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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(MARK ONE)
[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 1999
OR
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM TO
COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 1-12154
WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 73-1309529
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
1001 FANNIN
SUITE 4000
HOUSTON, TEXAS 77002
(Address of principal executive offices)
(713) 512-6200
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X] No [ ]
The number of shares of Common Stock, $.01 par value, of the registrant
outstanding at August 9, 1999, was 619,245,656 (excluding 7,892,612 shares held
in the Waste Management, Inc. Employee Stock Benefit Trust and treasury shares
of 73,709).
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PART I.
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE AND PAR VALUE AMOUNTS)
(UNAUDITED)
ASSETS
JUNE 30, DECEMBER 31,
1999 1998
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Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents................................. $ 80,999 $ 86,873
Receivables, net.......................................... 2,655,398 2,385,911
Parts and supplies........................................ 99,804 128,254
Deferred income taxes..................................... 164,135 237,616
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on
uncompleted contracts.................................. 150,440 127,975
Prepaid expenses and other................................ 236,250 168,163
Current assets held for sale.............................. 119,232 746,605
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Total current assets.............................. 3,506,258 3,881,397
Property and equipment, net................................. 11,854,311 11,637,739
Excess of cost over net assets of acquired businesses,
net....................................................... 6,577,021 6,069,098
Other intangible assets, net................................ 174,207 181,226
Other assets................................................ 879,876 945,738
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Total assets...................................... $22,991,673 $22,715,198
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable.......................................... $ 1,068,276 $ 1,040,601
Accrued liabilities....................................... 1,999,207 2,287,543
Deferred revenues......................................... 390,984 381,780
Current maturities of long-term debt...................... 369,592 583,742
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Total current liabilities......................... 3,828,059 4,293,666
Long-term debt, less current maturities..................... 10,932,384 11,114,201
Deferred income taxes....................................... 560,891 470,107
Environmental liabilities................................... 973,479 971,507
Other liabilities........................................... 1,079,980 1,381,145
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Total liabilities................................. 17,374,793 18,230,626
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Minority interest in subsidiaries........................... 140,948 112,076
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Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, $.01 par value; 10,000,000 shares
authorized; none issued................................ -- --
Common stock, $.01 par value; 1,500,000,000 shares
authorized; 625,147,493 and 608,307,531 shares issued,
respectively........................................... 6,251 6,083
Additional paid-in capital................................ 4,691,162 4,091,525
Retained earnings......................................... 1,731,456 1,066,506
Accumulated other comprehensive income.................... (524,820) (420,804)
Treasury stock at cost, 73,709 and 63,950 shares,
respectively........................................... (3,890) (2,821)
Employee stock benefit trust at market, 7,892,612
shares................................................. (424,227) (367,993)
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Total stockholders' equity........................ 5,475,932 4,372,496
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Total liabilities and stockholders' equity........ $22,991,673 $22,715,198
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated
financial statements.
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WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)
(UNAUDITED)
THREE MONTHS ENDED SIX MONTHS ENDED
JUNE 30, JUNE 30,
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1999 1998 1999 1998
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Operating revenues........................... $3,334,575 $3,250,731 $6,405,210 $6,220,164
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Costs and expenses:
Operating (exclusive of depreciation and
amortization shown below)............... 1,868,093 1,912,083 3,544,876 3,713,344
General and administrative................. 284,704 379,663 544,642 729,267
Depreciation and amortization.............. 384,333 387,363 740,665 743,665
Merger costs............................... 62,211 7,361 79,695 14,963
Asset impairments and unusual items........ 19,750 -- 19,750 --
Income from continuing operations held for
sale, net of minority interest............. -- (4,986) -- (2,570)
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2,619,091 2,681,484 4,929,628 5,198,669
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Income from operations....................... 715,484 569,247 1,475,582 1,021,495
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Other income (expense):
Interest expense........................... (184,911) (173,554) (361,068) (329,085)
Interest income............................ 5,663 8,322 8,481 14,504
Minority interest.......................... (6,547) (12,864) (13,009) (38,166)
Other income, net.......................... 16,215 40,058 30,578 110,432
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(169,580) (138,038) (335,018) (242,315)
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Income before income taxes and extraordinary
item....................................... 545,904 431,209 1,140,564 779,180
Provision for income taxes................... 227,642 184,439 475,614 350,994
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Income before extraordinary item............. 318,262 246,770 664,950 428,186
Extraordinary loss on refinancing of debt,
net of tax benefit of $2,600............... -- (3,900) -- (3,900)
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Net income................................... $ 318,262 $ 242,870 $ 664,950 $ 424,286
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Basic earnings per common share:
Income before extraordinary item........... $ 0.52 $ 0.43 $ 1.10 $ 0.75
Extraordinary item......................... -- (0.01) -- (0.01)
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Net income................................. $ 0.52 $ 0.42 $ 1.10 $ 0.74
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Diluted earnings per common share:
Income before extraordinary item........... $ 0.50 $ 0.42 $ 1.05 $ 0.73
Extraordinary item......................... -- (0.01) -- (0.01)
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Net income................................. $ 0.50 $ 0.41 $ 1.05 $ 0.72
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Weighted average number of common shares
outstanding................................ 610,904 575,848 606,677 570,795
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Weighted average number of common and
dilutive potential common shares
outstanding................................ 646,716 613,948 644,719 607,934
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated
financial statements. The statement of operations for the six months ended June
30, 1999 includes certain reclassifications and adjustments relating to the
three months ended March 31, 1999. See Note 1.
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WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
(IN THOUSANDS)
(UNAUDITED)
ACCUMULATED
ADDITIONAL OTHER EMPLOYEE
COMMON PAID-IN RETAINED COMPREHENSIVE TREASURY STOCK
STOCK CAPITAL EARNINGS INCOME STOCK BENEFIT TRUST
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Balance, December 31, 1998.... $6,083 $4,091,525 $1,066,506 $(420,804) $(2,821) $(367,993)
Common stock options and
warrants exercised,
including tax benefits... 68 240,197 -- -- -- --
Common stock issued for
acquisitions............. 5 21,268 -- -- -- --
Foreign currency translation
adjustment............... -- -- -- (104,016) -- --
Adjustment of employee stock
benefit trust to market
value.................... -- 56,234 -- -- -- (56,234)
Common stock issued for
conversion of
subordinated debt........ 90 260,588 -- -- --
Other....................... 5 21,350 -- -- (1,069) --
Net income.................. -- -- 664,950 -- -- --
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Balance, June 30, 1999........ $6,251 $4,691,162 $1,731,456 $(524,820) $(3,890) $(424,227)
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated
financial statements. The statement of stockholders' equity includes certain
reclassifications and adjustments relating to the three months ended March 31,
1999. See Note 1.
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WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(IN THOUSANDS)
(UNAUDITED)
SIX MONTHS ENDED
JUNE 30,
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1999 1998
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Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income................................................ $ 664,950 $ 424,286
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided
by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization.......................... 740,665 743,665
Deferred income taxes.................................. 247,007 50,407
Minority interest in subsidiaries...................... 9,757 37,789
Gain on sale of assets................................. (17,532) (65,998)
Effect of merger costs, asset impairments and unusual
items................................................. -- 4,689
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects of
acquisitions and divestitures:
Receivables, net..................................... (261,592) (85,416)
Prepaid expenses and other........................... (18,567) (41,115)
Other assets......................................... 32,336 38,613
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities............. (350,295) (358,941)
Deferred revenues and other liabilities.............. (271,101) 35,635
Other, net........................................... 9,177 (44,761)
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Net cash provided by operating activities................... 784,805 738,853
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Cash flows from investing activities:
Short-term investments.................................... (6,273) 57,837
Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired.......... (644,515) (1,402,532)
Capital expenditures...................................... (614,085) (735,801)
Proceeds from sale of assets.............................. 502,681 455,262
Acquisitions of minority interests........................ -- (876,232)
Other, net................................................ 11,649 (11,160)
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Net cash used in investing activities....................... (750,543) (2,512,626)
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Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt.................. 1,814,726 3,469,463
Principal payments on long-term debt...................... (2,021,837) (2,378,388)
Cash dividends............................................ -- (83,236)
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock................ -- 202,997
Proceeds from sale of treasury stock...................... -- 739,161
Proceeds from exercise of common stock options and
warrants............................................... 165,110 59,605
Other, net................................................ -- (15,667)
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Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities......... (42,001) 1,993,935
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Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash
equivalents............................................... 1,865 (21)
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Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents............ (5,874) 220,141
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period............ 86,873 189,942
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of period.................. $ 80,999 $ 410,083
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated
financial statements. The statement of cash flows for the six months ended June
30, 1999 includes certain reclassifications and adjustments relating to the
three months ended March 31, 1999. See Note 1.
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WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(IN THOUSANDS)
(UNAUDITED)
THREE MONTHS ENDED SIX MONTHS ENDED
JUNE 30, JUNE 30,
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1999 1998 1999 1998
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Net income........................................ $318,262 $242,870 $ 664,950 $424,286
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation adjustment......... (42,471) (20,560) (104,016) (53,665)
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Comprehensive income.............................. $275,791 $222,310 $ 560,934 $370,621
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated
financial statements. The statement of comprehensive income for the six months
ended June 30, 1999 includes certain reclassifications and adjustments relating
to the three months ended March 31, 1999. See Note 1.
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WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
The condensed consolidated financial statements of Waste Management, Inc.
and subsidiaries (the "Company") presented herein are unaudited. In the opinion
of management, these financial statements include all adjustments (which,
subject to the discussion below in Note 1 "Revisions," include only normal
recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of the financial
position, results of operations, and cash flows for the periods presented. The
results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results for the
entire year. The financial statements presented herein should be read in
connection with the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1998.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect reported amounts of assets, liabilities, income and
expenses and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the
financial statements and the reported amounts for certain revenues and expenses
during the reporting period. Future events could alter such estimates in the
near term and actual results could differ materially from those estimates. See
"Management's Discussion and Analysis" herein.
1. REVISIONS
The Company has revised certain items included in its previously reported
financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 1999. Below is a
comparison of the previously reported and revised Condensed Consolidated
Statement of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 1999. Except as
otherwise expressly stated in the Notes, all financial information in this
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q is presented inclusive of such changes.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 1999
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)
PREVIOUSLY
REPORTED AS REVISED
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Operating revenues.......................................... $3,070,635 $3,070,635
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Costs and expenses:
Operating (exclusive of depreciation and amortization
shown below)............................................ 1,641,323 1,676,783
General and administrative................................ 258,194 259,938
Depreciation and amortization............................. 350,329 356,332
Merger costs.............................................. 33,126 17,484
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2,282,972 2,310,537
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Income from operations...................................... 787,663 760,098
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Other income (expense):
Interest expense.......................................... (176,157) (176,157)
Interest income........................................... 2,818 2,818
Minority interest......................................... (6,462) (6,462)
Other income, net......................................... 16,963 14,363
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(162,838) (165,438)
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Income before income taxes.................................. 624,825 594,660
Provision for income taxes.................................. 260,551 247,972
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Net income.................................................. $ 364,274 $ 346,688
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Basic earnings per common share............................. $ 0.60 $ 0.57
Diluted earnings per common share........................... $ 0.58 $ 0.55
The components of the $30.2 million of net adjustments to decrease
previously reported income before income taxes are as follows: (i) a decrease of
$24.0 million to eliminate a retroactive application of changes in estimates of
the Company's final closure and post-closure reserves related to certain
landfills in the Eastern
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WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)
Area of its North American solid waste operations; (ii) a decrease of $8.3
million to eliminate a retroactive application of changes in estimates of final
closure and post-closure reserves relating to two ash monofil landfills; (iii) a
decrease of $5.7 million to eliminate a retroactive application, from the date
of the WM Holdings Merger, of an extension in the useful life of certain
waste-to-energy facilities; (iv) a decrease of $2.2 million for miscellaneous
adjustments; and (v) an increase of $10 million for a revision of remediation
liabilities associated with the Company's international operations that was
identified but not recorded in the three months ended March 31, 1999.
2. BUSINESS COMBINATIONS
On July 16, 1998, the Company, then known as USA Waste Services, Inc.,
completed a merger accounted for as a pooling of interests with Waste
Management, Inc., which was subsequently renamed Waste Management Holdings, Inc.
("WM Holdings") (the "WM Holdings Merger"). At the effective time of the WM
Holdings Merger, the Company changed its name to Waste Management, Inc. On
December 31, 1998, the Company consummated a merger with Eastern Environmental
Services, Inc. ("Eastern") (the "Eastern Merger") accounted for using the
pooling of interests method of accounting.
In connection with the WM Holdings Merger and the Eastern Merger, the
Company incurred significant merger costs and unusual items in the third and
fourth quarters of 1998 as described in the Company's 1998 Annual Report on Form
10-K. Additionally, the Company has recorded $62.2 million and $79.7 million of
merger costs for the three and six months ended June 30, 1999, respectively, and
expects to record approximately $27.4 million throughout the remainder of 1999
for merger costs that are transitional in nature and not accruable until
incurred or committed.
The Company is in the process of settling its obligations under the WM
Holdings defined benefit plan which was terminated as of December 31, 1998 and
currently intends to liquidate the plan's assets and settle its obligations to
participants. Actual cash cost of settling the plan can not be recorded until
paid and is currently estimated to be approximately $215.0 million, an increase
of approximately $90.0 million over the previous estimate. This increase is due
to the availability of updated census data and revised actuarial assumptions in
the formulation of the estimate. Due to the necessary review and approval
process, management expects the payout to certain categories of participants to
occur in 1999, with the remaining participants expected to be paid in 2000.
Certain WM Holdings' employee stock option plans included change of control
provisions that were activated as a result of the WM Holdings Merger whereby the
option holder received certain put rights that required charges to earnings
through the put periods. To the extent the market value of the Company's common
stock exceeded $54.34 per share at the end of a quarter (the "measurement
date"), the Company was required to record additional charges to earnings until
July 16, 1999, at which time all put rights expired. The expense related to
these stock option put rights would have had no impact on stockholders' equity,
as the offset was a direct increase to additional paid in capital, since these
put rights were satisfied by the issuance of common stock. As the market value
of the Company's common stock was less than $54.34 per share as of the date the
put rights expired, there will be no charges to earnings in future periods
related to the put rights.
Cash payments of $153.9 million and $295.9 million were made by the Company
during the three and six months ended June 30, 1999, respectively, related to
merger costs recorded in 1998 and 1999 for the WM Holdings Merger and the
Eastern Merger.
Merger costs include estimates for anticipated losses related to the sales
of assets pursuant to governmental orders and other asset divestiture plans.
These anticipated losses have been estimated based on the Company's assessment
of relevant facts and circumstances, including consideration of the various
provisions of asset sale agreements. In certain instances, the asset sale
agreements contain contingencies, the resolution of which are uncertain and may
materially change the proceeds which the Company will ultimately
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)
receive. Accordingly, dependent upon actual future experience and the resolution
of certain contingencies, the amount of losses ultimately recorded by the
Company could materially differ from amounts that have been recorded by the
Company. During the second quarter of 1999, the Company resolved an outstanding
contingency regarding its sale of assets to Republic Services, Inc., which
reduced the loss on that sale by approximately $80 million. Offsetting this
amount, the Company (i) consummated its sale of 51% of its high organic waste
fuels blending and on-site industrial cleaning services which resulted in losses
of approximately $5 million greater than previously estimated; (ii) increased
its anticipated losses by approximately $14 million related to the assets
required to be sold pursuant to the Eastern Merger; and (iii) identified other
non-core operations for disposition that have a book value of approximately $36
million greater than the estimated proceeds.
During the six months ended June 30, 1999, the Company consummated over 150
acquisitions that were accounted for under the purchase method of accounting.
The total cost of acquisitions was approximately $720.4 million, which includes
cash paid, common stock issued and debt assumed.
3. LONG-TERM DEBT
Long-term debt consists of the following (in thousands):
JUNE 30, DECEMBER 31,
1999 1998
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Bank borrowings............................................. $ 236,845 $ 1,903,100
Commercial paper, average interest of 5.3% in 1999 and 5.7%
in 1998................................................... 1,507,325 840,108
Senior notes and debentures, interest 6% to 8 3/4%, due
through 2029.............................................. 6,947,895 5,959,884
4% Convertible subordinated notes due 2002.................. 535,275 535,275
4 1/2% Convertible subordinated notes due 2001.............. -- 148,370
5% Convertible subordinated debentures due 2006............. -- 114,445
5.75% Convertible subordinated notes due 2005............... 456,601 453,680
Tax-exempt and project bonds, principal payable in periodic
installments, maturing through 2021, fixed and variable
interest rates ranging from 3.55% to 9.25% at June 30,
1999...................................................... 1,178,771 1,220,634
Installment loans, notes payable and other, interest to 14%,
maturing through 2017..................................... 439,264 522,447
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11,301,976 11,697,943
Less current maturities..................................... 369,592 583,742
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$10,932,384 $11,114,201
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At June 30, 1999, there were no borrowings outstanding under the Company's
$3.0 billion syndicated loan facility (the "Syndicated Facility") or the
Company's $2.0 billion senior revolving credit facility (the "Credit Facility").
The facility fees were 0.08% and 0.105% per annum under the Syndicated Facility
and Credit Facility, respectively, at June 30, 1999. The Company had issued
letters of credit of $1.2 billion in aggregate under the Syndicated Facility and
Credit Facility at June 30, 1999. Additionally, the Company has two multi-
currency credit facilities which had an outstanding balance as of June 30, 1999
totaling euro 229.0 million (equivalent to approximately $236.8 million). The
interest rates on the two outstanding loans under the multi-currency credit
facilities at June 30, 1999, were 5.8% and 3.0%.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)
On March 4, 1996, the Company issued $115.0 million of 5% convertible
subordinated debentures, due on March 1, 2006. In March 1999, these debentures
were called for redemption by the Company and subsequently converted into equity
by the debenture holders. Approximately 4.0 million shares of the Company's
common stock were issued upon such conversions.
On June 5, 1996, the Company issued $150.0 million of 4 1/2% convertible
subordinated notes, due June 1, 2001. In June 1999, these debentures were called
for redemption by the Company and subsequently converted into equity by the
debenture holders. Approximately 4.9 million shares of the Company's common
stock were issued upon such conversions.
On May 21, 1999, the Company completed a private placement of $1.15 billion
of its senior notes. The Company issued $200.0 million of 6% senior notes, due
2001; $200.0 million of 6 1/2% senior notes due 2004; $500.0 million of 6 7/8%
senior notes due 2009; and $250.0 million of 7 3/8% senior notes due 2029. The
senior notes constitute senior and unsecured obligations of the Company ranking
equal in right of payment with all other senior and unsecured obligations of the
Company, as defined in the indenture. The 6% senior notes are not redeemable by
the Company. The 6 1/2% senior notes, the 6 7/8% senior notes, and 7 3/8% senior
notes are redeemable, in whole or in part, at the option of the Company at any
time, or from time to time, at a redemption price defined in the indenture.
Interest is payable semi-annually on May 15 and November 15. All proceeds from
the private placement notes were used to repay outstanding debt under the Credit
Facility and to reduce the amount of commercial paper outstanding.
4. INCOME TAXES
The difference in income taxes at the statutory federal income tax rate and
the provision for income taxes for the three and six months ended June 30, 1999
and 1998, respectively, is primarily due to state and local income taxes and
non-deductible costs related to acquired intangibles.
5. EARNINGS PER SHARE
The following table reconciles the number of common shares outstanding at
June 30 of each year indicated to the weighted average number of common shares
outstanding and the weighted average number of common and dilutive potential
common shares outstanding for the respective three and six month periods for the
purposes of calculating basic and dilutive earnings per common share (in
thousands):
THREE MONTHS ENDED SIX MONTHS ENDED
JUNE 30, JUNE 30,
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1999 1998 1999 1998
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Number of common shares outstanding............ 617,181 592,323 617,181 592,323
Effect of using weighted average common shares
outstanding.................................. (6,277) (16,475) (10,504) (21,528)
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Weighted average number of common shares
outstanding.................................. 610,904 575,848 606,677 570,795
Dilutive effect of common stock options and
warrants..................................... 9,847 6,470 9,906 5,491
Dilutive effect of convertible subordinated
notes and debentures......................... 25,965 31,630 28,136 31,648
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Weighted average number of common and dilutive
potential common shares outstanding.......... 646,716 613,948 644,719 607,934
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For the three and six months ended June 30, 1999, interest (net of taxes)
of $6.3 million and $13.5 million, respectively, has been added to net income
for the diluted earnings per share calculation. For
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)
the three and six months ended June 30, 1998, interest (net of taxes) of $7.6
million and $15.1 million, respectively, has been added to net income for the
diluted earnings per share calculation.
At June 30, 1999, there were approximately 59 million shares of common
stock potentially issuable with respect to stock options, warrants and
convertible debt, which could dilute basic earnings per share in the future.
6. COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
Comprehensive income represents the change in equity of an enterprise from
transactions and other events and circumstances from nonowner sources and
includes all changes in equity except those resulting from investments by owners
and distributions to owners. The components of accumulated other comprehensive
income are as follows for the periods indicated (in thousands):
FOREIGN MINIMUM ACCUMULATED
CURRENCY PENSION OTHER
TRANSLATION LIABILITY COMPREHENSIVE
ADJUSTMENT ADJUSTMENT INCOME
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Balance, December 31, 1998....................... $(353,642) $(67,162) $(420,804)
Current-period change.......................... (104,016) -- (104,016)
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Balance, June 30, 1999........................... $(457,658) $(67,162) $(524,820)
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7. ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITIES
The Company has material financial commitments for the costs associated
with its future obligations for final closure, which is the closure of the final
cell of a landfill, and the regulatory required costs associated with existing
operations at a hazardous waste treatment, storage or disposal facility which
are subject to the Toxic Substances Control Act ("TSCA") or the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act ("RCRA"), and also, the post-closure of such
facilities. For landfills, estimates for final closure and post-closure costs
are developed using input from the Company's engineers and accountants and are
reviewed by management, typically at least once per year. The estimated final
closure and post-closure liabilities are accrued at a rate discounted to present
dollars and charged to expense as airspace is consumed. At the time the site
discontinues accepting waste and is closed, the total estimated final closure
costs and the post-closure costs will be accrued to the required present value
of such estimates.
The Company has also established procedures to evaluate its potential
remedial liabilities at closed sites which it owns or operates, or to which it
transported waste, including 84 sites listed on the Superfund National
Priorities List ("NPL") as of June 30, 1999. The majority of situations
involving NPL sites relate to allegations that subsidiaries of the Company (or
their predecessors) transported waste to the facilities in question, often prior
to the acquisition of such subsidiaries by the Company. Where the Company
concludes that it is probable that a liability has been incurred, a provision is
made in its consolidated financial statements.
Estimates of final closure and post-closure liabilities at the Company's
landfills, the extent of the Company's responsibility for remediation of
particular closed sites and the method and ultimate cost of remediation require
a number of assumptions and are inherently difficult. As such, the ultimate
outcome may differ from current estimates. However, the Company believes that
its extensive experience in the environmental services business, as well as its
involvement with a large number of sites, provide a reasonable basis for
estimating its aggregate liability. As additional information becomes available,
estimates are adjusted as necessary. While the Company does not anticipate that
any such adjustment would be material to its consolidated financial statements,
it is reasonably possible that technological, regulatory or enforcement
developments, the results of environmental studies, the existence and ability of
other potentially responsible
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parties to contribute to the settlement of such liabilities, or other factors
could necessitate the recording of additional liabilities which could be
material.
The Company has filed suit against numerous insurance carriers seeking
reimbursement for past and future remedial, defense and tort claim costs at a
number of sites. Carriers involved in these matters have typically denied
coverage and are defending against the Company's claims. While the Company is
vigorously pursuing these claims, it regularly considers settlement
opportunities when appropriate terms are offered. Settlements of $4.5 million
and $7.1 million in the three and six months ended June 30, 1999, respectively,
and $37.5 million and $42.0 million for the three and six months ended June 30,
1998, respectively, have been included in operating costs and expenses as an
offset to environmental expenses.
8. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Financial instruments -- Letters of credit, performance bonds and other
guarantees have been provided by the Company supporting tax-exempt bonds,
performance of final closure and post-closure requirements, insurance policies,
and other contracts. The insurance policies are issued by a wholly-owned
insurance subsidiary of the Company, the sole business of which is to issue such
policies to customers of the Company. Management does not expect these financial
instruments to have a material effect on the Company's consolidated financial
statements as virtually no claims have been made in the past against these
financial instruments.
In the normal course of business, the Company is a party to financial
instruments with off-balance sheet risk, such as bank letters of credit,
performance bonds and other guarantees, which are not reflected in the condensed
consolidated balance sheets. Management does not expect any material losses to
result from these off-balance sheet instruments as virtually no claims have been
made in the past against these financial instruments.
Environmental matters -- The Company's operations are intrinsically
connected with the protection of the environment. As such, a significant portion
of the Company's operating costs and capital expenditures could be characterized
as costs of environmental protection. Such costs may increase in the future as a
result of legislation or regulation. However, the Company believes that, in
general, it tends to benefit when environmental regulation increases, which may
increase the demand for its services, and that it has the resources and
experience to manage environmental risk. See Note 7 for further discussion.
Litigation -- In November and December 1997, several alleged purchasers of
WM Holdings securities (including but not limited to common stock), who
allegedly bought their securities during 1996 and 1997, brought fourteen
purported class action lawsuits against WM Holdings and several of its current
and former officers and directors in the United States District Court for the
Northern District of Illinois. Each of these lawsuits asserted that the
defendants violated the federal securities laws by issuing allegedly false and
misleading statements in 1996 and 1997 about WM Holdings' financial condition
and results of operations. The lawsuits demanded, among other relief,
unspecified compensatory damages, pre- and post-judgement interest, attorneys'
fees and the costs of conducting the litigation. In January 1998, the fourteen
putative class actions were consolidated before one judge. In May 1998, the
plaintiffs filed a consolidated amended complaint against WM Holdings and four
of its former officers, which was amended in July 1998 to add WM Holdings'
outside auditor and another former officer as additional defendants. The amended
complaint seeks recovery on behalf of a proposed class of all purchasers of WM
Holdings' securities between May 29, 1995, and October 30, 1997. The amended
complaint alleges, among other things, that WM Holdings filed false and
misleading financial statements beginning in 1991 and continuing through October
1997 and seeks recovery for alleged violations of the federal securities laws
between May 1995 and October 1997.
In December 1998, the Company announced an agreement to settle the
consolidated action against all defendants and the establishment of a settlement
fund of $220 million for the class of open market purchasers
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of WM Holdings securities between November 3, 1994, and February 24, 1998. The
settlement agreement with the plaintiffs is still subject to the requirements of
notice to the class and final approval by the Court after a hearing. There can
be no assurances that the Court will find the settlement to be fair to the
class. Also, because otherwise eligible members of the class may opt out of the
lawsuit, there can be no assurances that WM Holdings will not be a party to
additional lawsuits or claims brought by open market purchasers of the Company's
securities.
Two alleged purchasers of WM Holdings' securities are pursuing an action
arising out of the same set of facts in Illinois state court alleging violations
of Illinois state law. One of these purchasers, together with two other alleged
purchasers, has initiated another action based on the same set of facts in
federal court in Florida alleging violations of the federal securities laws.
Additionally, there are several other actions and claims that arise out of
the same set of facts that have been brought by business owners who received WM
Holdings common stock in the sales of their businesses to WM Holdings. These
actions and claims, one of which purports to be class action, allege, among
other things, breach of warranty or breach of contract based on WM Holdings'
restatement of earnings in February 1998. In April 1999, courts having
jurisdiction over two such actions, including the purported class action,
granted summary judgement against WM Holdings and in favor of the individual
plaintiffs who brought the respective claims on the issue of breach of contract.
The extent of damages, if any, in either action has not yet been determined.
Purported derivative actions have also been filed in Delaware Chancery
Court by alleged former shareholders of WM Holdings against certain former
officers and directors of WM Holdings and nominally against WM Holdings to
recover damages caused to WM Holdings as a result of the consolidated federal
securities class action pending in federal court in the Northern District of
Illinois. These actions have been consolidated and plaintiffs have filed a
consolidated amended complaint. The plaintiffs seek to recover from the former
officers and directors, on behalf of WM Holdings, the amounts paid in the
federal class action as well as additional amounts based on alleged harms not at
issue in the federal class action.
It is not possible at this time to predict the impact that the above
lawsuits may have on WM Holdings or the Company, nor is it possible to predict
whether any other suits or claims may arise out of these matters in the future.
However, it is reasonably possible that the outcome of any present or future
litigation may have a material adverse impact on their respective financial
conditions or results of operations in one or more future periods. WM Holdings
intends to defend itself vigorously in all the above matters.
The Company is also aware that the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission ("SEC") has commenced a formal investigation with respect to WM
Holdings' previously filed financial statements (which were subsequently
restated) and related accounting policies, procedures and system of internal
controls. The Company intends to cooperate with such investigation. The Company
is unable to predict the outcome or impact of this investigation at this time.
On July 6, 1999, the Company announced that it had lowered its expected
earnings per share for the three months ended June 30, 1999. On July 29, 1999,
the Company announced a further reduction in its expected earnings for that
period. On August 3, 1999, the Company announced that its reported operating
income for the three months ended March 31, 1999 may have included certain
non-recurring pretax income items. Between July 8, 1999 and August 4, 1999,
several lawsuits that purport to be based on one or more of these announcements
have been filed against the Company and certain of its officers and directors in
the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Taken
together, the plaintiffs in these lawsuits purport to assert claims on behalf of
a class of purchasers of the Company's common stock between June 10, 1998 and
August 2, 1999. Among other things, the plaintiffs allege that the Company and
certain of its officers and directors (i) made knowingly false earnings
projections for the three months ended June 30, 1999 and (ii) failed to
adequately disclose facts relating to its earnings projections that the
plaintiffs allege would have
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been material to purchasers of the Company's common stock. The plaintiffs also
claim that certain of the Company's officers and directors sold common stock at
prices known to be inflated by the alleged material misstatements and omissions.
The plaintiffs in these actions seek damages with interest, costs and such other
relief as the respective courts deem proper.
In addition, two of the Company's shareholders have filed lawsuits against
certain officers and directors of the Company in connection with the events
surrounding the Company's second quarter 1999 earnings projections and July 6,
1999 earnings announcement. These lawsuits were filed in the Court of Chancery
of the State of Delaware on July 16, 1999 and in the United States District
Court for the Southern District of Texas on July 27, 1999. The plaintiffs in
these actions purport to allege derivative claims on behalf of the Company
against these individuals for alleged breaches of fiduciary duty resulting from
their alleged common stock sales during the three months ended June 30, 1999
and/or their oversight of the Company's affairs. The lawsuits name Waste
Management, Inc. as a nominal defendant and seek compensatory and punitive
damages with interest, equitable and/or injunctive relief, costs and such other
relief as the respective courts deem proper.
The Company has also received a letter from participants in the Company's
Employee Stock Purchase Plan who purchased the Company's common stock on June
30, 1999. The letter demands that the Administrative Committee of the Plan bring
an action against the Company and certain selling officers and directors for
losses allegedly sustained by the participants in their stock purchases. These
Plan participants have indicated in the letter that, absent action by the Plan,
they intend to sue the Company and the directors and officers on behalf of the
Plan and its participants.
In addition, the SEC has notified the Company of an informal inquiry into
the period ended June 30, 1999, as well as certain sales of the Company's common
stock that preceded the Company's July 6, 1999 earnings announcement.
The New York Stock Exchange has notified the Company that its Market
Trading Analysis Department is reviewing transactions in the common stock of the
Company prior to the July 6, 1999 earnings forecast announcement.
The Company is conducting a thorough investigation of each of the
allegations that have been made in connection with the Company's second quarter
1999 earnings communications. As part of this investigation, the Company's Board
of Directors has authorized a review of the allegations that have been made
against certain of the Company's officers and directors. Roderick M. Hills, a
former chairman of the SEC and chairman of the Company's audit committee, is
directing the review.
The Company has received a Civil Investigative Demand ("CID") from the
Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice inquiring into the
Company's non-hazardous solid waste operations in the State of Massachusetts.
The CID purports to have been issued for the purpose of determining whether the
Company has engaged in monopolization, illegal contracts in restraint of trade,
or anticompetitive acquisitions of disposal and/or hauling assets. The CID
requires the Company to provide the United States Department of Justice with
certain documents to assist it in its inquiry.
On July 16, 1999, a lawsuit was filed against the Company in the Circuit
Court for Sumter County in the State of Alabama. The plaintiff in the lawsuit
purports to allege on behalf of a class of similarly situated persons that the
Company has deprived the class of lump sum payments of pension plan benefits
allegedly promised to be paid in connection with termination of the WM Holdings
defined benefit pension plan. On behalf of the purported class, the plaintiff
seeks compensatory and punitive damages, costs, restitution with interest, and
such other relief as the Court deems proper.
It is not possible at this time to predict the impact that the above
lawsuits and inquiries may have on WM Holdings or the Company, nor is it
possible to predict whether any other suits or claims may arise out of these
matters in the future. However, it is reasonably possible that the outcome of
any present or future
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litigation or inquiries may have a material adverse impact on their respective
financial conditions or results of operations in one or more future periods. The
Company and WM Holdings intend to defend themselves vigorously in all the above
matters.
The continuing business in which the Company is engaged is intrinsically
connected with the protection of the environment and the potential for the
unintended or unpermitted discharge of materials into the environment. In the
ordinary course of conducting its business activities, the Company becomes
involved in judicial and administrative proceedings involving governmental
authorities at the foreign, federal, state, and local level, including, in
certain instances, proceedings instituted by citizens or local governmental
authorities seeking to overturn governmental action where governmental officials
or agencies are named as defendants together with the Company or one or more of
its subsidiaries, or both. In the majority of the situations where proceedings
are commenced by governmental authorities, the matters involved related to
alleged technical violations of licenses or permits pursuant to which the
Company operates or is seeking to operate or laws or regulations to which its
operations are subject or are the result of different interpretations of
applicable requirements. From time to time, the Company pays fines or penalties
in environmental proceedings relating primarily to waste treatment, storage or
disposal facilities. The Company believes that these matters will not have a
material adverse effect on its results of operations or financial condition.
However, the outcome of any particular proceeding cannot be predicted with
certainty, and the possibility remains that technological, regulatory or
enforcement developments, the results of environmental studies or other factors
could materially alter this expectation at any time.
From time to time, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries are named as
defendants in personal injury and property damage lawsuits, including purported
class actions, on the basis of a Company's subsidiary having owned, operated or
transported waste to a disposal facility which is alleged to have contaminated
the environment or, in certain cases, conducted environmental remediation
activities at sites. Some of such lawsuits may seek to have the Company or its
subsidiaries pay the costs of groundwater monitoring and health care
examinations of allegedly affected persons for a substantial period of time even
where no actual damage is proven. While the Company believes it has meritorious
defenses to these lawsuits, their ultimate resolution is often substantially
uncertain due to the difficulty of determining the cause, extent and impact of
alleged contamination (which may have occurred over a long period of time), the
potential for successive groups of complainants to emerge, the diversity of the
individual plaintiffs' circumstances, and the potential contribution or
indemnification obligations of co-defendants or other third parties, among other
factors. Accordingly, it is possible such matters could have a material adverse
impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.
The Company or certain of its subsidiaries have been identified as
potentially responsible parties in a number of governmental investigations and
actions relating to waste disposal facilities which may be subject to remedial
action under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and
Liabilities Act of 1980, as amended ("CERCLA" or "Superfund"). The majority of
these proceedings are based on allegations that certain subsidiaries of the
Company (or their predecessors) transported hazardous substances to the sites in
question, often prior to acquisition of such subsidiaries by the Company. Such
proceedings arising under Superfund typically involve numerous waste generators
and other waste transportation and disposal companies and seek to allocate or
recover costs associated with site investigation and cleanup, which costs could
be substantial.
In June 1999, the Company was notified that the EPA is conducting a civil
investigation of alleged chlorofluorocarbons ("CFC") disposal violations by
Waste Management of Massachusetts, Inc. ("WMMA") to determine whether further
enforcement measures are warranted. The activities giving rise to the
allegations of CFC disposal violations appear to have occurred prior to July 30,
1998. On July 29, 1998, the EPA inspected WMMA's operations, notified the
Company of the alleged violations and issued an Administrative Order in January
1999 requiring WMMA to comply with the CFC regulations. WMMA is cooperating with
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the investigation, and the Company believes that the ultimate outcome of this
matter will not have a material adverse effect on the Company's consolidated
financial statements.
As of June 30, 1999, the Company or its subsidiaries had been notified that
they are potentially responsible parties in connection with 84 locations listed
on the NPL. Of the 84 NPL sites at which claims have been made against the
Company, 17 are sites which the Company has come to own over time. All of the
NPL sites owned by the Company were initially sited by others as land disposal
facilities. At each of the 17 owned facilities, the Company is working in
conjunction with the government to characterize or remediate identified site
problems. In addition, at these 17 facilities, the Company has either agreed
with other legally liable parties on an arrangement for sharing the costs of
remediation or is pursuing resolution of an allocation formula. The 67 NPL sites
at which claims have been made against the Company and which are not owned by
the Company are at different procedural stages under Superfund. At some of these
sites, the Company's liability is well defined as a consequence of a
governmental decision as to the appropriate remedy and an agreement among liable
parties as to the share each will pay for implementing that remedy. At others
where no remedy has been selected or the liable parties have been unable to
agree on an appropriate allocation, the Company's future costs are uncertain.
The Company has been advised by the United States Department of Justice
that Laurel Ridge Landfill, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company as a
result of the Company's acquisition of United Waste Systems, Inc. ("United") in
August 1997, allegedly committed certain violations of the Clean Water Act at
the Laurel Ridge Landfill in Kentucky. The alleged activities occurred during a
period prior to the Company's acquisition of United. In May 1999, the Company
pleaded guilty to a criminal misdemeanor and, subject to court approval, agreed
to pay a fine and perform in kind services. The Company believes that the
ultimate outcome of this matter will not have a material adverse effect on the
Company's consolidated financial statements.
In March 1999, the Company was notified that All Waste Systems, Inc. ("All
Waste") and two other indirect subsidiaries acquired in the Eastern Merger, as
well as a current employee of the Company, were suspended from future
contracting with any agency in the executive branch of the United States
Government pending proceedings. The suspension and potential debarment are based
on a September 1997 conviction of All Waste of mail fraud and other activities
that occurred prior to the ownership of the entities by Eastern. In May 1999,
the United States Government removed the three entities from the suspension and
proposed debarment list due to a lack of nexus between the activities in
question and the current ownership of the Company.
In February 1999, a San Bernardino County, California grand jury returned
an amended felony indictment against the Company, certain of its subsidiaries
and their current or former employees, and a County employee. The proceeding is
based on events that allegedly occurred prior to the WM Holdings Merger in
connection with a WM Holdings landfill development project. The indictment
includes allegations that certain of the defendants engaged in conduct involving
fraud, wiretapping, theft of a trade secret and manipulation of computer data,
and that they engaged in a conspiracy to do so. If convicted, the most serious
of the available sanctions against the corporate defendants would include
substantial fines and forfeitures. The Company believes that meritorious
defenses exist to each of the allegations, and the defendants are vigorously
contesting them. The Company believes that the ultimate outcome of this matter
will not have a material adverse effect on the Company's consolidated financial
statements.
The Company has brought suit against a substantial number of insurance
carriers in an action entitled Waste Management, Inc. et al. v. The Admiral
Insurance Company, et al. pending in the Superior Court in Hudson County, New
Jersey. In this action the Company is seeking a declaratory judgment that
environmental liabilities asserted against the Company or its subsidiaries, or
that may be asserted in the future, are covered by insurance policies purchased
by the Company or its subsidiaries. The Company is also seeking to recover
defense costs and other damages incurred as a result of the assertion of
environmental liabilities
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against the Company or its subsidiaries for events occurring over at least the
last 25 years at approximately 140 sites and the defendant insurance carriers'
denial of coverage of such liabilities. While the Company has reached
settlements with some of the carriers, the remaining defendants have denied
liability to the Company and have asserted various defenses, including that
environmental liabilities of the type for which the Company is seeking relief
are not risks covered by the insurance policies in question. The remaining
defendants are contesting these claims vigorously. Discovery is complete as to
the 12 sites in the first phase of the case and discovery is expected to
continue for several years as to the remaining sites. Currently, trial dates
have not been set. The Company is unable at this time to predict the outcome of
this proceeding. No amounts have been recognized in the Company's condensed
consolidated financial statements for potential recoveries.
The Company and certain of its subsidiaries are also currently involved in
other civil litigation and governmental proceedings relating to the conduct of
their business. While the outcome of any particular lawsuit or governmental
investigation cannot be predicted with certainty, the Company believes that
these matters will not have a material adverse effect on its consolidated
financial statements.
Tax Matters -- During the first quarter of 1995, WMI Sellbergs AB, a
Swedish subsidiary, received an assessment from the Swedish Tax Authority of
approximately 417 million Krona (approximately $49.3 million based on June 30,
1999 exchange rates) plus interest from the date of the assessment, relating to
a transaction completed in 1990. On November 4, 1998, the County Court of the
County of Stockholm ruled in favor of WMI Sellbergs AB. However, the Swedish Tax
Authority has appealed that decision. The Company believes that all appropriate
tax returns and disclosures were properly filed at the time of the transaction
and intends to vigorously contest the appeal.
9. NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENT
In June 1998, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments
and Hedging Activities ("SFAS No. 133"). SFAS No. 133 establishes accounting and
reporting standards for derivative instruments, including certain derivative
instruments embedded in other contracts, and derivatives used for hedging
purposes. SFAS No. 133 requires that entities recognize all derivative financial
instruments as either assets or liabilities in the statement of financial
position and measure those instruments at fair value. SFAS No. 133 is effective
for the Company in its first fiscal quarter in 2001. Management is currently
assessing the impact that the adoption of SFAS No. 133 will have on the
Company's consolidated financial statements.
