Hughes Jeffrey A Form 4 REPUBLIC SERVICES / Jeffrey A Hughes ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Hughes Jeffrey A

(Last) (First) (Middle)

18500 NORTH ALLIED WAY

(Street)

PHOENIX AZ 85054

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC. [ RSG ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
EVP Chief Administrative Offic

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/15/2016

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units	(1)	07/15/2016		A		204		(2)	(2)	Common Stock	204	$52.35	35,994	D
Stock Units	(3)	07/15/2016		A		202		(3)	(3)	Common Stock	202	$52.35	35,463(3)	D
Stock Units	(4)	07/15/2016		A		39		(4)	(4)	Common Stock	39	$52.35	6,842(4)	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Based on 1 on 1 conversion.

2. Reflects dividends paid on the Restricted Stock Units awarded per the Republic Services, Inc. Amended and Restated 2007 Stock Incentive Plan. A portion of Mr. Hughes' Restricted Stock Units are held under the Company's Deferred Compensation Plan.

3. Mr. Hughes holds these stock units under the Republic Services Stock Unit Fund pursuant to his election under the Company's Deferred Compenstion Plan. These stock units are settled through the issuance of shares of the Company's common stock (one on one conversion) and receive dividend equivalents, in the form of additional stock units, each time a dividend is paid on the Company's common stock.

4. Mr. Hughes holds these stock units under the Republic Services Stock Investment Fund ("Investment Fund") pursuant to his election under the Company's Deferred Compensation Plan. The Investment Fund is a measurement fund under which units are equal in value to shares of the Company's common stock and are settled in cash and receive dividend equivalents, in the form of additional stock units, each time a dividend is paid on the Company's common stock.

Remarks:

	/s/ Eileen B. Schuler Attorney-in-Fact	07/19/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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