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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K/A
(AMENDMENT NO. 1)

þ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011

OR

£ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from __________ to __________

Commission File Number 000-50808

WCA Waste Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
20-0829917
(State or other jurisdiction of
(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)
Identification Number)

1330 Post Oak Blvd., 30th Floor
 
Houston, Texas
77056
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 292-2400

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class
 
Name of Each Exchange On Which Registered
Common Stock
 
The NASDAQ Stock Market, LLC

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer (as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act). Yes £ No þ

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes £ No þ

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ No £

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes þ No £

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. þ

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check One):

Large accelerated filer £
Accelerated filer £
Non-accelerated filer £
Smaller reporting company þ

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes £ No þ

The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of June 30, 2011 based on the closing sales price as reported on The Nasdaq Stock Market on such date was approximately $69.2 million.  For purposes of this disclosure, shares of common stock held by persons who hold more than 5% of the outstanding shares of common stock and shares held by officers and directors of the registrant as of June 30, 2011 have been excluded in that such persons may be deemed to be affiliates. This determination is not necessarily conclusive.

Number of shares of common stock outstanding as of March 9, 2012: 23,915,045 (excluding 1,073,957 shares of treasury stock).


DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

None

 


 
 

 


 
EXPLANATORY NOTE
 
On March 15, 2012, the Registrant filed its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 with the Securities and Exchange Commission and indicated that it would be incorporating portions of its Proxy Statement for the 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.  This Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A amends such Annual Report on Form 10-K solely to amend Part III, Item 10 through Item 14.  The reference on the cover of the Annual Report on Form 10-K to the incorporation by reference of Registrant’s Definitive Proxy Statement into Part III of the Annual Report is hereby amended to delete that reference.  Except as discussed above, no other revisions are being made to such Annual Report on Form 10-K and this amendment does not reflect events occurring after the filing of such Annual Report on Form 10-K.
 
 
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
 
 
Identification of Directors
 
Name
 
Age
 
Director Since
Tom J. Fatjo, Jr. (1) (Chairman)
 
71
 
2000
Jerome M. Kruszka
 
63
 
2000
Richard E. Bean
 
68
 
2004
Roger A. Ramsey
 
73
 
2004
Preston Moore, Jr.
 
79
 
2006
Honorable John V. Singleton
 
94
 
2006
Daniel J. Clark
 
57
 
2010
 
Tom J. Fatjo, Jr.  Mr. Fatjo, Jr. has served as chairman of our Board of Directors (the “Board”) and chief executive officer since our formation in September 2000.  From 1992 to August 1998, Mr. Fatjo, Jr. served as the chairman and chief executive officer, and from 1994 to 1996 as the president, of TransAmerican Waste Industries, Inc., or TransAmerican, a publicly-held waste management company that merged into USA Waste Services, Inc. in 1998.  In 1990 and 1991, Mr. Fatjo, Jr. was -the co-founder and the chairman of the board of directors and chief executive officer of Republic Waste Industries, Inc., or Republic Waste, another publicly-held waste management company. Mr. Fatjo, Jr. also founded Browning-Ferris Industries, Inc., or BFI, formerly one of the nation’s largest solid waste management companies and now a part of Republic Services, Inc., another publicly-held waste management company. From 1966 to 1976, Mr. Fatjo, Jr. served as the co-chief executive officer responsible for BFI’s mergers and acquisitions and corporate development activities.  Mr. Fatjo, Jr. remained on BFI’s board until 1980. Mr. Fatjo, Jr. received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Rice University. Mr. Fatjo, Jr. has over 45 years of experience in the solid waste management industry, and this experience, along with his service as our chief executive officer, qualifies him to serve as chairman of our Board of Directors.  Mr. Fatjo, Jr. is the father of Tom J. Fatjo, III, our senior vice president - finance and secretary.
 
Jerome M. Kruszka.  Mr. Kruszka has served as one of our directors and our president and chief operating officer since our formation in September 2000. From 1996 to August 1998, Mr. Kruszka served as the president and chief operating officer, and from 1997 to 1998 as a director, of TransAmerican. In 1971, Mr. Kruszka began his career with Waste Management, Inc., the largest publicly-held waste management company in the United States.  From 1971 to 1996, Mr. Kruszka held several positions with Waste Management, Inc. and its affiliates, including general manager, district manager and regional manager for northern California, where over 20 divisions involved in collection, transfer, recycling and landfill operations reported to him, and including vice president of operations, western region manager and member of the executive committee of Chemical Waste Management, Inc. (an affiliate of Waste Management). Mr. Kruszka has over 40 years of experience in the solid waste management industry, and this experience, along with his service as our president and chief operating officer, qualifies him to serve as a member of our Board.
 
 
Richard E. Bean.  Mr. Bean has served as one of our directors and as a member of our audit committee and compensation committee since June 2004.   Mr. Bean serves as the chairman of our audit and compensation committees. Since 1976, Mr. Bean has served as the executive vice president and as a director of Pearce Industries, Inc., a privately held company that markets a variety of oilfield equipment and construction machinery. Mr. Bean served as chief financial officer of Pearce Industries from 1976 to 2004. Mr. Bean is currently the non-executive chairman of the board and chairman of the audit committee of First City Financial Corp., and a director and the chairman of the audit committee of Sanders Morris Harris Group Inc., both of which are publicly-held companies.  Mr. Bean served as a member of the portfolio administration committee of First City Bancorporation Liquidating Trust from July 1995 until February 2004 when the trust was terminated and distributed its remaining assets. Mr. Bean also served as a director of and chairman of the audit committee of TransAmerican from February 1997 to May 1998. Mr. Bean is also a stockholder and director of several closely held corporations. Mr. Bean is involved in numerous civic organizations such as the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo where he serves as a director and member of the audit committee. Mr. Bean received an M.B.A. in Accounting and a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance with honors from the University of Texas at Austin and has been a certified public accountant since 1968. Mr. Bean’s independence and experience as an accountant qualifies him to serve as a member of our Board of Directors.
 
Roger A. Ramsey.  Mr. Ramsey has served as one of our directors and as a member of our audit committee and compensation committee since June 2004.  From December 1999 until its sale in August 2007, Mr. Ramsey served as chairman of the board of VeriCenter, Inc., a privately-owned managed hosting services provider. From October 2004 until its sale in December 2009, Mr. Ramsey served as chairman and chief executive officer of Medserve, Inc., a privately-owned medical waste company.  From July 1997 to December 1998, Mr. Ramsey served as the chairman of the board (non-executive) of Allied Waste Industries, Inc. and as a director from January 1999 to December 2002. From 1989 to June 1997, Mr. Ramsey served as the founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Allied Waste Industries, Inc.  Mr. Ramsey is also the former vice president and chief financial officer, and a co-founder, of BFI. Mr. Ramsey received a B.S. in Commerce (cum laude) from Texas Christian University and has been a certified public accountant since 1962.  Mr. Ramsey is a director and member of the audit and compensation committees of Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc., a publicly-held company.  Mr. Ramsey’s independence and experience as an accountant qualifies him to serve as a member of our Board of Directors.
 
Preston Moore, Jr.  Mr. Moore has served as one of our directors since November 2006. Mr. Moore also serves on our audit committee.  Mr. Moore is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin.  Mr. Moore has served as chairman and chief executive officer of Wilson Business Products, Systems & Services, Inc., and later as President of Wilson Industries.  He also served as president of Volcano Therapeutics, Inc. a publicly-held company, a position from which he retired in 2001.  Mr. Moore was appointed by President George H.W. Bush to serve as the Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary for Administration for the United States Department of Commerce from 1990 through 1992.  From 1995 through 1998, Mr. Moore served as a director of TransAmerican. Mr. Moore currently serves on the Advisory Council of the University of Texas McCombs School of Business, and on the James A. Baker School of Public Policy Leadership Committee at Rice University.  Mr. Moore’s independence and experience as an executive officer of a publicly-held company qualifies him to serve as a member of our Board of Directors.
 
Honorable John V. Singleton.  Judge Singleton has served as one of our directors since November 2006. Judge Singleton is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and obtained his license to practice law in the state of Texas in 1942. Judge Singleton served as a Lieutenant Senior Grade and Gunnery Officer on the USS Dempsey and the USS Greenwood in the United States Navy from 1942 until 1946. Mr. Singleton practiced law in Houston, Texas until 1966, when President Lyndon Johnson appointed him to serve as a District Judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.  In 1979, Judge Singleton was appointed Chief Judge of the Southern District, and took senior status in 1988.  Judge Singleton also served as a District Judge Representative to the Judicial Conference of the United States from 1980 through 1983.  Judge Singleton retired from the bench in 1992. He continues to practice law in association with Richard Haynes & Associates. From 1995 through 1998, Judge Singleton served as a director of TransAmerican. Judge Singleton’s independence, experience in legal matters and as a former director of a publicly-held company qualifies him to serve as a member of our Board of Directors.
 
 
Daniel J. Clark.  On January 15, 2010, Mr. Clark was appointed to fill a vacancy on our Board of Directors.  Since 2000, Mr. Clark has served as a principal of United Nations Insurance Agency, a privately held company that engages in underwriting surety bonds in the waste industry.  Mr. Clark has been responsible for the strategic planning and implementation for national surety programs, the fiscal management of a waste industry surety bond portfolio and the development and supervision of national marketing campaigns.  From 1997 to 2000, Mr. Clark served as Senior Vice President of Corporate Relations for Century Business Services, Inc.  From 1983 to 1993, Mr. Clark served as Chief of Staff for United States Congressman Edward F. Feighan.  Mr. Clark received a B.A. in Political Science from Kalamazoo College and a J.D. from the Cleveland State University Marshall College of Law.  Mr. Clark’s experience in the waste industry qualifies him to serve as a member of our Board of Directors.
 
Directors Designated by Ares Corporate Opportunities Fund II, L.P.
 
Ares Corporate Opportunities Fund II, L.P. (“ACOF II”), as the sole owner of our Preferred Stock, is entitled to elect members to the Board of Directors voting as a separate class as follows: (i) two directors to the Board of Directors for so long as ACOF II continues to hold Preferred Stock representing at least 20% of “post-conversion equity” (outstanding Common Stock assuming conversions into common shares of all securities, including the Preferred Stock and assuming the PIK Dividends accelerated to include a full five years); (ii) one director for so long as it continues to hold at least 10% of post-conversion equity; and (iii) no directors if its post-conversion equity is below 10%.  Accordingly, ACOF II has designated the two members to the Board of Directors as set forth below.  Such members, when officially elected by ACOF II, serve a one-year term or until their successors are duly elected and qualified or until their earlier death, resignation or removal.  Although the Preferred Stock votes together with the Common Stock on all other matters on an as-converted basis, the Preferred Stock does not vote with respect to directors elected by holders of Common Stock.  In connection with its right to elect directors, ACOF II also agreed to certain limits on the qualifications of such directors, and it receives rights to directors and officers insurance and indemnification and observation rights on committees of the Board of Directors.
 
The names and certain additional information with respect to each of the ACOF II-designated members are set forth below.  Although ACOF II has already designated the following persons as their nominees to the Board of Directors, ACOF II has informed us that these persons will be officially elected and become members of the Board of Directors immediately following the Annual Meeting.  The members of the Board of Directors designated by ACOF II have consented to being named in this proxy statement.  There are no family relationships among any of our executive officers and the directors designated by ACOF II.
 
