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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
CURRENT REPORT
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Item 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.
On February 9, 2022, Republic Services, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its entry into a definitive agreement to acquire US Ecology, Inc. The full text of the press release and a related infographic are furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2, respectively, to this Form 8-K and are incorporated by reference in this Item 7.01.
The information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2 attached hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as otherwise expressly stated in such filing.
Item 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(d) Exhibits
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Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release of Republic Services, Inc. issued February 9, 2022 announcing agreement to acquire US Ecology, Inc. | |
| 99.2 | Republic Services, Inc. Infographic | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File – the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document | |
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.
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| Date: February 9, 2022 | By: | /s/ Brian A. Goebel |
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| Brian A. Goebel | ||||||||
| Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer |
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