10. SEGMENT AND RELATED INFORMATION
The Company's North American solid waste management operations are its
principal reportable segment. This segment provides integrated waste management
services consisting of collection, transfer, disposal (solid waste landfill,
hazardous waste landfill and waste-to-energy), recycling, and other services
provided to commercial, industrial, municipal and residential customers. Similar
operations in markets outside of North America are disclosed as a separate
segment. The Company's other reportable segment consists of non-solid waste
services, aggregated as a single segment for this reporting presentation. The
non-solid waste segment includes other hazardous waste services such as chemical
waste management services and low-level and other radioactive waste services,
the Company's independent power projects, and other non-solid waste services to
commercial, industrial and government customers, and includes certain other
business lines that were in part sold to Vivendi SA on June 30, 1999.
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Summarized financial information concerning the Company's reportable
segments is shown in the following table. Prior period information has been
restated to conform to the segments described above, which are based on the
structure and internal organization of the Company as of June 30, 1999 (in
thousands):
NORTH AMERICAN WM NON-SOLID CORPORATE
SOLID WASTE INTERNATIONAL WASTE FUNCTIONS(A) TOTAL
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Three Months Ended:
June 30, 1999
Net operating revenues(b)... $2,701,147 $386,713 $246,715 $ -- $3,334,575
Earnings before interest and
taxes(c).................. 781,014 40,602 22,757 (46,928) 797,445
June 30, 1998
Net operating revenues(b)... $2,626,835 $376,246 $247,650 $ -- $3,250,731
Earnings before interest and
taxes(c).................. 658,608 30,626 34,349 (151,961) 571,622
Six Months Ended:
June 30, 1999
Net operating revenues(b)... $5,212,680 $757,804 $434,726 $ -- $6,405,210
Earnings before interest and
taxes(c).................. 1,484,135 76,049 49,299 (34,456) 1,575,027
June 30, 1998
Net operating revenues(b)... $5,023,629 $744,798 $451,737 $ -- $6,220,164
Earnings before interest and
taxes(c).................. 1,152,724 58,846 47,704 (225,386) 1,033,888
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a) Corporate functions include the corporate treasury function (except for
limited amounts of locally negotiated and managed project debt),
administration of corporate tax function, the corporate insurance function,
management of closed landfill and related insurance recovery functions,
administration of certain international remediation liabilities along with
other typical administrative functions.
b) Non-Solid Waste revenues are net of inter-segment revenue with North
American Solid Waste of $25.7 million and $52.8 million for the three and
six months ended June 30, 1999, respectively, and $35.8 million and $54.0
million for the three and six months ended June 30, 1998, respectively.
There are no other significant sales between segments.
c) For those items included in the determination of EBIT (the earnings
measurement used by management to evaluate operating performance), the
accounting policies of the segments are generally the same as those
described in the summary of significant accounting policies included in the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998.
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The reconciliation of total EBIT reported above to net income is as follows
(in thousands):
THREE MONTHS ENDED SIX MONTHS ENDED
JUNE 30, JUNE 30,
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1999 1998 1999 1998
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EBIT, as reported above................. $797,445 $571,622 $1,575,027 $1,033,888
(Plus) less:
Merger costs.......................... 62,211 7,361 79,695 14,963
Asset impairments and unusual items... 19,750 -- 19,750 --
Income from continuing operations held
for sale, net...................... -- (4,986) -- (2,570)
Interest expense...................... 184,911 173,554 361,068 329,085
Interest income....................... (5,663) (8,322) (8,481) (14,504)
Minority interest..................... 6,547 12,864 13,009 38,166
Other income.......................... (16,215) (40,058) (30,578) (110,432)
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Income before income taxes and
extraordinary item.................... 545,904 431,209 1,140,564 779,180
Provision for income taxes.............. 227,642 184,439 475,614 350,994
-------- -------- ---------- ----------
Income before extraordinary item........ 318,262 246,770 664,950 428,186
Extraordinary item, net of taxes........ -- (3,900) -- (3,900)
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Net income.............................. $318,262 $242,870 $ 664,950 $ 424,286
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11. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
On July 6, 1999, the Company announced that it had lowered its expected
earnings per share for the three months ended June 30, 1999. On July 29, 1999,
the Company announced a further reduction in its expected earnings for that
period. On August 3, 1999, the Company announced that its reported operating
income for the three months ended March 31, 1999 may have included certain
non-recurring pretax income items. Between July 8, 1999 and August 4, 1999,
several lawsuits that purport to be based on one or more of these announcements
have been filed against the Company and certain of its officers and directors in
the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Taken
together, the plaintiffs in these lawsuits purport to assert claims on behalf of
a class of purchasers of the Company's common stock between June 10, 1998 and
August 2, 1999. Among other things, the plaintiffs allege that the Company and
certain of its officers and directors (i) made knowingly false earnings
projections for the three months ended June 30, 1999 and (ii) failed to
adequately disclose facts relating to its earnings projections that the
plaintiffs allege would have been material to purchasers of the Company's common
stock. The plaintiffs also claim that certain of the Company's officers and
directors sold common stock at prices known to be inflated by the alleged
material misstatements and omissions. The plaintiffs in these actions seek
damages with interest, costs and such other relief as the respective courts deem
proper.
In addition, two of the Company's shareholders have filed lawsuits against
certain officers and directors of the Company in connection with the events
surrounding the Company's second quarter 1999 earnings projections and July 6,
1999 earnings announcement. These lawsuits were filed in the Court of Chancery
of the State of Delaware on July 16, 1999 and in the United States District
Court for the Southern District of Texas on July 27, 1999. The plaintiffs in
these actions purport to allege derivative claims on behalf of the Company
against these individuals for alleged breaches of fiduciary duty resulting from
their alleged stock sales during the three-month period ended June 30, 1999
and/or their oversight of the Company's affairs. The lawsuits name Waste
Management, Inc. as a nominal defendant and seek compensatory and punitive
damages with interest, equitable and/or injunctive relief, costs and such other
relief as the respective courts deem proper.
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The Company has also received a letter from participants in the Company's
Employee Stock Purchase Plan who purchased the Company's common stock on June
30, 1999. The letter demands that the Administrative Committee of the Plan bring
an action against the Company and certain selling officers and directors for
losses allegedly sustained by the participants in their stock purchases. These
Plan participants have indicated in the letter that, absent action by the Plan,
they intend to sue the Company and the directors and officers on behalf of the
Plan and its participants.
In addition, the SEC has notified the Company of an informal inquiry into
the period ended June 30, 1999, as well as certain sales of the Company's common
stock that preceded the Company's July 6, 1999 earnings announcement.
The New York Stock Exchange has notified the Company that its Market
Trading Analysis Department is reviewing transactions in the common stock of the
Company prior to the July 6, 1999 earnings forecast announcement.
The Company is conducting a thorough investigation of each of the
allegations that have been made in connection with the Company's second quarter
1999 earnings communications. As part of this investigation, the Company's Board
of Directors has authorized a review of the allegations that have been made
against certain of the Company's officers and directors. Roderick M. Hills, a
former chairman of the SEC and chairman of the Company's audit committee, is
directing the review.
The Company has received a CID from the Antitrust Division of the United
States Department of Justice inquiring into the Company's non-hazardous solid
waste operations in the State of Massachusetts. The CID purports to have been
issued for the purpose of determining whether the Company has engaged in
monopolization, illegal contracts in restraint of trade, or anticompetitive
acquisitions of disposal and/or hauling assets. The CID requires the Company to
provide the Department of Justice with certain documents to assist it in its
inquiry.
On July 16, 1999, a lawsuit was filed against the Company in the Circuit
Court for Sumter County in the State of Alabama. The plaintiff in the lawsuit
purports to allege on behalf of a class of similarly situated persons that the
Company has deprived the class of lump sum payments of pension plan benefits
allegedly promised to be paid in connection with termination of the WM Holdings
defined benefit pension plan. On behalf of the purported class, the plaintiff
seeks compensatory and punitive damages, costs, restitution with interest, and
such other relief as the Court deems proper.
It is not possible at this time to predict the impact that the above
lawsuits and inquiries may have on WM Holdings or the Company, nor is it
possible to predict whether any other suits or claims may arise out of these
matters in the future. However, it is reasonably possible that the outcome of
any present or future litigation or inquiries may have a material adverse impact
on their respective financial conditions or results of operations in one or more
future periods. The Company and WM Holdings intend to defend themselves
vigorously in all the above matters.
An Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company has been
formed consisting of Ralph V. Whitworth, Roderick M. Hills, Jerome P. York and
Robert S. Miller. The Board of Directors has appointed Mr. Whitworth, a managing
member of Relational Investors LLC, as Chairman of the Executive Committee.
Rodney R. Proto has relinquished his position as the Company's President
and Chief Operating Officer and as a member of the Board of Directors. Earl E.
DeFrates has resigned as Chief Financial Officer but will remain with the
Company as Executive Vice President to assist senior management. Gregory T.
Sangalis has resigned as the Company's General Counsel.
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WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)
The Company's Board of Directors has appointed Ralph V. Whitworth its
Chairman. The Company's former Chairman, John E. Drury, will remain a member of
the Board of Directors.
The Company has initiated a search for a new Chief Executive Officer, Chief
Financial Officer and General Counsel. Pending the conclusion of this search,
the Company's Board of Directors has appointed Robert S. Miller as the Company's
Chief Executive Officer and President. Mr. Miller served as Chairman of the
Board of the Company from July 1998 until May 1999 and was a director of WM
Holdings from October 1997 to July 1998. Mr. Miller serves as Vice Chairman of
Morrison Knudsen Corporation, an engineering and construction firm. He also
served as Chief Executive Officer of Federal-Mogul Corporation from September
1996 until November 1996 and as Chairman of Morrison Knudsen Corporation from
April 1995 until September 1996. In addition, since 1993 he has served as Vice
President and Treasurer of Moore Mill and Lumber, a privately held forest
product firm, and from 1992 to 1993, he served as Senior Partner of James D.
Wolfensohn, Inc. an investment banking firm. From 1979 to 1992, Mr. Miller was
with Chrysler Corporation ("Chrysler"), an automobile and truck manufacturing
firm, rising to become Vice-Chairman of the Board after serving as Chrysler's
Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Miller is a director of Federal-Mogul Corporation,
Morrison Knudsen Corporation, Pope & Talbot, Inc., and Symantec Corporation.
The Company's Board of Directors has instituted a strategic initiative
aimed at increasing shareholder value. The Company has engaged Chase Securities,
Inc. and Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corporation as financial
advisors to assist the Company in this matter. The plan calls for disposition of
some or all of the Company's International assets, a substantial majority of the
Company's non-core assets, and certain non-strategic North American solid waste
assets that may account for up to 10% of the Company's operating revenues from
that sector. The Company intends immediately to initiate the disposition of
these assets, and plans to substantially complete these asset sales in the next
12 months, although there can be no assurance that these dispositions will be
completed in the time frame contemplated. The Company expects to use the
proceeds of these asset dispositions as they are realized to repay debt,
repurchase shares and pursue tuck-in acquisitions.
In response to the Company's current quarter results and revision of its
future earnings estimates, long term debt and commercial paper ratings were
lowered by Moody's and Standard & Poor's credit rating agencies. The ratings
continue to be under review and further ratings deterioration may result. An
objective of the Company's strategic initiative is to maintain its long-term
investment grade characteristics. There can be no assurance that such
characteristics can be maintained.
In light of the decline in credit ratings, the Company has ceased the
issuance of commercial paper at this time. The Company expects to use existing
credit facilities to redeem outstanding commercial paper and to meet future
liquidity requirements. The Company expects to incur higher borrowing costs for
the foreseeable future as a result of the above actions. The Company is
consulting with its financial advisors to determine the optimal approach for
structuring its credit facilities in light of its announced strategic
initiatives.
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS.
The discussion below and elsewhere in this Form 10-Q includes statements
that are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the
Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
These include statements that describe anticipated revenues, capital
expenditures and other financial items, statements that describe the Company's
business plans and objectives, and statements that describe the expected impact
of competition, government regulation, litigation, and other factors on the
Company's future financial condition and results of operation. The words "may,"
"expect," "believe," "anticipate," "project," "estimate," and similar
expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such risks and
uncertainties, any one of which may cause actual results to differ materially
from those described in the forward-looking statements, include or relate to,
among other things:
- the Company's ability to successfully integrate the operations of
acquired companies with its existing operations, including risks and
uncertainties relating to its ability to achieve projected earnings
estimates, achieve administrative cost savings, rationalize collection
routes, integrate information systems, implement an effective pricing
strategy, and generally capitalize on its asset base and strategic
position through its strategy of decentralized decision making, and the
risks and uncertainties regarding government forced divestitures.
- the Company's ability to continue its expansion through the acquisition
of other companies, including, without limitation, risks and
uncertainties concerning the availability of desirable acquisition
candidates, the availability of debt and equity capital to the Company to
finance acquisitions, and the ability of the Company to accurately assess
the prior existing liabilities and assets of acquisition candidates and
the restraints imposed by federal and state statutes and agencies
regarding market concentration and competitive behavior.
- the effect of competition on the Company's ability to maintain margins on
existing or acquired operations, including uncertainties relating to
competition with government owned and operated landfills which enjoy
certain competitive advantages from tax-exempt financing and tax revenue
subsidies.
- the potential impact of environmental and other regulation on the
Company's business, including risks and uncertainties concerning the
ultimate cost to the Company of complying with final closure requirements
and post-closure liabilities associated with its landfills and other
environmental liabilities associated with disposal at third party
landfills and the ability to obtain and maintain permits necessary to
operate its facilities, which may impact the life, operating capacity and
profitability of its landfills and other facilities.
- the potential impact of pending or threatened litigation and governmental
inquiries involving the Company.
- the quantification and accounting treatment of costs relating to the
Company's determination to terminate the WM Holdings defined pension
benefit plan as of December 31, 1998.
- the potential changes in estimates from ongoing analysis of site
remediation requirements, final closure and post-closure issues,
compliance and other audits and regulatory developments.
- the effectiveness of changes in management and the ability of the Company
to retain qualified individuals to serve as Chief Executive Officer,
Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer and General Counsel.
- the uncertainties relating to the Company's proposed strategic
initiative, including the willingness of prospective purchasers to
purchase the assets the Company identifies as divestiture candidates on
terms the Company finds acceptable, the timing and terms on which such
assets may be sold, uncertainties relating to regulatory approvals and
other factors affecting the ability of prospective purchasers to
consummate such transactions, including the availability of financing and
uncertainties relating to the impact of the proposed strategic
initiatives on the Company's credit ratings and consequently the
availability and cost of debt and equity financing to the Company.
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Additional information regarding these and/or other factors that could
materially affect future results and the accuracy of the forward-looking
statements contained herein may be found in Part I, Item 1 of the Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998.
INTRODUCTION
The Company is a global leader in providing integrated waste management
services. In North America, the Company provides solid waste management services
throughout the U.S., as well as in Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico, including
collection, transfer, recycling and resource recovery services, and disposal
services, including the landfill disposal of hazardous wastes. In addition, the
Company is a leading developer, operator and owner of waste-to-energy facilities
in the U.S. The Company also engages in other hazardous waste management
services throughout North America, as well as low-level and other radioactive
waste services. Internationally, the Company operates throughout Europe, the
Pacific Rim, South America and other select international markets. Included in
the Company's international operations is the collection and transportation of
solid, hazardous and medical wastes and recyclable materials and the treatment
and disposal of recyclable materials. The Company also operates solid and
hazardous waste landfills, municipal and hazardous waste incinerators, water and
waste water treatment facilities, hazardous waste treatment facilities,
waste-fuel powered independent power facilities, and constructs treatment or
disposal facilities for third parties internationally. The Company's diversified
customer base includes commercial, industrial, municipal and residential
customers, other waste management companies, governmental entities and
independent power markets.
The Company's operating revenues from waste management operations consist
primarily of fees charged for its collection and disposal services. Operating
revenues for collection services include fees from residential, commercial,
industrial, and municipal collection customers. A portion of these fees are
billed in advance; a liability for future service is recorded upon receipt of
payment and operating revenues are recognized as services are actually provided.
Fees for residential and municipal collection services are normally based on the
type and frequency of service. Fees for commercial and industrial services are
normally based on the type and frequency of service and the volume of waste
collected. The Company's operating revenues from its disposal operations consist
of disposal fees (known as tipping fees) charged to third parties and are
normally billed monthly or semi-monthly. Tipping fees are based on the volume or
weight of waste being disposed of at the Company's disposal facilities. Fees are
charged at transfer stations based on the volume or weight of waste deposited,
taking into account the Company's cost of loading, transporting, and disposing
of the solid waste at a disposal site. Intercompany revenues between the
Company's operations have been eliminated in the condensed consolidated
financial statements presented elsewhere herein.
Operating expenses from waste management operations include direct and
indirect labor and the related taxes and benefits, fuel, maintenance and repairs
of equipment and facilities, tipping fees paid to third party disposal
facilities, property taxes, and accruals for future landfill final closure and
post-closure costs. Certain direct development expenditures are capitalized and
amortized over the estimated useful life of a site as capacity is consumed, and
include acquisition, engineering, upgrading, construction, capitalized interest,
and permitting costs. All indirect development expenses, such as administrative
salaries and general corporate overhead, are expensed in the period incurred.
General and administrative costs include management salaries, clerical and
administrative costs, professional services, facility rentals, and related
insurance costs, as well as costs related to the Company's marketing and sales
force.
Depreciation and amortization include (i) amortization of the excess of
cost over net assets of acquired businesses on a straight-line basis over a
period not greater than 40 years commencing on the dates of the respective
acquisitions; (ii) amortization of other intangible assets on a straight-line
basis from 3 to 40 years; (iii) depreciation of property and equipment on a
straight-line basis from 3 to 40 years; and (iv) amortization of landfill
airspace on a units-of-production method over the estimated useful life of a
site as airspace of the landfill is consumed. Depreciation and amortization can
vary from period to period due to the changes in volumes of waste disposed of at
the Company's landfills.
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RESULT OF OPERATIONS
The Company has revised certain items included in its previously reported
unaudited financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 1999. See
Note 1 to the condensed consolidated financial statements. Except as otherwise
expressly stated, all financial information in this Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q is presented inclusive of such changes.
The following table presents, for the periods indicated, the period to
period change in dollars (in thousands) and percentages for the various
condensed consolidated statements of operations line items and for certain
supplementary data.
PERIOD TO PERIOD PERIOD TO PERIOD
CHANGE FOR THE CHANGE FOR THE
THREE MONTHS ENDED SIX MONTHS ENDED
JUNE 30, JUNE 30,
1999 AND 1998 1999 AND 1998
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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS:
Operating revenues.................................... $ 83,844 2.6% $ 185,046 3.0%
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Costs and expenses:
Operating (exclusive of depreciation and
amortization shown below)........................ (43,990) (2.3) (168,468) (4.5)
General and administrative.......................... (94,959) (25.0) (184,625) (25.3)
Depreciation and amortization....................... (3,030) (0.8) (3,000) (0.4)
Merger costs........................................ 54,850 745.1 64,732 432.6
Asset impairments and unusual items................. 19,750 -- 19,750 --
Income from continuing operations held for sale, net
of minority interest................................ 4,986 100.0 2,570 100.0
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(62,393) (2.3) (269,041) (5.2)
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Income from operations................................ 146,237 25.7 454,087 44.5
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Other income (expense):
Interest expense.................................... (11,357) (6.5) (31,983) (9.7)
Interest income..................................... (2,659) (32.0) (6,023) (41.5)
Minority interest................................... 6,317 49.1 25,157 65.9
Other income........................................ (23,843) (59.5) (79,854) (72.3)
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(31,542) (22.9) (92,703) (38.3)
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Income before income taxes and extraordinary item..... 114,695 26.6 361,384 46.4
Provision for income taxes............................ 43,203 23.4 124,620 35.5
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Income before extraordinary item...................... 71,492 29.0 236,764 55.3
Extraordinary item, net of taxes...................... 3,900 100.0 3,900 100.0
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Net income............................................ $ 75,392 31.0% $ 240,664 56.7%
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SUPPLEMENTARY DATA:
EBITDA(1)............................................. $143,207 15.0% $ 451,087 25.6%
EBITDA, as adjusted(1)(2)............................. $222,793 23.2% $ 538,139 30.3%
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(1) EBITDA represents income from operations plus depreciation and amortization
expense. EBITDA, which is not a measure of financial performance under
generally accepted accounting principles, is provided because the Company
understands that such information is used by certain investors when
analyzing the financial position and performance of the Company.
(2) The EBITDA "as adjusted" further excludes merger costs, asset impairments
and unusual items, and loss from continuing operations held for sale (net of
minority interest).
