SAFETY KLEEN CORP
SC 14D9/A, 1998-02-11
BUSINESS SERVICES, NEC
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                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
                               ________________

                               Amendment No. 11
                                      to
                                SCHEDULE 14D-9

                 (AS AMENDED AND RESTATED AT JANUARY 6, 1998)

                Solicitation/Recommendation Statement Pursuant
                          to Section 14(d)(4) of the
                        Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                               ________________

                              SAFETY-KLEEN CORP.
                           (Name of Subject Company)


                              SAFETY-KLEEN CORP.
                     (Names of Person(s) Filing Statement)

                    Common Stock, Par Value $0.10 Per Share
            (Including the Associated Common Share Purchase Rights)
                        (Title of Class of Securities)

                                   786484105
                     (CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)

                              DONALD W. BRINCKMAN
                     Chairman And Chief Executive Officer
                               One Brinckman Way
                          Elgin, Illinois  60123-7857
                                (847) 697-8460

                 (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
               Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications
                 on Behalf of the Person(s) filing Statement)

                               ________________

                                With a copy to:
                            DENNIS N. NEWMAN, ESQ.
                         Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal
                                  Sears Tower
                           Chicago, Illinois  60606
                                (312) 876-8000
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                                  INTRODUCTION

     Safety-Kleen Corp. ("Safety-Kleen") hereby amends and supplements its
Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9, as amended and restated
at January 6, 1998 and amended on January 9, 1998, January 12, 1998, January 14,
1998, January 16, 1998, January 20, 1998, January 21, 1998, January 26, 1998,
January 27, 1998, February 4, 1998 and February 9, 1998 (as amended, the
"Schedule 14D-9"), with respect to the exchange offer made by LES Acquisition,
Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Laidlaw Environmental Services, Inc., for all
of the outstanding Shares. Capitalized terms not defined herein have the
meanings assigned thereto in the Schedule 14D-9.

Item 8.  Additional Information to be Furnished.

     Item 8 of the Schedule 14D-9 is hereby amended and supplemented by adding
the following text at the end thereof:

     On February 10, 1998, SK Parent issued a press release, a copy of which is
attached hereto as Exhibit 34 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.  Materials to be Filed as Exhibits.

     Item 9 of the Schedule 14D-9 is hereby amended and supplemented by adding
the following text thereto:

     Exhibit 34  Press Release issued by SK Parent Corp., dated February 10,
                 1998.


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                                   SIGNATURE
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     After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.

                         SAFETY-KLEEN CORP.



                         By:  /s/  Donald W. Brinckman
                            -------------------------------------------------
                                Name: Donald W. Brinckman
                                Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Dated: February 10, 1998

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                                 EXHIBIT INDEX

     Except as noted below, the following Exhibits have been previously filed in
connection with this Statement.

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Exhibit No.                              Description
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Exhibit 1    Excerpts from Safety-Kleen's Proxy Statement, dated March 28, 1997,
             relating to Safety-Kleen's 1997 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

Exhibit 2    Share Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management.

Exhibit 3    Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 20, 1997, by and
             among SK Parent Corp., SK Acquisition Corp. and Safety-Kleen Corp.

Exhibit 4    Form of Change of Control Severance Agreement.

Exhibit 5    Letter to Shareholders of Safety-Kleen, dated January 6, 1998.

Exhibit 6    Press Release issued by Safety-Kleen Corp., dated December 22, 1997.

Exhibit 7    Text of September 24, 1997 letter from Laidlaw Environmental
             Services, Inc.

Exhibit 8    Text of November 4, 1997 letter from Laidlaw Environmental Services,
             Inc.

Exhibit 9    Text of November 13, 1997 letter from Laidlaw Environmental Services,
             Inc.

Exhibit 10   Complaint filed by Safety-Kleen Corp. v. Laidlaw Environmental
             Services, Inc. (dated November 17, 1997, United States District
             Court for the Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division).

Exhibit 11   Opinion of William Blair & Company L.L.C., dated November 20, 1997.

Exhibit 12   Text of November 20, 1997 letter from Laidlaw Environmental
             Services, Inc.

Exhibit 13   Verified Answer, Affirmative Defenses, and Counterclaim filed by
             Laidlaw Environmental Services, Inc. v. Safety-Kleen Corp., et. al.
             (dated November 24, 1997, United States District Court for the
             Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division).

