Joseph Francis Ardagna Form 4 Meridian Waste Solutions / Joseph Francis Ardagna 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^*

Ardagna Joseph Francis

(Last) (First) (Middle)

5055 HEATHERWOOD CR

(Street)

ROSWELL GA 30075

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Meridian Waste Solutions, Inc. [ MRDN ]

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

X	Director	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/31/2016

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
Common Stock, par value $0.025 per share(2)	12/31/2016		A		962(1)	A	$0(2)	4,712	D
Common Stock, par value $0.025 per share(3)	03/31/2017		A		2,044(1)	A	$0(2)	6,756	D

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

Explanation of Responses:

1. Effective November 3, 2016, the Issuer completed a 1-for-20 reverse stock split. All share amounts contained herein reflect such reverse stock split.

2. Pursuant to his Director Agreement with the Company, for his services as a member of the Board of Directors, the Reporting Person receives, on the last day of each quarter, the number of shares of the Company's common stock equivalent to Seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($7,500) as determined based on the average closing price on the three trading days immediately preceding the last day of such quarter. The average closing price on the three trading days immediately preceding December 31, 2016 was $7.80.

3. Pursuant to his Director Agreement with the Company, for his services as a member of the Board of Directors, the Reporting Person receives, on the last day of each quarter, the number of shares of the Company's common stock equivalent to Seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($7,500) as determined based on the average closing price on the three trading days immediately preceding the last day of such quarter. The average closing price on the three trading days immediately preceding March 31, 2017 was $3.67.

	/s/ Joseph Francis Ardagna	04/07/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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