EXHIBIT A
JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k) promulgated under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the persons named below agree to the joint
filing on behalf of each of them a Statement on Schedule 13G (including
amendments thereto) with regard to the common stock of Darling International
Inc., a Delaware corporation, and further agree that this Joint Filing Agreement
be included as an Exhibit to such joint filings. In evidence thereof, the
undersigned, being duly authorized, hereby execute this Joint Filing Agreement
as of August 29, 2003.
MSD CAPITAL, L.P.
By: MSD Capital Management LLC, its general partner
By: /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
General Counsel
SOF INVESTMENTS, L.P.
By: MSD Capital, L.P., its general partner
By: /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
General Counsel
