- Current report filing (8-K)
February 27 2009 - 4:28PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
UNITED STATES
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):
February 26, 2009
Casella Waste Systems, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware
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000-23211
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03-0338873
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(State or Other Juris-
diction of Incorporation
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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25 Greens Hill Lane
Rutland, Vermont
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05701
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(Address of Principal
Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Registrants telephone number, including area
code:
(802)
775-0325
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last
Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K
filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the
registrant under any of the following provisions (
see
General Instruction A.2. below):
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Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
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Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item
5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
On February 26,
2009, the Board of Directors of Casella Waste Systems, Inc. (the
Company) approved certain amendments to the Companys by-laws, which were
amended and restated to incorporate these changes.
Following
is a summary of the changes contained in the Third Amended and Restated
By-laws:
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We set forth
provisions that must be followed in order for a nominee of a stockholder to be
eligible for election as a director, and we also established procedures that
must be followed for a stockholder to properly bring other business for
consideration at an annual meeting of stockholders. Section 1.10 of the Second Amended and
Restated By-laws, which has been replaced by the amendments, contained
procedures to be followed by a stockholder seeking to bring a matter for
consideration at the meeting, which procedures contained different timetables
to be met by the stockholder and required different information to be provided
by the stockholder than the timetables set forth in and information required by
the amendments.
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We adopted
procedures for the orderly conduct of stockholder meetings, including among
other things, that the Board of Directors and the chairman of such meeting
are entitled to adopt such rules, regulations and procedures for the conduct of
any meeting of stockholders as they deem appropriate.
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We changed the by-laws
such that references to the President of the Company now refer to the Chief
Executive Officer.
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We have removed Section 6.3,
which required the separate vote of the holders of a majority of the
outstanding shares of the Companys Series A Convertible Preferred Stock
for certain amendments to the by-laws.
The Series A Convertible Preferred Stock was redeemed on August 11,
2007 and there are no longer any shares issued or authorized.
The foregoing description of amendments to the by-laws does not purport
to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Third
Amended and Restated By-laws, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1
and incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01. Financial
Statements and Exhibits
(d)
Exhibits
See
Exhibit Index attached hereto.
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SIGNATURE
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.
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Casella Waste Systems, Inc.
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Date: February 27, 2009
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By:
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/s/ John S. Quinn
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John S. Quinn
Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
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Description
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3.1
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Third Amended and Restated By-laws of Casella Waste
Systems, Inc., effective February 26, 2009.
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