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): September 13, 2002
Commission file number: 1-14267
REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Delaware (State of Incorporation) |
65-0716904 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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| Republic Services, Inc. 110 S.E. 6th Street, 28th Floor Fort Lauderdale, Florida (Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
33301 (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (954) 769-2400
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
On September 13, 2003, Republic Services, Inc. issued a press release to announce that its Board of Directors had named James E. O’Connor Chairman-Elect, a copy of which is included herein by reference and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(C) Exhibit (furnished pursuant to Item 5)
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release of the Company dated September 13, 2002 to announce the appointment of James E. O’Connor as Chairman-Elect. |
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.
| September 13, 2002 | REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC. | |||
| By: | /s/ Tod C. Holmes Tod C. Holmes Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) |
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| By: | /s/ Charles F. Serianni Charles F. Serianni Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer) |
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