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The following table presents, for the periods indicated, the percentage
relationship that the various condensed consolidated statements of operations
line items and certain supplementary data bear to operating revenues:
THREE MONTHS ENDED SIX MONTHS ENDED
JUNE 30, JUNE 30,
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1999 1998 1999 1998
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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS:
Operating revenues.................................... 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
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Costs and expenses:
Operating (exclusive of depreciation and
amortization shown below)........................ 56.0 58.8 55.3 59.7
General and administrative.......................... 8.5 11.7 8.5 11.7
Depreciation and amortization....................... 11.5 11.9 11.6 12.0
Merger costs........................................ 1.9 0.2 1.2 0.2
Asset impairments and unusual items................. 0.6 -- 0.3 --
Income from continuing operations held for sale, net
of minority interest................................ -- (0.1) -- --
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78.5 82.5 76.9 83.6
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Income from operations................................ 21.5 17.5 23.1 16.4
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Other income (expense):
Interest expense.................................... (5.6) (5.3) (5.6) (5.3)
Interest income..................................... 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.2
Minority interest................................... (0.2) (0.4) (0.2) (0.6)
Other income........................................ 0.5 1.2 0.4 1.8
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(5.1) (4.2) (5.3) (3.9)
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Income before income taxes and extraordinary item..... 16.4 13.3 17.8 12.5
Provision for income taxes............................ 6.8 5.7 7.4 5.6
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Income before extraordinary item...................... 9.6 7.6 10.4 6.9
Extraordinary item, net of taxes...................... -- (0.1) -- (0.1)
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Net income............................................ 9.6% 7.5% 10.4% 6.8%
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SUPPLEMENTARY DATA:
EBITDA(1)............................................. 33.0% 29.4% 34.6% 28.4%
EBITDA, as adjusted(1)(2)............................. 35.4% 29.5% 36.2% 28.6%
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(1) EBITDA represents income from operations plus depreciation and amortization
expense. EBITDA, which is not a measure of financial performance under
generally accepted accounting principles, is provided because the Company
understands that such information is used by certain investors when
analyzing the financial position and performance of the Company.
(2) The EBITDA "as adjusted" further excludes merger costs, asset impairments
and unusual items, and loss from continuing operations held for sale (net of
minority interest).
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1999 AND 1998
Operating Revenues
The Company's principal operations are North American solid waste
management ("NASW"), which include all solid waste activities, such as
collection, transfer operations, recycling and disposal. The NASW disposal
operations encompass solid waste and hazardous waste landfills, as well as
waste-to-energy facilities. In addition, the Company operates outside of North
America in activities similar to its NASW operations ("WM International").
Furthermore, the Company performs certain non-solid waste services primarily in
North America such as hazardous waste management, low-level and other
radioactive waste management,
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and waste fuel powered independent power facilities. Through June 30, 1999, the
Company's non-solid waste services also included high organic waste fuels
blending and on-site industrial cleaning services. However, on June 30, 1999,
the Company sold a 51% interest in these operations to the French conglomerate
Vivendi SA. The retained interest of 49% will be accounted for in future periods
using the equity method of accounting.
For the three and six months ended June 30, 1999, the Company's operating
revenues increased $83.8 million or 2.6% and $185.0 million or 3.0%,
respectively, as compared to the corresponding 1998 period. The following table
presents the operating revenues by reportable segment for the respective
quarters (dollars in millions):
THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30,
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1999 1998 1999 1998
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NASW..................... $2,701.2 81.0% $2,626.8 80.8% $5,212.7 81.4% $5,023.6 80.8%
WM International......... 386.7 11.6 376.2 11.6 757.8 11.8 744.8 12.0
Non-solid waste.......... 246.7 7.4 247.7 7.6 434.7 6.8 451.7 7.2
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Operating revenues..... $3,334.6 100.0% $3,250.7 100.0% $6,405.2 100.0% $6,220.1 100.0%
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The increase in the Company's operating revenues for the three and six
months ended June 30, 1999 as compared to the 1998 periods is primarily due to
NASW operations. The following table presents the Company's mix of operating
revenues from NASW for the respective periods (dollars in millions):
THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30,
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1999 1998 1999 1998
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NASW:
Collection............. $1,895.7 58.9% $1,748.5 57.5% $3,685.0 59.7% $3,383.8 58.7%
Disposal............... 851.3 26.4 822.6 27.1 1,609.9 26.0 1,497.6 26.0
Transfer............... 314.8 9.8 282.0 9.3 580.4 9.4 520.5 9.0
Recycling and other.... 157.9 4.9 187.0 6.1 301.1 4.9 363.5 6.3
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3,219.7 100.0% 3,040.1 100.0% 6,176.4 100.0% 5,765.4 100.0%
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Intercompany............. (518.5) (413.3) (963.7) (741.8)
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Operating revenues....... $2,701.2 $2,626.8 $5,212.7 $5,023.6
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The increase in operating revenues for the three and six months ended June
30, 1999 for NASW operations, as compared to the respective prior year periods,
is primarily attributable to the acquisition of solid waste businesses,
partially offset by the divestiture of certain solid waste operations.
Acquisitions of NASW businesses during 1999 and the full year effect of such
acquisitions completed during 1998 accounted for an increase in operating
revenues of approximately $180.1 million for the three months ended June 30,
1999 and $321.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 1999 as compared to
the prior year periods. NASW operating revenues also increased from internal
growth of comparable operations of 0.5% and 2.6% for the three and six months
ended June 30, 1999, respectively, as compared to the prior year periods. Price
increases were 3.1% for the three months ended June 30, 1999 as compared to the
prior year period, however were offset by the effect of a resulting decline in
volumes of 2.6% for that period. Internal growth for the six months ended June
30, 1999 was comprised of 2.4% price and 0.2% volume. For the three and six
months ended June 30, 1999, NASW operating revenues decreased as a result of the
divestiture of solid waste operations with operating revenues of $72.6 million
and $167.4 million in the respective prior year periods. NASW comparable
operating revenues for the three and six months ended June 30, 1999, were also
reduced by approximately $17.4 million and $34.1 million, respectively, due to
the renewal of a biosolids management contract, which now excludes a capital
cost recovery element and by approximately $26.8 million and $48.8 million,
respectively, from a change in presentation of certain revenue items. NASW
operating revenues were not significantly impacted by currency translation
fluctuations of the Canadian dollar.
WM International's operating revenues for the three and six months ended
June 30, 1999 increased as a result of internal growth of 2.9% and 3.1%,
respectively, and from acquisitions of solid waste operations with
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revenues of $23.0 million and $28.3 million, respectively, as compared to the
corresponding prior year periods. Additionally, the WM International operating
revenues increased by $4.6 million for both the three and six months ended June
30, 1999 as compared to respective prior year periods as a result of increased
landfill disposal taxes in certain countries, which are passed through in
disposal rates. These increases were offset by the disposition of operations
with operating revenues of $16.9 million and $35.6 million in the three and six
months ended June 30, 1998, respectively. Furthermore, foreign currency
fluctuations of $10.9 million and $6.4 million decreased operating revenues for
the three and six months ended June 30, 1999, respectively, as compared to the
respective 1998 periods.
Operating revenues for Non-solid waste operations were comparable for the
respective periods. The Company expects decreasing operating revenues from its
Non-solid waste operations in future periods, as the Company has sold its
industrial services and hazardous business units as discussed above and is
actively marketing other Non-solid waste operations.
The Company believes that its NASW operating revenues in the three and six
months ended June 30, 1999 may have been detrimentally affected by volumes that
were under expectations and difficulties in integration of the operations of the
merged company, including the Company's information systems and work flow
related thereto, which also resulted in increases in accounts receivable. The
Company intends to continue to address these issues throughout the remainder of
1999 and expects to add resources toward that end. In addition, the Company
believes that its internal growth may have been detrimentally affected by
certain inflexibilities in its pricing strategy and lack of responsiveness of
that strategy to localized competitive conditions, resulting in lost volumes.
The Company intends to continue to review its pricing strategy to enhance its
competitiveness in future periods.
Operating Costs and Expenses (Exclusive of Depreciation and Amortization Shown
Below)
Operating costs and expenses decreased $44.0 million or 2.3% and $168.5
million or 4.5% for the three and six months ended June 30, 1999, respectively,
as compared to the corresponding periods of 1998. As a percentage of operating
revenues, operating costs and expenses decreased from 58.8% to 56.0% for the
three months ended June 30, 1998 and 1999, respectively, and decreased from
59.7% to 55.3% for the six months ended June 30, 1998 and 1999, respectively.
The Company realized reductions in costs and improvements in operating
efficiencies from its acquisition program and the WM Holdings Merger.
Additionally, the Company realized improvements in NASW due to the increased
utilization of internal disposal capacity, which is measured as a percentage of
total disposal costs, from 56.4% to 66.5% for the three months ended June 30,
1998 and 1999, respectively and from 56.2% to 65.0% for the six months ended
June 30, 1998 and 1999, respectively.
For the six months ended June 30, 1999, operating costs and expenses were
favorably impacted by $58 million in the three months ended March 31, 1999
attributable to downward revisions in remediation liabilities relating to
certain of the Company's operations. Of this amount, $23 million is attributable
to revisions of reserves associated with the Company's Eastern Area of its NASW.
The remaining $35 million is attributable to revisions of remediation
liabilities associated with the Company's international operations. As part of
its on-going operations, the Company reviews its reserve requirements for
remediation and other environmental matters based on an analysis of, among other
things, the regulatory context surrounding landfills and remaining airspace
capacity in light of changes to operational efficiencies. Accordingly, revisions
to reserve requirements may result in upward or downward adjustments to income
from operations in any given period.
General and Administrative
General and administrative expenses decreased $95.0 million or 25.0% and
$184.6 million or 25.3% for the three and six months ended June 30, 1999,
respectively, as compared to the corresponding periods of 1998. As a percentage
of operating revenues, the Company's general and administrative expense was 8.5%
for both the three and six months ended June 30, 1999, respectively, as compared
to 11.7% for the corresponding periods of 1998. The improvement in general and
administrative expense as a percentage of revenues is
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primarily due to the Company's integration of acquisitions and mergers of solid
waste businesses without a proportionate increase of costs.
Depreciation and Amortization
Depreciation and amortization expense decreased $3.0 million, or 0.8% and
$3.0 million or 0.4% for the three and six months ended June 30, 1999,
respectively, as compared to the respective periods in 1998. As a percentage of
operating revenues, depreciation and amortization expense was 11.5% and 11.6%
for the three and six months ended June 30, 1999, respectively and 11.9% and
12.0% for the respective corresponding periods of 1998. The decrease in
depreciation and amortization as a percentage of operating revenues is primarily
due to the improved utilization of equipment through internal growth as well as
the discontinuance of depreciation and amortization on non-revenue producing
assets held for sale or abandoned in connection with the WM Holdings Merger and
the Eastern Merger. Additionally, the Company's engineers have been studying the
impact of accelerated biodegration in its landfills due to leachate
recirculation and related organic reactions. At certain of the Company's
landfills that operate in geological locations conducive to accelerated
biodegration, landfill airspace rates have been adjusted to reflect longer
estimated useful lives. This had the impact of reducing depreciation and
amortization expense by approximately $6.0 million in the first quarter of 1999
and approximately $7.0 million in the second quarter of 1999 as compared to
prior year periods. Offsetting these decreases is the increased utilization of
internal disposal capacity which has the effect of increasing landfill
amortization expense for every internalized ton disposed without an increase in
net operating revenues.
Merger Costs and Unusual Items
In connection with the WM Holdings Merger and the Eastern Merger, the
Company incurred significant merger costs and unusual items in the third and
fourth quarters of 1998 as described in the Company's 1998 Annual Report on Form
10-K. Additionally, the Company recorded $62.2 million and $79.7 million of
merger costs for the three and six months ended June 30, 1999, respectively, and
expects to record approximately $27.4 million throughout the remainder of 1999
for merger costs that are transitional in nature and not accruable until
incurred or committed. The merger cost amount for the six months ended June 30,
1999 also includes cumulative offsetting adjustments totaling $15.6 million
primarily to conform accounting methods of the Company's ash monofil landfills
to that of the Company's solid waste landfills.
The Company is in the process of settling its obligations under the WM
Holdings defined benefit plan which was terminated as of December 31, 1998. The
actual cash cost of settling the plan can not be recorded until paid and is
currently estimated to be approximately $215 million; an increase of
approximately $90.0 million over the previous estimate. This increase is due to
the availability of updated census data and revised actuarial assumptions in the
formulation of the estimates. Due to the necessary review and approval process,
management expects the payout to certain categories of participants to occur in
1999 with the remaining participants expected to be paid in 2000. For the six
months ended June 30, 1999, unusual items included $6.5 million for past service
costs related to the terminated plan. Also included in unusual items for the
period is a provision of $13.3 million related to the reassessment of ultimate
losses for certain legal issues and on-going legal costs of the WM Holdings
class action securities matter.
Cash payments of $153.9 million and $295.9 million were made by the Company
during the three and six months ended June 30, 1999, respectively, related to
merger costs recorded in 1998 for the WM Holdings Merger and the Eastern Merger.
Future cash payments are expected to be approximately $700.0 million related to
the merger costs and unusual items recorded or to be recorded in connection with
the WM Holdings Merger and Eastern Merger. The total estimated future cash
payments of approximately $700.0 million includes the aforementioned payout of
the WM Holdings defined benefit plan.
Certain WM Holdings' employee stock option plans included change of control
provisions that were activated as a result of the WM Holdings Merger whereby the
option holder received certain put rights that require charges to earnings
through the put periods. To the extent the market value of the Company's common
stock exceeded $54.34 per share, the Company was required to record additional
charges to earnings until
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July 16, 1999, at which time all put rights expired. The expense related to
these stock option put rights would have had no impact on stockholders' equity,
as the offset was a direct increase to additional paid in capital, since these
put rights were satisfied by the issuance of common stock. As the market value
of the Company's common stock was less than $54.34 per share as of the date the
put rights expired, there will be no charges to earnings in future periods
related to the put rights.
Merger costs for the WM Holdings Merger and the Eastern Merger include
estimates for anticipated losses related to the sales of assets pursuant to
governmental orders. These anticipated losses have been estimated based on the
Company's assessment of relevant facts and circumstances, including
consideration of the various provisions of asset sale agreements. In certain
instances, the asset sale agreements contain contingencies, the resolution of
which are uncertain and may materially change the proceeds which the Company
will ultimately receive. Accordingly, dependent upon actual future experience
and the resolution of certain contingencies, the amount of losses ultimately
recorded by the Company could materially differ from the amounts recorded by the
Company. The Company is unable to determine the earnings impact of the Eastern
Merger or any synergies that may ultimately be achieved. During the second
quarter of 1999, the Company resolved an outstanding contingency regarding its
sale of assets to Republic Services, Inc. which reduced the loss on that sale by
approximately $80 million. Offsetting this amount, the Company (i) consummated
its sale of 51% of its high organic waste fuels blending and on-site industrial
cleaning services which resulted in losses of approximately $5 million greater
than previously estimated; (ii) increased its anticipated losses by
approximately $14 million related to the assets required to be sold pursuant to
the Eastern Merger; and (iii) identified other non-core operations for
disposition that have a book value of approximately $36 million greater than the
estimated proceeds.
For the three and six months ended June 30, 1998, respectively, the Company
recorded $7.4 million and $15.0 million of merger costs related to other pooling
of interests transactions consummated during the periods.
Income from Continuing Operations Held for Sale (Net of Minority Interest)
The Company had operations that were previously classified as discontinued
operations for accounting and financial reporting purposes that were
subsequently reclassified to continuing operations as of December 31, 1997, as
the dispositions were not completed within one year. The Company had divested of
substantially all of such operations as of September 30, 1998.
Income from Operations
Income from operations was $715.5 million and $1,475.6 million for the
three and six months ended June 30, 1999, respectively, as compared to $569.2
million and $1,021.5 million for the corresponding periods of 1998. As a
percentage of operating revenues, income from operations, exclusive of merger
costs, unusual items and loss from continuing operations held for sale (net of
minority interest) increased from 17.6% to 23.9% for the three months ended June
30, 1998 and 1999, respectively and 16.6% to 24.6% for the six months ended June
30, 1998 and 1999, respectively. The increase in operating margins as a
percentage of operating revenues is primarily due to internal growth, tuck-in
acquisitions, merger synergies, productivity enhancements, increased waste
internalization and downward revisions in remediation liabilities of $58
million.
Other Income and Expenses
Other income and expenses consists of interest expense, interest income,
other income and minority interest. Although the Company has experienced lower
borrowing rates as compared to prior years, interest costs, which includes
amounts capitalized, increased from 1998 to 1999 due to increases in the
Company's outstanding indebtedness for each period. Capitalized interest was
$11.3 million and $23.2 million for the three and six months ended June 30,
1999, respectively, and $8.6 million and $18.6 million for the corresponding
periods of 1998. Included as other income for the six months ended June 30, 1998
is a gain of approximately $38.0 million from the sale of a waste-to-energy
facility in Hamm, Germany in January 1998.
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During 1998, the Company acquired the outstanding minority interest in
Wheelabrator Technologies, Inc., Waste Management International plc, and the
operations in the United Kingdom which were 49% owned by Wessex Water Plc. As a
result, the minority interest expense is lower in 1999 than the amount
recognized in 1998.
Provision for Income Taxes
The Company recorded a provision for income taxes of $227.6 million and
$475.6 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 1999, respectively,
and $184.4 million and $351.0 million for the corresponding periods of 1998. The
difference in federal income taxes at the federal statutory rate and the
provision for income taxes for the six months ended June 30, 1999 is primarily
due to state and local income taxes and non-deductible costs related to acquired
intangibles.
Net Income
For the three and six months ended June 30, 1999, net income was $318.3
million and $665.0 million or $0.50 and $1.05 per share on a diluted basis,
respectively, as compared to $242.9 million and $424.3 million or $0.41 and
$0.72 per share on a diluted basis for the respective prior year periods.
Excluding the net income effects of charges for merger costs, asset impairments
and unusual items and income from continuing operations held for sale of $82.0
million and $99.5 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 1999,
respectively, and $2.4 million and $12.4 million for the corresponding periods
of 1998, diluted earnings per share were $0.58 and $1.14 for the three and six
months ended June 30, 1999, respectively, and $0.41 and $0.75 for the
corresponding periods of 1998.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
The Company operates in an industry that requires a high level of capital
investment. The Company's capital requirements primarily stem from (i) its
working capital needs for its ongoing operations, (ii) capital expenditures for
cell construction and expansion of its disposal sites, as well as new trucks and
equipment for its collection operations, and (iii) business acquisitions. The
Company's strategy is to meet these capital needs first from internally
generated funds and secondly from various financing sources available to the
Company, including the incurrence of debt and the issuance of its common stock.
It is further part of the Company's strategy to minimize working capital while
maintaining available commitments under bank credit agreements to fund any
capital needs in excess of internally generated cash flow. The Company had
unused and available credit capacity under its domestic bank facilities of $2.3
billion and $1.6 billion at June 30, 1999 and August 11, 1999, respectively.
As of June 30, 1999, the Company had a working capital deficit of $321.8
million (a ratio of current assets to current liabilities of 0.92:1) and a cash
balance of $81.0 million which compares to a working capital deficit of $412.3
million (a current ratio of 0.90:1) and a cash balance of $86.9 million as of
December 31, 1998. For the six months ended June 30, 1999, net cash provided by
operating activities was $784.8 million, as compared to $738.9 million for the
comparable prior year period and net cash used by financing activities was $42.0
million in 1999, as compared to amounts provided of $2.0 billion in 1998. In the
six months ended June 30, 1999, cash used to acquire businesses for $644.5
million, capital expenditures of $614.1 million and net debt reduction of
approximately $207.1 million were primarily financed by cash from operating
activities and proceeds from sale of assets of $502.7 million. In the six months
ended June 30, 1998, capital expenditures of $735.8 million and acquisitions of
businesses and outstanding minority interests of $2.3 billion were primarily
financed through net cash from operations, proceeds from sale of assets of
$455.3 million and net cash from financing activities.
On May 21, 1999, the Company completed a private placement of $1.15 billion
of its senior notes, including $200 million principal amount of 6% senior notes
due 2001 at an issue price of 99.966, $500 million principal amount of 6 7/8%
senior notes due 2009 for an issue price of 99.674, $250 million principal
amount of 7 3/8% senior notes due 2029 for an issue price of 99.595 and an
additional $200 million principal amount of 6 1/2% senior notes due 2004 for an
issue price of 99.721. The notes were not registered under the Securities Act
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of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and may only be resold pursuant to
Rule 144A of the Securities Act.
Since the WM Holdings Merger was consummated in July 1998, the Company has
undergone a massive conversion of its computer and financial reporting systems
as part of the integration of the two companies. Moreover, the Company adopted a
decentralized billing system for the merged entity (as opposed to the
centralized system employed by WM Holdings prior to the WM Holdings Merger). The
billing system conversion was substantially completed in May 1999. As a result
of this system conversion, coupled with the significant merger integration
process, the Company has seen its accounts receivable grow and its days sales
outstanding ("DSOs") expand from 58 days at June 30, 1998 to 65 days at June 30,
1999. In addition, during the first six months of 1999 the Company paid
approximately $295.9 million for costs directly or indirectly related to the WM
Holdings Merger and Eastern Merger, the majority of which were accrued as
liabilities as of December 31, 1998. Consequently, the Company's net cash
provided by operating activities for the first half of 1999, was significantly
impacted by these, and to a lesser extent, other working capital issues.
