable to Darling	5,829			9,149			7,761			105,729
Basic earnings per share	0.04			0.06			0.05			0.64
Diluted earnings per share	0.04			0.05			0.05			0.63


(a)	Previously reported amounts have been adjusted to reflect the correction of an immaterial classification error in net sales and cost of sales. Net sales and cost of sales were each decreased by approximately $1.6 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2017, approximately $1.4 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2017, approximately $1.4 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2017.

(b) Included in net income is a net tax benefit relating to the U.S. tax reform passed by congress in December 2017 of approximately $75.0 million.



	Year Ended December 31, 2016
	First Quarter (c)			Second Quarter (c)			Third Quarter (c)			Fourth Quarter (c), (d)
Net sales	$	778,375		$	875,777		$	852,018		$	885,758
Operating income	26,692			54,467			35,528			35,380
Income from operations before income taxes	4,526			41,974			28,146			47,893
Net income	2,663			33,991			28,890			41,680
Net (income)/loss attributable to minority interests	(1,584		)	(1,992		)	(196		)	(1,139		)
Net income/(loss) attributable to Darling	1,079			31,999			28,694			40,541
Basic earnings per share	0.01			0.19			0.17			0.25
Diluted earnings per share	0.01			0.19			0.17			0.25

(c)

Previously reported amounts have been adjusted to reflect the correction of an immaterial classification error in net sales and cost of sales. Net sales and cost of sales were each decreased by approximately $1.3 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2016, approximately $1.6 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2016, approximately $1.8 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2016 and $1.5 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2016.


(d)	Included in net income is approximately $5.6 million related to a recorded insurance settlement gain in the Netherlands relating to a December 2015 casualty fire.