8-K

 

 

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 24, 2014

 

 

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

Not applicable

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

 

 

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On June 25, 2014, Casella Waste Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the year ended April 30, 2014. The full text of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The information in this Item 2.02 of 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, as amended (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, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

On June 24, 2014, the Board of Directors of the Company approved a change to the Company’s fiscal year end from April 30 to December 31. The change in the Company’s fiscal year end will become effective for the Company’s 2015 fiscal year, which will begin January 1, 2015 and end December 31, 2015. The Company intends to file a transition report on Form 10-KT for the eight-month transition period ending December 31, 2014.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

 

99.1    Press Release of Casella Waste Systems, Inc. dated June 25, 2014.

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: June 25, 2014     By:  

/s/ Edmond R. Coletta

      Edmond R. Coletta
      Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit Index

 

99.1 —    Press Release of Casella Waste Systems, Inc. dated June 25, 2014