UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 1, 2025
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On August 1, 2025, Casella Waste Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) closed the remarketing of $29.0 million aggregate principal amount of the Finance Authority of Maine (the “Issuer”) Solid Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds (Casella Waste Systems, Inc. Project) Series 2015R-1 issued on August 27, 2015 and Series 2015R-2 issued on April 2, 2018 (collectively, the “Bonds”). The Bonds were originally issued in the aggregate principal amount of $30.0 million and have a final maturity of August 1, 2035. On August 1, 2025, the Bonds were remarketed, in the principal amount of $29.0, as a single series designated as Series 2015R-3 (the “Remarketed Bonds”) at an interest rate of 5.000% per annum for an interest rate period ending on July 31, 2035. Also on August 1, 2025, the Company redeemed $1.0 million aggregate principal amount of Bonds with cash on hand.
The Bonds were issued pursuant to the Indenture dated as of August 1, 2015, by and between U.S. Bank National Association, as predecessor in interest to U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”) and the Issuer (the “Indenture”). The proceeds of the offering of the Bonds were loaned to the Company to finance the purchase of assets for use in the Company’s or its subsidiaries’ operations in the State of Maine, and to pay certain costs of issuance of the Bonds pursuant to a Financing Agreement, dated as of August 1, 2015, with the Issuer (the “Financing Agreement”). The Financing Agreement requires the Company to satisfy the obligation to pay amounts from time to time owing with respect to the Bonds issued by the Issuer.
The Remarketed Bonds are guaranteed by substantially all of the subsidiaries of the Company pursuant to a Guaranty Agreement dated as of August 1, 2015, jointly and severally by and among the guarantors party thereto and the Trustee, as joined, amended and supplemented, and as reaffirmed by a Reaffirmation of Guaranty executed by each guarantor dated as of August 1, 2025 (the “Guaranty”). Pursuant to the Guaranty, each guarantor will guarantee to the Trustee for the benefit of the owners and beneficial holders of the Remarketed Bonds the full and prompt payment of (i) the principal of and redemption premium, if any, on the Remarketed Bonds when and as the same become due; (ii) the interest on the Remarketed Bonds when and as the same becomes due; (iii) the purchase price of the Remarketed Bonds tendered or deemed tendered for purchase pursuant to the Indenture; and (iv) all loan payments and purchase price payments due or to become due from the Company under the Financing Agreement (collectively, the “Guaranteed Obligations”). The obligations of each guarantor under the Guaranty will, subject to the release provisions contained therein, remain in full force and effect until the entire principal payment of, redemption premium, if any, and interest on or purchase price of the Remarketed Bonds has been paid or provided for according to the terms of the Indenture and all other Guaranteed Obligations have been paid and satisfied in full.
The Remarketed Bonds were issued as tax-exempt bonds. If the Company does not comply with certain of its covenants under the Indenture, Financing Agreement or Tax Certificate and Agreement dated August 27, 2015, as supplemented by that certain Supplemental Tax Certificate and Agreement dated April 2, 2018 and that certain Second Supplemental Tax Certificate and Agreement dated August 1, 2025 (collectively, the “Tax Certificate”), or if certain representations or warranties made by the Company in the Financing Agreement, Tax Certificate, or in certain related certificates of the Company are false, then the interest on the Remarketed Bonds may become includable in gross income of the bondholders for federal income tax purposes, retroactively to the date of original issuance of such Remarketed Bonds. If the Remarketed Bonds are declared to be taxable or the Financing Agreement is determined to be invalid, the Indenture provides that the Remarketed Bonds are subject to mandatory redemption at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, without premium, plus accrued interest to the date of redemption.
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SIGNATURE
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.
| CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS, INC. | |||||||||||||||||
| Date: August 1, 2025 | By: | /s/ Bradford J. Helgeson | |||||||||||||||
| Bradford J. Helgeson | |||||||||||||||||
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||||||||||||||||
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