Name
 
Age
 
Director Since
Jeffrey S. Serota
 
46
 
2006
Ryan Berry
 
32
 
2010

Jeffrey S. Serota.  Mr. Serota has served as one of our directors since September 2006.  Mr. Serota is a senior partner in the private equity group of Ares Management. Prior to joining Ares Management in 1997, Mr. Serota was a vice president in the investment banking department of Bear, Stearns & Co. where he specialized in providing investment banking services to financial sponsor clients of the firm.  Prior to joining Bear Stearns, Mr. Serota was with Dabney/Resnick, Inc., a boutique investment bank. At Dabney/Resnick, Mr. Serota specialized in merchant banking and capital raising activities for middle market companies and had primary responsibility for the firm’s bridge financing activities. Mr. Serota also worked at Salomon Brothers Inc. focusing on mergers and acquisitions and merchant banking transactions. Mr. Serota also serves on the boards of directors of EXCO Resources, Inc., Douglas Dynamics, Inc. and SandRidge Energy, Inc. and previously served as a director of EXCO Resources, Inc. from July 2003 to October 2005, as well as the boards of directors of several private companies. Mr. Serota's qualifications to serve on our Board include his leadership experience as a partner at Ares Management, his investment banking and financial expertise and his years of experience providing advisory services to other middle-market companies in the industrial sector. Mr. Serota graduated magna cum laude with a B.S. in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business and received an M.B.A. from UCLA’s Anderson School of Management.
 
 
Ryan Berry. Mr. Berry has served as one of our directors since July 2010. Mr. Berry also serves as a member of our acquisition committee.  Mr. Berry is a vice president in the private equity group of Ares Management LLC with responsibilities in strategy and business development. Mr. Berry joined Ares Management LLC in August 2005 from UBS Investment Bank where he participated in the execution of leveraged buyouts, mergers and acquisitions and debt and equity financings across various industries. Mr. Berry was with UBS Investment Bank from July 2003 until June 2005. Mr. Berry graduated with distinction from the University of Western Ontario with Bachelor of Arts degrees in honors business administration at the Richard Ivey School of Business and cross-disciplinary studies at Huron University College.
 
Identification of Executive Officers
 
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
 
The following persons served as our executive officers, at the discretion of the Board of Directors, during 2010.  Except as set forth below, there are no family relationships among any of our executive officers or nominees for director.  The biographies for Mr. Tom J. Fatjo, Jr., our chairman of the board and chief executive officer, and Mr. Jerome M. Kruszka, our president and chief operating officer, are listed above under the heading “Identification of Directors.”
 
Name
 
Age
 
Position Held
Tom J. Fatjo, Jr.
 
71
 
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
Jerome M. Kruszka
 
63
 
President and Chief Operating Officer
Charles A. Casalinova
 
53
 
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Tom J. Fatjo, III
 
47
 
Senior Vice President — Finance and Secretary

The biographical information of Tom J. Fatjo, Jr. and Jerome M. Kruszka are included under the heading “Identification of Directors” above.
 
Charles A. Casalinova. Mr. Casalinova has served as our senior vice president and chief financial officer since our formation in September 2000. From 1981 to July 1999, Mr. Casalinova held several positions at Waste Management, Inc., including division controller, regional chief information officer, acquisition controller, regional vice president/controller for Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, Oklahoma and north Texas, and regional vice president/controller for Illinois and Indiana. Mr. Casalinova received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Accounting from the University of Akron and became a certified public accountant in 1989. Mr. Casalinova has over 30 years of experience in the solid waste management industry.
 
Tom J. Fatjo, III.  Mr. Fatjo, III has served as our senior vice president — finance and secretary since February 2004.  Prior to that, Mr. Fatjo, III served as our senior vice president and treasurer since our formation in September 2000.  From August 1998 to September 2000, Mr. Fatjo, III served as vice president, treasurer and director of Waste Corporation of America, Inc. From 1992 to August 1998, Mr. Fatjo, III served as vice president-treasurer of TransAmerican.  Mr. Fatjo, III began his career in the solid waste industry with Republic Waste, where he was in charge of investor relations from 1990 through 1991. Mr. Fatjo, III received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Finance from the University of Texas at Austin. Mr. Fatjo, III has over 21 years of experience in the solid waste management industry.  Mr. Fatjo, III is the son of Tom J. Fatjo, Jr., our chairman and chief executive officer.
 
Risk Management
 
Our Board of Directors oversees our management, which is responsible for the day-to-day issues of risk management.  Such oversight is facilitated in large part by the Audit Committee, which receives reports from management, the internal audit team and our independent registered public accounting firm.  In addition, members of management (including the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and General Counsel) may also report directly to the Board of Directors on significant risk management issues.
 
 
Audit Committee
 
The Audit Committee is comprised of Messrs. Bean, Ramsey and Moore.  Mr. Bean serves as chairman of the Audit Committee.
 
Our Board of Directors has determined that Mr. Bean qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert” as that term is defined by Item 407 of Regulation S-K and a “financially sophisticated audit committee member” as that term is defined under Rule 5605(c)(2)(A) of the Marketplace Rules of the NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc.  The Board of Directors has determined that each member of the Audit Committee is “independent,” as that term is defined in the applicable Marketplace Rules of the NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. and Rule 10A-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  The SEC has indicated that the designation of a person as an “audit committee financial expert” does not (i) mean that such person is an expert for any purpose, including without limitation for purposes of Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), (ii) impose on such person any duties, obligations or liability that are greater than the duties, obligations and liability imposed on such person as a member of the audit committee and the board of directors in the absence of such designation, or (iii) affect the duties, obligations or liability of any other member of the audit committee or the board of directors.  The other members of our audit committee satisfy the financial literacy and other requirements for audit committee members under the NASDAQ Marketplace Rules.
 
The Audit Committee adopted an audit committee charter in May 2004.  Pursuant to the charter, the Audit Committee assists the Board in overseeing: (i) our accounting and financial reporting processes; (ii) the audits of our financial statements; (iii) our compliance with legal and regulatory requirements; (iv) our internal controls and risk management procedures; (v) the qualifications and independence of our independent auditors; and (vi) the performance of our internal audit function and our independent auditors. The Audit Committee Charter further provides that the Audit Committee, among other things:
 
·  
has sole authority to appoint, compensate, retain, evaluate and terminate our independent auditors;
 
·  
has sole authority to review and approve in advance all audit and permissible non-audit engagement fees, scope and terms with our independent auditors;
 
·  
will review with members of management and discuss with our independent auditors the annual audited financial statements to be included in our annual reports on Form 10-K (including our disclosures under MD&A) prior to the filing of each annual report on Form 10-K;
 
·  
will review with members of management and discuss with our independent auditors the quarterly financial statements to be included in our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q prior to the filing of each quarterly report on Form 10-Q;
 
·  
review and approve all related party transactions between us and any executive officer or director for potential conflict of interest situations;
 
·  
will monitor the compliance of our officers, directors and employees with our code of business conduct and ethics;
 
·  
will discuss periodically with members of management and our independent auditors the adequacy and effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures, including applicable internal controls and procedures for financial reporting and changes in internal controls designed to address any significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls or material weaknesses therein and any fraud involving management or other employees that are reported to the committee;
 
·  
will establish and maintain procedures for (i) the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints received by us regarding accounting, internal accounting controls and auditing matters and (ii) the confidential, anonymous submission by our employees of concerns regarding questionable accounting or auditing matters; and
 
·  
will prepare the Audit Committee Report included elsewhere in this statement.
 
 
The Audit Committee Charter is available on the “Investor Relations-Corporate Governance” section of our website at www.wcawaste.com.
 
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
 
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires our executive officers, directors and persons who own more than ten percent of a registered class of our equity securities, to file with the SEC initial reports of ownership and reports of changes in ownership of our common stock and other equity securities.  Executive officers, directors and greater than ten percent stockholders are required by SEC regulations to furnish us with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file.
 
To our knowledge, based solely on a review of the copies of such reports furnished to us and written representations that no other reports were required, during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, all Section 16(a) filing requirements applicable to our executive officers, directors and greater than ten percent beneficial owners were complied with.
 
COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
 
Stockholders may communicate with the Board of Directors or with individual directors by sending a letter to our secretary or general counsel at the following address: WCA Waste Corporation, 133- Post Oak Blvd., 30th Floor, Houston, Texas 77056.
 

Communications to one or more directors will be collected and organized by our secretary or general counsel, who will forward such communications to the identified director(s) as soon as practicable after receipt of the communication.
 
CODE OF ETHICS
 
We have adopted a code of business conduct and ethics applicable to all of our officers, directors and employees, including our principal executive officer, principal financial officer and principal accounting officer.  The code of business conduct and ethics is filed as Exhibit 14.1 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004 and is also available on the “Investor Relations-Corporate Governance” section of our website at www.wcawaste.com.  If we amend the code of business conduct and ethics or grant a waiver, including an implicit waiver, from the code of business conduct and ethics, we intend to disclose the information on a current report on Form 8-K within four business days of such amendment or waiver, as applicable.
 
 
ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.
 
Compensation of Directors
 
The table below sets forth the aggregate compensation paid during 2011 to our directors for the current year’s board service.  We did not grant options, non-equity incentive plan awards, or any compensation other than the payment of fees and the grant of restricted stock as shown below.  Our two employee directors, Tom J. Fatjo, Jr. and Jerome M. Kruszka, did not receive any additional compensation for board service during 2011.
 
Name
 
Fees Earned or
Paid in Cash
($)(1)
 
Stock
Awards
($) (2)
 
Total
($)
Richard E. Bean
 
127,000
 
52,500
 
  179,500
Ryan Berry
 
  91,500
 
      52,500 (3)
 
  144,000
Daniel J. Clark
 
  92,000
 
52,500
 
  144,500
Preston Moore, Jr.
 
  96,000
 
52,500
 
  148,500
Roger A. Ramsey
 
  97,000
 
52,500
 
  149,500
Jeffrey S. Serota
 
  90,000
 
      52,500 (3)
 
  142,500
John V. Singleton
 
  93,500
 
52,500
 
  146,000
_________
 
(1)
The annual grants of restricted stock which have been made in prior years to the Company’s non-employee directors for their annual board service immediately following the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders were not made in 2011 since no annual meeting was held.  On December 6, 2011, the Company’s Board of Directors elected to pay each of the non-employees directors for their 2011 board service a cash amount of $60,000, in lieu of a restricted stock award.  Such amounts were paid to the non-employee directors on January 31, 2012.
 
(2)
This column represents the dollar amount recognized for financial statement reporting purposes with respect to shares of restricted stock granted pursuant to the Fourth Amended and Restated 2004 WCA Waste Corporation Incentive Plan (the “Incentive Plan”), as determined pursuant to accounting standards related to stock-based compensation.  The aggregate grant date fair value is computed by multiplying the closing market price of our Common Stock on the grant date by the number of restricted shares granted.  See Note 9 to the consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, filed with the SEC on March 15, 2012, for further discussion on the recognition of stock-based compensation.
 
(3)
These shares are held by Messrs. Berry and Serota for the benefit of Ares Management LLC (“Ares Management”) and the other Ares Entities.  Messrs. Berry and Serota are associated with Ares Management LLC and the other Ares Entities.  Pursuant to the policies of the Ares Entities, each of Messrs. Berry and Serota holds these securities as a nominee for the sole benefit of the Ares Entities and has assigned all economic, pecuniary and voting rights in respect of such securities to Ares Management.  Messrs. Berry and Serota each disclaim beneficial ownership of these shares.
 
The following table sets forth the fees paid in 2011 to our non-employee directors for their service on the Board of Directors and committees of the Board and attendance at Board and committee meetings:
 
Annual Retainer
 
Annual Fee for Audit Committee Chairperson
 
Annual Fee for Compensation Committee Chairperson
 
Board Attendance Fee
(in person)
 
Board Attendance Fee (telephonic)
 
Committee Attendance Fee
(in person)
 
Committee Attendance Fee(telephonic)
$25,000
 
$15,000
 
$15,000
 
$1,000
 
$500
 
$500
 
$250
 
 
For 2011, Messrs. Bean, Berry, Clark, Moore, Ramsey, Serota and Judge Singleton each received $25,000 as their annual retainer for membership on the Board.  For 2011, Mr. Bean served as chairman of the Audit Committee and as chairman of the Compensation Committee.  Mr. Bean received $15,000 and $15,000 for serving as chair of the Audit and Compensation Committees, respectively.  Pursuant to the attendance fee schedule, Mr. Bean received $12,000, Mr. Berry received $6,500, Mr. Clark received $7,000, Mr. Moore received $11,000, Mr. Ramsey received $12,000, Mr. Serota received $5,000 and Judge Singleton received $8,500 for attendance at the Board of Directors and committee meetings during 2011.
 
