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Exhibit 4.4






REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC.




DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN



As amended and restated

effective January 1, 2010



 









 





TABLE OF CONTENTS




	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
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	ARTICLE I
	 	DEFINITIONS	 	 	1	 
	ARTICLE II
	 	SELECTION, ENROLLMENT, ELIGIBILITY	 	 	7	 
	2.1.
	 	Selection by Committee	 	 	7	 
	2.2.
	 	Enrollment and Eligibility Requirements; Commencement of Participation	 	 	7	 
	ARTICLE III
	 	DEFERRAL COMMITMENTS/COMPANY CONTRIBUTION AMOUNTS/COMPANY RESTORATION MATCHING AMOUNTS/VESTING/CREDITING/TAXES	 	 	8	 
	3.1.
	 	Minimum Deferrals	 	 	8	 
	3.2.
	 	Maximum Deferral	 	 	9	 
	3.3.
	 	Election to Defer; Effect of Election Form	 	 	9	 
	3.4.
	 	Withholding and Crediting of Annual Deferral Amounts	 	 	12	 
	3.5.
	 	Company Contribution Amount	 	 	12	 
	3.6.
	 	Company Restoration Matching Amount	 	 	13	 
	3.7.
	 	Crediting of Amounts after Benefit Distribution	 	 	13	 
	3.8.
	 	Vesting	 	 	13	 
	3.9.
	 	Crediting/Debiting of Account Balances	 	 	14	 
	3.10.
	 	FICA and Other Taxes	 	 	18	 
	ARTICLE IV
	 	SCHEDULED DISTRIBUTION; UNFORESEEABLE EMERGENCIES	 	 	19	 
	4.1.
	 	Scheduled Distribution	 	 	19	 
	4.2.
	 	Postponing Scheduled Distributions	 	 	20	 
	4.3.
	 	Other Benefits Take Precedence Over Scheduled Distributions	 	 	20	 
	4.4.
	 	Unforeseeable Emergencies	 	 	20	 
	ARTICLE V
	 	CHANGE IN CONTROL BENEFIT	 	 	21	 
	5.1.
	 	Change in Control Benefit	 	 	21	 
	5.2.
	 	Payment of Change in Control Benefit	 	 	21	 
	ARTICLE VI
	 	RETIREMENT BENEFIT	 	 	22	 
	6.1.
	 	Retirement Benefit	 	 	22	 
	6.2.
	 	Payment of Retirement Benefit	 	 	22	 
	ARTICLE VII
	 	TERMINATION BENEFIT	 	 	23	 
	7.1.
	 	Termination Benefit	 	 	23	 
	7.2.
	 	Payment of Termination Benefit	 	 	23	 
	ARTICLE VIII
	 	DISABILITY BENEFIT	 	 	24	 
	8.1.
	 	Disability Benefit	 	 	24	 
	8.2.
	 	Payment of Disability Benefit	 	 	24	 
	ARTICLE IX
	 	DEATH BENEFIT	 	 	24	 
	9.1.
	 	Death Benefit	 	 	24	 
	9.2.
	 	Payment of Death Benefit	 	 	24	 
	ARTICLE X
	 	BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION	 	 	24	 
	10.1.
	 	Beneficiary	 	 	24	 
	10.2.
	 	Beneficiary Designation; Change; Spousal Consent	 	 	24	 
	10.3.
	 	Acknowledgment	 	 	25	 
	10.4.
	 	No Beneficiary Designation	 	 	25	 






