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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 of 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 30, 1998
EASTERN ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 0-16102 59-2840783
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
1000 Crawford Place
Mt. Laurel, New Jersey 08054
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(address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (609) 235-6009
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Not Applicable
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
ITEM 5. Other Events.
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On August 17, 1998, Eastern Environmental Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: EESI)
("Eastern") announced that, pursuant to the terms of a definitive agreement and
plan of merger (the "Merger Agreement"), Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE:WMI)
("Waste Management") has agreed to acquire Eastern in a transaction whereby a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Waste Management will be merged with and into Eastern
("Merger"). In the Merger, holders of Eastern's outstanding common stock will
receive 0.6406 of a share of Waste Management common stock in exchange for each
share of Eastern common stock held, and Eastern will become a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Waste Management.
The Merger is subject to, among other things, Eastern stockholder approval.
A copy of Eastern's definitive proxy materials relating to said stockholder
approval is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and the definitive proxy materials
are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
Exhibit 99.1 Registrant's definitive proxy materials (incorporated herein
by reference from the Registrant's Schedule 14A as filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 30,
1998).
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SIGNATURES
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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.
EASTERN ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
Date: September 30, 1998 By: /s/ Gregory M. Krzemien
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Gregory M. Krzemien,
Chief Financial Officer
