SC 13G/A
 

 
 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 5)*

Darling International, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
237266101
(CUSIP Number)
December 31, 2007
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

     o Rule 13d-1(b)

     þ Rule 13d-1(c)

     o 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 on 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 
13G Page  
  of   
Pages

 

           
1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
EagleRock Capital Management, LLC

I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
    04-2693383
     
2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*

  (a)   o
  (b)   þ
     
3   SEC USE ONLY
   
   
     
4   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
   
  Delaware
       
  5   SOLE VOTING POWER
     
NUMBER OF   2,899,970
       
SHARES 6   SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY    
OWNED BY  
       
EACH 7   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING    
PERSON   2,899,970
       
WITH 8   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
     
   
     
9   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
   
  2,899,970
     
10   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
   
  o
     
11   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
   
  3.6% (see Item 4)
     
12   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
   
  00
*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT


 

                       
CUSIP No.
 
237266101
13G  Page  
3
  of   
 Pages

 

           
1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
Nader Tavakoli

I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
     
     
2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*

  (a)   o
  (b)   þ
     
3   SEC USE ONLY
   
   
     
4   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
   
  United States
       
  5   SOLE VOTING POWER
     
NUMBER OF   3,013,752
       
SHARES 6   SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY    
OWNED BY  
       
EACH 7   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING    
PERSON   3,013,752
       
WITH 8   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
     
   
     
9   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
   
  3,013,752
     
10   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
   
  o
     
11   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
   
  3.7% (see Item 4)
     
12   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
   
  IN
*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT


 

SCHEDULE 13G
This Amendment No. 5 to the Schedule 13G (collectively, the “Schedule 13G”) is being filed on behalf of EagleRock Capital Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“EagleRock Capital”), and Mr. Nader Tavakoli the principal of EagleRock, relating to shares of Common Stock, no par value (the “Common Stock”), of MPC Corporation, a Colorado corporation (the “Issuer”).
     
Item 1(a)  
Name of Issuer:
   
 
   
Darling International, Inc.
   
 
Item 1(b)  
Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:
   
 
   
251 O’Connor Ridge Blvd.
Suite 300
Irving, Texas 75038
   
 
Items 2(a)  
Name of Person Filing:
   
 
   
EagleRock Capital Management, LLC and Nader Tavakoli.
   
 
Item 2(b)  
Address of Principal Business Office:
   
 
   
24 West 40th St., 10th Floor
New York, NY 10018
   
 
Item 2(c)  
Citizenship:
   
 
   
EagleRock Capital is a limited liability company organized under the laws of the state of Delaware. Nader Tavakoli is the Manager of EagleRock Capital and is a United States citizen.
   
 
Item 2(d)  
Title of Class of Securities:
   
 
   
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
   
 
Item 2(e)  
CUSIP Number:
   
 
   
237266101
   
 
Item 3  
Not Applicable
   
 
Item 4  
Ownership:

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The percentages used herein are calculated based upon the 81,342,450 shares of Common Stock which the Issuer reported outstanding as of November 1, 2007 on the Issuer’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 8, 2007.
   
 
   
As of the close of business on December 31, 2007:
   
 
   
1. EagleRock Capital Management, LLC
(a) Amount beneficially owned: 2,899,970
(b) Percent of class: 3.6%
(c)(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: 2,899,970
(ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: -0-
(iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 2,899,970
(iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0-
   
 
   
2. Nader Tavakoli
(a) Amount beneficially owned: 3,013,752
(b) Percent of class: 3.7%
(c)(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: 3,876,103
(ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: -0-
(iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 3,876,103
(iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0-
   
 
   
This Schedule 13G relates to Common Stock beneficially owned by Nader Tavakoli and EagleRock Capital Management, LLC (“EagleRock Capital”). EagleRock Capital is the investment manager of EagleRock Master Fund, LP (“ERMF”), a limited partnership existing under the laws of the Cayman Islands, and EagleRock Institutional Partners, LP (“ERIP”), a Delaware limited partnership. Mr. Tavakoli is the manager of EagleRock Capital and therefore controls its investment decisions. ERMF holds 845,786 shares of Common Stock. ERIP holds 2,054,184 shares of Common Stock. As the investment manager of ERMF and ERIP, EagleRock Capital has the sole power to vote and dispose of the shares of Common Stock held by ERMF and ERIP. As the principal of EagleRock Capital, Mr. Tavakoli may direct the vote and disposition of the shares of Common Stock held by ERMF and ERIP as well as the 113,782 shares of Common Stock held by Mr. Tavakoli individually.
   
 
   
The filing of this amendment to Schedule 13G shall not be construed as an admission that EagleRock Capital or Mr. Tavakoli is for the purposes of Section 13(d) or 13(g) of the Securities Act of 1934, the beneficial owner of any of the shares of Common Stock held by ERMF or ERIP. Pursuant to Rule 13d-4, each of EagleRock and Mr. Tavakoli disclaim all such beneficial ownership.

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Item 5  
Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
   
 
   
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the
following. þ
   
 
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:
   
 
   
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 the signatory certifies that, to the best of his 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 that purpose or effect.
     
Exhibit
  99.1 Joint Filing Agreement dated February 14, 2008 between EagleRock Capital Management, LLC and Nader Tavakoli.

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SIGNATURE
     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.
Dated: February 14, 2008
         
EAGLEROCK CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
 
   
By:        
  Name:   Nader Tavakoli     
  Title:   Managing Member     
 
         
NADER TAVAKOLI     
 
     

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