Each director will be fully indemnified by us for actions associated with being a director to the extent permitted under Delaware law. All directors receive reimbursements for out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with attending meetings of the Board of Directors or committees thereof.
 
No members of our Board, other than Messrs. Fatjo, Jr. and Kruszka whose compensation is described under “Executive Compensation” below, were paid any compensation in 2011 for their services as a director of the company other than the standard compensation arrangement for directors described in this narrative and reimbursement of expenses.  In 2011, our officers and employees who also served as directors did not receive additional compensation for their service as a director and each non-employee director received the cash compensation indicated above.
 
Compensation of Executive Officers
 
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
 
The following tables set forth the aggregate compensation earned during 2011, 2010 and 2009 by the chief executive officer, the chief financial officer and our two mostly highly compensated executive officers other than the chief executive officer and the chief financial officer who were serving as executive officers at the end of the last completed fiscal year (collectively, the “Named Executive Officers” or “NEOs” and each individually a “Named Executive Officer” or “NEO”).
 
Name and Principal Position
 
Year
 
Salary
($)
 
Stock Awards
($) (1)(3)
 
Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation
($) (2)
 
All Other Compensation
($) (4)
 
Total
($)
Tom J. Fatjo, Jr.,
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
 
2011
2010
2009
 
645,000
633,000
395,430
 
356,654
343,134
345,183
 
153,188
449,703
 
209,181
117,304
  79,786
 
1,364,023
1,093,438
1,270,102
Jerome M. Kruszka,
President and Chief Operating Officer
 
2011
2010
2009
 
645,000
633,000
395,430
 
363,382
343,134
345,183
 
153,188
  23,738
449,703
 
  96,756
  28,116
    6,529
 
1,258,326
1,027,988
1,196,845
Charles A. Casalinova,
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 
2011
2010
2009
 
484,000
475,000
296,599
 
273,975
249,148
250,801
 
114,950
  29,688
337,307
 
  49,139
  14,504
  35,323
 
  922,064
  768,340
  920,030
Tom J. Fatjo, III,
Senior Vice President—Finance and Secretary
 
2011
2010
2009
 
484,000
475,000
296,599
 
272,090
236,714
224,953
 
114,950
  29,688
337,307
 
  26,708
  13,129
  27,788
 
  897,748
  754,531
  886,647
_________
 
Columns without data have been omitted.
 
(1)
This column represents the dollar amount recognized for financial statement reporting purposes in fiscal 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively, with respect to shares of restricted Common Stock granted pursuant to the Company Stock Plan, as determined pursuant to accounting standards related to stock-based compensation.  The aggregate grant date fair value is computed by multiplying the closing market price of our Common Stock on the grant date by the number of restricted shares granted.  See Note 9 to the consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, filed with the SEC on March 15, 2012, for further discussion on the recognition of stock-based compensation.  For more information on these awards, see the Grants of Plan-Based Awards table below.
 
(2)
This column represents cash payments made under the 2007 Management Incentive Plan (the “MIP”).
 
 
(3)
Amounts shown in this column include both (i) restricted stock grants made pursuant to the terms of each of the NEOs’ employment agreements which are awarded annually in an amount equal to their respective NEO’s annual salary divided by the average closing price of our Common Stock for the last 10 days ending on January 31st of the grant year and (ii) MIP awards made in the form of restricted stock; however, the amounts shown for 2011 do not reflect that portion of awards granted pursuant to the MIP that were made in the form of restricted Common Stock in January 2012 with respect to the achievement of performance goals in 2011.  All restricted shares reflected in this column vest over three years and are subject to forfeiture under certain circumstances.
 
The table below reflects the number and fair value of the shares of restricted Common Stock that were granted to Messrs. Fatjo, Jr., Kruszka, Casalinova and Fatjo, III under the MIP in January 2012 with respect to the achievement of performance goals established for 2011:
 
Named Executive Officer
 
Grant Date
 
Stock Awards:
Number of Shares of Stock
(#)
 
Grant Date Fair Value
of Stock Awards
($) (*)
Tom J. Fatjo, Jr.
 
1/31/2012
 
23,567
 
153,186
Jerome M. Kruszka
 
1/31/2012
 
23,567
 
153,186
Charles A. Casalinova
 
1/31/2012
 
17,684
 
114,946
Tom J. Fatjo, III
 
1/31/2012
 
17,684
 
114,946
_________
 
*
Based on $6.50 per share, the per share consideration price to be paid in our proposed acquisition by an affiliate of Macquarie Capital.
 
(4)
The 2011 amounts reported for each of the named executive officers in “All Other Compensation” are show below (in dollars):
 
 
Named Executive Officer
 
401(k) Matching
Contributions
($) (1)
 
Health Insurance
Premiums
($)
 
Personal Use of
Company Aircraft
($) (2)
Tom J. Fatjo, Jr.
 
5,500
 
9,916
 
193,765
Jerome M. Kruszka
 
5,500
 
2,739
 
  88,517
Charles A. Casalinova
 
5,500
 
9,916
 
  33,723
Tom J. Fatjo, III
 
4,125
 
9,916
 
  12,667
_________
 
   (1)
We sponsor a 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan for its eligible employees including the NEOs.  Under this plan, eligible employees are permitted to make salary deferrals of amounts up to the Internal Revenue Service limitation.  Salary deferrals will be matched 25% by us, subject to IRS limitations, and employees are 100% vested in these matching contributions after three years of service with us.  Salary deferrals are 100% vested at all times.
 
   (2)
We calculate the amount of the personal aircraft usage perquisite based on our incremental cost.  The calculation is based on the cost of fuel, trip-related maintenance, crew travel expenses, on-board catering, landing fees, trip-related hangar and parking costs, and other variable costs.  Under applicable Internal Revenue Service regulations, we impute income to the NEOs for their personal aircraft usage based upon the Standard Industry Fare Level (SIFL) rates set by the U.S. Department of Transportation.  The amount of imputed income for each NEO, based on the SIFL rates, may not exceed annual limits established by our Board of Directors.  The imputed income to each of the NEOs for the personal aircraft usage in 2011 was as follows (with the maximum amounts established by the Board of Directors indicated in parentheses): $31,702 ($50,000 limit) for Mr. Fatjo, Jr., $16,566 ($50,000 limit) for Mr. Kruszka, $6,736 ($35,000 limit) for Mr. Casalinova and $6,648 ($35,000 limit) for Mr. Fatjo, III.
 
Grants of Plan-Based Awards for Fiscal Year 2011
 
We did not grant non-equity or equity incentive plan awards or stock options during 2011.  Rather, we granted stock awards consisting of restricted Common Stock under the Company Stock Plan and pursuant to employment agreements with each of our NEOs.  The stock awards to the NEOs in 2011 pursuant to the terms of their respective employment agreements were in made on February 10, 2011 based upon the average closing price of our Common Stock for the 10 trading days ending on January 31, 2011.  All of the stock awards granted in 2011 vest in equal one-third increments in 2012, 2013 and 2014.  The
 
 
specific awards of restricted Common Stock that were granted by the Compensation Committee to each of the NEOs in 2011 under the Company Stock Plan and the terms of their respective employment agreements are as follows:
 
Named Executive Officer
 
Grant Date
 
All Other Stock Awards:
Number of Shares of Stock
(#) (1)
 
Grant Date Fair Value
of Stock and Option Awards
($) (2)
Tom J. Fatjo, Jr.
 
2/10/2011
 
80,700
 
403,500
Jerome M. Kruszka
 
2/10/2011
 
80,700
 
403,500
Charles A. Casalinova
 
2/10/2011
 
60,530
 
302,650
Tom J. Fatjo, III
 
2/10/2011
 
60,530
 
302,650
_________
 
(1)  
The number of shares of restricted Common Stock was computed by dividing the NEO’s base salary for 2009 by the average closing price of $4.90 of our Common Stock for the 10 trading days ending on January 31, 2011.
 
(2)  
Based on the market value on the date of grant of $5.00 per share.
 
In accordance with the terms of the MIP and the employment agreements with each of our NEOs, stock awards were granted to each of the NEOs in 2011 for 50% of the performance compensation earned under the MIP in 2010.  The specific awards of restricted Common Stock that were granted by the Compensation Committee to each of the NEOs in 2011 under the MIP and the terms of their respective employment agreements are as follows:
 
Named Executive Officer
 
Grant Date
 
All Other Stock Awards:
Number of Shares of Stock
(#) (1)
 
Grant Date Fair Value
of Stock and Option Awards
($) (2)
Jerome M. Kruszka
 
2/10/2011
 
4,844
 
24,220
Charles A. Casalinova
 
2/10/2011
 
6,059
 
30,295
Tom J. Fatjo, III
 
2/10/2011
 
6,059
 
30,295
_________
 
(1)  
The number of shares of restricted Common Stock was computed by dividing 50% of the incentive compensation amount earned under the MIP by each of the NEOs in 2010 by the average closing price of $4.90 of our Common Stock for the 10 trading days ending on January 31, 2011.
 
(2)  
Based on the market value on the date of grant of $5.00 per share.
 
Narrative to Summary Compensation Table and Plan-Based Awards Table
 
Employment Agreements
 
In 2007, our subsidiary, WCA Management Company, L.P. (“WCA Management”), entered into an employment agreement (effective January 1, 2007) with each of the NEOs, as follows: Tom J. Fatjo, Jr., our chief executive officer, Jerome M. Kruszka, our president and chief operating officer, Charles A. Casalinova, our senior vice president and chief financial officer, and Tom J. Fatjo, III, our senior vice president-finance and secretary.  We have guaranteed WCA Management’s obligations under these employment agreements.  In December of 2008, the employment agreement with each NEO was amended and restated to make adjustments required by the regulations promulgated under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended.  On May 19, 2010, retroactively effective to January 1, 2010, the employment agreements with each NEO were further amended and restated to (i) reduce the amount that each NEO is eligible to earn annually under the MIP, (ii) increase the base salaries of each of the NEOs to partially offset the reduction in potential compensation under the MIP, and (iii) modify the methodology for calculating the shares of restricted Common Stock granted annually to the NEOs under the terms of their employment agreements. Below is a summary description of the material terms of these employment agreements as amended and restated and, as such, is not complete.  Complete copies of each of these employment agreements are filed as exhibits to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 20, 2010 with the SEC.
 
 
·  
Term of Each Employment Agreement.  The employment agreement for each of the NEOs provides for a term of three years commencing on the effective date plus any extensions (the “Term”).  On the first day of each calendar month, the Term is automatically extended for an additional calendar month unless WCA Management or the NEO gives notice not to extend the Term.  The agreements terminate on the earlier of (i) the last day of the Term (as extended), (ii) the NEO’s death, (iii) notice that the NEO is “permanently disabled” (as defined in the employment agreements), (iv) WCA Management’s termination of the NEO’s employment for “cause” (as defined in the employment agreements) or (v) the NEO’s termination of his employment for “good reason” (as defined in the employment agreements).
 
·  
Compensation. The employment agreements provide for the following base salaries for the NEOs for 2011 and 2012:
 
 
Named Executive Officer
 
2011 Base Salary
($)
 
2012 Base Salary
($)
Tom J. Fatjo, Jr.
 
645,000
 
664,350
Jerome M. Kruszka
 
645,000
 
664,350
Charles A. Casalinova
 
484,000
 
498,520
Tom J. Fatjo, III
 
484,000
 
498,520
 
In accordance with our compensation policies and the employment agreements with each of the NEOs, the base salaries are increased each year by not less than the increase during the immediately preceding year in the Consumer Price Index for the Houston Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (the “Houston CPI”).  The increase in the NEO’s base salaries from 2010 to 2011 was equal to the 1.9% increase in the Houston CPI for the previous 12 months and from 2011 to 2012 was equal to the estimated increase in the Houston CPI of 3.0% for 2011.
 
