On November 15, 2012, Covanta Holding Corporation (the "Company") entered in to a Loan Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2012 (the "MA Loan Agreement"), with the Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (the "MA Issuer"), pursuant to which the MA Issuer will (a) issue and sell (i) $20,000,000 principal amount of 4.875% Resource Recovery Revenue Bonds (Covanta Energy Project), Series 2012A (AMT) due November 1, 2027 (the "MA Series A Bonds"), (ii) $67,225,000 principal amount of 4.875% Resource Recovery Refunding Revenue Bonds (Covanta Energy Project), Series 2012B (Non-AMT) due November 1, 2042 (the "MA Series B Bonds") and (iii) $82,370,000 principal amount of 5.25% Resource Recovery Refunding Revenue Bonds (Covanta Energy Project), Series 2012C (Non-AMT) due November 1, 2042 (the "MA Series C Bonds," and together with the MA Series A Bonds and the MA Series B Bonds, the "Massachusetts Bonds") and (b) loan the proceeds of the Massachusetts Bonds to the Company for the purposes of (i) financing the acquisition, construction and equipping of certain solid waste disposal facilities in Massachusetts (the "Massachusetts Projects"), (ii) redeeming the outstanding principal balance of the MA Issuer's Resource Recovery Revenue Bonds (SEMASS System), Series 2001A, and (iii) redeeming the outstanding principal balance of the MA Issuer's Resource Recovery Revenue Refunding Bonds (Ogden Haverhill Project) series 1998A, Series 1998B and Series 1999A. Principal and interest on the Massachusetts Bonds will be payable from the loan repayments received by the MA Issuer from the Company pursuant to the MA Loan Agreement. The offering of the MA Series A Bonds and the MA Series B Bonds closed on November 15, 2012. The offering of the MA Series C Bonds is expected to close on or about November 30, 2012.

On November 15, 2012, the Company entered into a Loan Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2012 (the "Niagara Loan Agreement," and together with the MA Loan Agreement, the "Loan Agreements"), with the Niagara Area Development Corporation (the "Niagara Issuer"), pursuant to which the Niagara Issuer will (a) issue and sell (i) $130,000,000 principal amount of 5.25% Solid Waste Disposal Facility Refunding Revenue Bonds (Covanta Energy Project), Series 2012A (AMT) due November 1, 2042 (the "Niagara Series A Bonds"), and (ii) $35,010,000 principal amount of 4.00% Solid Waste Disposal Facility Refunding Revenue Bonds (Covanta Energy Project), Series 2012B (Non-AMT) due November 1, 2024 (the "Niagara Series B Bonds," and together with the Niagara Series A Bonds, the "Niagara Bonds") and (b) loan the proceeds of the Niagara Bonds to the Company for the purposes of

The Company's obligations under each of the Loan Agreements are guaranteed by Covanta Energy Corporation ("Covanta Energy"), the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary, pursuant to separate Guaranty Agreements, each dated as of November 1, 2012, by and between Covanta Energy and the Trustee, and relating to the MA Loan Agreement and the Niagara Loan Agreement, respectively (collectively, the "Guaranty Agreements"). Pursuant to each Guaranty Agreement, Covanta Energy unconditionally guarantees the full and prompt payment of all amounts due from the Company under the respective Loan Agreement.

The Massachusetts Bonds and the Niagara Bonds are issued pursuant to separate Indentures of Trust between each of the MA Issuer and the Niagara Issuer, respectively, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, which contain certain terms governing the Massachusetts Bonds and the Niagara Bonds, respectively, including mandatory redemption requirements in the event that (i) the respective Loan Agreement is determined to be invalid, or (ii) the Massachusetts Bonds or the Niagara Bonds, respectively, are determined to be taxable. In the event of a mandatory redemption of the Massachusetts Bonds or the Niagara Bonds, the Company has an obligation under each respective Loan Agreement to prepay the respective loan in order to fund the redemption.

The offering of the Bonds was not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to an applicable exemption from registration.

The foregoing description of the material terms of the MA Loan Agreement, the Niagara Loan Agreement and the respective Guaranty Agreements is qualified in its entirety by reference to the respective agreements, which are attached hereto as Exhibits 10.1, 10.2, 10.3 and 10.4 respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.

(a) Financial Statements of Business Acquired - Not Applicable

(b) Pro Forma Financial Information - Not Applicable

(c) Exhibits

Exhibit
  No.                                       Exhibit

10.1         Loan Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2012, by and between Covanta
             Holding Corporation and the Massachusetts Development Finance Agency.

10.2         Loan Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2012, by and between Covanta
             Holding Corporation and the Niagara Area Development Corporation.

10.3         Guaranty Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2012, by and between
             Covanta Energy Corporation and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association.

10.4         Guaranty Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2012, by and between
             Covanta Energy Corporation and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association.