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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event
reported): July 16, 2020
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US ECOLOGY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in
its charter)
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Delaware
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001-39120
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84-2421185
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
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101 S. Capitol Blvd., Suite 1000
Boise, Idaho 83702
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
(208) 331-8400
(Registrant’s telephone number, including
area code)
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(Former name or former address, if changed
since last report)
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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended
to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Securities registered pursuant to Section
12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
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Trading Symbol
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Name of each exchange on which registered
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Common Stock, $0.01 par value
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ECOL
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Nasdaq Global Select Market
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Warrants to Purchase Common Stock
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ECOLW
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Nasdaq Capital Market
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging
growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the
registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards
provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or
Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On November 7, 2019, US Ecology, Inc.
(“Company”) filed a report on Form 8-K with the U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), in which it disclosed among
other matters, that the Board of Directors of the Company (“Board”)
authorized the granting of performance stock units (“PSUs”) to
certain executive officers of the Company (“Named Executive
Officers”) in 2020 (“2020 PSUs”), which would be
earned and vest over a three-year period beginning January 1, 2020 based on the Company’s achievement of targets with
respect to the Company’s adjusted earnings per share (“EPS”)
and return on invested capital (“ROIC”), each weighted at 50% of
the target number of 2020 PSUs. The Compensation Committee of the Board subsequently determined that because of the COVID-19
pandemic and related economic uncertainty, future financial targets, such as EPS and ROIC, would be difficult, if not
impossible, to determine at this time. As a result, these performance targets have not been established and the 2020 PSUs
have not been granted. Because of the uncertain duration of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the broader economy and
the Company, the Board believes that the Company’s total shareholder return (“TSR”)
over the performance period relative to two separate comparator groups is a better measurement of performance and more
aligned with shareholder expectations.
On July 16, 2020, the Board approved the
granting of PSUs to Named Executive Officers, with the performance measure being set to TSR (“2020 PSUs-TSR”).
Specifically, each Named Executive Officer will be eligible to receive 0% to 200% of the target number of PSUs (“Target
PSUs”), based on (i) the Company’s TSR relative to the TSR of the S&P 600 companies (50% of Target PSUs) and
(ii) the TSR of certain companies in the environmental and facilities services industry (50% of Target PSUs), in each case over
a two and one-half year performance period beginning July 1, 2020 and concluding on December 31, 2022. Target PSUs will be established
based on the price of the Company’s common stock as of the grant date and the dollar value of PSUs assigned to each Named
Executive Officer, which dollar value remains unchanged from what the Board previously approved and the Company reported in its
report on Form 8-K filed on November 7, 2019. Performance will be determined as set forth below:
50% Based on TSR vs. S&P 600 Companies
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50% Based on TSR vs. Custom Peer Group
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Percentile Rank - 2.5 Year TSR vs. S&P 600 Companies
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Resulting Shares Earned (% of Target)
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Percentile Rank - 2.5 Year TSR vs. Peer Group Companies
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Resulting Shares Earned (% of Target)
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90th Percentile or above
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200%
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90th Percentile or above
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200%
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50th Percentile
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100%
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50th Percentile
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100%
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35th Percentile
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50%
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35th Percentile
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50%
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Below 35th Percentile
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0%
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Below 35th Percentile
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0%
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· Straight-line interpolation between points
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· Straight-line interpolation between points
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The Board also approved the accrual of
dividend-equivalents on unvested 2020 PSUs-TSR, to be settled as additional shares of the Company’s common stock in proportion
to the number of underlying PSUs that vest. Any accrual will be dependent on the Company re-establishing the currently suspended
dividend.
The foregoing description of 2020 PSUs-TSR
does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Company’s Registration
Statement on Form S-8 filed with the SEC on November 1, 2019, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit
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Number
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Description
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104
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Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
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US Ecology, Inc.
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(Registrant)
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Date: July 20, 2020
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By:/S/ Eric L. Gerratt
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Eric L. Gerratt
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Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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