SEC 1473
(09-02)

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FORM 3

 

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549


INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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(Print or Type Responses)

 


 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*



Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

(Last)            (First)            (Middle)



1551 Eastlake Avenue E.

(Street)



Seattle        Washington      98102

(City)      (State)          (Zip)

 2. Date of Event
    Requiring Statement
    (Month/Day/Year)


02/04/2003



 3. I.R.S. Identification
    Number of Reporting
    Person, if an entity
    (voluntary)

 


 4. Issuer Name and Ticker
    or Trading Symbol


Republic Services, Inc. (RSG)

 

 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer

  (Check all applicable)

      Director

      10% Owner

      Officer (give title below)

  X(1)  Other (specify below)


  

 6. If Amendment,
    Date of Original
    (Month/Day/Year)

 




 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
  (Check Applicable Line)


   X  Form filed by One Reporting Person

 

        Form filed by More than One
  Reporting Person

 

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

 

 1. Title of Security
    (Instr. 4)

 2.  Amount of
    Securities
    Beneficially
    Owned
    (Instr. 4)

 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
    (Instr. 5)

 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
    (Instr. 5)

Common Stock

100,000

D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

 

1. Title of
    Derivative
    Security
    (Instr. 4)

2.  Date Exercisable and
    Expiration Date
    (Month/Day/Year)

3. Title and Amount of
    Securities Underlying Derivative
    Security (Instr. 4)

4. Conversion or
    Exercise Price of
    Derivative
    Security

5. Ownership
    Form of Derivative
    Securities: Direct (D)
    or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)

6. Nature of Indirect
    Beneficial
    Ownership
    (Instr. 5)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or
Number of Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.

Explanation of Responses:

(1) The Reporting Person may be deemed to be a member of a Section  13(d)  group  that  beneficially owns  more  than  10% of the  issuer’s  outstanding  Common  Stock.  The Reporting Person disclaims  beneficial ownership of all securities other than those reported  above, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that such a group exists or that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of the securities of such group for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

 

 

/s/ Michael Larson

 

02/11/03

** Signature of Reporting Person
Attorney-in-fact

 

Date

 

Duly authorized under Special Power of Attorney appointing Michael Larson attorney-in-fact, dated March 14, 2001, by and on behalf of William H. Gates III, filed as Exhibit B to Cascade’s Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13D with respect to Pan American Silver Corp. on March 19, 2001, SEC File No. 005-52919, and incorporated by reference herein.

 

*

 

If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).

 

 

 

**

 

Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations.  See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

 

 

 

Note:

 

File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient,

 

 

See Instruction 6 for procedure.

 

 

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Last update: 09/03/2002