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):  October 12, 2010

 

Casella Waste Systems, Inc.

(Exact Name of Company as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Company’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 5.07.   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

On October 12, 2010, Casella Waste Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”).  At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders elected the three director nominees, approved an amendment to the Company’s 1997 Employee Stock Purchase Plan to increase the number of shares of Class A common stock authorized for issuance thereunder from 600,000 shares to 900,000 shares and ratified the appointment of McGladrey & Pullen, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2011.

 

The Company’s stockholders re-elected James F. Callahan, Jr., Douglas R. Casella and Michael K. Burke as Class I directors, each to serve until the Company’s 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until his successor is duly elected and qualified.  The terms of office of the following directors continued after the 2010 Annual Meeting: John W. Casella, James W. Bohlig, John F. Chapple III, Joseph G. Doody, James P. McManus and Gregory B. Peters.

 

The proposals acted upon at the Annual Meeting and the voting tabulation for each proposal are as follows:

 

Proposal 1:  To elect three directors to the Company’s Board of Directors, each to serve for a term ending at the Company’s 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until his respective successor has been duly elected and qualified.

 

Nominee		Votes For		Votes Withheld		Broker Non Votes
James F. Callahan, Jr.		24,047,978		4,194,945		4,121,841
Douglas R. Casella		24,030,234		4,212,689		4,121,841
Michael K. Burke		24,063,117		4,179,806		4,121,841

 

Proposal 2:  To approve an amendment to the Company’s 1997 Employee Stock Purchase Plan to increase the number of shares of Class A common stock authorized for issuance thereunder from 600,000 shares to 900,000 shares.

 

Votes For		Votes Against		Abstentions		Broker Non Votes
28,131,942		72,009		38,972		4,121,841

 

Proposal 3:  To ratify the appointment of McGladrey & Pullen, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2011.

 

Votes For		Votes Against		Abstentions		Broker Non Votes
32,285,341		65,811		13,612		-0-

 

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SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

	Casella Waste Systems, Inc.
Date: October 18, 2010	By:	/s/ Edwin D. Johnson
		Edwin D. Johnson Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

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