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):  August 2, 2007

 

Casella Waste Systems, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

Delaware

 

000-23211

 

03-0338873

(State or Other Jurisdiction
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 August 2, 2007, Casella Waste Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CWST) announced that the company’s management will be presenting at the 27th Annual Canaccord Adams Global Growth Conference on Thursday, August 9, 2007 at 9:30 am.

The presentation given at this conference 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.

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 Canaccord Adams

Investor Conference,” issued by the company on August 2, 2007.




 

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: August 2, 2007

 

By:

/s/ Richard A. Norris

 

 

 

Richard A. Norris
Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer

 




 

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.

 

Description

 

 

 

99.1

 

Press Release entitled “Casella Waste Systems, Inc. to Present
at
Canaccord Adams Investor Conference,” issued by the company on
August 2, 2007.

 



Exhibit 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS, INC. TO PRESENT AT CANACCORD ADAMS INVESTOR CONFERENCE

RUTLAND, VERMONT (August 2, 2007) — Casella Waste Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CWST) announced today that the company’s management will be presenting at the 27th Annual Canaccord Adams Global Growth Conference on Thursday, August 9, 2007.

The company’s presentation to investors is scheduled for 9:30 a.m.; the Canaccord Adams conference is being held at the InterContinental hotel Boston.

The company indicated that, although this presentation is not expected to include any material non-public information, the presentation will be made available to all investors on the company’s website: http://www.casella.com. The presentation will be posted prior to the scheduled presentation time, and may be accessed via the Investor Relations section of the company’s website.  In addition, the presentations 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 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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