8-K 1 g14340e8vk.htm WASTE SERVICES, INC. Waste Services, Inc.
 
 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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Form 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) June 30, 2008
Waste Services, Inc.
 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
  000-25955
(Commission
File Number)
  01-0780204
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
1122 International Blvd., Suite 601, Burlington, Ontario, Canada L7L 6Z8
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (905) 319-1237
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Section 2 Financial Information
Item 2.02   Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
     Waste Services, Inc. issued a press release on July 22, 2008, announcing our results of operations for the quarter ended June 30, 2008. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.
Section 5 Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.02   Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Directors.
     Effective July 22, 2008, the Board of Directors of Waste Services, Inc. increased the number of directors to ten and appointed Michael H. DeGroote a director for a term expiring in 2009. He has not been named to any board committees. Mr. DeGroote is the President of Westbury International, a full-service real estate development company. He is the son of Michael G. DeGroote and the brother of Gary W. DeGroote, a director of the Company. Collectively, the DeGroote family owns approximately 28.5 percent of the Company’s outstanding shares.
     Michael H. DeGroote is also a director of CBIZ, Inc. and serves on the Board of Governors of McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario.
Section 9 Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01   Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)          Exhibits.
     99.1     July 22, 2008 Press Release.

 


 

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.
         
  WASTE SERVICES, INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Ivan R. Cairns    
    Ivan R. Cairns   
    Executive Vice President and General Counsel

Date: July 22, 2008