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	10.5.
	 	Doubt as to Beneficiary	 	 	25	 
	10.6.
	 	Discharge of Obligations	 	 	25	 
	ARTICLE XI
	 	LEAVE OF ABSENCE	 	 	25	 
	11.1.
	 	Paid Leave of Absence	 	 	25	 
	11.2.
	 	Unpaid Leave of Absence	 	 	25	 
	11.3.
	 	Leaves Resulting in Separation from Service	 	 	26	 
	ARTICLE XII
	 	TERMINATION OF PLAN, AMENDMENT OR MODIFICATION	 	 	26	 
	12.1.
	 	Termination of Plan	 	 	26	 
	12.2.
	 	Amendment	 	 	26	 
	12.3.
	 	Plan Agreement	 	 	27	 
	12.4.
	 	Effect of Payment	 	 	27	 
	ARTICLE XIII
	 	ADMINISTRATION	 	 	27	 
	13.1.
	 	Committee Duties	 	 	27	 
	13.2.
	 	Administration Upon Change In Control	 	 	27	 
	13.3.
	 	Agents	 	 	27	 
	13.4.
	 	Binding Effect of Decisions	 	 	27	 
	13.5.
	 	Indemnity of Committee	 	 	28	 
	13.6.
	 	Employer Information	 	 	28	 
	ARTICLE XIV
	 	OTHER BENEFITS AND AGREEMENTS	 	 	28	 
	14.1.
	 	Coordination with Other Benefits	 	 	28	 
	ARTICLE XV
	 	CLAIMS PROCEDURES	 	 	28	 
	15.1.
	 	Presentation of Claim	 	 	28	 
	15.2.
	 	Notification of Decision	 	 	28	 
	15.3.
	 	Review of a Denied Claim	 	 	29	 
	15.4.
	 	Decision on Review	 	 	29	 
	15.5.
	 	Legal Action	 	 	30	 
	ARTICLE XVI
	 	TRUST	 	 	30	 
	16.1.
	 	Establishment of the Trust	 	 	30	 
	16.2.
	 	Interrelationship of the Plan and the Trust	 	 	30	 
	16.3.
	 	Distributions From the Trust	 	 	30	 
	ARTICLE XVII
	 	MISCELLANEOUS	 	 	30	 
	17.1.
	 	Status of Plan	 	 	30	 
	17.2.
	 	Unsecured General Creditor	 	 	30	 
	17.3.
	 	Company’s Liability	 	 	31	 
	17.4.
	 	Nonassignability	 	 	31	 
	17.5.
	 	Not a Contract of Employment	 	 	31	 
	17.6.
	 	Furnishing Information	 	 	31	 
	17.7.
	 	Terms	 	 	31	 
	17.8.
	 	Captions	 	 	31	 
	17.9.
	 	Governing Law	 	 	32	 
	17.10.
	 	Notice	 	 	32	 
	17.11.
	 	Successors	 	 	32	 
	17.12.
	 	Spouse’s Interest	 	 	32	 
	17.13.
	 	Validity	 	 	32	 
	17.14.
	 	Incompetent	 	 	32	 
	17.15.
	 	Court Order	 	 	32	 






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	17.16.
	 	Distribution in the Event of Income Inclusion Under Code §409A	 	 	33	 
	17.17.
	 	Deduction Limitation on Benefit Payments	 	 	33	 
	17.18.
	 	Insurance	 	 	33	 
	17.19.
	 	Small Amounts	 	 	33	 







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DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN




Amended and Restated

Effective January 1, 2010



Purpose



     The purpose of this Plan is to provide specified benefits to Directors and a select group of
management or highly compensated Employees who contribute materially to the continued growth,
development and future business success of Republic Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its
subsidiaries, if any, that sponsor this Plan. This Plan shall be unfunded for tax purposes and for
purposes of Title I of ERISA.



     The provisions of the Plan as herein amended and restated shall apply with respect to all
amounts deferred, credited or transferred to this Plan on or after January 1, 2005. Unless
otherwise changed in accordance with the terms of this Plan and Code §409A (i) all elections made
prior to the date on which this amended and restated plan is executed shall remain in full force
and effect, and (ii) the payment of all amounts deferred, credited or transferred hereunder prior
to the execution of this amended and restated plan (as adjusted for amounts credited or debited to
such amounts pursuant to this Plan less all distributions that relate to such amounts) shall be
made in accordance with the time and form of payment as provided under the Plan and any applicable
election as in effect prior to the execution of this amended and restated plan.



     This Plan is intended to comply with all applicable law, including Code §409A and related
Treasury guidance and Regulations, and shall be operated and interpreted in accordance with this
intention. Consistent with the foregoing, and in order to transition the Plan to the requirements
of Code §409A and related Treasury guidance and Regulations, the Committee made available to
Participants certain transition relief described more fully in Appendix A of this Plan, as
permitted by Code §409A and related Treasury guidance and Regulations.



ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS




     For the purposes of this Plan, unless otherwise clearly apparent from the context, the
following phrases or terms shall have the following indicated meanings:




	1.1.	 	“Account Balance” shall mean, with respect to a Participant, an entry on the records of the
Company equal to the sum of the Participant’s Annual Accounts. The Account Balance shall be a
bookkeeping entry only and shall be utilized solely as a device for the measurement and
determination of the amounts to be paid to a Participant, or his or her designated
Beneficiary, pursuant to this Plan.
	 
	1.2.	 	“Affiliate” shall mean any entity, other than the Company, which is a member of a controlled
group of companies or under common control with the Company within the meaning of Code
Sections 414(b) or (c).