Although there can be no assurance of improvement, the Company expects its DSOs
to improve in the second half of 1999 and is making a concerted effort to
enhance the receivable collection process. The Company expects to fund
additional merger, pension and litigation obligations of approximately $700
million over the next 12 to 15 months.
In the second quarter of 1999, the Company entered into an agreement to
purchase all of the Canadian solid waste assets of Allied Waste Industries, Inc.
acquired upon its acquisition of Browning-Ferris Industries, Inc. The purchase
price for these assets is approximately $501 million in cash. This acquisition
is contingent on customary conditions; however, it is expected to be consummated
at or near the end of the third quarter of 1999.
During the first six months of 1999, the Company generated free cash flow
from operations ("FCF") of $170.7 million. The Company defines FCF as net cash
provided by operating activities less capital expenditures. Through cash
payments and the conversion of approximately $261 million of subordinated debt
to equity, the Company reduced its total indebtedness for borrowed money during
the first half of 1999 by approximately $396 million to about $11.3 billion at
June 30, 1999. Regardless, in response to the Company's current quarter results
and revision of its future earnings estimates, long term debt and commercial
paper ratings were lowered by Moody's and Standard & Poor's credit rating
agencies. The ratings continue to be under review and further ratings
deterioration may result. An objective of the Company's strategic initiative is
to maintain its long-term investment grade characteristics. There can be no
assurance that such characteristics can be maintained. In light of the decline
in credit ratings, the Company has ceased the issuance of commercial paper at
this time. The Company expects to use existing bank credit facilities to redeem
outstanding commercial paper and to meet future liquidity requirements. The
Company expects to incur higher borrowing costs for the foreseeable future as a
result of these actions. The Company believes it has sufficient credit capacity
and cash flow generating capability to provide for its expected obligations for
the remainder of 1999 and in the future. However, the Company is analyzing
certain liquidity financing arrangements and may decide to enter into one or
more financing arrangements to provide added liquidity to the Company. However,
there can be no assurance that the Company would be successful in obtaining such
additional capital on acceptable terms. The Company is consulting with its
financial advisors to determine the optimal approach for structuring its credit
facilities in light of its announced strategic initiatives.
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
On July 6, 1999, the Company announced that it had lowered its expected
earnings per share for the three-month period ended June 30, 1999. On July 29,
1999, the Company announced a further reduction in its expected earnings for
that period. On August 3, 1999, the Company announced that its reported
operating income for the three-month period ended March 31, 1999 may have
included certain non-recurring pretax income items. Between July 8, 1999 and
August 4, 1999, several lawsuits that purport to be based on one or more of
these announcements have been filed against the Company and certain of its
officers and directors in the United States District Court for the Southern
District of Texas. Taken together, the plaintiffs in these lawsuits purport to
assert claims on behalf of a class of purchasers of the Company's common stock
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June 10, 1998 and August 2, 1999. Among other things, the plaintiffs allege that
the Company and certain of its officers and directors (i) made knowingly false
earnings projections for the three months ended June 30, 1999 and (ii) failed to
adequately disclose facts relating to its earnings projections that the
plaintiffs allege would have been material to purchasers of the Company's common
stock. The plaintiffs also claim that certain of the Company's officers and
directors sold common stock at prices known to be inflated by the alleged
material misstatements and omissions. The plaintiffs in these actions seek
damages with interest, costs and such other relief as the respective courts deem
proper.
In addition, two of the Company's shareholders have filed lawsuits against
certain officers and directors of the Company in connection with the events
surrounding the Company's second quarter 1999 earnings projections and July 6,
1999 earnings announcement. These lawsuits were filed in the Court of Chancery
of the State of Delaware on July 16, 1999 and in the United States District
Court for the Southern District of Texas on July 27, 1999. The plaintiffs in
these actions purport to allege derivative claims on behalf of the Company
against these individuals for alleged breaches of fiduciary duty resulting from
their alleged stock sales during the three-month period ended June 30, 1999
and/or their oversight of the Company's affairs. The lawsuits name Waste
Management, Inc. as a nominal defendant and seek compensatory and punitive
damages with interest, equitable and/or injunctive relief, costs and such other
relief as the respective courts deem proper.
The Company has also received a letter from participants in the Company's
Employee Stock Purchase Plan who allegedly purchased the Company's common stock
on June 30, 1999. The letter demands that the Administrative Committee of the
Plan bring an action against the Company and certain selling officers and
directors for losses allegedly sustained by the participants in their stock
purchases. These Plan participants have indicated in the letter that, absent
action by the Plan, they intend to sue the Company and the directors and
officers on behalf of the Plan and its participants.
In addition, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC")
has notified the Company of an informal inquiry into the period ended June 30,
1999, as well as certain sales of the Company's common stock that preceded the
Company's July 6, 1999 earnings announcement.
The New York Stock Exchange has notified the Company that its Market
Trading Analysis Department is reviewing transactions in the stock of the
Company prior to the July 6, 1999 earnings forecast announcement.
The Company is conducting a thorough investigation of each of the
allegations that have been made in connection with the Company's second quarter
1999 earnings communications. As part of this investigation, the Company's Board
of Directors has authorized a review of the allegations that have been made
against certain of the Company's officers and directors. Roderick M. Hills, the
former chairman of the SEC and chairman of the Company's audit committee, is
directing the review.
The Company has received a Civil Investigative Demand ("CID") from the
Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice inquiring into the
Company's non-hazardous solid waste operations in the State of Massachusetts.
The CID purports to have been issued for the purpose of determining whether the
Company has engaged in monopolization, illegal contracts in restraint of trade,
or anticompetitive acquisitions of disposal and/or hauling assets. The CID
requires the Company to provide the Department of Justice with certain documents
to assist it in its inquiry.
On July 16, 1999, a lawsuit was filed against the Company in the Circuit
Court for Sumter County in the State of Alabama. The plaintiff in the lawsuit
purports to allege on behalf of a class of similarly situated persons that the
Company has deprived the class of lump sum payments of pension plan benefits
allegedly promised to be paid in connection with termination of the WM Holdings
defined benefit pension plan. On behalf of the purported class, the plaintiff
seeks compensatory and punitive damages, costs, restitution with interest, and
such other relief as the Court deems proper.
It is not possible at this time to predict the impact that the above
lawsuits may have on WM Holdings or the Company, nor is it possible to predict
whether any other suits or claims may arise out of these matters in the future.
However, it is reasonably possible that the outcome of any present or future
litigation may have a
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material adverse impact on their respective financial conditions or results of
operations in one or more future periods. The Company and WM Holdings intend to
defend themselves vigorously in all the above matters.
An Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company has been
formed consisting of Ralph V. Whitworth, Roderick M. Hills and Jerome P. York.
The Board of Directors has appointed Mr. Whitworth, a managing member of
Relational Investors LLC, as Chairman of the Executive Committee.
Rodney R. Proto has relinquished his position as the Company's President
and Chief Operating Officer and as a member of the Board of Directors. Earl E.
DeFrates has resigned as Chief Financial Officer but will remain with the
Company as Executive Vice President to assist senior management. Gregory T.
Sangalis has resigned as the Company's General Counsel.
The Company's Board of Directors has appointed Ralph V. Whitworth its
Chairman. The Company's former Chairman, John E. Drury, will remain a member of
the Board of Directors.
The Company has initiated a search for a new Chief Executive Officer, Chief
Financial Officer and General Counsel. Pending the conclusion of this search,
the Company's Board of Directors has appointed Robert S. Miller as the Company's
Chief Executive Officer and President. Mr. Miller served as Chairman of the
Board of the Company from July 1998 until May 1999 and was a director of WM
Holdings from October 1997 to July 1998. Mr. Miller serves as Vice Chairman of
Morrison Knudsen Corporation, an engineering and construction firm. He also
served as Chief Executive Officer of Federal-Mogul Corporation from September
until November 1996 and as Chairman of Morrison Knudsen Corporation from April
1995 until September 1996. In addition, since 1993 he has served as Vice
President and Treasurer of Moore Mill and Lumber, a privately held forest
product firm, and from 1992 to 1993, he served as Senior Partner of James D.
Wolfensohn, Inc., an investment banking firm. From 1979 to 1992, Mr. Miller was
with Chrysler Corporation ("Chrysler"), an automobile and truck manufacturing
firm, rising to become Vice-Chairman of the Board after serving as Chrysler's
Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Miller is a director of Federal-Mogul Corporation,
Morrison Knudsen Corporation, Pope & Talbot, Inc., and Symantec Corporation.
The Board of Directors has initiated a strategic initiative aimed at
increasing shareholder value. The Company has engaged Chase Securities, Inc. and
Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corporation as financial advisors to
assist the Company in this matter. The plan calls for disposition of some or all
of the Company's International assets, a substantial majority of the Company's
non-core assets, and certain non-strategic North American solid waste assets
that account for 10% of the Company's operating revenues in that sector. The
Company intends immediately to initiate the disposition of these assets, and
plans to substantially complete these asset sales in the next 12 months,
although there can be no assurance that these dispositions will be completed in
the time frame contemplated. The Company expects to use the proceeds of these
asset dispositions as they are realized to repay debt, repurchase shares and
pursue tuck-in acquisitions.
SEASONALITY AND INFLATION
The Company's operating revenues tend to be somewhat lower in the winter
months. This is generally reflected in the Company's first quarter and fourth
quarter operating results. This is primarily attributable to the fact that (i)
the volume of waste relating to construction and demolition activities tends to
increase in the spring and summer months and (ii) the volume of residential
waste in certain regions where the Company operates tends to decrease during the
winter months.
The Company believes that inflation and changing prices have not had, and
are not expected to have, any material adverse effect on the results of
operations in the near future.
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YEAR 2000 DATE CONVERSION
The Company is currently working to resolve the potential impact of the
Year 2000 on the processing of date-sensitive data by the Company's computerized
information systems. In 1997, the Company began to modify its North American
computer information systems to ensure proper processing of transactions
relating to the Year 2000 and beyond and completed the majority of the required
modifications to its critical business systems in use in North America during
1998. The Company expects to have all of such modifications completed during the
third quarter of 1999. For WM International, systems supplied by an outside
vendor are used for critical operations. That vendor has supplied the Company
with Year 2000 compliant versions, deployment of which is largely completed. The
Company expects that the systems used by WM International will be fully Year
2000 compliant during the third quarter of 1999. The amounts charged to expense
during the first and second quarters of 1999 related to the Year 2000 compliance
modifications have not been material and any additional charges in 1999 are not
expected to be material to the Company's financial position, results of
operations or cash flows.
In addition to its critical business systems, the Company has addressed the
issue of the Year 2000 impact on certain of its embedded technologies.
Incinerators and monitoring wells both have computer chips embedded within them,
and the Company is upgrading those chips to avoid any malfunctioning of the
chips as a result of the Year 2000. The Company expects such upgrades to be
complete by the end of 1999. The Company is also taking steps to resolve Year
2000 compliance issues that may be created by customers, suppliers and financial
institutions with whom the Company does business. However, there can be no
guarantee that the systems of other entities will be converted timely.
The Company is in the process of establishing a worst case scenario and
written contingency plan to address any issues that could arise should the
Company or if any of its suppliers or customers not be prepared to accommodate
Year 2000 issues timely. The Company believes that in an emergency it could
revert to the use of manual systems that do not rely on computers and could
perform the minimum functions required to provide information reporting to
maintain satisfactory control of the business. Should the Company have to
utilize manual systems, it is uncertain that it could maintain the same level of
operations, and this could have a material adverse impact on the business. The
Company intends to maintain constant supervision on this situation and will
develop such additional contingency plans as are required by the changing
environment.
NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENT
In June 1998, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, ("SFAS
No. 133"). SFAS No. 133 establishes accounting and reporting standards for
derivatives used for hedging purposes. SFAS No. 133 requires that entities
recognize all derivative financial instruments as either assets of liabilities
in the statement of financial position and measure these instruments as fair
value. SFAS No. 133 is effective for the Company in its first fiscal quarter in
2001. Management is currently assessing the impact that the adoption of SFAS No.
133 will have on the Company's consolidated financial statements.
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PART II.
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
In addition to previously disclosed litigation against WM Holdings, there
are several other actions and claims that arise out of the same set of facts as
those giving rise to the purported securities class actions concerning
statements made in 1996 and 1997 about WM Holdings financial condition and
results of operations. Such actions and claims have been brought by business
owners who received WM Holdings common stock in the sales of their businesses to
WM Holdings. These actions and claims, one of which purports to be class action,
allege, among other things, breach of warranty or breach of contract based on WM
Holdings' restatement of earnings in February 1998. In April 1999, courts having
jurisdiction over two such actions, including the purported class action,
granted summary judgement against WM Holdings and in favor of the individual
plaintiffs who brought the respective claims on the issue of breach of contract.
The extent of damages, if any, in either action has not yet been determined.
In December 1998, the Company announced an agreement to settle the
consolidated action against all defendants and the establishment of a settlement
fund of $220 million for the class of open market purchasers of WM Holdings
securities between November 3, 1994, and February 24, 1998. The settlement
agreement with the plaintiffs is still subject to the requirements of, notice to
the class and final approval by the Court after a hearing. There can be no
assurances that the Court will find the settlement to be fair to the class.
Also, because otherwise eligible members of the class may opt out of the
lawsuit, there can be no assurances that WM Holdings will not be a party to
additional lawsuits or claims brought by open market purchasers of the Company's
securities.
In June 1999, the Company was notified that the EPA is conducting a civil
investigation of alleged CFC disposal violations by Waste Management of
Massachusetts, Inc. ("WMMA") to determine whether further enforcement measures
are warranted. The activities giving rise to the allegations of CFC disposal
violations appear to have occurred prior to July 30, 1998. On July 29, 1998, the
EPA inspected WMMA's operations, notified the Company of the alleged violations
and issued an Administrative Order in January 1999 requiring WMMA to comply with
the CFC regulations. WMMA is cooperating with the investigation and the Company
believes that the ultimate outcome of this matter will not have a material
adverse effect on the Company's consolidated financial statements.
The Company has been advised by the United States Department of Justice
that Laurel Ridge Landfill, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company as a
result of the Company's acquisition of United Waste Systems, Inc. ("United") in
August 1997, allegedly committed certain violations of the Clean Water Act at
the Laurel Ridge Landfill in Kentucky. The alleged activities occurred during a
period prior to the Company's acquisition of United. In May 1999, the Company
pleaded guilty to a criminal misdemeanor and, subject to court approval, agreed
to pay a fine and in kind services. The Company believes that the ultimate
outcome of this matter will not have a material adverse effect on the Company's
consolidated financial statements.
In March 1999, the Company was notified that All Waste Systems, Inc. ("All
Waste") and two other indirect subsidiaries acquired in the Eastern Merger, as
well as a current employee of the Company, were suspended from future
contracting with any agency in the executive branch of the United States
Government pending proceedings. The suspension and potential debarment are based
on a September 1997 conviction of All Waste of mail fraud and other activities
that occurred prior to the ownership of the entities by Eastern. In May 1999,
the United States Government removed the three entities from the suspension and
proposed debarment list due to a lack of nexus between the activities in
question and the current ownership of the Company.
In February 1999, a San Bernardino County, California grand jury returned
an amended felony indictment against the Company, certain of its subsidiaries
and their current or former employees, and a County employee. The proceeding is
based on events that allegedly occurred prior to the WM Holdings Merger in
connection with a WM Holdings landfill development project. The indictment
includes allegations that certain of the defendants engaged in conduct involving
fraud, wiretapping, theft of a trade secret and
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manipulation of computer data, and that they engaged in a conspiracy to do so.
If convicted, the most serious of the available sanctions against the corporate
defendants would include substantial fines and forfeitures. The Company believes
that meritorious defenses exist to each of the allegations, and the defendants
are vigorously contesting them. The Company believes that the ultimate outcome
of this matter will not have a material adverse effect on the Company's
consolidated financial statements.
On July 6, 1999, the Company announced that it had lowered its expected
earnings per share for the three-month period ended June 30, 1999. On July 29,
1999, the Company announced a further reduction in its expected earnings for
that period. On August 3, 1999, the Company announced that its reported
operating income for the three-month period ended March 31, 1999 may have
included certain non-recurring pretax income items. Between July 8, 1999 and
August 4, 1999, several lawsuits that purport to be based on one or more of
these announcements have been filed against the Company and certain of its
officers and directors in the United States District Court for the Southern
District of Texas. Taken together, the plaintiffs in these lawsuits purport to
assert claims on behalf of a class of purchasers of the Company's common stock
between June 10, 1998 and August 2, 1999. Among other things, the plaintiffs
allege that the Company and certain of its officers and directors (i) made
knowingly false earnings projections for the three months ended June 30, 1999
and (ii) failed to adequately disclose facts relating to its earnings
projections that the plaintiffs allege would have been material to purchasers of
the Company's common stock. The plaintiffs also claim that certain of the
Company's officers and directors sold common stock at prices known to be
inflated by the alleged material misstatements and omissions. The plaintiffs in
these actions seek damages with interest, costs and such other relief as the
respective courts deem proper.
In addition, two of the Company's shareholders have filed lawsuits against
certain officers and directors of the Company in connection with the events
surrounding the Company's second quarter 1999 earnings projections and July 6,
1999 earnings announcement. These lawsuits were filed in the Court of Chancery
of the State of Delaware on July 16, 1999 and in the United States District
Court for the Southern District of Texas on July 27, 1999. The plaintiffs in
these actions purport to allege derivative claims on behalf of the Company
against these individuals for alleged breaches of fiduciary duty resulting from
their alleged stock sales during the three-month period ended June 30, 1999
and/or their oversight of the Company's affairs. The lawsuits name Waste
Management, Inc. as a nominal defendant and seek compensatory and punitive
damages with interest, equitable and/or injunctive relief, costs and such other
relief as the respective courts deem proper.
The Company has also received a letter from participants in the Company's
Employee Stock Purchase Plan who purchased the Company's common stock on June
30, 1999. The letter demands that the Administrative Committee of the Plan bring
an action against the Company and certain selling officers and directors for
losses allegedly sustained by the participants in their stock purchases. These
Plan participants have indicated in the letter that, absent action by the Plan,
they intend to sue the Company and the directors and officers on behalf of the
Plan and its participants.
In addition, the SEC has notified the Company of an informal inquiry into
the period ended June 30, 1999, as well as certain sales of the Company's common
stock that preceded the Company's July 6, 1999 earnings announcement.
The New York Stock Exchange has notified the Company that its Market
Trading Analysis Department is reviewing transactions in the stock of the
Company prior to the July 6, 1999 earnings forecast announcement.
The Company is conducting a thorough investigation of each of the
allegations that have been made in connection with the Company's second quarter
1999 earnings communications. As part of this investigation, the Company's Board
of Directors has authorized a review of the allegations that have been made
against certain of the Company's officers and directors. Roderick M. Hills, the
former chairman of the SEC and chairman of the Company's audit committee, is
directing the review.
The Company has received a CID from the Antitrust Division of the United
States Department of Justice inquiring into the Company's non-hazardous solid
waste operations in the State of Massachusetts. The CID purports to have been
issued for the purpose of determining whether the Company has engaged in
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monopolization, illegal contracts in restraint of trade, or anticompetitive
acquisitions of disposal and/or hauling assets. The CID requires the Company to
provide the Department of Justice with certain documents to assist it in its
inquiry.
On July 16, 1999, a lawsuit was filed against the Company in the Circuit
Court for Sumter County in the State of Alabama. The plaintiff in the lawsuit
purports to allege on behalf of a class of similarly situated persons that the
Company has deprived the class of lump sum payments of pension plan benefits
allegedly promised to be paid in connection with termination of the WM Holdings
defined benefit pension plan. On behalf of the purported class, the plaintiff
seeks compensatory and punitive damages, costs, restitution with interest, and
such other relief as the Court deems proper.
It is not possible at this time to predict the impact that the above
lawsuits and inquiries may have on WM Holdings or the Company, nor is it
possible to predict whether any other suits or claims may arise out of these
matters in the future. However, it is reasonably possible that the outcome of
any present or future litigation or inquiries may have a material adverse impact
on their respective financial conditions or results of operations in one or more
future periods. The Company and WM Holdings intend to defend themselves
vigorously in all the above matters.
In the ordinary course of conducting its business activities, the Company
becomes involved in judicial and administrative proceedings involving
governmental authorities at the foreign, federal, state, and local level,
including, in certain instances, proceedings instituted by citizens or local
governmental authorities seeking to overturn governmental action where
governmental officials or agencies are named as defendants together with the
Company or one or more of its subsidiaries, or both. In the majority of the
situations where proceedings are commenced by governmental authorities, the
matters involved related to alleged technical violations of licenses or permits
pursuant to which the Company operates or is seeking to operate or laws or
regulations to which its operations are subject or are the result of different
interpretations of applicable requirements. From time to time, the Company pays
fines or penalties in environmental proceedings relating primarily to waste
treatment, storage or disposal facilities. As of June 30, 1999, there were four
proceedings involving Company subsidiaries where the sanctions involved could
potentially exceed $100,000. The Company believes that any such fines or
penalties will not have a material adverse effect on its results of operations
or financial condition. However, the outcome of any particular proceeding cannot
be predicted with certainty, and the possibility remains that technological,
regulatory or enforcement developments, the results of environmental studies or
other factors could materially alter this expectation at any time.
