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 25, 2006
Waste Management, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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1-12154
(Commission File Number)
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73-1309529
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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1001 Fannin, Suite 4000 Houston, Texas
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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77002
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Registrant’s Telephone number, including area code: (713) 512-6200
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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:
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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
Waste Management, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release this morning, October 25, 2006,
announcing its earnings for the quarter ended September 30, 2006. A copy of the press release is
attached hereto as exhibit 99.1.
Additionally, as announced in a press release dated September 25, 2006, the Company is holding
a conference call, open to the public, to discuss these results, from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Central time this morning. The call will be webcast live, and may be heard by accessing the
Company’s website at www.wm.com. The call may also be listened to live by calling (877) 710-6139
and asking for the “Waste Management Conference Call — Call ID 7044631.” A replay of the
conference call will be available through 5:00 p.m. Central time on November 8, 2006. The replay
of the call may be heard over the Internet, by accessing the Company’s website at www.wm.com, or by
telephone by dialing 800-642-1687 and entering conference code 7044631.
On the conference call, management of the Company is expected to discuss its results of
operations using certain non-GAAP financial measures, including: free cash flow and full-year
forecasted free cash flow; adjusted earnings per diluted share, adjusted earnings per diluted share
growth and adjusted earnings per diluted share forecasted for the full year; adjusted income from
operations as a percentage of revenue and adjusted income from operations as a percentage of
revenue growth. Additionally, on the call, management of the Company may refer to “EBIT margin,”
which the Company defines as income from operations as a percentage of revenue. The Company has
provided an explanation of its use of these non-GAAP measures and has reconciled them to the most
comparable GAAP measures in the press release and the schedules thereto, attached to this Form 8-K
as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits
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Press Release dated October 25, 2006 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has caused
this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
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WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC.
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| Date: October 25, 2006 |
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/s/ Rick L Wittenbraker
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Rick L Wittenbraker
Senior Vice President |
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