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): June 28, 2006
STERICYCLE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 0-21229 36-3640402
(State or other juris- (Commission file (IRS employer
diction of incorporation) number) identification number)
28161 North Keith Drive
Lake Forest, Illinois 60045
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(847) 367-5910
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to
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ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS
On June 28, 2006, the United Kingdom Office of Fair Trading ("OFT")
announced that it had referred to the United Kingdom Competition Commission (the
"Competition Commission") the acquisition by our subsidiary, Stericycle
International, LLC, in February 2006 of all of the stock of The Sterile
Technologies Group Limited, an Irish company providing medical waste management
services in Ireland and the United Kingdom.
Under the terms of the OFT's referral, the Competition Commission is to
decide whether, as a result of this acquisition, there has been or is expected
to be a substantial lessening of competition in one or more markets in the
United Kingdom for healthcare risk waste treatment and disposal, and if so, what
remedial or other action, if any, should be taken or recommended by the
Competition Commission. According to the OFT, the Competition Commission is
expected to report in December 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.
Date: June 28, 2006.
STERICYCLE, INC.
By /s/ FRANK J.M. TEN BRINK
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Frank J.M. ten Brink
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
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