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 6, 2006

Republic Services, Inc.

 

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware

 

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

1-14267		65-0716904
(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

110 SE 6th Street, 28th Floor, Fort Lauderdale, Florida		33301
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

(954) 769-2400

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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

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ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS

On February 6, 2006, Republic Services, Inc. issued a press release to announce that its Board of Directors had approved an increase in the Company’s common stock repurchase program, a copy of which is incorporated herein by reference and attached hereto as an Exhibit.

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

     (c)  Exhibit

Exhibit No.				Description
	99.1			Press Release of the Company dated February 6, 2006 to announce the Company’s common stock repurchase program.

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.

EXHIBIT 99.1

Republic Contacts:
Media Inquiries: Will Flower (954) 769-6392
Investor Inquiries: Tod Holmes (954) 769-2387
Ed Lang (954) 769-3591

Republic Services, Inc.
announces $275 million stock
repurchase program

Fort Lauderdale, FL, Feb. 6, 2006...Republic Services, Inc. (NYSE: RSG) announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a $275 million stock repurchase program. At December 31, 2005, Republic had $216 million remaining under its existing share repurchase program. Combined, Republic has the authority to repurchase $491 million of its common stock in 2006. At current prices, the $491 million represents more than nine percent of Republic’s outstanding shares of stock.

Commenting on the stock repurchase program, James E. O’Connor, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Republic Services, Inc., said, “Republic will continue to utilize the share repurchase program as an effective way to increase long-term value for our shareholders.”

During 2005, Republic repurchased 16.3 million shares, or more than 10 percent, of Company stock for a total of $558 million.

Republic’s stock repurchase will be funded using excess cash on hand, cash flow from operations and proceeds from borrowings, if necessary. The stock repurchases may be made in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions or a combination of both. The timing and amounts of any repurchases will be at the discretion of management and will depend on many factors, including the market price of the common stock, overall

market conditions and possible acquisitions.

Republic Services, Inc. is a leading provider of solid waste collection, transfer and disposal services in the United States. The Company’s operating units are focused on providing solid waste services for commercial, industrial, municipal and residential customers.

Certain statements and information included herein constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Federal Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance, or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied in or by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among other things, whether the Company’s estimates and assumptions concerning its selected balance sheet accounts, final capping, closure, post-closure and remediation costs, available airspace, and projected costs and expenses related to the Company’s landfills and property and equipment, and labor, fuel rates and economic and inflationary trends, turn out to be correct or appropriate, and various factors that will impact the actual business and financial performance of the Company such as competition and demand for services in the solid waste industry; the Company’s ability to manage growth; compliance with, and future changes in, environmental regulations; the Company’s ability to obtain approval from regulatory agencies in connection with expansions at the Company’s landfills; the ability to obtain financing on acceptable terms to finance the Company’s operations and growth strategy and for the Company to operate within the limitations imposed by financing arrangements; the ability of the Company to repurchase common stock at prices that are accretive to earnings per share; the Company’s dependence on key personnel; general economic and market conditions including, but not limited to, inflation and changes in commodity pricing, fuel, labor and other variable costs that are generally not within the control of the Company; dependence on large, long-term collection, transfer and disposal contracts; dependence on acquisitions for growth; risks associated with undisclosed liabilities of acquired businesses; risks associated with pending legal proceedings; and other factors contained in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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