Summary of REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC.

ITEM 5.04. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF TRADING UNDER REGISTRANT'S EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS.
On June 2, 2009, Republic Services, Inc. (the "Company" or "Republic") sent a notice to its directors and executive officers informing them of a proposed blackout period (the "Blackout Period") regarding the Republic Services 401(k) Plan (the "Republic Plan"), and a prohibition on engaging in any non-exempt transactions in equity securities of the Company during the Blackout Period (the "Notice").
The Blackout Period was required in order to effect a merger of the Republic Plan into the Allied Waste Industries, Inc. 401(k) Plan (the "Allied Plan") through a direct transfer of all assets under the Republic Plan to the Allied Plan, resulting in changing the record-keeper of the Republic Plan, the trustee of the Republic Plan and the investment options available in both the Republic Plan and Allied Plan.
The Blackout Period for the Republic Plan is expected to begin at 3:00 p.m. Eastern time on June 26, 2009 and end on July 10, 2009. A notice of the Blackout Period was sent to participants and beneficiaries under the Republic Plan on May 26, 2009.
During the Blackout Period, participants in the Republic Plan will be temporarily unable to access their account information, direct or diversify investments in their individual accounts (including their investments in Republic's common stock), obtain a loan or obtain a distribution. The Notice was provided to the Company's directors and executive officers pursuant to the requirements of Section 306 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Rule 104 of the Securities and Exchange Commission's Regulation BTR. A copy of the Notice is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.
A participant in the Republic Plan, a security holder or other interested person may obtain, without charge, information regarding the Blackout Period, including the actual ending date of the Blackout Period. Information may be obtained before, during and for at least two years after the Blackout Period by contacting Michael Rissman, acting General Counsel, at the following: Republic Services, Inc., 18500 North Allied Way, Phoenix, Arizona 85054, (480) 627-2700.