·  
 Participation in Compensation Plans.  Each NEO and various other key officers are eligible to participate in the following plans:
 
·  
2007 Management Incentive Plan.  Pursuant to the MIP, each participant, including the NEOs, has the opportunity to earn an annual bonus based on performance measures and annual incentive plan goals, which are established by the Compensation Committee.  The opportunity to earn a bonus under the MIP is expressed as a percentage of base salary and is set each year for each NEO separately.  For 2011 and 2012, the maximum percentage of base salary for each NEO is 50%, which amount was reduced from 200% of each NEO’s annual base salary under the 2010 amendment and restatement of their respective employment agreements.   Awards under the MIP are paid one-half in cash and one-half in restricted shares of our Common Stock.
 
·  
For 2011, the Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors established seven performance criteria for potential 2011 awards to the NEOs under the MIP.  The 2011 performance criteria were as follows: (1) an EBITDA goal, (2) a net income goal, (3) a targeted acquisition goal, (4) a goal related to refinancing our $150 million of senior notes due 2014, (5) a recapitalization goal, (6) tiered goals relating to our leverage ratio, and (7) an analyst coverage goal. The percentage amount of each performance criteria that was allocated to the total potential MIP award for each NEO in 2011 was determined by the Compensation Committee based upon the functional duties and responsibilities of each of the NEOs.  Each of the seven 2011 performance criteria were applicable to all four NEOs; however, the percentage amount allocable to each was determined based upon their respective duties and responsibilities.  For 2011, the Compensation Committee determined that, based on the proposed merger between us, Cod Merger Company, Inc. and Cod Intermediate, LLC (the “Merger”) and the performance of the Company through September 30, 2011, all of the performance goals, except for net income, had been met.  Based on the achievement of such performance criteria, the NEOs earned MIP awards for 2011 equal to the following percentage amounts of their respective 2011 annual salaries: Mr. Fatjo, Jr., 47.5%; Mr. Kruszka, 47.5%; Mr. Casalinova, 47.5%; and Mr. Fatjo, III, 47.5%.
 
 
·  
In light of the pending proposed Merger, the Compensation Committee has elected not to establish specific performance criteria for 2012.  Other than change in control payments to be made to the NEOs in connection with the Merger, no MIP awards are anticipated to be made to the NEOs for 2012 performance.  In the event that the Merger does not close, the Compensation Committee will determine the appropriate performance criteria for the remainder of 2012.
 
·  
Restricted Stock Grants.  Under the terms of their respective employment agreements, the NEOs receive annual grants of restricted Common Stock under the Company Stock Plan, with such grants being made in January of each year.  Commencing in 2010, annual awards of restricted Common Stock awarded to the NEOs pursuant to their employment agreements, as amended on May 18, 2010, are determined by dividing the NEO's annual base salary for 2009 by the average closing price of our Common Stock, as quoted on The NASDAQ Stock Market, for the last ten (10) trading days that ends on January 31st of the grant year (the “Restricted Stock Fair Market Value Amount”).  This amount for the 2011 restricted stock grants was $4.90.  For periods commencing on January 1, 2011 and annually thereafter, the annual base salary amount to be used to determine the amount of restricted Common Stock to be awarded to each NEO are determined by the Compensation Committee in consultation with the NEOs; provided, however, that such amount may not be less than the NEO’s 2009 base salary.  The 2009 annual base salary amounts were used in determining the restricted stock awards for both 2011 and 2012.  The 2009 annual base salary amounts and the $6.50 per share Merger consideration were used in determining the restricted stock awards for 2012.
 
The restricted stock awards for 2011 were made in two separate grants, each of which was made on February 10, 2011. A grant was made to each of the NEOs in an amount equal to their 2009 annual base salary divided by the Restricted Stock Fair Value Amount as of January 31, 2011, which was $4.90 per share.  Except for Tom J. Fatjo, Jr., the NEOs received an additional grant based upon the Compensation Committee’s determination of the achievement of the MIP performance goals for 2010 by each of the NEOs as described under “2007 Management Incentive Plan” above.  In determining the grant amount, the respective NEO’s 2010 annual base salary was multiplied by MIP performance achievement percentage and the resulting dollar amount was divided by the Restricted Stock Fair Value Amount as of January 31, 2011, which was $4.90 per share.
 
Under the terms of the employment agreements, each NEO is entitled to receive a restricted stock grant based on the same formula in each subsequent year in which such NEO remains an employee.  These restricted stock grants vest in one-third increments over the three-year period following the date of grant.  Dividends are payable on these awards, whether or not they are vested, to the extent any dividends are paid on the Common Stock.
 
·  
Other Plans.  The NEOs and, to the extent applicable, the NEOs’ family, dependents and beneficiaries, may participate in the benefit or similar plans, policies or programs provided to similarly situated employees under our standard employment practices as in effect from time to time.
 
·  
Termination and Change in Control Payments.  The employment agreements provide for the following termination payments:
 
·  
Upon termination for any reason whatsoever, an NEO (or in case of death, his estate) is entitled to all salary and expense reimbursements due through the date of such termination and such benefits as are available pursuant to the terms of any benefit or similar plans, policies or programs in which he was participating at the time of such termination.
 

·  
Upon termination for death or permanent disability (as defined in the employment agreement), in lieu of any further salary, bonus payments, or other severance, an NEO (or his estate, as applicable) will be entitled to a lump-sum cash severance payment equal to the amount of his base salary (computed at the rate then in effect) for the remaining Term of the employment agreement.
 
·  
Upon termination of an NEO for any reason other than death, permanent disability or cause (as defined in the employment agreement), or if the NEO terminates his employment for good reason (as defined in the employment agreement), he will be entitled to continued salary payments throughout the balance of the Term, to continue coverage under any annual and long-term incentive plans, and to other benefits pursuant to the employment agreement.  If WCA Management pays this salary and benefits for the Term of the employment agreement, the NEO will be subject to non-competition and confidentiality covenants through that full Term.
 
·  
Upon a Change in Control (as defined below) or within 24 months thereafter, an NEO (and certain other key officers) will be entitled to certain change of control payments if (a) his employment is involuntarily terminated other than for cause, (b) his reporting level is significantly reduced (as determined by the officer in good faith), (c) his base salary and annual incentive compensation is reduced by 10% or more, or (d) he is required to relocate by more than 50 miles.  If triggered, the Change in Control payments to an NEO (or other key officers) will be made in a lump sum cash payment equal to (1) three times the sum of (i) his base salary and (ii) his average annual bonus pursuant to any annual bonus plan in effect as to any of the three consecutive calendar years ending immediately before the calendar year in which the last event triggering the right to the payment occurred, and (2) any benefit that may be payable under the Incentive Plan or the MIP based on performance achieved as of the date on which the NEO’s employment with the Company terminates following a Change in Control.  Additionally, if an NEO’s employment is terminated within 24 months of a Change in Control, he is also entitled to receive such benefits as may be available under any benefit or similar plans, policies or programs in which the NEO was participating at the time of termination of his employment.  “Change in Control” is defined to mean any one of the following events:
 
 
(i)
a change in the ownership of WCA Waste Corporation, a change in the effective control of a company or a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of a corporation, as specifically provided in Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), which includes if one person or more persons acting as a group acquires ownership of more than fifty percent (50%) of the total fair market value or voting power of our stock;
 
 
(i)
one person, or more than one person acting as a group, acquires (or has acquired during the twelve (12) month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such person or persons) ownership of our stock; or
 
 
(iii)
a majority of members of our Board of Directors is replaced during any twelve (12) month period by directors whose appointment or election is not endorsed by a majority of the Board of Directors before the date of the appointment or election.
 
If this definition of Change in Control does not conform to the definition of change in control under Section 409A of the Code, as in effect from time to time, the definition will be deemed amended for purposes of the NEOs’ employment agreements to conform to the requirements of Section 409A of the Code.
 
·  
Any payment to be made to the respective NEOs resulting from his “separation from service,” as defined in Section 409A of the Code, will be delayed for six months following such separation from service.
 
 
·  
 Gross-Up Payments for Excise Taxes.  If payments to be made to NEOs or other key officers (whether under the employment agreements or any other agreement or plan) are subject to state or federal excise taxes (and any interest or penalties with respect to such taxes), such officers will be entitled to additional payments so that the net amount after payment of the excise tax (and any such interest or penalties) will equal the total payments they are entitled to receive under their employment agreements.  However, if no excise tax would be payable if the total payments were reduced by 3% or less, then the aggregate payments shall be reduced by the amount necessary to avoid application of the excise tax.
 
·  
Other provisions.  The employment agreements with the NEOs (and other key officers) also contain other provisions, including provisions to prevent duplication of benefits to waive any requirement that an officer seek other employment, to prevent any reduction in payments because of compensation earned from other employers, and to waive any offset rights by WCA Waste.  The employment agreements also subject each NEO and other key officers to certain non-compete and confidentiality covenants during the Term of the employment agreements.
 
Additional information regarding the termination and Change-in-Control provisions of the NEOs’ employment agreements are set forth below under “Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change-in-Control.”
 
 
The following table sets forth certain information regarding equity-based awards received by each of the NEOs as of December 31, 2011.
 
Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End 2011
 
   
Option Awards
 
Stock Awards
Name
 
Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options
(#)
Exercisable
 
Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options
(#)
Unexercisable
 
Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Unearned Options
(#)
 
Option Exercise Price
($)
 
Option Expiration Date
 
Number of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested
(#)
 
Market Value of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested
($) (1)
 
Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested
(#)
 
Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Market or Payout Value of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested
($)
Tom J. Fatjo, Jr.
 
100,000
 
 
 
9.50
 
6/22/2014
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
13,875 (2)
 
  90,326
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
  4,336 (3)
 
  28,227
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
27,749 (4)
 
180,646
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
14,909 (5)
 
  97,058
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
36,864 (6)
 
239,985
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
80,700 (7)
 
525,357
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
      —  (8)
 
 
 
Jerome M. Kruszka
 
100,000
 
 
 
9.50
 
6/22/2014
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
13,875 (2)
 
  90,326
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
  4,336 (3)
 
  28,227
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
27,749 (4)
 
180,646
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
14,909 (5)
 
  97,058
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
36,864 (6)
 
239,985
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
80,700 (7)
 
525,357
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
  4,844 (8)
 
  31,534
 
 
Charles A. Casalinova
 
 75,000
 
 
 
9.50
 
6/22/2014
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
             10,408 (2)
 
                67,756
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
               2,927 (3)
 
                19,055
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
             20,813 (4)
 
              135,493
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
11,182 (5)
 
 72,795
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
             27,651 (6)
 
              180,008
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
             60,530 (7)
 
              394,050
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
  6,059 (8)
 
 39,444
 
 
Tom J. Fatjo, III
 
 65,000
 
 
 
9.50
 
6/22/2014
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
             10,408 (2)
 
                67,756
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
  2,927 (3)
 
                19,055
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
             20,813 (4)
 
              135,493
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
11,182 (5)
 
 72,795
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
             27,651 (6)
 
              180,008
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
             60,530 (7)
 
              394,050
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
  6,059 (8)
 
 39,444
 
 
_________
 
 
(1)
Determined by multiplying the closing market price of our Common Stock as of December 30, 2011 ($6.51) by the number of shares in the prior column.
 
(2)
These restricted stock awards were granted on January 8, 2009 under the terms of the NEOs’ respective employment agreements and the Incentive Plan. The first one-third increment of these restricted stock awards vested on January 8, 2010 and the remaining restricted stock awards vest as follows:
 
Named Executive Officer
 
1/8/2012
Mr. Fatjo, Jr.
 
13,875
Mr. Kruszka
 
13,875
Mr. Casalinova
 
10,408
Mr. Fatjo, III
 
10,408
 
(3)
These restricted stock awards were granted on February 25, 2009 in payment of the incentive compensation earned for 2008 be each of the NEOs under the MIP.  The first one-third increment of these restricted stock awards vested on February 25, 2010 and the remaining restricted stock awards vest as follows:
 
Named Executive Officer
 
2/25/2012
Mr. Fatjo, Jr.
 
