Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On December 21, 2012, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Swisher Hygiene Inc. (the "Company"), pursuant to the Company's bylaws, increased the size of the Board from eight members to nine and appointed Richard L. Handley to fill the vacancy created by the increase, effective December 21, 2012. The increase in the size of the Board and Mr. Handley's appointment were based on recommendations of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board.

Richard L. Handley, 65, has served as the Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel of Huizenga Holdings Inc. since May 1997. From May 1997 to December 2004, Mr. Handley served as Senior Vice President, Secretary, and General Counsel of Boca Resorts, Inc. From October 1995 to May 1997, Mr. Handley served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel of AutoNation Inc. and its predecessor, Republic Industries Inc. Mr. Handley served as a director of Services Acquisition Corp. International from June 2006 to November 2006. Also, Mr. Handley served as a director of Swisher International Inc. (the predecessor of the Company) from 2004 to 2010. Mr. Handley earned a BA from the University of California, Berkeley, a JD from the University of Utah College of Law, and an LLM from Georgetown University.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No. Exhibit Description

99.1 Press release, dated December 27, 2012.

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