Article: Waste Management Reaffirms Intent to Acquire Republic Services.

HOUSTON -- Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE:WMI) today issued the following statement:

The actions by Republic Services' Board announced today do not change our focus on acquiring Republic. Waste Management made its proposal on July 14, 2008, with the objective of presenting Republic's Board and stockholders a transaction intended to serve the interests of all Republic stockholders as well as Waste Management's stockholders. We are working diligently to prepare a response that addresses all of the issues raised by Republic's Board in their letter dated July 18, 2008.

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