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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) June 18, 1996
UNITED WASTE SYSTEMS, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 0-20868 13-3532338
(State of other (Commission file (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of number) Identification No.)
incorporation)
Four Greenwich Office Park, Greenwich, CT 06830
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (203)622-3131
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Item 5. Other Events
United Waste Systems, Inc. (the "Company") has effected a two-for-one stock
split in form of a 100% stock dividend. Such stock split was effected by
the distribution on June 18, 1996, of a dividend of one share of the
Company's Common Stock in respect of each share of Common Stock that was
outstanding as of June 7, 1996, the record date established for such
distribution. Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, the
number of shares covered by each of the Company's registration statements
identified in the table below has been increased to reflect such two-for one
stock split. The table below shows which respect to certain effective
registration statements of the Company (i) the original number of shares of
Common Stock covered by such registration statement and (ii) the increased
number covered as a result of the aforementioned two-for-one stock split.
Increased Number
Registration Statement Original Number of Shares Covered
No. of Shares of Shares Covered Due to Stock Split
333-04294 71,084 142,168
33-98794 2,124,633 4,249,266
333-01890 30,622 61,244
33-80403 104,505 209,010
33-98146 1,218,573 2,437,146
33-95662 90,969 181,938
33-91370 244,131 488,262
33-90262 266,952 533,904
33-62420 3,773,856 7,547,712
33-74676 984,947 1,969,894
Certain of such registration statements may provide certain information as
of specified dates concerning the number of shares of Common Stock held by
certain persons or entities and/or the number of shares of Common Stock that
such persons or entities may sell pursuant to such registration statement.
In order to calculate such share information on a pro forma basis
retroactively giving effect to the aforementioned two-for-one stock split,
the indicated share number should be multiplied by two.
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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 on this 27th day of June, 1996.
UNITED WASTE SYSTEMS, INC.
By /s/ Michael J. Nolan
Michael J. Nolan
Chief Financial Officer