The Company and certain of its subsidiaries are also currently involved in
other civil litigation and governmental proceedings relating to the conduct of
their business, some of which are addressed elsewhere in this report or in the
Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31,
1999 and Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998, as
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. While the outcome of any
particular lawsuit or governmental investigation cannot be predicted with
certainty, the Company believes that these matters will not have a material
adverse effect on its consolidated financial statements.
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
At the Company's Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on May 14, 1999, a
proposal to elect the nominees listed in the following table as Class I
directors of the Company was submitted to a vote of the Company's stockholders.
The following table also shows the results of voting as to each nominee:
NOMINEE VOTES FOR VOTES WITHHELD
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Pastora San Juan Cafferty................................... 517,586,278 2,324,725
Ralph F. Cox................................................ 517,604,832 2,306,172
Richard J. Heckmann......................................... 517,620,222 2,290,782
Steven G. Rothmeier......................................... 517,594,157 2,316,847
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At the same meeting, a proposal to ratify the appointment of Arthur
Andersen LLP as the Company's independent auditors for the fiscal year ending
December 31, 1999 was submitted to a vote of the Company's stockholders. The
proposal was adopted by the stockholders, receiving 518,353,020 votes for,
648,541 votes against and 909,443 votes withheld.
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION.
In the second quarter of 1999, the Company entered into an agreement to
purchase all of the Canadian solid waste assets of Allied Waste Industries, Inc.
acquired upon its acquisition of Browning-Ferris Industries, Inc. The purchase
price for these assets is approximately $501 million in cash. This acquisition
is contingent on customary conditions; however, it is expected to be consummated
at or near the end of the third quarter of 1999.
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K.
(a) Exhibits:
EXHIBIT NO. * DESCRIPTION
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3 -- Restated Bylaws, as amended.
12 -- Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges.
27 -- Financial Data Schedule.
27.1 -- Restated Financial Data Schedule.
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* In the case of incorporation by reference to documents filed under the
Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant's file number under that
Act is 1-12154.
(b) Reports on Form 8-K:
During the second quarter of 1999, the Company filed no reports on Form
8-K.
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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, thereunto duly authorized to sign in the dual responsibility on
behalf of the Registrant and as Chief Accounting Officer.
WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC.
By: /s/ BRUCE E. SNYDER
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Bruce E. Snyder
Vice President and
Chief Accounting Officer
(Principal Accounting Officer)
Date: August 16, 1999
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT
NUMBER* DESCRIPTION
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3 -- Restated Bylaws, as amended.
12 -- Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges.
27 -- Financial Data Schedule.
27.1 -- Restated Financial Data Schedule.
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* In the case of incorporation by reference to documents filed under the
Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant's file number under that
Act is 1-12154.
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Exhibit 3
BY-LAWS
OF
WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC.
(f/k/a USA WASTE SERVICES, INC.)
AS OF MAY 14, 1999
ARTICLE I
OFFICES
SECTION 1.1. Registered Office. The registered office of the
Corporation required by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware to
be maintained in the State of Delaware shall be the registered office named in
the original Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, or such other
office as may be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors in the
manner provided by law. Should the Corporation maintain a principal office or
place of business within the State of Delaware, such registered office need not
be identical to such principal office or place of business of the Corporation.
SECTION 1.2. Other Offices. The Corporation may also have
offices at such other places both within and without the State of Delaware as
the Board of Directors may from time to time determine or the business of the
Corporation may require.
ARTICLE II
MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS
SECTION 2.1. Place of Meetings. All meetings of the
stockholders shall be held at the principal office of the Corporation, or at
such other place either within or without the State of Delaware and at such
date and time as shall be designated from time to time by the Board of
Directors and stated in the notice or waivers of notice of the meeting.
SECTION 2.2. Voting List. The officer who has charge of the
stock ledger of the Corporation shall prepare and make, at least ten days
before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders
entitled to vote at the meeting, arranged in alphabetical order for each class
of stock, and showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares
registered in the name of each stockholder. Such list shall be opened to the
examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting, during
ordinary business hours, for a period of at least ten days prior to the
meeting, either at a place within the city where the meeting is to be held,
which place shall be specified in the notice, or if not so specified, at the
place where the
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meeting is to be held. The list shall also be produced and kept at the time and
place of the meeting during the whole time thereof, and may be inspected by any
stockholder who is present.
SECTION 2.3. Annual Meetings. An annual meeting of the
stockholders, for the election of directors to succeed those whose terms expire
and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the
meeting, shall be held at such place, within or without the State of Delaware,
on such date, and at such time as the Board of Directors shall fix each year
and set forth in the notice of the meeting, which date shall be within 13
months subsequent to the later of the date of incorporation or the last annual
meeting of stockholders.
SECTION 2.4. Special Meeting. Special meetings of the
stockholders, for any purpose or purposes, unless otherwise prescribed by
statute or by the Certificate of Incorporation, may be called by the Chairman
of the Board (if any), by the Chief Executive Officer, or by written order of a
majority of the directors, but such special meetings may not be called by any
other person or persons. The Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, or directors so
calling any such meeting shall fix the date and time of, and the place (either
within or without the State of Delaware) for, the meeting.
SECTION 2.5. Notice of Meeting. Written notice of the annual,
and each special meeting of stockholders, stating the place, date and hour and,
in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting
is called, shall be given to each stockholder entitled to vote thereat, not
less than ten nor more than 60 days before the meeting. Such notice may be
delivered either personally or by mail. If mailed, notice is given when
deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, directed to the
stockholder at his address as it appears on the records of the Corporation.
SECTION 2.6. Quorum. The holders of a majority of the stock
issued and outstanding and entitled to vote thereat, present in person or
represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at any meeting of stockholders
for the transaction of business except as otherwise provided by statute or by
the Certificate of Incorporation. The stockholders present at a duly organized
meeting may continue to transact business until adjournment, notwithstanding
the withdrawal of enough stockholders to leave less than a quorum.
Notwithstanding the other provisions of the Certificate of
Incorporation or these by-laws, the chairman of the meeting or the holders of a
majority of the shares of such stock, present in person or represented by
proxy, although not constituting a quorum, shall have power to adjourn,
postpone, or recess the meeting from time to time, without notice other than
announcement at the meeting of the time and place of the adjourned, postponed,
or recessed meeting. If the adjournment is for more than 30 days, or if after
the adjournment a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, a notice
of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled
to vote at the meeting. At such adjourned meeting at which a quorum shall be
present or represented any business may be transacted which might have been
transacted at the meeting as originally notified.
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SECTION 2.7. Voting. When a quorum is present at any meeting
of the stockholders, the vote of the holders of a majority of the stock having
voting power present in person or represented by proxy shall decide any
question brought before such meeting, unless the question is one upon which, by
express provision of the statutes, of the Certificate of Incorporation or of
these by-laws, a different vote is required, in which case such express
provision shall govern and control the decision of such question. Where a
separate vote by class is required, the affirmative vote of the majority of
shares of such class present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting
shall be the act of such class. Every stockholder having the right to vote at a
meeting of stockholders or to express consent or dissent to a corporate action
in writing without a meeting shall be entitled to vote in person, or by proxy
appointed by an instrument in writing subscribed by such stockholder, bearing a
date not more than three years prior to voting, unless such instrument provides
for a longer period, and filed with the Secretary of the Corporation, or such
other officer as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine by
resolution, before, or at the time of, the meeting.
All proxies shall be received and taken charge of and all
ballots shall be received and canvassed by the secretary of the meeting who
shall decide all questions touching upon the qualification of voters, the
validity of the proxies, and the acceptance or rejection of votes, unless an
inspector or inspectors shall have been appointed by the chairman of the
meeting, in which event such inspector or inspectors shall decide all such
questions. Each proxy shall be revocable unless expressly provided therein to
be irrevocable and coupled with an interest sufficient in law to support an
irrevocable power. If such instrument shall designate two or more persons to
act as proxies, unless such instrument shall provide the contrary, a majority
of such persons present at any meeting at which their powers thereunder are to
be exercised shall have and may exercise all the powers of voting or giving
consents thereby conferred, or if only one be present, then such powers may be
exercised by that one, or, if an even number attend and a majority do not agree
on any particular issue, each proxy so attending shall be entitled to exercise
such powers in respect of the same portion of the shares as he is of the
proxies representing such shares.
SECTION 2.8. Voting of Stock of Certain Holders; Elections:
Inspectors. Shares standing in the name of another corporation, domestic or
foreign, may be voted by such officer, agent or proxy as the by-laws of such
corporation may prescribe, or in the absence of such provision, as the Board of
Directors of such corporation may determine. Shares standing in the name of a
deceased person may be voted by the executor or administrator of such deceased
person, either in person or by proxy. Shares standing in the name of a
guardian, conservator or trustee may be voted by such fiduciary, either in
person or by proxy, but no fiduciary shall be entitled to vote shares held in
such fiduciary capacity without a transfer of such shares into the name of such
fiduciary. Shares standing in the name of a receiver may be voted by such
receiver. A stockholder whose shares are pledged shall be entitled to vote such
shares, unless in the transfer by the pledgor on the books of the Corporation,
he has expressly empowered the pledgee to vote thereon, in which case only the
pledgee, or his proxy, may represent the stock and vote thereon.
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If shares or other securities having voting power stand of
record in the names of two or more persons, whether fiduciaries, members of a
partnership, joint tenants, tenants in common, tenants by the entirety or
otherwise, or if two or more persons have the same fiduciary relationship
respecting the same shares, unless the Secretary of the Corporation is given
written notice to the contrary and is furnished with a copy of the instrument
or order appointing them or creating the relationship wherein it is so
provided, their acts with respect to voting shall have the following effect:
(a) If only one votes, his act binds all;
(b) If more than one vote, the act of the majority so voting
binds all;
(c) If more than one vote, but the vote is evenly split on
any particular matter, each fraction may vote the securities in
question proportionally, or any person voting the shares, or a
beneficiary, if any, may apply to the Court of Chancery or such other
court as may have jurisdiction to appoint an additional person to act
with the persons so voting the shares, which shall then be voted as
determined by a majority of such persons and the person appointed by
the Court. If the instrument so filed shows that any such tenancy is
held in unequal interests, a majority or even-split for the purpose of
this subsection shall be a majority or even-split in interest.
All voting of stockholders shall be taken by written ballots,
each of which shall state the name of the stockholder or proxy voting and such
other information as may be required under the procedure established for the
meeting. At any meeting at which a vote is taken by ballots, the chairman of
the meeting may appoint one or more inspectors, each of whom shall subscribe an
oath or affirmation to execute faithfully the duties of inspector at such
meeting with strict impartiality and according to the best of his ability. Such
inspector shall receive the ballots, count the votes and make and sign a
certificate of the result thereof. The chairman of the meeting may appoint any
person to serve as inspector, except no candidate for the office of director
shall be appointed as inspector.
Unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of
Incorporation, cumulative voting for the election of directors shall be
prohibited.
SECTION 2.9. Conduct of Meeting. The meetings of the
stockholders shall be presided over by the Chairman of the Board (if any), or
if he is not present, by the Vice Chairman of the Board (if any, but if there
is more than one, the Vice Chairman who is senior in terms of time as such), or
if neither the Chairman of the Board (if any) nor the Vice Chairman of the
Board (if any) is present, by the President, or if neither the Chairman of the
Board (if any), the Vice Chairman of the Board (if any) nor President is
present, by a chairman elected at the meeting. The Secretary of the
Corporation, if present, shall act as secretary of such meetings, or if he is
not present, an Assistant Secretary shall so act; if neither the Secretary nor
an Assistant Secretary is present, then a secretary shall be appointed by the
chairman of the meeting. The chairman of any
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meeting of stockholders shall determine the order of business and the procedure
at the meeting, including such regulation of the manner of voting and the
conduct of discussion as seem to him in order. Unless the chairman of the
meeting of stockholders shall otherwise determine, the order of business shall
be as follows:
(a) Calling of meeting to order.
(b) Election of a chairman and the appointment of a secretary if
necessary.
(c) Presentation of proof of the due calling of the meeting.
(d) Presentation and examination of proxies and determination of
a quorum.
(e) Reading and settlement of the minutes of the previous
meeting.
(f) Reports of officers and committees.
(g) The election of directors if an annual meeting, or a meeting
called for that purpose.
(h) Unfinished business.
(i) New business.
(j) Adjournment.
SECTION 2.10. Treasury Stock. The Corporation shall not vote,
directly or indirectly, shares of its own stock owned by it; and such shares
shall not be counted in determining the total number of outstanding shares.
SECTION 2.11. Fixing Record Date. The Board of Directors may
fix in advance a date, not exceeding 60 days preceding the date of any meeting
of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, or the date for payment of any
dividend or distribution, or the date for the allotment of rights, or the date
when any change, or conversion or exchange of capital stock shall go into
effect, or a date in connection with obtaining express consent to corporate
action in writing without a meeting, as a record date for the determination of
the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at, any such meeting and any
adjournment thereof, or entitled to receive payment of such dividend or
distribution, or to receive any such allotment of rights, or to exercise the
rights in respect of any such change, conversion or exchange of capital stock,
or to give such consent, and in such case such stockholders and only such
stockholders as shall be stockholders of record on the date so fixed shall be
entitled to such notice of, and to vote at, any such meeting and any
adjournment thereof, or to receive payment of such dividends or distribution,
or to receive such allotment of rights, or to exercise such rights, or to give
such consent, as the case may be, notwithstanding any transfer of any stock on
the books of the corporation after any such record dated
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fixed as aforesaid. With respect to a meeting of stockholders, the record date
shall not be less than ten days before the date of such meeting.
If the Board of Directors does not fix a record date for any
meeting of the stockholders, the record date for determining stockholders
entitled to notice of or to vote at such meeting shall be at the close of
business on the day next preceding the day on which notice is given, or, if in
accordance with Section 5.2 of these by-laws notice is waived, at the close of
business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held. The
record date for determining stockholders for any other purpose shall be at the
close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the
resolution relating thereto. A determination of stockholders of record entitled
to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any
adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may
fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting.
SECTION 2.12. Stockholder Proposals. At an annual or special
meeting of the stockholders, only such business shall be conducted as shall
have been properly brought before the meeting. To be properly brought before an
annual or special meeting business must be (a) specified in the notice of
meeting (or any supplement thereto) given by or at the direction of the
Chairman of the Board, the President, or the Board of Directors, (b) otherwise
properly brought before the meeting by or at the direction of the Chairman of
the Board, the President, or the Board of Directors, or (c) otherwise properly
brought before the meeting by a stockholder.
No proposal by a stockholder shall be presented at an annual or
special meeting of stockholders unless such stockholder shall provide the Board
of Directors or the Secretary of the Corporation with timely written notice of
intention to present a proposal for action at the forthcoming meeting of
stockholders, which notice shall include (a) the name and address of such
stockholder, (b) the number of voting securities he or she holds of record and
which he or she holds beneficially, (c) the text of the proposal to be
presented at the meeting, (d) a statement in support of the proposal, and (e)
any material interest of the stockholder in such proposal. To be timely, a
stockholder's notice with respect to an annual meeting of stockholders must be
delivered to or mailed and received at the principal executive offices of the
Corporation, not less than 120 days nor more than 150 days in advance of the
date the Corporation's proxy statement was released to stockholders in
connection with the previous year's annual meeting of stockholders; provided,
however, that if no annual meeting was held the previous year or the date of
the annual meeting has been changed by more than 30 calendar days from the date
contemplated at the time of the previous year's proxy statement, notice by the
stockholder to be timely must be so received at least 80 days prior to the date
the Corporation intends to distribute its proxy statement with respect to such
meeting. To be timely, a stockholder's notice with respect to a special meeting
must be delivered to or mailed and received at the principal executive offices
of the Corporation, not less than 60 days nor more than 90 days prior to the
meeting; provided, however, that in the event that less than 70 days' notice or
prior public disclosure of the date of the meeting is given or made to
stockholders, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be so received not
later than the close of business on the fifth (5th) day following the day on
which such notice of the date of
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the special meeting was mailed or such public disclosure was made. Any
stockholder may make any other proposal at an annual or special meeting of
stockholders and the same may be discussed and considered, but unless stated in
writing and filed with the Board of Directors or the Secretary prior to the
date set forth above, no action with respect to such proposal shall be taken at
such meeting and such proposal shall be laid over for action at an adjourned,
special, or annual meeting of the stockholders taking place no earlier than 120
days after such meeting.
This provision shall not prevent the consideration and approval or
disapproval at an annual meeting of reports of officers, directors, and
committees; but in connection with such reports, no new business shall be acted
upon at such annual meeting unless stated and filed as provided in this Section
2.12. Notwithstanding anything in the by-laws to the contrary, no business
shall be conducted at any annual or special meeting except in accordance with
the procedures set forth in this Section 2.12. The chairman of the annual
meeting or a special meeting shall, if the facts warrant, determine and declare
to the meeting that business was not properly brought before the meeting and in
accordance with the provisions of this Section 2.12, and if he should so
determine, he shall so declare to the meeting and any such business not
properly brought before the meeting shall not be transacted.
Notwithstanding any other provision of these by-laws, the Corporation
shall be under no obligation to include any stockholder proposal in its proxy
statement materials or otherwise present any such proposal to stockholders at a
special or annual meeting of stockholders if the Board of Directors reasonably
believes the proponents thereof have not complied with Sections 13 and 14 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder, and the Corporation shall not be required to include in
its proxy statement material to stockholders any stockholder proposal not
required to be included in its proxy material to stockholders in accordance
with such Act, rules, or regulations.
SECTION 2.13. Nomination of Directors. Only persons who are
nominated in accordance with the procedures of this Section 2.13 shall be
eligible for election as directors. Subject to the rights of holders of any
class or series of stock having a preference over the common stock as to
dividends or upon liquidation, nominations for the election of directors may be
made by the Board of Directors or by any stockholder entitled to vote in the
election of directors generally who complies with the notice procedures set
forth in this Section 2.13. Any stockholder entitled to vote in the election of
directors generally may nominate one or more persons for election as a director
at a meeting only if timely written notice of such stockholder's intent to make
such nomination or nominations has been given, either by personal delivery or
by U.S. mail, first class postage prepaid, return receipt requested, to the
Secretary of the Corporation.
To be timely, a stockholder's notice shall be delivered to or mailed
and received at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not less
than 120 days nor more than 150 days in advance of the date the Corporation's
proxy statement was released to stockholders in connection with the previous
year's annual meeting of stockholders; provided, however, that if no annual
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meeting was held the previous year or the date of the annual meeting has been
changed by more than 30 calendar days from the date contemplated at the time of
the previous year's proxy statement, notice by the stockholder to be timely
must be so received at least 80 days prior to the date the Corporation intends
to distribute its proxy statement with respect to such meeting. Each such
notice shall set forth: (a) the name and address of the stockholder who intends
to make the nomination, (b) the name, age, business address, and home address
of the person or persons to be nominated; (c) the principal occupation of the
person or persons nominated; (d) a representation that the stockholder is a
holder of record of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote at such meeting
and intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting and intends to
appear at the meeting to nominate the person or persons specified in the
notice; (e) a description of all arrangements or understandings between the
stockholder and each nominee and any other person or persons (naming such
person or persons) pursuant to which the nomination or nominations are to be
made by the stockholder; (f) such other information regarding each nominee
proposed by such stockholder as would be required to be included in a proxy
statement filed pursuant to the rules of the Securities and Exchange
Commission, had the nominee been nominated, or intended to be nominated, by the
Board of Directors; and (g) the consent of each nominee to serve as a director
of the Corporation if so elected. At the request of the Board of Directors any
person nominated by the Board of Directors for election as a director shall
furnish to the Secretary of the Corporation that information required to be set
forth in a stockholder's notice of nomination which pertains to the nominee.
No person shall be eligible for election as a director of the
Corporation unless nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in
this Section 2.13. The chairman of the meeting shall, if the facts warrant,
determine and declare to the meeting that a nomination was not made in
accordance with the procedures prescribed by the by-laws, and if he should so
determine, he shall so declare to the meeting and the defective nomination
shall be disregarded.
ARTICLE III
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
SECTION 3.1. Powers. The business and affairs of the
Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of
Directors, which may exercise all such powers of the Corporation and do all
such lawful acts and things as are not by law or by the Certificate of
Incorporation or by these by-laws directed or required to be exercised or done
by the stockholders.
SECTION 3.2. Number, Election and Term. Except as otherwise
provided in the Certificate of Incorporation relating to the rights of the
holders of any class or series of Preferred Stock, voting separately by class
or series, to elect additional directors under specified circumstances, the
number of directors of the Corporation shall initially be the number specified
in the Certificate of Incorporation, and subject to the following sentence,
such number may be
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increased or decreased by a resolution duly adopted by the Board of Directors.