Exhibit 14   Opinion of William Blair & Company L.L.C., dated December 20, 1997.

Exhibit 15   Complaint filed by William Steiner against Donald W. Brinckman, et
             al. (dated November 4, 1997, Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois
             County Department, Chancery Division).

Exhibit 16   Complaint filed by Josh Kaplan against Donald W. Brinckman, et al.
             (dated November 5, 1997, Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois
             County Department, Chancery Division).

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Exhibit No.                               Description
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Exhibit 17     Complaint filed by Gershon Knoll against Richard T. Farmer, et
               al. (dated November 5, 1997, Circuit Court of Cook County,
               Illinois County Department, Chancery Division).

Exhibit 18     Complaint filed by Larry Hanon against Safety-Kleen Corp. et al.,
               (dated November 5, 1997, Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois
               County Department, Chancery Division).

Exhibit 19     Complaint filed by Robin Fernhoff against Safety-Kleen Corp., et
               al. (dated November 6, 1997, Circuit Court of Cook County,
               Illinois County Department, Chancery Division).

Exhibit 20     Complaint filed by Epstein Family Trust against Safety-Kleen
               Corp., et al. (dated November 12, 1997, Circuit Court of Cook
               County, Illinois County Department, Chancery Division).

Exhibit 21     Complaint filed by David Steinberg against Safety-Kleen Corp., et
               al. (dated December 5, 1997, Circuit Court of Cook County,
               Illinois County Department, Chancery Division).

Exhibit 22     Press Release issued by Safety-Kleen Corp., dated January 8,
               1998.
 
Exhibit 23     Press Release issued by Safety-Kleen Corp., dated January 9,
               1998.

Exhibit 24     Definitive Additional Materials.

Exhibit 25     Press Release issued by Safety-Kleen Corp., dated January 15,
               1998.

Exhibit 26     Definitive Additional Materials.

Exhibit 27     Definitive Additional Materials.

Exhibit 28     Definitive Additional Materials.

Exhibit 29     Press Release issued by Safety-Kleen Corp., dated January 27,
               1998.

Exhibit 30     Press Release issued by Safety-Kleen Corp., dated February 4,
               1998.

Exhibit 31     Letter to Shareholders of Safety-Kleen, dated February 2, 1998.

Exhibit 32     Press Release issued by Safety-Kleen Corp., dated February 2,
               1998.

Exhibit 33     Opinion of William Blair & Company L.L.C., dated January 31,
               1998.

Exhibit 34*    Press Release issued by SK Parent, dated February 10, 1998.
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  *Filed herewith.

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                                                                   EXHIBIT 99.34

                             FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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                       Contact: David Reno/Fred Bratman
                              Sard Verbinner & Co.
                                 212/687-8080


                          SK PARENT CORP. AFFIRMS ITS
                      COMMITMENT TO ACQUIRE SAFETY-KLEEN


     February 10, 1998 - New York, New York - SK Parent Corp., a company owned
equally by Philip Services Corp.(NYSE:PHV), affiliates of Apollo Management,
L.P. and affiliates of Blackstone Management Partners III L.L.C., announced
today that it was gratified by the decision of the Safety-Kleen Corp. (NYSE:SK)
Board to reject Laidlaw Environmental Services, Inc.'s (NYSE:LLE) revised
hostile exchange offer and to reaffirm its recommendation of the $27 per share
merger agreement with SK Parent.

     SK Parent and its three partners remain committed to the Safety-Kleen
merger and believe that the benefits of the transaction remain as compelling
today as when Safety-Kleen entered into the definitive merger agreement with SK
Parent in late November.

     As was disclosed in Safety-Kleen's SEC filings yesterday, Philip Services
has delivered a letter to Safety-Kleen stating that although bank approvals are
required, based on the discussions had with Philip's lead bankers, Philip is
confident that the commitment for funding Philip's portion of the SK Parent
equity will be in place in advance of the Safety-Kleen shareholders meeting and
Philip's funding will be in place when required. Apollo and Blackstone each
confirmed today that the funding for their portion of the equity of SK Parent
will be in place when required. SK Parent also stated that it is in the process
of finalizing the documentation with respect to the credit agreement for the
debt financing necessary to consummate the $27 per share merger with Safety-
Kleen.


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