SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 13, 1999
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CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS, INC.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
0-911177 03-338873
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(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
25 Greens Hill Lane, Rutland, Vermont 05701
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(802) 775-0325
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(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Item 5. Other Events.
On January 13, 1999, Casella Waste Systems, Inc. (the "Company") announced
that it had entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with KTI, Inc., a New
Jersey corporation ("KTI"), and Rutland Acquisition Sub, Inc., a New Jersey
corporation and a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company ("Sub"). The
merger agreement provides for, among other things, the merger of Sub with and
into KTI upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained in the merger
agreement, with KTI continuing as a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of the
Company.
The Company issued a press release dated January 13, 1999, describing,
among other things, certain terms of the merger and the merger agreement.
The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the
press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
(c) The following exhibit is incorporated herein by reference:
Exhibit
Number
99.1 Press Release dated January 13, 1999
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: January 13, 1999 CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS, INC.
(Registrant)
By: /s/ John W. Casella
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John W. Casella
President, Chief Executive Officer
and Chairman