Unless approved by at least two-thirds of the incumbent directors, the number
of directors which shall constitute the whole Board of Directors shall be no
fewer than three and no more than nine. Unless otherwise provided in the
Certificate of Incorporation, directors need not be residents of Delaware or
stockholders of the Corporation.
Commencing with the election of directors at the 1995 annual meeting
of stockholders, the directors, other than those who may be elected by the
holders of any class or series of Preferred Stock, voting separately by class
or series, shall be classified, with respect to the time for which they
severally hold office, into three classes, Class I, Class II and Class III,
which shall be as nearly equal in number as possible, as shall be provided in a
resolution duly adopted by the Board of Directors. Each initial director in
Class I shall hold office for a term expiring at the 1996 annual meeting of
stockholders; each initial director of Class II shall hold office initially for
a term expiring at the 1997 annual meeting of stockholders; and each initial
director of Class III shall hold office for a term expiring at the 1998 annual
meeting of stockholders. Notwithstanding the foregoing provision of this
Article, each director shall serve until his successor is duly elected and
qualified or until his earlier death, resignation or removal. At each annual
meeting of stockholders following the 1995 annual meeting, the successors to
the class of directors whose term expires at that meeting shall be elected to
hold office for a term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders held in
the third year following the year of their election and until their successors
have been duly elected and qualified or until their earlier death, resignation
or removal.
SECTION 3.3. Vacancies, Additional Directors and Removal From
Office. Except as otherwise provided pursuant to the provisions of the
Certificate of Incorporation relating to the rights of the holders of any class
or series of Preferred Stock, voting separately by class or series, to elect
directors under specified circumstances, any director or directors may be
removed from office at any time, with or without cause but only by the
affirmative vote, at any regular meeting or special meeting (as the case may
be) of the Board of Directors or of the stockholders, of not less than
two-thirds of the incumbent members of the Board of Directors (not taking into
account the directors being removed) or two-thirds of the total number of votes
of the then outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to
vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class,
but only if notice of such proposal was contained in the notice of such
meeting.
In the event of any increase or decrease in the authorized number of
directors, the newly created or eliminated directorships resulting from such
increase or decrease shall be appointed or determined by the Board of Directors
among the three classes of directors so as to maintain such classes as nearly
equally as possible. Vacancies in the Board of Directors, however caused, and
newly-created directorships shall be filled solely by a majority vote of the
directors then in office, whether or not a quorum, and any director so chosen
shall hold office for a term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders at
which the term of the class to which the director has been chose expires and
when the director's successor is elected and qualified, subject, however, to
prior death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal from office.
No decrease in the number
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of directors constituting the Board of Directors shall shorten the term of any
incumbent director.
SECTION 3.4. Regular Meeting. A regular meeting of the Board
of Directors shall be held each year, without notice other than this by-law, at
the place of, and immediately following, the annual meeting of stockholders if
a quorum is present; and other regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall
be held each year, at such time and place as the Board of Directors may
provide, by resolution, either within or without the State of Delaware, without
notice other than such resolution.
SECTION 3.5. Special Meeting. A special meeting of the Board
of Directors may be called by the Chairman of the Board (if any) or by the
Chief Executive Officer and shall be called by the Secretary on the written
request of any two directors. The Chairman or Chief Executive Officer so
calling, or the directors so requesting, any such meeting shall fix the time
and place, either within or without the State of Delaware, of holding such
meeting.
SECTION 3.6. Notice of Special Meeting. Personal written,
telegraphic, cable or wireless notice of special meetings of the Board of
Directors shall be given to each director at least 24 hours prior to the time
of such meeting. Any director may waive notice of any meeting. The attendance
of a director at any meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such
meeting, except where a director attends a meeting for the purpose of objecting
to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called
or convened.
SECTION 3.7. Place of Meetings; Order of Business. The
directors may hold their meetings and may have an office and keep the books of
the Corporation, except as otherwise provided by law, in such place or places,
within or without the State of Delaware, as the Board of Directors may from
time to time determine by resolution. The Chairman of the Board shall preside
at all meetings of the Board of Directors. In the absence of the Chairman of
the Board, a Chairman shall be elected from the directors present. The
Secretary of the Corporation shall act as Secretary of all meetings of the
directors; but in the absence of the Secretary, the Chairman may appoint any
person to act as Secretary of the meeting. At all meetings of the Board of
Directors business shall be transacted in such order as shall from time to time
be determined by the Chairman of the Board, or in his absence by the director
elected as chairman of the meeting.
SECTION 3.8. Quorum and Participation. A majority of the
Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at
any meeting of the Board of Directors, and the act of a majority of the
directors present at any meeting at which there is a quorum shall be the act of
the Board of Directors, except as may be otherwise specifically provided by
statute, by the Certificate of Incorporation or by these by-laws. Members of
the Board of Directors, may participate in a meeting of the Board of Directors
or such committee, as the case may be, by means of conference telephone or
similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in
the meeting can hear each other and such participation shall constitute
presence in person and attendance at such meeting, except where a person
participates in the
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meeting for the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any business
on the ground that the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. If a quorum
shall not be present at any meeting of the Board of Directors, the directors
present thereat may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other
than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present.
SECTION 3.9. Presumption of Assent. A director who is present
at a meeting of the Board of Directors at which action on any corporate matter
is taken shall be presumed to have assented to the action unless his dissent
shall be entered in the minutes of the meeting or unless he shall file his
written dissent to such action with the person acting as secretary of the
meeting before the adjournment thereof. Such right to dissent shall not apply
to a director who voted in favor of such action.
SECTION 3.10. Action Without Meeting. Unless otherwise
restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation or these by-laws, any action
required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors, or
of any committee thereof as provided in Article IV of these by-laws, may be
taken without a meeting, if a written consent thereto is signed by all members
of the Board or of such committee, as the case may be, and such written consent
is filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board or committee. Such
consent shall have the same force and effect as a unanimous vote at a meeting,
and may be stated as such in any document or instrument filed with the
Secretary of State of Delaware.
SECTION 3.11. Compensation. Unless otherwise restricted by
the Certificate of Incorporation, the Board of Directors shall have the
authority to fix the compensation of directors. No provision of these by-laws
shall be construed to preclude any director from serving the corporation in any
other capacity and receiving compensation therefor.
SECTION 3.12. Approval or Ratification of Acts or Contracts
by Stockholders. The Board of Directors in its discretion may submit any act or
contract for approval or ratification at any annual meeting of the
stockholders, or at any special meeting of the stockholders called for the
purpose of considering any such act or contract, and any act or contract that
shall be approved or be ratified by the vote of the stockholders holding a
majority of the issued and outstanding shares of stock of the Corporation
entitled to vote and present in person or by proxy at such meeting (provided
that a quorum is present), shall be as valid and as binding upon the
Corporation and upon all the stockholders as if it has been approved or
ratified by every stockholder of the Corporation. In addition, any such act or
contract may be approved or ratified by the written consent of stockholders
holding a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of the
Corporation entitled to vote and such consent shall be as valid and as binding
upon the Corporation and upon all the stockholders as if it had been approved
or ratified by every stockholder of the Corporation.
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ARTICLE IV
COMMITTEES OF DIRECTORS
SECTION 4.1. Designation, Powers and Name. The Board of
Directors shall designate a Nominating and Governance Committee, a Compensation
Committee, and an Audit Committee and may, by resolution passed by a majority
of the whole Board, designate one or more other committees, each such committee
to consist of one or more of the directors of the Corporation. Any such
designated committee shall have and may exercise such of the powers and
authority of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and
affairs of the Corporation as may be provided in these by-laws or such
resolution. Any such designated committee may authorize the seal of the
Corporation to be affixed to all papers which may require it. No such committee
shall have the power or authority in reference to amending the Certificate of
Incorporation (except that a committee may, to the extent authorized in the
resolution or resolutions providing for the issuance of shares of stock adopted
by the Board of Directors as provided by statute, fix the designation and any
of the preferences or rights of such shares relating to dividends, redemption,
dissolution, any distribution of assets of the Corporation or the conversion
into, or the exchange of such shares for, shares of any other class or classes
or any other series of the same or any other class or classes of stock of the
Corporation or fix the number of shares of any series of stock or authorize the
increase or decrease of the shares of any series), adopting an agreement of
merger or consolidation, recommending to the stockholders the sale, lease or
exchange of all or substantially all of the Corporation's property and assets,
recommending to the stockholders a dissolution of the Corporation or a
revocation of a dissolution, or amending the by-laws of the Corporation; and,
unless the resolution, by-laws, or Certificate of Incorporation expressly so
provide, no such committee shall have the power or authority to declare a
dividend, to authorize the issuance of stock, or to adopt a certificate of
ownership and merger. The Board of Directors may designate one or more
directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or
disqualified member at any meeting of such committee. In the absence or
disqualification of any member of such committee or committees, the member or
members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting,
whether or not he or they constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another
member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in the place of any such
absent or disqualified member. Such committee or committees shall have such
name or names and such limitations of authority as may be determined from time
to time by the by-laws or the resolution adopted by the Board of Directors.
SECTION 4.2. Nominating and Governance Committee. The
Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board of Directors (the "Nominating
and Governance Committee") shall consist of not less than three directors, all
of whom shall be "non-employee" (as hereinafter defined) directors of the
Corporation, to be designated by the Board of Directors. The term
"non-employee" director, as used in these by-laws, shall mean a director of the
Corporation who is independent of management and free from any relationship
with the Corporation or otherwise that, in the opinion of
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the Board of Directors, would interfere in the exercise of independent judgment
as a director, and is not an officer, employee, agent or affiliate (except as a
director) of the Corporation. It is further presumed that no former officer or
employee of the Corporation may qualify as a non-employee director; provided,
however, that this presumption may be rebutted by the affirmative determination
by the Board of Directors. The Nominating and Governance Committee shall have
and may exercise all of the powers of the Board of Directors, except as may
otherwise be prohibited by law or herein, with respect to (i) evaluating and
recommending director candidates to the Board of Directors, (ii) assessing
Board of Directors performance not less than every three years, (iii) reviewing
individual director performance as issues arise and (iv) periodically reviewing
the Corporation's corporate governance profile.
SECTION 4.3. Compensation Committee. The Compensation
Committee of the Board of Directors (the "Compensation Committee") shall
consist of not less than three directors, all of whom shall be non-employee
directors of the Corporation, to be designated by the Board of Directors. The
Compensation Committee shall have and may exercise all of the powers of the
Board of Directors during the period between meetings of the Board of
Directors, except as may be prohibited by law, with respect to (i) studying,
recommending, adopting, implementing, administering, determining, and
authorizing the amount, terms, and conditions of payment of any and all forms
of compensation for the Corporation's directors, officers, employees, and
agents and (ii) approving and administering any loan to, guarantee of any
obligation of, or other assistance to any officer or other employee of the
Corporation or any of its subsidiaries, including any officer or employee who
is a director of the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries.
SECTION 4.4. Audit Committee. The Audit Committee of the
Board of Directors (the "Audit Committee") shall consist of not less than two
directors, all of whom shall be non-employee directors of the Corporation, to
be designated by the Board of Directors. The Audit Committee shall have and may
exercise all of the powers of the Board of Directors, except as may be
prohibited by law, with respect to (i) the selection and recommendation for
employment by the Corporation, subject to approval by the Board of Directors
and the stockholders, of a firm of certified public accountants to audit the
books and accounts of the Corporation and its subsidiaries for the fiscal year
in which they are appointed and who shall report to the Audit Committee, (ii)
reviewing the audit and other work and reports submitted by the certified
public accountants, conferring with the auditors, and reporting thereon to the
Board of Directors with such recommendations as the Audit Committee may deem
appropriate, (iii) reviewing annually the maintenance and safekeeping of the
Corporation's books and records, (iv) meeting with the Corporation's principal
financial and accounting officers, the certified public accountants and
auditors, and other officers and employees of the Corporation as the Audit
Committee shall deem necessary in order to determine the adequacy of the
Corporation's accounting principles and operating policies, controls, and
practices, its public financial reporting policies and practices, and the
results of the Corporation's annual audit, and (v) retaining such professional
assistance, including outside counsel, auditors, and others, as the Audit
Committee shall deem necessary or advisable, in connection with the exercise of
its powers on such terms as the Audit Committee shall deem necessary or
advisable to protect the interests of the stockholders of the Corporation.
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SECTION 4.5. Procedure; Meetings; Quorum. Any committee
designated pursuant to Sections 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, or 4.4 shall choose its own
chairman, shall keep regular minutes of its proceedings and report the same to
the Board of Directors when requested, shall fix its own rules or procedures,
and shall meet at such times and at such place or places as may be provided by
such rules, or by resolution of such committee or resolution of the Board of
Directors. At every meeting of any such committee, the presence of a majority
of all the members thereof shall constitute a quorum and the affirmative vote
of a majority of the members present shall be necessary for the adoption by it
of any resolution. Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of
Incorporation or by these by-laws, the members of any committee designated by
these by-laws or the Board of Directors, may participate in a meeting of such
committee by means of conference telephone or similar communications equipment
by means of which all persons participating in the meeting may hear each other,
and such participation shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.
Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation or these
by-laws, any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of any
committee of the Board of Directors may be taken without a meeting if all
members of such committee consent thereto in writing and the writing or
writings are filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the committee.
SECTION 4.6. Compensation. Members of special or standing
committees may be allowed compensation for attending committee meetings, if the
Board of Directors shall so determine.
ARTICLE V
NOTICE
SECTION 5.1. Methods of Giving Notice. Whenever under the
provisions of the statutes, the Certificate of Incorporation or these by-laws,
notice is required to be given to any director, member of any committee or
stockholder, such notice shall be in writing and delivered personally or mailed
to such director, member or stockholder; provided that in the case of a
director or a member of any committee such notice may be given orally or by
telephone, telegram, telegraphic, cable or wireless transmission. If mailed,
notice to a director, member of a committee or stockholder shall be deemed to
be given when deposited in the United States mail first class in a sealed
envelope, with postage therein prepaid, addressed, in the case of a
stockholder, to the stockholder at the stockholder's address as it appears on
the records of the corporation or, in the case of a director or a member of a
committee, to such person at his business address. If sent by telegram, notice
to a director or member of a committee shall be deemed to be given when the
telegram, so addressed, is delivered to the telegraph company. Notice shall be
deemed to have been given on the date of any telegraphic, cable or wireless
transmission.
SECTION 5.2. Written Waiver. Whenever any notice is required
to be given under the provisions of the statutes, the Certificate of
Incorporation or these by-laws, a waiver
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thereof in writing, signed by the person or persons entitled to said notice,
whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent
thereto. Attendance of a person at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of
notice of such meeting, except when the person attends a meeting for the
express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the
transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or
convened. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any
regular or special meeting of the stockholders, directors, or members of a
committee of directors need be specified in any written waiver of notice unless
so required by the Certificate of Incorporation or the by-laws.
ARTICLE VI
OFFICERS
SECTION 6.1. Officers. The officers of the Corporation shall
be a Chairman of the Board, one or more Vice Chairmen of the Board, a Chief
Executive Officer, a President, one or more Vice Presidents, any one or more of
which may be designated Executive Vice President or Senior Vice President, a
Secretary, a Controller, and such other officers as the Board of Directors may
elect or appoint. The Board of Directors may appoint such other officers and
agents, including Assistant Vice Presidents, Assistant Secretaries and
Assistant Controllers, as it shall deem necessary, who shall hold their offices
for such terms and shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as shall
be determined by the Board. Any two or more offices, may be held by the same
person unless the Certificate of Incorporation provides otherwise. No officer
shall execute, acknowledge, verify or countersign any instrument on behalf of
the Corporation in more than one capacity, if such instrument is required by
law, by these by-laws or by any act of the Corporation to be executed,
acknowledged, verified or countersigned by two or more officers. The Chairman
of the Board shall be elected from among the directors. With the foregoing
exceptions, none of the other officers need be a director, and none of the
officers need be a stockholder of the Corporation.
SECTION 6.2. Term of Office. Each officer shall hold office
until his successor shall have been chosen and shall have qualified or until
his death or the effective date of his resignation or removal, or until he
shall cease to be a director in the case of the Chairman and Vice Chairman.
SECTION 6.3. Removal and Resignation. Any officer or agent
elected or appointed by the Board of Directors may be removed, with or without
cause, by the affirmative vote of a majority of the Board of Directors
whenever, in its judgment, the best interests of the Corporation shall be
served thereby, but such removal shall be without prejudice to the contractual
rights, if any, of the person so removed. Election or appointment of an officer
or agent shall not of itself create contract rights. Any officer may resign at
any time by giving written notice to the Corporation. Any such resignation
shall take effect at the date of the receipt of such notice or at
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any later time specified therein, and unless otherwise specified therein, the
acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.
SECTION 6.4. Vacancies. Any vacancy occurring in any office
of the Corporation by death, resignation, removal or otherwise, may be filled
by the Board of Directors for the unexpired portion of the term.
SECTION 6.5. Salaries. The salaries of all officers and
agents of the Corporation shall be fixed by the Board of Directors or pursuant
to its direction; no officer shall be prevented from receiving such salary by
reason of his also being a director.
SECTION 6.6. Chairman of the Board. The Chairman of the Board
(if such office is created by the Board) shall have all powers and shall
perform all duties incident to the office of Chairman of the Board. The
Chairman shall preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors or of the
stockholders of the Corporation. In the Chairman's absence, such duties shall
be attended to by the Vice Chairman of the Board (if any, but if there is more
than one, the Vice Chairman who is senior in terms of time as such) or (if
there is no Vice Chairman) by the President. The Chairman shall formulate and
submit to the Board of Directors or the Executive Committee (if any) matters of
general policy of the Corporation and shall have such other powers and perform
such other duties as usually appertain to the office or as may be prescribed by
the Board of Directors or the executive committee. The Chairman of the Board
may hold such other offices as the Board of Directors may determine.
SECTION 6.7. Vice Chairmen of the Board. In the absence of
the Chairman of the Board, or in the event of his inability or refusal to act,
the Vice Chairman (if any, but if there is more than one, the Vice Chairman who
is senior in terms of time as such) shall perform the duties and exercise the
powers of the Chairman of the Board, and when acting shall have all the powers
of and be subject to all the restriction upon the Chairman of the Board. In the
absence of the Chairman of the Board, such Vice Chairman shall preside at all
meetings of the Board of Directors or of the stockholders of the Corporation.
In the Chairman's and Vice Chairmen's absence, such duties shall be attended to
by the President. The Vice Chairmen shall perform such other duties, and shall
have such other powers, as from time to time may be assigned to them by the
Board of Directors or the Executive Committee (if any).
SECTION 6.8 Chief Executive Officer. The Chief Executive
Officer shall be the chief executive officer of the Corporation and, subject to
the control of the Board of Directors, shall in general manage, supervise, and
control the properties, business, and affairs of the Corporation with all such
powers as may be reasonably incident to such responsibilities. Unless the Board
of Directors otherwise determines, the Chief Executive Officer shall have the
authority to agree upon and execute all leases, contracts, evidences of
indebtedness, and other obligations in the name of the Corporation. In the
absence of the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer shall preside
at all meetings of the Stockholders and (should he be a director) of the Board
of Directors. He may also preside at any such meeting attended by the Chairman
of the Board if
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he is so designated by the Chairman. He shall have the power to appoint and
remove subordinate officers, agents, and employees, except those elected or
appointed by the Board of Directors. The Chief Executive Officer shall keep the
Board of Directors and the Executive Committee fully informed and shall consult
them concerning the business of the Corporation. He shall perform all other
duties normally incident to the office of Chief Executive Officer and such
other duties, and shall have such other powers, as may be prescribed by the
stockholders, the Board of Directors or the Executive Committee (if any) from
time to time.
SECTION 6.9 President. The President shall be the chief
operating officer of the Corporation and, subject to the control of the Chief
Executive Officer and the Board of Directors, shall in general manage,
supervise and control the properties, business and day-to-day affairs of the
Corporation with all such powers as may be reasonably incident to such
responsibilities. In the absence of the Chief Executive Officer, or in the
event of his inability or refusal to act, the President shall perform the
duties and exercise the powers of the Chief Executive Officer. In the absence
of the Chairman of the Board and the Chief Executive Officer, the President
shall preside at all meetings of the Stockholders and (should he be a director)
of the Board of Directors. He may also preside at any such meeting attended by
the Chairman of the Board if he is so designated by the Chairman. He shall have
the power to appoint and remove subordinate officers, agents and employees,
except those elected or appointed by the Board of Directors. Unless the Board
of Directors otherwise determines, the President shall have the authority to
agree upon and execute all leases, contracts, evidences of indebtedness, and
other obligations in the name of the Corporation. The President shall keep the
Board of Directors, the Executive Committee, and the Chief Executive Officer
fully informed and shall consult them concerning the business of the
Corporation. He shall vote, or give a proxy to any other officer of the
Corporation to vote all shares of stock of any other corporation standing in
the name of the Corporation and shall exercise any and all rights and powers
which this Corporation may possess by reason of its ownership of securities in
such other corporation; provided that the Board of Directors may from time to
time, by resolution, confer like powers upon any other person or persons. In
general the President shall have all powers and shall perform all other duties
normally incident to the office of President and such other duties, and shall
have such other powers, as may be prescribed by these by-laws, the Board of
Directors, or the Executive Committee (if any) from time to time. In the
discretion of the Board of Directors, the President may also serve as chief
executive officer of the Corporation.
