SEC FORM 4

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^*

Cosman Jeffrey Scott

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

12540 BROADWELL ROAD

SUITE 1203

(Street)

MILTON

30004

(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	X	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)
	CEO, Chairman

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/11/2016

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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock, par value $0.025 per share	03/11/2016		A		25,000	A	$0	11,886,652⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock, par value $0.025 per share	03/11/2016		A		4,253,074⁽²⁾	A	$0	11,886,652⁽³⁾	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)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Nonqualified Options	$1.71	03/11/2016		A		75,000		⁽³⁾	03/10/2021	Common stock	75,000	$0	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. This amount is comprised of (i) 8,063,843 shares of common stock owned directly by Mr. Cosman and (ii) 3,822,809 shares of common stock owned by Here to Serve Holding Corp., a company for which Mr. Cosman is the Chief Executive Officer and sole director, and accordingly, has sole voting and dispositive power.

2. Mr. Cosman received a restricted stock award of 4,253,074 issued pursuant to the Company?s 2016 Equity and Incentive Plan and in accordance with the terms and conditions thereof and of the Employment Agreement between the Company and Mr. Cosman and the Restricted Stock Agreement between the Company and Mr. Cosman. Pursuant to such documents the shares underlying such award will not vest until January 1, 2017, provided that, as of such date, Mr. Cosman remains employed by the Company and the Company has achieved certain milestones in the 2016 fiscal year.

3. This amount is comprised of (i) 8,063,843 shares of common stock owned directly by Mr. Cosman and (ii) 3,822,809 shares of common stock owned by Here to Serve Holding Corp., a company for which Mr. Cosman is the Chief Executive Officer and sole director, and accordingly, has sole voting and dispositive power. This amount does not include 4,253,074 shares of restricted stock that has not yet vested.

	/s/ Jeffrey Cosman	03/14/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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