4,336
Mr. Kruszka
 
4,336
Mr. Casalinova
 
2,927
Mr. Fatjo, III
 
2,927

 
(4)
These restricted stock awards were granted on January 8, 2010 under the terms of the NEOs’ respective employment agreements and the Incentive Plan.  The first one-third increment of these restricted stock awards vested on January 8, 2011 and the remaining restricted stock awards vest as follows:
 
Named Executive Officer
 
1/8/2012
 
1/8/2013
Mr. Fatjo, Jr.
 
13,875
 
13,874
Mr. Kruszka
 
13,875
 
13,874
Mr. Casalinova
 
10,407
 
10,406
Mr. Fatjo, III
 
10,407
 
10,406
 
(5)
These restricted stock awards were granted on February 12, 2010 in payment of the incentive compensation earned for 2009 be each of the NEOs under the MIP.  The first one-third increment of these restricted stock awards vested on February 12, 2011 and the remaining restricted stock awards vest as follows:
 
Named Executive Officer
 
2/12/2012
 
2/12/2013
Mr. Fatjo, Jr.
 
7,454
 
7,455
Mr. Kruszka
 
7,454
 
7,455
Mr. Casalinova
 
5,591
 
5,591
Mr. Fatjo, III
 
5,591
 
5,591
 
 
(6)
These restricted stock awards were granted on September 28, 2010 under the terms of the NEOs’ respective employment agreements and the Incentive Plan.  The first one-third increment of these restricted stock awards vested on September 28, 2011 and the remaining restricted stock awards vest as follows:
 
Named Executive Officer
 
9/28/2012
 
9/28/2013
Mr. Fatjo, Jr.
 
18,432
 
18,432
Mr. Kruszka
 
18,432
 
18,432
Mr. Casalinova
 
13,825
 
13,826
Mr. Fatjo, III
 
13,825
 
13,826
 
(7)
These restricted stock awards were granted on February 10, 2011 under the terms of the NEOs’ respective employment agreements and the Incentive Plan and vest as follows:
 
Named Executive Officer
 
2/10/2012
 
2/10/2013
 
2/10/2014
Mr. Fatjo, Jr.
 
26,900
 
26,900
 
26,900
Mr. Kruszka
 
26,900
 
26,900
 
26,900
Mr. Casalinova
 
20,177
 
20,177
 
20,176
Mr. Fatjo, III
 
20,177
 
20,177
 
20,176
 
(8)
These restricted stock awards were granted on February 10, 2011 in payment of the incentive compensation earned for 2010 by each of the NEOs under the MIP and vest as follows:
 
Named Executive Officer
 
2/10/2012
 
2/10/2013
 
2/10/2014
Mr. Kruszka
 
1,615
 
1,615
 
1,614
Mr. Casalinova
 
2,020
 
2,020
 
2,019
Mr. Fatjo, III
 
2,020
 
2,020
 
2,019
 
In 2011, none of the NEOs exercised any of the options previously granted to them, all of which are vested in full.  The following table sets forth certain information regarding vesting of restricted stock held by the NEOs during the year ended December 31, 2011.
 
Stock Vested in Fiscal Year 2011
 
 
 
Named Executive Officer
 
Stock Awards
 
Number of Shares
Acquired on Vesting
 
Value Realized on Vesting
($) (1)
Tom J. Fatjo, Jr.
 
85,384
 
411,081
Jerome M. Kruszka
 
85,384
 
411,081
Charles A. Casalinova
 
62,702
 
301,729
Tom J. Fatjo, III
 
61,176
 
294,297
__________
 
Determined by multiplying the number of shares of stock that vested during 2011 by the closing market price of our Common Stock on the respective vesting dates, but excluding any tax obligation incurred in connection with such vesting.
 
Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change-in-Control
 
The following summaries set forth potential payments payable to our NEOs upon termination of employment or a Change in Control of us under their current employment agreements and our stock plans and other compensation programs.  For purposes of the following summaries, dollar amounts are estimates based on salary as of December 31, 2011, benefits paid to the named executive officer in fiscal year 2011 (and any prior years as applicable) and stock and option holdings of the name executive officer as of December 31, 2011.  The summaries assume a price per share of our common stock of $6.51 per share, which was the closing price per share on December 30, 2011, as reported on the NASDAQ Stock Market.  In order to determine the number of shares to be granted in unknown future periods under the remaining term of the employment agreement, the summaries also assume $5.86 per share as the estimated 10-day average stock price, which was the average closing price of our Common Stock for the 10 trading days ending on December 30, 2011.
 
 
Termination and Change in Control. Each of our NEOs is entitled to certain benefits under his employment agreement upon any of the following:
 
·  
we terminate his employment as a result of his death;
 
·  
we terminate his employment as a result of his permanent disability;
 
·  
we terminate his employment for cause;
 
·  
the NEO terminates his employment for good reason; and
 
·  
the NEO involuntarily terminates for any reason other than cause within 24 months following a Change in Control.
 
Upon our Change in Control, all of the NEOs restricted stock that is unvested will automatically accelerate and become fully vested.
 
Upon termination for any reason whatsoever, each NEO (or in case of death, his estate) is entitled to all salary and expense reimbursements due to such NEO through the date of his termination and such benefits as are available pursuant to the terms of any benefit or similar plans, policies or programs in which he was participating at the time of such termination.
 
Death or Permanent Disability.  Upon termination for death or permanent disability, in lieu of further salary, bonus payments, or other severance, we will pay to such NEO (or his estate), within 30 days of such termination, a lump sum cash severance payment equal to his base salary for the remaining term of his employment agreement as in effect immediately prior to such termination.
 
Termination by Us for Reason Other than Death, Permanent Disability, or Cause, or by the NEO for Good Reason.  Throughout the full term of each NEO’s employment agreement, we shall continue to pay such NEO’s salary, continue coverage in any annual and long-term incentive plans, and provide benefits as described in his employment agreement.
 
Termination by Us within 24 Months Following a Change in Control.  We shall pay to each NEO, within thirty (30) days after termination (in the event such termination occurs within 24 months of a Change in Control), a lump sum cash payment equal to (a) three times the sum of (i) the NEO’s annual base salary in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control and (ii) the NEO’s average annual bonus, plus (b) any benefit that may be payable under the Incentive Plan or the MIP based on performance achieved as of the date on which NEO’s employment with the Company terminates following a Change in Control.  The average annual bonus shall mean the average annual bonus earned by the affected NEO pursuant to any annual bonus plan in which such NEO participated during any of the three consecutive calendar years ending immediately prior to the year of termination.  Additionally, if an NEO’s employment is terminated within 24 months of a Change in Control, he is also entitled to receive such benefits as may be available under any benefit or similar plans, policies or programs in which the NEO was participating at the time of termination of his employment.
 
If any payment or benefit under each NEO’s employment agreement is determined to be subject to the excise tax for “excess parachute payments” under U.S. federal income tax rules, such NEO is entitled to receive an additional amount (“tax gross-up”) to adjust for the incremental tax costs of those payments to him.  However, if any NEO’s payments due on a termination following a Change in Control do not exceed 103% of his average compensation for the previous five years, then his payments shall be scaled back such that an excise tax is not due.
 
 
Tom Fatjo Jr.
 
Assuming  that Tom Fatjo Jr.’s employment was terminated under each of these circumstances, or a change in control occurred on December 31, 2011, such payments and benefits have an estimated value as follows (less applicable withholding taxes):
 
Scenario
 
Cash Severance
($)
 
Tax Gross-Ups
($)
 
Value of Equity Awards Received
or to be Received
($)
Death or Permanent Disability
 
1,935,000 (1)
 
 
Termination for cause
 
 
 
Termination for good reason by Mr. Fatjo Jr. or without cause by WCA Waste Corporation
 
2,464,998 (2)
 
 
1,734,188 (3)
Involuntary Termination other than for cause within 24 months of a change in control
 
3,994,664 (4)
 
 
1,315,020 (5)
__________
 
(1)
This amount represents three times the 2011 base salary for Mr. Fatjo.
 
(2)
This amount represents three times the sum of (a) Mr. Fatjo’s annual base salary for 2011; (b) the maximum award for which Mr. Fatjo was eligible in 2011 under the MIP in accordance with the terms of his employment agreement; (c) matching 401(k) contribution made to his account for 2011; and (d) the health insurance premiums made for Mr. Fatjo’s benefit in 2011.
 
(3)
This amount represents the sum of the amount of accelerated unvested restricted stock currently owned plus any grants of restricted stock to be vested during the remaining three year term of the employment agreement based on the closing price of our Common Stock on December 30, 2011 ($6.51).
 
(4)
This amount represents the sum of (a) three times the sum of Mr. Fatjo’s base salary ($645,000), average annual bonus over the prior three calendar years ($322,841), life insurance premium reimbursement ($37,031) and COBRA premium reimbursement ($12,000), (b) a calculated expected value based on vested amounts of restricted stock that would have been awarded to Mr. Fatjo for the remaining term of his employment agreement but for the occurrence of the Change in Control (the “CIC Restricted Stock Award”), and (c) the cash portion of the MIP award earned by Mr. Fatjo for performance achieved in 2011 but which has not been paid.  Restricted Stock Awards are awarded annually to Mr. Fatjo equal currently to his 2009 annual base salary divided by the fair market value of Company’s Common Stock determined as of the date of award.  The CIC Restricted Stock Award has been included to reflect the maximum amount of cash severance that could be paid to Mr. Fatjo in the event of his termination following a Change in Control.  The CIC Restricted Stock Award Amount was computed by multiplying Mr. Fatjo’s annual base salary for 2009 of $395,430 by the cash equivalent amount of restricted stock that would have been awarded and vested over the remaining three-year term of his employment agreement.
 
(5)
This amount represents 178,433 shares of unvested restricted stock held by Mr. Fatjo as of December 31, 2011 and 23,567 shares of the MIP award earned by Mr. Fatjo for performance achieved in 2011 but which has not been paid in restricted shares of our Common Stock.  The value of accelerated unvested restricted stock was calculated by multiplying 202,000 shares underlying Mr. Fatjo’s unvested restricted stock by $6.51 (our closing price per share on December 30, 2011).
 
 
Jerome M. Kruszka
 
Assuming  that Jerome M. Kruszka’s employment was terminated under each of these circumstances, or a Change in Control occurred on December 31, 2011, such payments and benefits have an estimated value as follows (less applicable withholding taxes):
 
Scenario
 
Cash Severance
($)
 
Tax Gross-Ups
($)
 
Value of Equity Awards Received
or to be Received
($)
Death or Permanent Disability
 
1,935,000 (1)
 
 
Termination for cause
 
 
 
Termination for good reason by Mr. Kruszka or without cause by WCA Waste Corporation
 
2,443,467 (2)
 
 
1,765,722 (3)
Involuntary Termination other than for cause within 24 months of a change in control
 
3,972,506 (4)
 
 
1,346,554 (5)
__________
 
(1)
This amount represents three times the 2011 base salary for Mr. Kruszka.
 
(2)
This amount represents three times the sum of (a) Mr. Kruszka’s annual base salary for 2011; (b) the maximum award for which Mr. Kruszka was eligible in 2011 under the MIP in accordance with the terms of his employment agreement; (c) matching 401(k) contribution made to his account for 2011; and (d) the health insurance premiums made for Mr. Kruszka’s benefit in 2011.
 
(3)
This amount represents the sum of the amount of accelerated unvested restricted stock currently owned plus any grants of restricted stock to be vested during the remaining three year term of the employment agreement based on the closing price of our Common Stock on December 30, 2011 ($6.51).
 
(4)
This amount represents the sum of (a) three times the sum of Mr. Kruszka’s base salary ($645,000) and average annual bonus over the prior three calendar years ($338,666), life insurance premium reimbursement ($13,820) and COBRA premium reimbursement ($12,000), (b) a calculated expected value based on vested amounts of restricted stock that would have been awarded to Mr. Kruszka for the remaining term of his employment agreement but for the occurrence of the Change in Control (the “CIC Restricted Stock Award”), and (c) the cash portion of the MIP award earned by Mr. Kruszka for performance achieved in 2011 but which has not been paid.  Restricted Stock Awards are awarded annually to Mr. Kruszka equal currently to his 2009 annual base salary divided by the fair market value of Company’s Common Stock determined as of the date of award.  The CIC Restricted Stock Award has been included to reflect the maximum amount of cash severance that could be paid to Mr. Kruszka in the event of his termination following a Change in Control.  The CIC Restricted Stock Award Amount was computed by multiplying Mr. Kruszka’s annual base salary for 2009 of $395,430 by the cash equivalent amount of restricted stock that would have been awarded and vested over the remaining three-year term of his employment agreement.
 
