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) December 30, 1996
Allied Waste Industries, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
0-19285 88-0228636
(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
7201 East Camelback Road, Suite 375
Scottsdale, Arizona 85251
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (602) 423-2946
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5. Other Events
Allied Waste Industries, Inc. (the "Company") announced that it has closed the
previously announced acquisition of the solid waste management operations of
Laidlaw Inc., the Toronto-based provider of environmental and transportation
services, effective December 30, 1996. The transaction is valued at
approximately $1.5 billion in a combination of cash, stock, warrants and
notes.
As a result of the transaction, the combined Company will become the fourth
largest company in the solid waste management industry, with combined pro
forma 1996 annual revenues of approximately $1 billion, and a strong market
presence in 22 states and six Canadian provinces. The combined Company will
have 53 landfills with approximately one billion gate yards of permitted
airspace, 122 collection locations and 41 transfer stations.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant, Allied Waste Industries, Inc., has duly caused this report to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
ALLIED WASTE INDUSTRIES, INC.
By: /s/PETER S. HATHAWAY
Peter S. Hathaway
Vice President, Treasurer &
Chief Accounting Officer
Date: January 9, 1997
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