REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC. FORM 8-K
 

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 29, 2003

Commission file number: 1-14267

REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
     
Delaware
(State of Incorporation)		   65-0716904
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
     
Republic Services, Inc.
110 S.E. 6th Street, 28th Floor
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		   33301
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (954) 769-2400

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ITEM 5. OTHER MATTERS

On August 29, 2003, Republic Services, Inc. issued a press release to announce revised earnings guidance for 2003, a copy of which is incorporated herein by reference and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

     (C)  Exhibits

     
Exhibit No.   Description
 
99.1   Press Release of the Company dated August 29, 2003 to announce revised earnings guidance for 2003.

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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.

     
August 29, 2003   REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC.
     
     
    By: /s/ Tod C. Holmes
   
    Tod C. Holmes
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
     
     
    By: /s/ Charles F. Serianni
   
    Charles F. Serianni
Chief Accounting Officer
(Principal Accounting Officer)

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