UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT

OF 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 4, 2012

 

 

 

US ECOLOGY, INC.

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

DELAWARE 0-11688 95-3889638

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 (Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

     

Lakepointe Centre I,

300 E. Mallard Drive, Suite 300

Boise, Idaho

(Address of principal executive offices)

  

 

 

83706

(Zip Code)

     
     
                                                   

(208) 331-8400

(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:

 

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

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

 
 

 

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure

 

Attached as Exhibit 99.1 and furnished for purposes of Regulation FD is a media advisory issued by US Ecology, Inc. on October 4, 2012.

 

In accordance with general instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this report (including Exhibit 99.1) is furnished and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act.

 

Item 8.01. Other Events

 

US Ecology, Inc., and a third party contractor, entered into a Consent Agreement and Final Order with the United States Environmental Protection Agency stemming from a June 2010 inspection pursuant the Resource Conversation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”). As part of the settlement, the Company has agreed to pay a civil penalty of $165,657 and make additional capital investment in the Recycling Facility to comply with RCRA.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d)Exhibits

 

The following exhibits relating to Item 7.01 shall be deemed to be furnished, and not filed:

 

99.1US Ecology, Inc. Media Advisory – October 4, 2012.

 

 

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.

 

 

 

  US ECOLOGY, INC.
  (Registrant)
   
   
   
   
   
   
Date:  October 5, 2012 By:/S/ Jeffrey R. Feeler
          Jeffrey R. Feeler
          Vice President & Chief Financial Officer