UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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): April 3, 2012
COVANTA HOLDING CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-6732 | 95-6021257 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
445 South Street, Morristown, New Jersey 07960
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (862) 345-5000
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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| Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On April 3, 2012, Covanta Holding Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it had closed on debt issuances totaling $1.6 billion, completing the refinancing of its previously existing senior secured credit facilities as initially announced in March 2012.
A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information in this Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 is furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of this Form 8-K and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits |
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated April 3, 2012. | |
SIGNATURES
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.
| COVANTA HOLDING CORPORATION | ||||||
| Date: April 3, 2012 | By: | /s/ Timothy J. Simpson | ||||
| Timothy J. Simpson | ||||||
| Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated April 3, 2012. | |