Republic Services and Allied Waste Name Senior Executive Team for Combined Company

  
    
  
  
    
      Republic Services, Inc. (NYSE: RSG) and Allied Waste Industries, Inc. 
      (NYSE: AW) today announced the remainder of the senior executive team 
      who will lead the company following the completion of the merger of the 
      two companies. These experienced individuals will join James O’Connor, 
      Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Don Slager, President and Chief 
      Operating Officer, Tod Holmes, Executive Vice President and Chief 
      Financial Officer, and Tim Donovan, Executive Vice President, General 
      Counsel and Corporate Secretary, whose positions were previously 
      announced.
    
    
      “The combined Republic Services will have the deepest leadership group 
      in the industry,” said Mr. O’Connor. “These leaders, drawn from the 
      extensive experience of both the Republic and Allied executive teams, 
      will play critical roles in our success in merging the complementary 
      assets of two great companies, integrating best practices from both 
      organizations and fulfilling our mission to be the industry leader of 
      solid waste and environmental services.”
    
    
      The following executives will report directly to Mr. O’Connor:
    
    
      
        Brian Bales -- Executive Vice President, Business Development
      
      
        Will Flower -- Executive Vice President, Communications
      
      
        Jeff Hughes – Executive Vice President, Human Resources
      
      
        Gary Sova -- Executive Vice President, Sales & Marketing
      
    
    
      The company’s field operations will be divided into four regions. Each 
      regional leader will have the title of Senior Vice President – 
      Operations and will report directly to Mr. Slager.
    
    
      
        Jeff Andrews -- Senior Vice President, Western Operations (with 
        offices located in Pleasanton, CA)
      
      
        Ron Krall -- Senior Vice President, Eastern Operations (with offices 
        located in Chantilly, VA)
      
      
        Chris Synek -- Senior Vice President, Southern Operations (with 
        offices located in Houston, TX)
      
      
        Kevin Walbridge -- Senior Vice President, Midwestern Operations (with 
        offices located in Indianapolis, IN)
      
    
    
      The companies also announced today that Mike Cordesman and Ed Evans will 
      not be continuing with the company following the completion of the 
      merger. Mr. Cordesman served as President and Chief Operating Officer of 
      Republic Services and Mr. Evans served as Executive Vice President and 
      Chief Personnel Officer of Allied Waste. Both executives have played 
      important roles in the historic success of Republic and Allied 
      respectively, and both were deeply involved in the integration planning 
      process.
    
    
      “Mike and Ed have made tremendous contributions to each company and to 
      this merger,” said Mr. Slager. “Their dedication to the highest levels 
      of customer service and employee development have helped position 
      Republic and Allied for future success. On behalf of our Board and all 
      of our 35,000 employees, we want to thank them for their service and 
      wish them the very best.”
    
    
      Upon completion of the merger, the combined company, which will be 
      called Republic Services, will be the nation’s leading environmental 
      services provider, with expected pro forma revenues of $9 billion. 
      Following the completion of the merger, Allied will be a wholly owned 
      subsidiary of Republic with Allied stockholders receiving approximately 
      51.7% of the outstanding common stock of the combined company in respect 
      of their Allied shares and Republic stockholders retaining approximately 
      48.3% of the outstanding common stock of the combined company, in each 
      case, on a diluted basis. The companies are highly confident that they 
      will meet the projected $150 million of merger synergies in the third 
      year following completion of the transaction.
    
    
      About Republic Services, Inc.
    
    
      Republic Services, Inc. is a leading provider of environmental services 
      including solid waste collection, transfer and disposal services in the 
      United States. The company’s operating units are focused on providing 
      solid waste services for commercial, industrial, municipal and 
      residential customers.
    
    
      About Allied Waste Industries, Inc.
    
    
      Allied Waste is America's second largest non-hazardous solid waste 
      services company and an environmental leader. Headquartered in Phoenix, 
      AZ, Allied Waste provides waste collection, transfer, recycling and 
      disposal services to millions of residential, commercial and industrial 
      customers in over 100 major markets spanning 38 states and Puerto Rico. 
      Allied's team of more than 22,000 dedicated employees operates within a 
      highly efficient, integrated organization that generated 2007 revenue of 
      $6.1 billion.
    
    
      Information Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
    
    
      Certain statements and information included herein constitute 
      “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Federal Private 
      Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These
    
    
      forward-looking statements are identified by words such as “will,” 
      “expects,” “intends,” and similar words. Any such forward-looking 
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      subject to a number of risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may 
      cause actual results to differ materially from expectations expressed in 
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      developments, changes in tax and other laws, the effect of changes in 
      general economic conditions, the risk that a condition to funding under 
      Republic's the new credit facility may not be satisfied, the risk that a 
      regulatory approval that may be required for the merger is not obtained 
      or is obtained subject to conditions that are not anticipated and other 
      risks to consummation of the merger and the risk that the merger, if 
      completed, may not create long-term value for stockholders as expected. 
      Stockholders, potential investors and other readers are urged to 
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