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	1.3.	 	“Allied Plan” shall mean the Allied Waste Industries, Inc. 2005 Executive Deferred
Compensation Plan.
	 
	1.4.	 	“Annual Account” shall mean, with respect to a Participant, an entry on the records of the
Company equal to the following amount: (i) the sum of the Participant’s Annual Deferral
Amount, Company Contribution Amount, Company Restoration Matching Amount, and Company
Additional Matching Amount for any one Plan Year, plus (ii) amounts credited or debited to
such amounts pursuant to this Plan, less (iii) all distributions made to the Participant or
his or her Beneficiary pursuant to this Plan that relate to the Annual Account for such Plan
Year. The Annual Account shall be a bookkeeping entry only and shall be utilized solely as a
device for the measurement and determination of the amounts to be paid to a Participant, or
his or her designated Beneficiary, pursuant to this Plan.
	 
	1.5.	 	“Annual Deferral Amount” shall mean that portion of a Participant’s Base Salary, Bonus,
Commissions, Director Fees, SIP Amounts, LTIP Amounts, and restricted stock units that a
Participant defers in accordance with Article III for any one Plan Year, without regard to
whether such amounts are withheld and credited during such Plan Year. In the event of a
Participant’s Disability or death prior to the end of a Plan Year, such year’s Annual Deferral
Amount shall be the actual amount withheld prior to such event.
	 
	1.6.	 	“Annual Installment Method” shall be an annual installment payment over the number of years
selected by the Participant in accordance with this Plan, calculated as follows: (i) for the
first annual installment, the vested portion of each applicable Annual Account shall be
calculated as of the close of business on, or if the Participant’s Benefit Distribution
Trigger Date is not a business day the first business day following, the Participant’s Benefit
Distribution Trigger Date (or, if permitted by the Committee, an anniversary of (or the first
business day following the anniversary of) the Benefit Distribution Trigger Date elected by
the Participant), and (ii) for remaining annual installments, the vested portion of each
applicable Annual Account shall be calculated on every anniversary of such calculation date,
as applicable. Each annual installment shall be calculated by multiplying this balance by a
fraction, the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is the remaining number
of annual payments due to the Participant, including the then current installment. By way of
example, if the Participant elects a ten (10) year Annual Installment Method as the form of
Retirement Benefit for an Annual Account, the first payment shall be 1/10 of the vested
balance of such Annual Account, calculated as described in this definition. The following
year, the payment shall be 1/9 of the vested balance of such Annual Account, calculated as
described in this definition.
	 
	1.7.	 	“Area President” shall mean an Employee whose title as an Employee is area president.
	 
	1.8.	 	“Base Salary” shall mean the annual cash compensation relating to services performed during
any calendar year, excluding distributions from nonqualified deferred compensation plans, bonuses, commissions, overtime, fringe benefits, stock options, relocation expenses, incentive
payments, non-monetary awards, director fees and other fees, and automobile and other
allowances paid to a Participant for employment services rendered (whether or not such
allowances are included in the Employee’s gross income).




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	 	 	Base Salary shall be calculated before reduction for compensation voluntarily deferred or
contributed by the Participant pursuant to all qualified or nonqualified plans of any
Employer and shall be calculated to include amounts not otherwise included in the
Participant’s gross income under Code §§125, 402(e)(3), 402(h), or 403(b) pursuant to plans
established by any Employer; provided, however, that all such amounts will be included in
compensation only to the extent that had there been no such plan, the amount would have been
payable in cash to the Employee.
	 
	1.9.	 	“Beneficiary” shall mean one or more persons, trusts, estates or other entities, designated
in accordance with Article 10, that are entitled to receive benefits under this Plan upon the
death of a Participant.
	 
	1.10.	 	“Beneficiary Designation Form” shall mean the form established from time to time by the
Committee that a Participant completes, signs and returns to the Committee to designate one or
more Beneficiaries.
	 
	1.11.	 	“Benefit Distribution Trigger Date” shall mean a date or event that triggers distribution of
a Participant’s vested benefits as provided in Articles V, VI, VII, VIII, and IX.
	 
	1.12.	 	“Board” shall mean the board of directors of the Company.
	 
	1.13.	 	“Bonus” shall mean any compensation, other than Base Salary, Commissions, SIP Amounts and
LTIP Amounts, earned by a Participant for services rendered during a Plan Year, under any
Employer’s annual bonus and cash incentive plans.
	 