SECTION 6.10. Vice Presidents. The Board of Directors may
appoint such Vice Presidents, including, Executive or Senior Vice Presidents,
as it may determine to be in the best interests of the Corporation. In the
absence of the President, or in the event of his inability or refusal to act,
the Executive Vice President (or in the event there shall be no Vice President
designated Executive Vice President, any Vice President designated by the
Board) shall perform the duties and exercise the powers of the President, and
when so acting shall have all the powers of and be subject to all the
restrictions upon the President. In the absence of a designation by the Board
of Directors of a Vice President to perform the duties of the President, or in
the event of his absence or inability or refusal to act, the Vice President who
is present and who is senior in terms of time as a Vice President of the
Corporation shall so act. Any Vice President may sign,
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with the Secretary or Assistant Secretary, certificates for shares of the
Corporation. Each Vice President shall perform all duties incident to the
office of Vice President and shall have such powers and perform such other
duties, as from time to time may be assigned to him by these by-laws or by the
Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Board of Directors, or the
Executive Committee (if any).
SECTION 6.11. Secretary. The Secretary shall (a) keep the
minutes of the meetings of the stockholders, the Board of Directors, and
committees of directors; (b) see that all notices are duly given in accordance
with the provisions of these by-laws and as required by law; (c) be custodian
of the corporate records and of the seal of the Corporation, and see that the
seal of the Corporation or a facsimile thereof is affixed to all certificates
for shares prior to the issue thereof and to all documents, the execution of
which on behalf of the Corporation under its seal is duly authorized in
accordance with the provisions of these by-laws and attest the affixation of
the seal of the Corporation thereto; (d) keep or cause to be kept a register of
the post office address of each stockholder which shall be furnished by such
stockholder; (e) sign with the President, or an Executive Vice President or
Vice President, certificates for shares of the Corporation, the issue of which
shall have been authorized by resolution of the Board of Directors; (f) have
general charge of the stock transfer books of the Corporation; and (g) in
general, shall have such other powers and shall perform all duties normally
incident to the office of Secretary and such other duties, and shall have such
other powers, as from time to time may be assigned to him by these by-laws, the
Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Board of Directors, or the
Executive Committee (if any).
SECTION 6.12. Controller. The Controller shall (a) have
charge and custody of and be responsible for all funds and securities of the
Corporation; receive and give receipts for moneys due and payable to the
Corporation from any source whatsoever and deposit all such moneys in the name
of the Corporation in such banks, trust companies, or other depositories as
shall be selected in accordance with the provisions of Section 7.3 of these
by-laws; (b) prepare, or cause to be prepared, for submission at each regular
meeting of the Board of Directors, at each annual meeting of the stockholders,
and at such other times as may be required by the Board of Directors, the
President or the executive committee (if any), a statement of financial
condition of the Corporation in such detail as may be required; and (c) in
general, shall have all powers and shall perform all the duties incident to the
office of Controller and such other duties, and shall have such other powers,
as from time to time may be assigned to him by these by-laws, the Chief
Executive Officer, the President, the Board of Directors, or the Executive
Committee (if any). If required by the Board of Directors, the Controller shall
give a bond for the faithful discharge of his duties in such sum and with such
surety or sureties as the Board of Directors shall determine.
SECTION 6.13. Assistant Secretary or Controller. The
Assistant Secretaries and Assistant Controllers shall, in general, perform such
duties and have such powers as shall be assigned to them by the Secretary or
the Controller, respectively, or by the Chief Executive Officer, the President,
the Board of Directors or the Executive Committee. The Assistant Secretaries
and Assistant Controller shall, in the absence or inability or refusal to act
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Secretary or Controller, respectively, perform all functions and duties which
such absent officers may delegate, but such delegation shall not relieve the
absent officer from the responsibilities and liabilities of his office. The
Assistant Secretaries may sign, with the President or a Vice President,
certificates for shares of the Corporation, the issue of which shall have been
authorized by a resolution of the Board of Directors. The Assistant Controllers
shall respectively, if required by the Board of Directors, give bonds for the
faithful discharge of their duties in such sums and with such sureties as the
Board of Directors shall determine.
ARTICLE VII
CONTRACTS, CHECKS AND DEPOSITS
SECTION 7.1. Contracts. Except as otherwise provided in these
by-laws or by law or as otherwise directed by the Board of Directors, the
Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, and Vice
President, or the Secretary shall be authorized to execute and deliver, in the
and on behalf of the Corporation, all agreements, bonds, contracts, deeds,
mortgages, and other instruments, either for the Corporation's own account or
in a fiduciary or other capacity, and the seal of the Corporation, if
appropriate shall be affixed thereto by any such officer or the Secretary or an
Assistant Secretary. The Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board, the
Chief Executive Officer, or the President or, if designated by the Board of
Directors, the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, or the
President, any Vice President or the Secretary, may authorize any other
officer, employee, or agent to execute and deliver, in the name and on behalf
of the Corporation, agreements, bonds, contracts, deeds, mortgages, and other
instruments, either for the Corporation's own account or in a fiduciary or
other capacity, and, if appropriate, to affix the seal of the Corporation
thereto. The grant of such authority by the Board of Directors or any such
officer may be general or confined to specific conditions. Subject to the
foregoing provisions, the Board of Directors may authorize any officer,
officers, agent or agents, to enter into any contract or execute and deliver
any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation, and such
authority may be general or confined to specific instances.
SECTION 7.2. Checks, Etc. All checks, demands, drafts or
other orders for the payment of money, notes or other evidences of indebtedness
issued in the name of the Corporation, shall be signed and, if so required by
the Board of Directors, shall be countersigned by such officer or officers or
such agent or agents of the Corporation, and in such manner, as shall be
determined by the Board of Directors.
SECTION 7.3. Deposits. All funds of the Corporation not
otherwise employed shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the
Corporation in such banks, trust companies or other depositories as the Board
of Directors may select. Checks, drafts, bills of exchange, acceptances, notes,
obligations, and orders for payment of money made payable to the Corporation
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may be endorsed for deposit to the credit of the Corporation with a duly
authorized depositary by the Controller and/or such other officers or persons
as the Board of Directors from time to time may designate.
SECTION 7.4. Loans. No loans and no renewals of any loans
shall be contracted on behalf of the Corporation except as authorized by the
Board of Directors. When authorized so to do, any officer or agent of the
Corporation may effect loans and advances for the Corporation from any bank,
trust company, or other institution or from any individual, corporation, or
firm, and for such loans and advances may make, execute, and deliver promissory
notes, bonds, or other evidences of indebtedness of the Corporation. When
authorized so to de, any officer or agent of the Corporation may pledge,
hypothecate, or transfer as security for the payment of any and all loans,
advances, indebtedness, and liabilities of the Corporation, any and all stocks,
securities, and other real or personal property at any time held by the
Corporation and to that end may endorse, assign, and deliver same. Such
authority may be general or confined to specific instances.
ARTICLE VIII
CERTIFICATES OF STOCK
SECTION 8.1. Issuance. The shares of the Corporation shall be
represented by certificates, provided that the Board of Directors may provide
by resolution that some or all classes or series of the Corporation's stock may
be uncertificated shares. Any such resolution shall not apply to shares
represented by a certificate until such certificate is surrendered.
Notwithstanding the adoption of such a resolution by the Board of Directors,
every holder of stock represented by certificates and upon request every holder
of uncertificated shares shall be entitled to a certificate or certificates
showing the number of shares of stock registered in his name on the books of
the Corporation. The certificates shall be in such form as may be determined by
the Board of Directors, shall be issued in numerical order and shall be entered
in the books of the Corporation as they are issued. They shall exhibit the
holder's name and number of shares (and if the stock of the Corporation shall
be divided into classes or series, the class or series of such shares) and
shall be signed by the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the
President or a Vice President and by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary or
the Controller or Assistant Controller. Any of or all of the signatures on the
certificate may be facsimiles. The stock record books and the blank stock
certificate books shall be kept by the Secretary, or at the office of such
transfer agent or transfer agents as the Board of Directors may from time to
time by resolution determine. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar
who shall have signed or whose facsimile signature or signatures shall have
been placed upon any such certificate or certificates shall have ceased to be
such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is issued by
the Corporation, such certificate may nevertheless be issued by the Corporation
with the same effect as if such person were such officer, transfer agent or
registrar at the date of issue.
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If the Corporation shall be authorized to issue more than one
class of stock or more than one series of any class, the powers, designations,
preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights of
each class of stock or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or
restrictions of such preferences and/or rights shall be set forth in full or
summarized on the face or back of the certificate which the Corporation shall
issue to represent such class of stock; provided that, except as otherwise
provided by statute, in lieu of the foregoing requirements there may be set
forth on the face or back of the certificate which the Corporation shall issue
to represent such class or series of stock, a statement that the Corporation
will furnish to each stockholder who so requests the powers, designations,
preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights of
each class of stock or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or
restrictions of such preferences and/or rights. Within a reasonable time after
the issuance of transfer of uncertificated stock, the Corporation shall send to
the registered owner thereof a written notice containing the information
required to be set forth or stated on certificates pursuant to this Section 8.1
or otherwise required by statute or with respect to this Section 8.1 a
statement that the Corporation will furnish without charge to each stockholder
who so requests the powers, designations, preferences and relative
participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or
series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such
preferences and/or rights. Except as otherwise expressly provided by law, the
rights and obligations of the holders of uncertificated stock and the rights
and obligations of the holders of certificates representing stock of the same
class and series shall be identical.
All certificates surrendered to the corporation for transfer
shall be cancelled and no new certificate shall be issued until the former
certificate for a like number of shares shall have been surrendered and
cancelled, except that in the case of a lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated
certificate a new one may be issued therefor upon such terms and with such
indemnity, if any, to the Corporation as the Board of Directors may prescribe.
Certificates shall not be issued representing fractional shares of stock.
SECTION 8.2. Lost Certificates. The Board of Directors may
direct a new certificate of stock or uncertificated shares to be issued in
place of any certificate theretofore issued by the Corporation alleged to have
been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by
the person claiming the certificate of stock to be lost, stolen or destroyed.
When authorizing such issue of a new certificate or certificates, the Board of
Directors may, in its discretion and as a condition precedent to the issuance
thereof, require the owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, or
his legal representative, to advertise the same in such manner as it shall
require or to give the Corporation a bond in such sum as it may deem sufficient
to indemnify it against any claim that may be made against the Corporation on
account of the alleged loss, theft or destructions of any such certificate or
the issuance of such new certificate or uncertificated shares, or both.
SECTION 8.3. Transfers. Upon surrender to the Corporation or
the transfer agent of the Corporation of a certificate for shares duly endorsed
or accompanied by proper evidence of succession, assignment or authority to
transfer, it shall be the duty of the Corporation to issue
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a new certificate to the person entitled thereto, cancel the old certificate
and register the transaction upon its books. Upon presentation to the
Corporation or the transfer agent of the Corporation of an instruction with a
request to transfer, pledge or release an uncertificated share or shares, it
shall be the duty of the Corporation to register the transfer, pledge or
release upon its books, and shall provide the registered owner with such
notices as may be required by law. Transfers of shares shall be made only on
the books of the Corporation by the registered holder thereof, or by his
attorney thereunto authorized by power of attorney and filed with the Secretary
of the Corporation or the transfer agent.
SECTION 8.4. Registered Stockholders. The Corporation shall
be entitled to treat the registered owner of any share or shares of stock
whether certificated or uncertificated as the holder in fact thereof and,
accordingly, shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or
interest in such share or shares on the part of any other person, whether or
not it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise provided
by the laws of the State of Delaware.
SECTION 8.5. Regulations Regarding Certificates. The Board of
Directors shall have the power and authority to make all such rules and
regulations as they may deem expedient concerning the issue, transfer and
registration or the replacement of certificates for shares of capital stock of
the Corporation.
ARTICLE IX
DIVIDENDS
SECTION 9.1. Declaration. Dividends upon the capital stock of
the Corporation, subject to the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation,
if any, may be declared by the Board of Directors at any regular or special
meeting, pursuant to law. Dividends may be paid in cash, in property or in
shares of capital stock, subject to the provisions of the Certificate of
Incorporation.
SECTION 9.2. Reserve. Before payment of any dividend, there
may be set aside out of any funds of the Corporation available for dividends
such sum or sums as the Board of Directors from time to time, in its absolute
discretion, shall think proper as a reserve or reserves to meet contingencies,
or for equalizing dividends, or for repairing or maintaining any property of
the Corporation, or for such other purpose as the Board of Directors shall
think conducive to the interest of the Corporation, and the directors may
modify or abolish any such reserve in the manner in which it was created.
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ARTICLE X
INDEMNIFICATION
SECTION 10.1. Third Party Actions. This Corporation shall, to
the maximum extent permitted from time to time under the law of the State of
Delaware, indemnify and upon request shall advance expenses to any person who
was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened,
pending or completed action, suit, proceeding or claim, whether civil,
criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the
name of the Corporation) by reason of the fact that such person is or was or
has agreed to be a director, officer, employee, or agent of this Corporation or
any of its direct or indirect subsidiaries or while such person is or was
serving at the request of this Corporation as a director, officer, partner,
trustee, employee or agent of any corporation, partnership, joint venture,
trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to employee benefit
plans, against expenses (including attorney's fees and expenses), judgments,
fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably
incurred in connection with the investigation, preparation to defend or defense
of such action, suit, proceeding or claim if such person acted in good faith
and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the
best interest of the Corporation, and with respect to any criminal action or
proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe such person's conduct was
unlawful; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not require this
Corporation to indemnify or advance expenses to any person in connection with
any action, suit, proceeding, claim or counterclaim initiated by or on behalf
of such person. Such indemnification shall not be exclusive of other
indemnification rights arising under any by-laws, agreement, vote of directors
or stockholders or otherwise and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs and
legal representatives of such person. Any person seeking indemnification under
this Section 10.1 shall be deemed to have met the standard of conduct required
for such indemnification unless the contrary shall be established.
SECTION 10.2. Actions By or in the Right of the Corporation.
This Corporation shall, to the maximum extent permitted from time to time under
the law of the State of Delaware, indemnify and upon request shall advance
expenses to any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a
party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, proceeding or claim
by or on the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by
reason of the fact that such person is or was or has agreed to be a director,
officer, employee, or agent of this Corporation or any of its direct or
indirect subsidiaries or while such person is or was serving at the request of
this Corporation as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or agent of
any corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise,
including service with respect to employee benefit plans, against expenses
(including attorney's fees and expenses), judgments, fines, penalties and
amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred in connection with
the investigation, preparation to defend or defense of such action, suit,
proceeding or claim if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such
person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interest of the
Corporation, and except that no indemnification shall be made with respect to
any claim, issue, or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to
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be liable to the Corporation unless and only to the extent that the Delaware
Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall
determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in
view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably
entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Delaware Court of Chancery or
such other court shall deem proper. Such indemnification shall not be exclusive
of other indemnification rights arising under any by-laws, agreement, vote of
directors or stockholders or otherwise and shall inure to the benefit of the
heirs and legal representatives of such person. Any person seeking
indemnification under this Section 10.2 shall be deemed to have met the
standard of conduct required for such indemnification unless the contrary shall
be established.
SECTION 10.3. Successful Defense. To the extent that a
director, officer, employee, or agent of the Corporation has been successful on
the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit, or proceeding referred
to in Sections 10.1 or 10.2 or in defense of any claim, issue, or matter
therein, he shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys' fees)
actually and reasonable incurred by him in connection therewith.
SECTION 10.4. Insurance. The Corporation may purchase and
maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer,
employee or agent of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of
the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any
liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such
capacity, or arising out of such person's status as such, whether or not the
Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such
liability under the provisions of this Article X of the by-laws.
SECTION 10.5. Definitions. For purposes of this Article X,
reference to the "Corporation" shall include, in addition to the resulting
corporation, any constituent corporation (including any constituent of a
constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger which, if its separate
existence has continued, would have had power and authority to indemnify its
directors, officers and employees or agents, so that any person who is or was a
director, officer, employee or agent of such constituent corporation, or is or
was serving at the request of such constituent corporation as a director,
officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture,
trust or other enterprise, shall stand in the same position under the
provisions of this Article X with respect to the resulting or surviving
corporation as such person would have with respect to such constituent
corporation if its separate existence had continued.
For purposes of this Article X, references to "other
enterprises" shall include employee benefit plans; references to "fines" shall
include any excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to any employee
benefit plan; and references to "serving at the request of the Corporation"
shall include any service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the
Corporation which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director,
officer, employee, or agent with respect to an employee benefit plan, its
participants, or beneficiaries; and a person who acted in good faith and in a
manner he reasonably believed to be in the interest of the participants and
beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in a
manner "not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation" as referred to in
this Article X.
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SECTION 10.6. Survival; Preservation of Other Rights. The
foregoing indemnification provisions shall be deemed to be a contract between
the Corporation and each director, officer, employee, and agent who serves in
any such capacity at any time while these provisions as well as relevant
provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law are in effect and any repeal
or modification thereof shall not affect any right or obligation then existing
with respect to any state of facts then or previously existing or any action,
suit, or proceeding previously or thereafter brought or threatened based in
whole or in part upon any such state of facts. Such a contract right may not be
modified retroactively without the consent of such director, officer, employee,
or agent.
The indemnification provided by this Article X shall not be deemed
exclusive of any other rights to which those indemnified may be entitled under
any by-law, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or
otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in
another capacity while holding officer, and shall continue as to a person who
has ceased to be a director, officer, employee, or agent and shall inure to the
benefit of the heirs, executors, and administrators of such a person.
ARTICLE XI
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 11.1. Seal. The Board of Directors may provide a
suitable seal, containing the name of the corporation, and the words "Corporate
Seal, Delaware." The seal may be used by causing it or a facsimile thereof to
be impressed or affixed or otherwise reproduced.
SECTION 11.2. Books. The books of the corporation may be kept
(subject to any provision contained in the statutes) outside the State of
Delaware at such place or places as may be designated from time to time by the
Board of Directors.
SECTION 11.3. Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Corporation
shall be such as established from time to time by the Board of Directors.
SECTION 11.4. Resignations. Any director, member of a
committee, or officer may resign at any time. Such resignation shall be made in
writing and shall take effect at the time specified therein, or if no time be
specified, at the time of its receipt by the President or Secretary. The
acceptance of a resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective, unless
expressly so provided in the resignation.
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SECTION 11.5. Facsimile Signatures. In addition to the
provisions for the use of facsimile signatures elsewhere specifically
authorized in these by-laws, facsimile signatures of any officer or officers of
the Corporation may be used whenever and as authorized by the Board of
Directors.
SECTION 11.6. Reliance upon Books, Reports and Records. Each
director and each member of any committee designated by the Board of Directors
shall, in the performance of his duties, be fully protected in relying in good
faith upon the books of account or reports made to the Corporation by any of
its officers, or by an independent certified public accountant, or by an
appraiser selected with reasonable care by the Board of Directors or by any
such committee, or in relying in good faith upon other records of the
Corporation.
ARTICLE XII
AMENDMENT
If provided in the Certificate of Incorporation of the
Corporation, the Board of Directors shall have the power to adopt, amend and
repeal from time to time by-laws of the Corporation, subject to the right of
the stockholders entitled to vote with respect thereto to amend or repeal such
by-laws as adopted or amended by the Board of Directors.
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EXHIBIT 12
WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC.
COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT RATIOS)
(UNAUDITED)
Six Months Ended June 30,
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1999 1998
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Income before income taxes, extraordinary
item and minority interests $1,153,573 $ 817,346
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Fixed charges deducted from income:
Interest expense 361,068 329,085
Implicit interest in rents 76,831 27,318
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437,899 356,403
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Earnings available for fixed charges $1,591,472 $1,173,749
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Interest expense $ 361,068 $ 329,085
Capitalized interest 22,440 18,561
Implicit interest in rents 76,831 27,318
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Total fixed charges $ 460,339 $ 374,964
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Ratio of earnings to fixed charges 3.5 x 3.1 x
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5
1,000
6-MOS
DEC-31-1999
JAN-01-1999
JUN-30-1999
80,999
8,119
2,783,054
127,656
0
3,506,258
18,706,738
6,852,427
22,991,673
3,828,059
10,932,384
0
0
6,251
5,469,681
22,991,673
6,405,210
6,405,210
3,544,876
4,929,628
26,050
0
361,068
1,140,564
475,614
664,950
0
0
0
664,950
1.10
1.05
5
1,000
3-MOS
DEC-31-1998
JAN-01-1999
MAR-31-1999
59,364
8,270
2,498,384
124,984
0
3,528,317
18,424,652
6,913,020
22,582,969
4,037,394
10,981,152
0
0
6,139
4,806,976
22,582,969
3,070,635
3,070,635
1,676,783
2,310,537
10,719
0
176,157
594,660
247,972
346,688
0
0
0
346,688
0.58
0.55