(5)
This amount represents 183,277 shares of unvested restricted stock held by Mr. Kruszka as of December 31, 2011 and 23,567 shares of the MIP award earned by Mr. Kruszka for performance achieved in 2011 but which has not been paid in restricted shares of our Common Stock.  The value of accelerated unvested restricted stock and restricted stock portion of the MIP award earned in 2011 was calculated by multiplying 206,844 shares underlying Mr. Kruszka’s unvested restricted stock by $6.51 (our closing price per share on December 30, 2011).
 
 
Charles A. Casalinova
 
Assuming  that Charles A. Casalinova’s employment was terminated under each of these circumstances, or a Change in Control occurred on December 31, 2011, such payments and benefits have an estimated value as follows (less applicable withholding taxes):
 
Scenario
 
Cash Severance
($)
 
Tax Gross-Ups
($)
 
Value of Equity Awards Received
or to be Received
($)
Death or Permanent Disability
 
1,452,000 (1)
 
 
Termination for cause
 
 
 
Termination for good reason by Mr. Casalinova or without cause by WCA Waste Corporation
 
1,861,248 (2)
 
 
1,338,135 (3)
Involuntary Termination other than for cause within 24 months of a change in control
 
2,991,372 (4)
 
 
1,023,724 (5)
__________
 
(1)
This amount represents three times the 2011 base salary for Mr. Casalinova.
 
(2)
This amount represents three times the sum of (a) Mr. Casalinova’s annual base salary for 2011; (b) the maximum award for which Mr. Casalinova was eligible in 2011 under the MIP in accordance with the terms of his employment agreement; (c) matching 401(k) contribution made to his account for 2011; and (d) the health insurance premiums made for Mr. Casalinova’s benefit in 2011.
 
(3)
This amount represents the sum of the amount of accelerated unvested restricted stock currently owned plus any grants of restricted stock to be vested during the remaining three year term of the employment agreement based on the closing price of our Common Stock on December 30, 2011 ($6.51).
 
(4)
This amount represents the sum of (a) three times the sum of Mr. Casalinova’s base salary ($484,000) and average annual bonus over the prior three calendar years ($261,977), life insurance premium reimbursement ($3,098) and COBRA premium reimbursement ($12,000), (b) a calculated expected value based on vested amounts of restricted stock that would have been awarded to Mr. Casalinova for the remaining term of his employment agreement but for the occurrence of the Change in Control (the “CIC Restricted Stock Award”), and (c) the cash portion of the MIP award earned by Mr. Casalinova for performance achieved in 2011 but which has not been paid.  Restricted Stock Awards are awarded annually to Mr. Casalinova equal currently to his 2009 annual base salary divided by the fair market value of Company’s Common Stock determined as of the date of award.  The CIC Restricted Stock Award has been included to reflect the maximum amount of cash severance that could be paid to Mr. Casalinova in the event of his termination following a Change in Control.  The CIC Restricted Stock Award Amount was computed by multiplying Mr. Casalinova’s annual base salary for 2009 of $296,599 by the cash equivalent amount of restricted stock that would have been awarded and vested over the remaining three-year term of his employment agreement.
 
(5)
This amount represents 139,570 shares of unvested restricted stock held by Mr. Casalinova as of December 31, 2011 and 17,684 shares of the MIP award earned by Mr. Casalinova for performance achieved in 2011 but which has not been paid in restricted shares of our Common Stock.  The value of accelerated unvested restricted stock and restricted stock portion of the MIP award earned in 2011 was calculated by multiplying 157,254 shares underlying Mr. Casalinova’s unvested restricted stock by $6.51 (our closing price per share on December 30, 2011).
 
 
Tom Fatjo, III
 
Assuming  that Tom Fatjo, III’s employment was terminated under each of these circumstances, or a Change in Control occurred on December 31, 2011, such payments and benefits have an estimated value as follows (less applicable withholding taxes):
 
Scenario
 
Cash Severance
($)
 
Tax Gross-Ups
($)
 
Value of Equity Awards Received
or to be Received
($)
Death or Permanent Disability
 
1,452,000 (1)
 
 
Termination for cause
 
 
 
Termination for good reason by Mr. Fatjo, III or without cause by WCA Waste Corporation
 
1,857,123 (2)
 
 
1,338,135 (3)
Involuntary Termination other than for cause within 24 months of a change in control
 
2,991,645 (4)
 
 
1,023,724 (5)
__________
 
(1)
This amount represents three times the 2011 base salary for Mr. Fatjo, III.
 
(2)
This amount represents three times the sum of (a) Mr. Fatjo’s annual base salary for 2011; (b) the maximum award for which Mr. Fatjo was eligible in 2011 under the MIP in accordance with the terms of his employment agreement; (c) matching 401(k) contribution made to his account for 2011; and (d) the health insurance premiums made for Mr. Fatjo’s benefit in 2011.
 
(3)
This amount represents the sum of the amount of accelerated unvested restricted stock currently owned plus any grants of restricted stock to be vested during the remaining three year term of the employment agreement based on the closing price of our Common Stock on December 30, 2011 ($6.51).
 
(4)
This amount represents the sum of (a) three times the sum of Mr. Fatjo’s base salary ($484,000) and average annual bonus over the prior three calendar years ($261,977), life insurance premium reimbursement ($3,189) and COBRA premium reimbursement ($12,000), (b) a calculated expected value based on vested amounts of restricted stock that would have been awarded to Mr. Fatjo for the remaining term of his employment agreement but for the occurrence of the Change in Control (the “CIC Restricted Stock Award”), and (c) the cash portion of the MIP award earned by Mr. Fatjo for performance achieved in 2011 but which has not been paid.  Restricted Stock Awards are awarded annually to Mr. Fatjo equal currently to his 2009 annual base salary divided by the fair market value of Company’s Common Stock determined as of the date of award.  The CIC Restricted Stock Award has been included to reflect the maximum amount of cash severance that could be paid to Mr. Fatjo in the event of his termination following a Change in Control.  The CIC Restricted Stock Award Amount was computed by multiplying Mr. Fatjo’s annual base salary for 2009 of $296,599 by the cash equivalent amount of restricted stock that would have been awarded and vested over the remaining three-year term of his employment agreement.
 
(5)
This amount represents 139,570 shares of unvested restricted stock held by Mr. Fatjo as of December 31, 2011 and 17,684 shares of the MIP award earned by Mr. Fatjo for performance achieved in 2011 but which has not been paid in restricted shares of our Common Stock.  The value of accelerated unvested restricted stock and restricted stock portion of the MIP award earned in 2011 was calculated by multiplying 157,254 shares underlying Mr. Fatjo’s unvested restricted stock by $6.51 (our closing price per share on December 30, 2011).
 

ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS.
 
The information provided below indicates the beneficial ownership, as of the dates indicated, of the Common Stock by each director, by each named executive officer, by all directors and executive officers as a group and by each person known by us to own more than 5% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock based on the number of shares outstanding as of March 15, 2012.
 
For purposes of the tables below, the amounts and percentages of Common Stock beneficially owned are reported on the basis of regulations of the SEC governing the determination of beneficial ownership of securities.  Under the rules of the SEC, a person is deemed to be a “beneficial owner” of a security if that person has or shares “voting power,” which includes the power to vote or to direct the voting of such security, or “investment power,” which includes the power to dispose of or to direct the disposition of such security.  A person is also deemed to be a beneficial owner of any securities of which that person has a right to acquire beneficial ownership within 60 days, including through the exercise of options or warrants.  Under these rules, more than one person may be deemed a beneficial owner of the same securities and a person may be deemed a beneficial owner of securities as to which he has no economic interest.
 
Owners of More Than 5% of Common Stock and Preferred Stock
 
Based solely upon filings made with the SEC, the following persons are the only persons known by us to own beneficially more than 5% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock as of the dates indicated.
 
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner
 
Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership of Common Stock
 
Percent of Class of Common Stock
(1)
 
Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership of Preferred Stock
 
Percent of Class of Preferred Stock (1)
Ares Corporate Opportunities Fund II, L.P. (2)
 
    10,398,204 (2)
 
30.3%
 
750,000
 
100.0%
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (3)
 
 1,430,981
 
  6.0%
 
 
EWS Holdings, LLC (4)
 
 2,409,639
 
10.1%
 
 
Joseph E. LoConti and Group Members (5)
               
Joseph E. LoConti (5)
 
 1,498,093
 
  6.3%
 
 
Daniel J. Clark (5)
 
   669,977
 
  2.8%
 
 
Patricia A. Skoda, Trustee, Patricia A. Skoda Revocable Trusts (5)
 
   276,702
 
  1.2%
 
 
Gabelli Funds, LLC (6)
 
1,229,612
 
  5.1%
 
 
__________
 
 
(1)
Other than the beneficial ownership of Common Stock by ACOF II, which percentage amount is presented on a fully-converted basis based on the adjusted stated value of the Preferred Stock as of March 15, 2012, all other beneficial ownership percentages are based on 23,915,045 shares of Common Stock and 750,000 shares of Preferred Stock outstanding as of March 15, 2012.

 
(2)
The following information is based on information provided to the Company by ACOF II and certain affiliated entities.  The general partner of ACOF II is ACOF Management II, L.P. (“ACOF Management II”) and the general partner of ACOF Management II is ACOF Operating Manager II, L.P. (“ACOF Operating Manager II”).  ACOF Operating Manager II is indirectly controlled by Ares Management LLC (“Ares Management”), which, in turn, is indirectly controlled by Ares Partners Management Company LLC.  Each of the foregoing entities (collectively and together with Ares Management, the “Ares Entities”) and the partners, members and managers thereof, other than ACOF II, disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of the Company’s securities owned by ACOF II, except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein.  The address of each Ares Entity is 2000 Avenue of the Stars, 12th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90067.
 

 
 
Shares reported include 39,970, 14,706, 12,632 and 12,632 shares held of record for the benefit of the Ares Entities by Jeffrey S. Serota, Ryan Berry, Anthony P. Ressler and Jeffrey B. Schwartz, respectively.  Messrs. Serota and Berry have been designated to serve on the Board of Directors by ACOF II.  Mr. Ressler is associated with the Ares Entities and previously served on the Board of Directors as a director designee of ACOF II.  Mr. Schwartz was previously associated with the Ares Entities and previously served on the Board of Directors as a director designee of ACOF II.  Pursuant to the policies of the Ares Entities, each of Messrs. Serota, Berry, Ressler and Schwartz holds these securities as a nominee for the sole benefit of the Ares Entities and has assigned all economic, pecuniary and voting rights in respect of such securities to Ares Management.  Accordingly, Messrs. Serota, Berry, Ressler and Schwartz each disclaim beneficial ownership of these shares.
 
 
(3)
Based on the Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on February 13, 2012, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP has sole voting power with respect to 1,417,120 shares of Common Stock and sole dispositive power with respect to 1,430,981 shares of Common Stock.  The address for Dimensional Fund Advisors LP is 6300 Bee Caves Road, Austin, TX 78746.

 
(4)
Based on the Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on March 11, 2011.  Waste Recyclers Holdings, LLC is the sole member of EWS Holdings, LLC and may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own the shares of Common Stock owned directly by EWS Holdings, LLC.  The address for EWS Holdings, LLC and Waste Recyclers Holdings, LLC is 200 Park Avenue, 7th Floor, New York City, NY 10116.