	1.14.	 	“Cause” shall mean with respect to each Participant (i) if the Participant has an employment
agreement with an Employer containing a definition of “cause”, the definition in the
Participant’s employment agreement; and (ii) if the Participant does not have an employment
agreement with an Employer containing a definition of “cause”, (a) the Participant is
convicted of, or pleads guilty (or nolo contendere ), to a felony or crime involving moral
turpitude, (b) the Company determines that the Participant knowingly breached any term of the
Participant’s employment agreement with an Employer, (c) the Company determines that the
Participant knowingly violated any of the Company’s policies, rules or guidelines, or (d) the
Company determines that the Participant willfully engaged in conduct, or willfully failed to
perform assigned duties, the result of which exposes the Company to serious or potential
injury (financial or otherwise).
	 
	1.15.	 	“Change in Control” shall mean any “change in control event” as defined in accordance with
Code §409A and related Treasury guidance and Regulations.
	 
	1.16.	 	“Change in Control Benefit” shall have the meaning set forth in Article V.
	 
	1.17.	 	“Claimant” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 15.1.
	 
	1.18.	 	“Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as it may be amended from time to time.




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	1.19.	 	“Commissions” shall mean the cash commissions earned by a Participant from any Employer for
services rendered during a Plan Year, excluding Bonus, SIP Amounts, LTIP Amounts or other
additional incentives or awards earned by the Participant.
	 
	1.20.	 	“Committee” shall mean the Company’s Retirement Benefits Committee as constituted from time
to time, and when there are no members of the Retirement Benefits Committee, the Board’s
Compensation Committee.
	 
	1.21.	 	“Company” shall mean Republic Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and any successor to
all or substantially all of the Company’s assets or business.
	 
	1.22.	 	“Company Additional Matching Amount” shall mean, for any one Plan Year, the amount
determined in accordance with the provisions of the Plan as in effect prior to January 1,
2009.
	 
	1.23.	 	“Company Contribution Amount” shall mean, for any one Plan Year, the amount determined in
accordance with Section 3.5.
	 
	1.24.	 	“Company Restoration Matching Amount” shall mean, for any one Plan Year, the amount
determined in accordance with Section 3.6.
	 
	1.25.	 	“Death Benefit” shall mean the benefit set forth in Article IX.
	 
	1.26.	 	“Director” shall mean any member of the board of directors of any Employer who is not an
employee of any Employer.
	 
	1.27.	 	“Director Fees” shall mean the annual fees earned by a Director from any Employer, including
retainer fees and meetings fees, as compensation for serving on the board of directors.
	 
	1.28.	 	“Disability” or “Disabled” shall mean that a Participant is (i) unable to engage in any
substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental
impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a
continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months, or (ii) by reason of any medically
determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be
expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months, receiving income
replacement benefits for a period of not less than three (3) months under an accident or
health plan covering employees of the Participant’s Employer. For purposes of this Plan, a
Participant shall be deemed to have satisfied either clause (i) or (ii) of this Section 1.28
and be Disabled if determined to be totally disabled by the Social Security Administration, or
if determined to be disabled in accordance with the applicable disability insurance program of
such Participant’s Employer, provided that the definition of “disability” applied under such
disability insurance program complies with the requirements in the preceding sentence.
	 
	1.29.	 	“Disability Benefit” shall mean the benefit set forth in Article VIII.




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	1.30.	 	“Election Form” shall mean the form or forms, which may be in electronic format, established
from time to time by the Committee that a Participant completes, signs and returns to the
Committee to make an election under the Plan.
	 
	1.31.	 	“Employee” shall mean a person who is an employee of any Employer.
	 
	1.32.	 	“Employee Director” shall mean an Employee whose title as an Employee is that of a director
level. For this purpose, it is not intended to indicate a member of the board of directors of
any Employer.
	 
	1.33.	 	“Employer(s)” shall mean the Company and/or any of its subsidiaries (now in existence or
hereafter formed or acquired) that have been selected by the Board to participate in the Plan
and have adopted the Plan as a sponsor.
	 
	1.34.	 	“ERISA” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as it may be amended
from time to time.
	 
	1.35.	 	“401(k) Plan” shall mean, with respect to an Employer, a plan qualified under Code §401(a)
that contains a cash or deferred arrangement described in Code §401(k), adopted by the
Employer, as it may be amended from time to time, or any successor thereto.
	 
	1.36.	 	“General Manager” shall mean an Employee whose title as an Employee is general manager.
	 
	1.37.	 	“LTIP Amounts” shall mean any portion of the compensation attributable to a Plan Year that
is earned by a Participant as an Employee under any Employer’s long-term incentive plan or any
other long-term incentive arrangement designated by the Committee.
	 
