Current Report on Form 8-K
 



UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K


CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) April 1, 2006

 
WASTE CONNECTIONS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

DELAWARE
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)


COMMISSION FILE NO. 1-31507


94-3283464
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


35 Iron Point Circle, Suite 200, Folsom, CA 95630
(Address of principal executive offices)

(916) 608-8200
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT



ITEM 1.01 ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT.

Effective April 1, 2006, the following executive officers of Waste Connections, Inc. received an increase in their annual base salaries:

Name and Position
Amount of Increase
New Annual Base Salary
Eric O. Hansen, Vice President - Chief Information Officer
$12,500
$145,000
Jerri L. Hunt, Vice President - Human Resources
$20,000
$145,000

 
 
 
 
 

 






SIGNATURES

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


 
WASTE CONNECTIONS, INC.
 
(Registrant)
   
Date: April 3, 2006
BY:    /s/ Worthing F. Jackman                   
 
          Worthing F. Jackman,
 
          Executive Vice President and Chief
 
          Financial Officer