 
(5)
Except with respect to Daniel J. Clark, the information in the table above and the following information is based solely on Amendment No. 5 to the Schedule 13D filed with the SEC on January 6, 2012.  Joseph E. LoConti has sole voting and dispositive power with respect to 1,498,093 shares of Common Stock.  Daniel J. Clark has sole voting and dispositive power with respect to 669,977 shares of Common Stock.  Patricia A. Skoda, as trustee of the Patricia A. Skoda Revocable Trust, has shared voting and dispositive power with respect to 276,702 shares of Common Stock held by the trust and may be deemed to have shared voting and dispositive power over 18,889 shares of Common Stock held by Gregory J. Skoda Trust, of which Patricia J. Skoda’s husband is trustee.  Mr. Clark’s beneficial ownership also includes 14,706 restricted shares of Common Stock granted to him as a non-employee director under the Company Stock Plan.  We have not included in the shares beneficially owned by Daniel J. Clark and Patricia A. Skoda, Trustee 777,778 shares of Common Stock (the “Clark and Skoda Earn-Out Shares”) that may be issued to Live Earth Funding LLC upon the satisfaction of certain earn-out conditions set forth in an Equity Interest and Asset Purchase Agreement dated December 9, 2009, among WCA Waste Corporation, Live Earth LLC and certain other entities.  Mr. Clark and Mrs. Skoda, as Trustee, have an ownership interest and voting discretion as members of Live Earth Funding LLC, and as such may be deemed to beneficially own the Clark and Skoda Earn-Out Shares.  The address for Mr. LoConti and the other members of the group is 6140 Parkland Boulevard, Suite 300, Mayfield Heights, OH 44124.

 
(6)
Based on the Schedule D filed with the SEC on March 9, 2012, Gabelli Funds, LLC has sole voting power with respect to 531,754 shares of Common Stock, GAMCO Asset Management, Inc. has sole voting power with respect to 530,000 shares of Common Stock, and Gabelli Securities, Inc. has sole voting power with respect to 167,858 shares of Common Stock.  The address for each of Gabelli Funds, LLC, GAMCO Asset Management, Inc. and Gabelli Securities, Inc. is One Corporae Center, Rye, NY 10580.
 
 
Directors and Executive Officer Beneficial Ownership. Except under applicable community property laws or as otherwise indicated in the footnotes to the table below, the persons named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of Common Stock beneficially owned.  The address of all directors and executive officers in this table is c/o WCA Waste Corporation, 1330 Post Oak Blvd., 30th Floor, Houston, Texas 77056.  Ownership amounts are as of as of March 15, 2012.

Name of Beneficial Owner
 
Amount and Nature of
Beneficial Ownership of Common Stock
 
Percent of Common Stock
(1)
Tom J. Fatjo, Jr. (2)
 
340,912
 
 1.4%
Jerome M. Kruszka (3)
 
910,927
 
 3.8%
Charles A. Casalinova (4)
 
538,567
 
 2.3%
Tom J. Fatjo, III (5)
 
421,595
 
 1.8%
Daniel J. Clark (6)
 
669,977
 
 2.8%
Richard E. Bean (7)
 
165,431
 
*
Roger A. Ramsey (7)
 
  70,286
 
*
Preston Moore, Jr.
 
  83,336
 
*
Honorable John V. Singleton
 
  39,970
 
*
Jeffrey S. Serota (8)
 
  39,970
 
*
Ryan Berry (9)
 
  14,706
 
*
    All directors and executive officers as a group (11 persons)
 
 3,295,677
 
13.8%
______________
 
 
*
Represents beneficial ownership of less than 1%.

 
(1)
Percent of shares beneficially owned is based on 23,915,045 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of March 15, 2012.

 
(2)
Includes: (a) 20,000 shares owned by Tom J. Fatjo, Jr. Trust; (b) 12,296 shares owned by Jacqueline Fatjo 1998 Gift Trust; and (c) 12,296 shares owned by Channing Fatjo 1998 Gift Trust.  Mr. Fatjo, Jr. is the trustee of each of these trusts, and as such, he has voting and investment power over the assets of such trusts, including shares of Common Stock. Also includes 100,000 shares underlying options currently exercisable.  Mr. Fatjo, Jr. disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities held by Fatjo WCA Partners, L.P. and FFAP except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.  Includes 196,395 restricted shares of Common Stock that will accelerate and vest in full upon the closing of the Merger.  Mr. Fatjo, Jr. has voting power over such unvested restricted shares of Common Stock as of March 15, 2012.

 
(3)
Includes 100,000 shares underlying options currently exercisable. Includes 199,624 restricted shares of Common Stock that will accelerate and vest in full upon the closing of the Merger.  Mr. Kruszka has voting power over such unvested restricted shares of Common Stock.

 
(4)
Includes 75,000 shares underlying options currently exercisable.  Includes 151,357 restricted shares of Common Stock that will accelerate and vest in full upon the closing of the Merger.  Mr. Casalinova has voting power over such unvested restricted shares of Common Stock.
 
 
 
(5)
Includes: (a) 3,074 shares owned by Thomas J. Fatjo, IV Descendant’s Trust; (b) 3,074 shares owned by Berkeley E. Fatjo Descendant’s Trust; (c) 3,074 shares owned by Travis C. Fatjo Descendant’s Trust; (d) 3,074 shares owned by Justin D. Ruud Descendant’s Trust; (e) 3,074 shares owned by Landon C. Ruud Descendant’s Trust; (f) 12,296 shares owned by Jacqueline Fatjo 1998 Gift Trust; and (g) 12,296 shares owned by Channing Fatjo 1998 Gift Trust. Mr. Fatjo, III is the trustee of each of these trusts, and as such, he has voting and investment power over the assets of such trusts, including their shares of Common Stock.  Also includes: (v) 3,000 shares held by Tom J. Fatjo, III IRA; and (w) 65,000 shares underlying options currently exercisable.  Includes 151,357 restricted shares of Common Stock that will accelerate and vest in full upon the closing of the Merger. Mr. Fatjo, III has voting power over such restricted shares of Common Stock.

 
(6)
Does not include shares over which Mr. Clark shares voting and dispositive power that he may be deemed to beneficially own as a member of Live Earth Funding LLC.  For additional information, please see above “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management – Owners of More Than 5% of Common and Preferred Stock.”

 
(7)
Includes 20,000 shares underlying options currently exercisable.

 
(8)
Mr. Serota is a senior partner in the Private Equity Group of Ares Management, which indirectly controls ACOF II.  Mr. Serota disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares owned by ACOF II, except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein and further disclaims beneficial ownership of 39,970 shares for which he is the record holder of, but has assigned all economic, pecuniary and voting rights to, Ares Management.

 
(9)
Mr. Berry is a Vice President of Ares Management, which indirectly controls ACOF II.  Mr. Berry disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares owned by ACOF II, except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein and further disclaims beneficial ownership of 14,706 shares for which he is the record holder of, but has assigned all economic, pecuniary and voting rights to, Ares Management.

Equity Compensation Plans
 
We maintain one equity compensation plan, the 2004 WCA Waste Corporation Incentive Plan, as amended and restated, under which we may issue stock options, restricted stock awards and performance awards to employees, directors, and other key persons.  This plan was approved by our shareholders.  The Company does not maintain any retirement or pension benefit plans for its executive officers.
 
The following table provides information as of December 31, 2011, on this plan:
 
 
 
 
Plan Category
 
(a)
Number of securities to be issued
upon exercise of outstanding options,
warrants and rights
 
(b)
Weighted-average exercise price
of outstanding options,
warrants and rights
 
(c)
Number of securities available for future issuance
under equity compensation plans
(excluding securities reflected in column (a))
Equity Compensation Plans Approved by Stockholders (1)
 
1,344,969
 
9.52
 
363,519
Equity Compensation Plans Not Approved by Stockholders
 
 
 
         Total
 
1,344,969
 
9.52
 
363,519
__________
 
 
(1)
Consists of the 2004 WCA Waste Corporation Incentive Plan, as amended and restated.
 

ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE.
 
Other than as set forth in the following paragraphs, we are not aware of any transactions since the beginning of 2011 or any currently proposed transaction between us or our subsidiaries and any member of the Board of Directors, any of our executive officers, any security holder who is known to us to own of record or beneficially more than 5% of our Common Stock or Preferred Stock, or any member of the immediate family of any of the foregoing persons, in which the amount involved exceeds $120,000 and in which any of the foregoing persons had, or will have, a direct or indirect material interest. Except as otherwise noted and as applicable, we believe that each transaction described below is, or was, as the case may be, on terms at least as favorable to us as we would expect to negotiate with an unaffiliated party.
 
We have entered into indemnity agreements with our executive officers and directors which provide, among other things, that we will indemnify such executive officer or director, under the circumstances and to the extent provided for therein, for expenses, damages, judgments, fines and settlements he or she may be required to pay in actions or proceedings which he or she is or may be made a party by reason of his or her position as a director, executive officer or other agent of WCA Waste Corporation, and otherwise to the fullest extent permitted under Delaware law and our Bylaws.  We also intend to execute these agreements with our future executive officers and directors.
 
Termination and Change in Control Payments
 
The NEOs are potentially entitled to certain payments upon termination of employment or a change in control of us under their current employment agreements and our stock plans and other compensation programs.
 
Upon a change in control or within 24 months thereafter, a NEO will be entitled to certain change of control payments if (a) his employment is involuntarily terminated other than for cause, (b) his reporting level is significantly reduced (as determined by the officer in good faith), (c) his base salary and annual incentive compensation is reduced by 10% or more, or (d) he is required to relocate by more than 50 miles.
 
The change in control payments to a NEO, within thirty (30) days after termination (in the event such termination occurs within 24 months of a change in control), will be made in a lump sum cash payment equal to three times the sum of (a) the NEO’s annual base salary in effect immediately prior to the change in control and (b) his average annual bonus pursuant to any annual bonus plan in effect as to any of the three consecutive calendar years ending immediately before the calendar year in which the last event triggering the right to the payment occurred.
 
Stockholders Agreement with ACOF II
 
In July 2006, ACOF II and WCA entered into the ACOF II Stockholders Agreement in connection with the issuance of 750,000 shares of Preferred Stock, the material terms of which are set forth below.
 
·  
Standstill. Until the earliest of the seventh anniversary of issuance of the Preferred Stock or 180 days after ACOF II owns less than 10% of “post-conversion equity” (outstanding Common Stock assuming conversions into Common Stock of all securities, including Preferred Stock) (the “Standstill Period”), Ares Management LLC agreed to numerous “standstill” restrictions, including acquiring additional voting securities, proposing or encouraging any fundamental transaction, participating in a “group,” soliciting proxies, attempting to change the size of the Board of Directors or its composition, entering into a voting agreement, transferring any of its voting securities (except in compliance with the ACOF II Stockholders Agreement), or discussing or encouraging any of the foregoing.
 
·  
Director Elections and Restrictions. As the holder of all of the outstanding Preferred Stock, ACOF II is entitled to elect as a separate class (i) two directors to the Board of Directors for so long as it continues to hold Preferred Stock representing at least 20% of post-conversion equity, (ii) one director for so long as it continues to hold at least 10% of post-conversion equity, and (iii) no directors below 10%. The Preferred Stock does not vote with respect to directors elected by the holders of Common Stock. In connection with its right to elect directors, ACOF II also agreed to certain limits on the qualifications of such directors, and it receives rights to director insurance and indemnification and observer rights on committees.
 
 
·  
Voting Restrictions. During the Standstill Period, ACOF II will vote its shares of Preferred Stock or Common Stock at any stockholder meeting in the following manner: (a) in the manner recommended by the Board of Directors, if the vote is in connection with any fundamental transaction; (b) in its own discretion, if the vote relates to an amendment of the Certificate of Designations for the Preferred Stock or is not inconsistent with the ACOF II Stockholders Agreement; and (c) in the manner recommended by the Board of Directors, if the vote is not otherwise covered above.  The Merger as contemplated by the Merger Agreement would constitute a fundamental transaction as defined in the ACOF II Stockholders Agreement.
 
