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) January 12,
2009
WASTE
CONNECTIONS, INC.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware
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1-31507
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94-3283464
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer
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of
Incorporation)
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Identification
No.)
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35
Iron Point Circle, Suite 200
Folsom,
CA 95630
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip
Code)
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(916)
608-8200
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions (see
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Item
5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in
Fiscal Year
On
January 12, 2009, the Board of Directors of Waste Connections, Inc. (the
“Company”) approved the Second Amended and Restated Bylaws, which changes the
voting standard for an uncontested election of directors from a plurality vote
standard to a majority vote standard. The amendment will be effective on
May 15, 2009, the first day following the Company’s 2009 annual meeting of
stockholders to be held on May 14, 2009. A copy of the Second Amended and
Restated Bylaws of the Company is filed herewith as
Exhibit 3.1.
Item
9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
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Exhibits.
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3.1
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Second
Amended and Restated Bylaws of Waste Connections,
Inc.
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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.
Dated: January
15, 2009
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WASTE
CONNECTIONS, INC.
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By:
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/s/ Worthing F. Jackman
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Name:
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Worthing
F. Jackman
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Title:
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Executive
Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit
No.
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Description
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3.1
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Second
Amended and Restated Bylaws of Waste Connections,
Inc.
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