UNITED
STATES
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) May 29,
2009
WASTE
CONNECTIONS, INC.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware
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1-31507
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94-3283464
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction
of
Incorporation)
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(Commission
File
Number)
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(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.)
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2295
Iron Point Road, Suite 200
Folsom,
CA 95630
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip
Code)
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(916)
608-8200
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions (see
General Instruction A.2. below):
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communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
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Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
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Item
7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On May
22, 2009, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of
California (the “Court”) entered an order providing for preliminary approval of
a settlement (the “Settlement”) in connection with the consolidated shareholder
derivative action captioned Travis, et al. v. Mittelstaedt, et
al., Case No. 2:06-cv-02341-JAM-GGH, and a parallel consolidated
shareholder derivative action pending in the Superior Court for the State of
California for the County of Sacramento. In its order, the Court also
approved the forms of notice and summary notice relating to the Settlement, and
set a hearing date of July 15, 2009 at 9:00 a.m. to consider whether to grant
final approval of the Settlement.
As
required by the Court’s order, a copy of the Notice of Proposed Settlement is
attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by
reference. The notice can also be viewed on Waste Connections, Inc.’s
website (www.wasteconnections.com)
under the “IR” tab, or at
http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=118605&p=irol-irhome.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and
Exhibits.
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(d)
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Exhibits.
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99.1
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Notice
of Proposed
Settlement
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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.
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Dated: May
29, 2009
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By:
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/s/ Worthing F. Jackman
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Name:
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Worthing
F. Jackman
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Title:
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Executive
Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
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Exhibit No.
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Description
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99.1
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Notice
of Proposed Settlement
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