·  
Transfer Restrictions. During the Standstill Period, ACOF II will not transfer any shares of Preferred Stock or Common Stock to any other person except: (a) pursuant to the registration rights agreement; (b) in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act; (c) after the second anniversary of the Preferred Stock issuance, transfers of Common Stock issued upon conversion of the Preferred Stock may be made to persons that are not “related persons” to ACOF II or affiliates of WCA Waste that, in any 12 month period, do not, in the aggregate, exceed 7.5% of the outstanding voting securities of WCA Waste; however, such transfers may not be made to a person (or its affiliates or to a group in which such person or an affiliate is a member) that, after giving effect to such transfer, would beneficially own voting securities representing more than 7.5% of the total voting power of WCA Waste’s securities; (d) pursuant to a merger or other reorganization approved by the Board of Directors; or (e) in any event as allowed above (except for pursuant to a merger or reorganization), without the transferee executing an agreement similar to the ACOF II Stockholders Agreement.
 
Any of these restrictions may be waived by a majority vote of the members of our Board of Directors who are not affiliated with ACOF II.
 
Live Earth

Mr. LoConti, Mr. Clark, and the Skoda Trust, of which Patricia A. Skoda is trustee, are non-managing members of Live Earth, as is Mrs. Skoda’s husband, Greg Skoda. On December 31, 2009, we acquired all of the equity interests of the four operating subsidiaries of Live Earth (the “Live Earth Companies”) and certain of its assets. The consideration that we paid for the Live Earth acquisition consisted of $2,000,000 in cash, the repayment of $19.7 million in cash (which includes $900,000 of working capital), the issuance of 3,555,556 shares of our Common Stock and the future issuance of up to 2,000,000 shares of Common Stock (the “Earn-Out Shares”) which are subject to certain earn-out provisions. The earn-out payments are based on the achievement of specified EBITDA targets with respect to the acquired business for any four consecutive fiscal quarters from January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2012 as described in the Live Earth acquisition agreement. If on or before December 31, 2012, the acquired business achieves $6.25 million in EBITDA for any four consecutive fiscal quarters, then 1,555,556 of the Earn-Out Shares will be issued subject to the terms of the Live Earth acquisition agreement. If on or before December 31, 2012, the acquired business achieves $7.0 million in EBITDA for any four consecutive fiscal quarters, then 444,444 of the Earn-Out Shares will be issued subject to the terms of the Agreement. Up to 777,778 of the Earn-Out Shares are issuable to Live Earth Funding LLC, in which Messrs. Clark and Skoda and the Skoda Trust have an ownership interest. The Live Earth Stockholders have negotiated an agreement with Waste Industries that provide for the managers of Live Earth to continue the management of Live Earth Assets acquired by WCA on December 31, 2009 during the earn-out period.  Mr. LoConti, Mr. Clark and the Skoda Trust, who in the aggregate beneficially own more than 5% of our Common Stock and own and hold limited liability company interest holders of Live Earth, entered into a voting agreement with us pursuant to which they agreed to vote all shares of our Common Stock held by them in favor of the proposed acquisition of the Live Earth Companies.
 
 
In connection with the Live Earth acquisition, we entered into the Live Earth Stockholders Agreement with Messrs. LoConti, Clark and Skoda and the Skoda Trust (collectively, the “Live Earth Stockholders”) on January 15, 2010. The Live Earth Stockholders Agreement provides that, unless approved by a majority of the members of the Board of Directors, the Live Earth Stockholders will not, subject to certain exclusions, acquire more than 30% of any class of our voting securities (the “Maximum Ownership Limitation”) or sell or transfer shares of our Common Stock representing more than 10% of our Common Stock in any single transaction or series of related transactions to any person or entity. In addition, the Live Earth Stockholders have agreed to vote their shares of our voting stock at all meetings of our stockholders and shall vote such shares in a manner recommended by the majority of the members of our Board of Directors.
 
The obligations of the Live Earth Stockholders under the Live Earth Stockholders Agreement, other than the Maximum Ownership Limitation, terminate in the event that either Tom Fatjo, Jr. or Jerome M. Kruszka are no longer serving as our chief executive officer and president, respectively. In addition, the Live Earth Stockholders Agreement will terminate on the earlier of (i) January 15, 2015 or (ii) the 180th day after the date on which the Messrs. LoConti, Clark and Skoda and the Skoda Trust collectively own voting securities representing less than 5% of the outstanding voting power represented by all of our voting securities then outstanding.
 
Emerald
 
On February 28, 2011, WCA and certain of its affiliates entered into an Amended and Restated Equity Interest Purchase Agreement with EWS Holdings and certain of its affiliates, pursuant to which WCA acquired certain subsidiaries of EWS Holdings which owned and operated a transfer station and hauling operations located in central Florida which consisted of 115 residential, commercial and roll-off routes servicing seven counties in the Gainesville, Orange City and Daytona Beach market areas.  The Company and EWS Holdings also entered into the Emerald Stockholders Agreement. The Emerald Stockholders Agreement provides for certain volume limitations until December 21, 2013.  Until February 28, 2013, the Emerald Stockholders are required to vote their 2,409,639 shares of Common Stock on any proposal as to a Reorganization Transaction (as defined in the Emerald Stockholders Agreement), such as the Merger, in the manner recommended by a majority vote of the Company’s Board of Directors.
 
Bonding

Mr. LoConti, Mr. Clark and other members of Live Earth and Live Earth Funding, LLC are members, officers or otherwise related to Evergreen Indemnity Company (“Evergreen”). Evergreen issues substantially all of the closure and post-closure bonds that provide the required financial assurance for WCA’s obligations with respect to our landfill and transfer station operations, as well as certain other financial assurance instruments such as performance bonds with respect to our municipal waste collection contracts.  In connection therewith, WCA has paid the following amounts to Evergreen for the last two fiscal years: $1,766,000 for the year ended December 31, 2010, and $1,980,000 for the year ended December 31, 2011.  Mr. Clark was not a member of our Board of Directors until January 2010. We have had a vendor relationship with Evergreen pre-dating Messrs. Clark and LoConti’s ownership of our Common Stock.

Policies and Procedures with Respect to Related Party Transactions
 
While the Company has not adopted written procedures for review of, or written standards for approval of, related party transactions, the policies and procedures followed are evidenced by the Audit Committee charter, memoranda, and documentation of review and approvals of any such transactions.
 
 
Affirmative Determinations Regarding Director Independence

Under applicable NASDAQ and SEC requirements, (i) we are required to have a majority of independent directors and (ii) all of the members of each committee, including our audit and compensation committees, must be independent.  The Board of Directors has affirmatively determined that each of Richard E. Bean, Preston Moore, Jr., Roger A. Ramsey, Daniel J. Clark and Honorable John V. Singleton is an “independent director” as such term is defined in NASDAQ Marketplace Rule 4200(a)(15).  If all nominees are elected at the Annual Meeting, Messrs. Bean, Moore and Ramsey will be the sole members of the Audit Committee and Messrs. Bean, Clark and Ramsey will be the sole members of the Compensation Committee.  The Board of Directors has also affirmatively determined that each such member of these committees satisfies the independence requirements applicable to audit and compensation committees as prescribed by the NASDAQ Marketplace Rules and the rules and regulations of the SEC.  Messrs. Fatjo, Jr. and Kruszka are not “independent directors” because they are our chairman of the board and chief executive officer and president and chief operating officer, respectively.  A majority of the members of the Board of Directors has determined that Messrs. Berry and Serota are not independent due to their affiliation with ACOF II.

ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.
 
Fees Billed by the Independent Auditors
 
KPMG LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, has served as our independent auditors since 2000 and audited our consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2011.  Stockholder ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm is not required by our amended and restated bylaws or other applicable legal requirement.  However, the appointment of KPMG LLP is being submitted to the stockholders for ratification.  If the stockholders do not ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP, the audit committee will evaluate the stockholder vote when considering the selection of an independent registered public accounting firm for the 2012 fiscal year and reconsider whether or not to retain the firm.  Even if the appointment is ratified, the audit committee, at its discretion, may direct the appointment of a different independent registered public accounting firm at any time during the year if it determines that such a change would be appropriate.
 
Representatives of KPMG LLP are expected to be present at the Annual Meeting, will have the opportunity to make a statement if they desire to do so and are expected to be available to respond to appropriate questions.
 
Fees Paid to KPMG LLP
 
KPMG LLP has billed WCA Waste and its subsidiaries the aggregate fees set forth in the table below for 2011 and 2010.
 
 
2011
 
2010
Audit Fees (1)
$ 835,000
 
$ 885,500
Audit-Related Fees (2)
   120,000
 
 —
Tax Fees
 —
 
 —
All Other Fees
 —
 
 —
Total
$ 955,000
 
$ 885,500
__________
 
(1)
These represent the aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by KPMG LLP for the audit of WCA’s consolidated annual financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 and reviews of the consolidated financial statements included in WCA’s quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the years then ended and the audit of internal control over financial reporting of WCA as of December 31, 2011 and 2010.
 
(2)
The 2011 audit-related fees represent fees billed for professional services in connection with the Emerald Waste acquisition and other matters.
 
 
All of the above fees were pre-approved by either the Audit Committee or the Chairman of the Audit Committee acting on behalf of the Audit Committee.  The Audit Committee concluded that the provision of the aforementioned services by KPMG LLP were compatible with the maintenance of that firm’s independence in the conduct of its auditing functions.
 
The Audit Committee Charter provides that pre-approval of non-audit services (other than review and attestation services) are not required if such services fall within exceptions established by the rules and regulations of the SEC.  No such services provided in 2010 or 2011 were pre-approved pursuant to any such exceptions.
 
The Audit Committee delegates to the chairman the authority to approve in advance all audit, audit-related, tax and other services and permissible non-audit services to be provided by KPMG LLP if presented to the full committee at the next regularly scheduled meeting.
 
 
 
Item 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES.
 
(a)(3) Exhibits
 
The exhibits filed as a part of this Amendment No. 1 on Form 10K/A are as follows:
 
 Exhibit
Number
Description
   
31.1 #
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer.
31.2 #
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer.
 
____________________
 
# Filed herewith.
 

 
SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.
 
  WCA WASTE CORPORATION  
       
 
By:
/s/ Charles A. Casalinova
 
    Charles A. Casalinova  
    Senior Vice President and   
    Chief Financial Officer  
 
Date:  March 20, 2012


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this Amendment No. 1 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
 
 
Name
 
Title
 
Date
           
 
/s/ Tom J. Fatjo, Jr.
 
Chairman of the Board of Directors
 
March 20, 2012
 
Tom J. Fatjo, Jr.
 
and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
   
           
 
/s/ JEROME M. KRUSZKA
 
President, Chief Operating Officer
 
March 20, 2012
 
Jerome M. Kruszka
 
and Director
   
           
 
/s/ Charles A. Casalinova
 
Senior Vice President and Chief
 
March 20, 2012
 
Charles A. Casalinova
 
Financial Officer (Principal
Financial Officer)
   
           
 
/s/ joseph J. Scarano, Jr.
 
Vice President and Controller
 
March 20, 2012
 
Joseph J. Scarano, Jr.
 
(Principal Accounting Officer)
   
           
 
*                   
 
Director
 
March 20, 2012
 
Richard E. Bean
       
           
 
*                   
 
Director
 
March 20, 2012
 
Ryan Berry
       
           
 
*                   
 
Director
 
March 20, 2012
 
Daniel J. Clark
       
           
 
*                   
 
Director
 
March 20, 2012
 
Preston Moore Jr.
       
           
 
*                   
 
Director
 
March 20, 2012
 
Roger A. Ramsey
       
           
 
*                   
 
Director
 
March 20, 2012
 
Jeffrey S. Serota
       
           
 
*                   
 
Director
 
March 20, 2012
 
Honorable John V. Singleton
       
           
 By:
/s/ Tom J. Fatjo, Jr.
 
Attorney-in-Fact
 
March 20, 2012
 
Tom J. Fatjo, Jr.
       
 
 
 
 Exhibit
Number
Description
   
31.1 #
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer.
31.2 #
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer.
 
____________________
 
# Filed herewith.