Item 8.01 Other Events.

Advanced Disposal Services, Inc. (the "Company") is filing this Current Report on Form 8-K to update its prior timing expectations with respect to the acquisition of the Company by an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Waste Management, Inc. ("Waste Management") and the corresponding sale of regulatory divestitures to GFL Environmental, Inc. The Company now anticipates closing these transactions early in the fourth quarter of 2020, following the anticipated completion of the U.S. Department of Justice's regulatory review of the acquisition.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This communication contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the U.S. federal securities laws. Such statements include statements concerning anticipated future events and expectations that are not historical facts. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words such as "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "target," "estimate," "continue," "positions," "plan," "predict," "project," "forecast," "guidance," "goal," "objective," "prospects," "possible" or "potential," by future conditional verbs such as "assume," "will," "would," "should," "could" or "may," or by variations of such words or by similar expressions or the negative thereof. Actual results may vary materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements based on a number of factors, including, without limitation: (1) risks related to the consummation of the merger (the "Merger") between the Company and Waste Management in accordance with the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of April 14, 2019, as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto, dated as of June 24, 2020, as may be further amended from time to time, (the "Amended Merger Agreement"), including the risks that (a) the Merger may not be consummated within the anticipated time period, or at all, (b) the parties may fail to secure the termination or expiration of any waiting period applicable under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, and (c) other conditions to the consummation of the Merger under Amended Merger Agreement may not be satisfied; (2) the effects that any termination of the Amended Merger Agreement may have on the Company or its business, including the risks that (a) the Company's stock price may decline significantly if the Merger is not completed, (b) the Amended Merger Agreement may be terminated in circumstances requiring the Company to pay Waste Management a termination fee, or (c) the circumstances of the termination, including the possible imposition of a 12-month tail period during which the termination fee could be payable upon certain subsequent transactions, may have a chilling effect on alternatives to the Merger; (3) the effects that the announcement or pendency of the Merger may have on the Company and its business, including the risks that as a result (a) the Company's business, operating results or stock price may suffer, (b) the Company's current plans and operations may be disrupted, (c) the Company's ability to retain or recruit key employees may be adversely affected, (d) the Company's business relationships (including, customers and suppliers) may be adversely affected, or (e) the Company's management's or employees' attention may be diverted from other important matters; (4) the effect of limitations that the Amended Merger Agreement places on the Company's ability to operate its business, return capital to stockholders or engage in alternative transactions; (5) the nature, cost and outcome of pending and future litigation and other legal proceedings, including any such proceedings related to the Merger and instituted against the Company and others; (6) the risk that the Merger and related transactions may involve unexpected costs, liabilities or delays; (7) other economic, business, competitive, legal, regulatory, and/or tax factors, including the scope and duration of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic and actions taken by governmental authorities in response thereto and the significant market disruption caused by the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic and its impact on the businesses, operations and financial conditions of the Company and Waste Management; and (8) other factors described under the heading "Risk Factors" in Part I, Item 1A of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 and the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2020 as updated or



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supplemented by subsequent reports that the Company has filed or files with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Potential investors, stockholders and other readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made. The Company does not assume any obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement after it is made, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.





(d) Exhibits



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