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):  February 8, 2006

 

Casella Waste Systems, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

Delaware

 

000-23211

 

03-0338873

(State or Other Juris-
diction of Incorporation

 

(Commission
File Number)

 

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

 

 

 

 

25 Greens Hill Lane
Rutland, Vermont

 

05701

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (802) 775-0325

 

 

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

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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Item 7.01.  Regulation FD Disclosure

 

On February 8, 2006, Casella Waste Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CWST) announced that the company’s management will be presenting at the following investor conferences:

 

                  Deutsche Bank Small Cap Growth Conference on Wednesday, February 15, 2006 at 10:30 am.

 

                  Raymond James 27th Annual Institutional Investors Conference on Monday, March 6, 2006 at 9:15 am.

 

                  Citigroup 19th Annual Global Industrial Manufacturing Conference on Tuesday, March 7, 2006 at 11:15 am.

 

Each of the presentations will be webcast live and the presentation slides will be available on the Investors’ section of the company’s website, http://www.casella.com.  The webcasts may be accessed via a link on the company’s website.

 

The full text of the press release issued in connection with the announcement is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

The information in this Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1) shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

 

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d)          Exhibits

 

The following exhibit relating to Item 7.01 shall be deemed to be furnished, and not filed:

 

99.1         Press Release entitled “Casella Waste Systems, Inc. to Present at Upcoming Investor Conferences”, issued by the company on February 8, 2006.

 

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SIGNATURE

 

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.

 

 

 

CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS, INC.

 

 

 

 

Date: February 8, 2006

By:

/s/ Richard A. Norris

 

 

 

Richard A. Norris

 

 

Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

 

 

 

99.1

 

Press release “Casella Waste Systems, Inc. to Present at Upcoming Investor Conferences”, issued by the company on February 8, 2006.

 

 

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Exhibit 99.1

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS, INC. TO PRESENT AT UPCOMING INVESTOR CONFERENCES

 

RUTLAND, VERMONT (February 8, 2006) – Casella Waste Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CWST) announced today that the company’s management will be presenting at the following investor conferences:

 

                  Deutsche Bank Small Cap Growth Conference on Wednesday, February 15, 2006 at 10:30 am. The Deutsche Bank conference is being held at the Ritz Carlton in Naples, FL

 

                  Raymond James 27th Annual Institutional Investors Conference on Monday, March 6, 2006 at 9:15 am. The Raymond James conference is being held at the Hyatt Grand Regency in Orlando, FL

 

                  Citigroup 19th Annual Global Industrial Manufacturing Conference on Tuesday, March 7, 2006 at 11:15 am.  The Citigroup conference is being held at the Grand Hyatt in New York City

 

The company indicated that, although these presentations are not expected to include any material non-public information, the presentation given at each of these three conferences will be made available to all investors on the company’s website. The presentation will be posted prior to the scheduled presentation time, and may be accessed via the Investors’ section of the company’s website at http://www.casella.com. In addition, the presentation will be webcast live via a link on the company’s website.

 

Casella Waste Systems, headquartered in Rutland, Vermont, provides collection, transfer, disposal and recycling services primarily in the northeastern United States.

 

For further information, contact Richard Norris, chief financial officer, or Ned Coletta, director of investor relations at
(802) 775-0325, or visit the company’s website at http://www.casella.com.

 

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