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FORM 3 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OMB APPROVAL
Washington, D.C. 20549 OMB Number: 3235-0104
Expires: September 30, 1998
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Estimated average burden
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935
or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
(Print or Type Responses)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person 2. Date of Event 4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Requiring Statement
Hillas Robert S. (Month/Day/Year) American Disposal Services, Inc. (ADSI)
(Last) (First) (Middle)
June 23, 1998 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) 6.If Amendment,Date
to Issuer (Check all applicable) of Original
(Month/Day/Year)
X Director 10% Owner
148 Lambert Drive Officer (give Other (specify 7.Individual or
title below) below) Joint/Group Filing
3. IRS or Social (check Applicable
Security Number of Line)
Street Reporting Person
Princeton New Jersey 08540 (Voluntary) X Form filed by
(City) (State) (Zip) One Reporting
Person
Form filed by
More than One
Reporting Person
Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security 2. Amount of Security 3. Ownership 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4) Beneficially Owned From: Direct (Instr. 5)
(Instr. 4) (D)or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. (Over)
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v). SEC 1473(7-96)
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FORM 3 (continued) Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security 2. Date Exer- 3. Title and Amount of 4. Conversion 5. Owner- 6. Name of Indirect
(Instr. 4) cisable and Securities Underlying or Exercise ship Beneficial Ownership
Expiration Date Derivative Security Price of Form of (Instr. 5)
(Month/Day/Year) (Instr. 4) Derivative Derivative
Security Security:
Direct
(D) or
Indirect (I)
Amount (Instr. 5)
or Number
Date Expiration Title of
Exer- Date Share
cisable
Stock Options puruant to the 6/23/98 6/23/08 Common Stock, 20,000 $43.125 D
Amended and Restated 1996 Stock $.01 par value
Option Plan (right to buy)
Explanation of Responses:
/s/ Robert S. Hillas July 2, 1998
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**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute **Signature of Reporting Person Date
Federal Criminal Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space provided is insufficient, See Instruction 6 for procedure.
Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained Page 2
in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a SEC 1473 (7-96)
currently valied OMB Number
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