	1.38.	 	“Measurement Fund” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.9(a).
	 
	1.39.	 	“Participant” shall mean any Employee or Director (i) who is selected to participate in the
Plan, (ii) who submits an executed Plan Agreement and Election Form, which is accepted by the
Committee, and (iii) whose Plan Agreement has not terminated.
	 
	1.40.	 	“Plan” shall mean the Republic Services, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan, which shall be
evidenced by this instrument and by each Plan Agreement, as they may be amended from time to
time.
	 
	1.41.	 	“Plan Agreement” shall mean a written agreement, as may be amended from time to time, which
is entered into by and between the Company and a Participant. Each Plan Agreement executed by
a Participant and the Company shall provide for the entire benefit to which such Participant
is entitled under the Plan; should there be more than one Plan Agreement, the Plan Agreement
bearing the latest date of acceptance by the Company shall supersede all previous Plan
Agreements in their entirety and shall govern such entitlement. The terms of any Plan
Agreement may be different for any Participant, and any Plan Agreement may provide additional
benefits not set forth in the Plan or limit the benefits otherwise provided under the Plan;
provided, however, that any such additional




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	 	 	benefits or benefit limitations must be agreed to by both the Company and the Participant.
	 
	1.42.	 	“Plan Compensation” for any Plan Year shall mean the sum of a Participant’s (i) Base Salary,
Commissions, Bonus, SIP Amounts, LTIP Amounts, to the extent each of which is included in the
Participant’s W-2 compensation for the applicable year, (ii) elective deferrals to the 401(k)
Plan, (iii) Annual Deferral Amount (excluding restricted stock units that a Participant defers
in accordance with Article III), and (iv) deferrals excluded from taxable wages under Code
§125.
	 
	1.43.	 	“Plan Year” shall mean a period beginning on January 1 of each calendar year and continuing
through December 31 of such calendar year.
	 
	1.44.	 	“Retirement”, “Retire(s)” or “Retired” shall mean, with respect to an Employee, the
definition of Retirement set forth with respect to this Plan in the Participant’s initial Plan
Agreement (provided however that Retirement is defined as Separation from Service after a
specified date), and if none, shall mean Separation from Service for any reason other than
death or Disability, as determined in accordance with Code §409A and related Treasury guidance
and Regulations, on or after the earlier of the attainment of (a) age sixty (60) plus five (5)
Years of Service, (b) age fifty-six (56) plus ten (10) Years of Service, or (c) fifty-five
plus twenty (20) Years of Service; and shall mean with respect to a Director who is not an
Employee, Separation from Service as a Director. If a Participant is both an Employee and a
Director and does not have benefits under this Plan (or a plan required to be aggregated with
this Plan) for services both as an Employee and a Director, the services provided as a
Director are not taken into consideration in determining if the Participant has a Separation
from Service as an Employee hereunder and the services as an Employee are not taken into
consideration for purposes of determining if the Director has as Separation of Service as a
Director.
	 
	1.45.	 	“Retirement Benefit” shall mean the benefit set forth in Article VI.
	 
	1.46.	 	“Scheduled Distribution” shall mean the distribution set forth in Section 4.1.
	 
	1.47.	 	“Separation from Service” shall have the meaning set forth in Code Section 409A(a)(2) and
the regulations issued pursuant thereto.
	 
	1.48.	 	“Stock” shall mean the common stock of the Company.
	 
	1.49.	 	“SIP Amounts” shall mean any portion of the compensation attributable to a Plan Year that is
earned by a Participant as an Employee under the Company’s Synergy Incentive Plan under the
Company’s Executive Incentive Plan.
	 
	1.50.	 	“Terminate the Plan”, “Termination of the Plan” shall mean a determination by an Employer’s
board of directors that (i) all of its Participants shall no longer be eligible to participate
in the Plan, (ii) no new deferral elections for such Participants shall be permitted, and
(iii) such Participants shall no longer be eligible to be credited with any contributions
under this Plan.




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	1.51.	 	“Termination Benefit” shall mean the benefit set forth in Article VII.
	 
	1.52.	 	“Termination of Employment” shall mean the Separation from Service, voluntarily or
involuntarily, for any reason other than Retirement, Disability or death, as determined in
accordance with Code §409A and related Treasury guidance and Regulations. If a Participant is
both an Employee and a Director and does not have benefits under this Plan (or a plan required
to be aggregated with this Plan) for services both as an Employee and a Director, the services
provided as a Director are not taken into consideration in determining if the Participation
has a Termination of Employment as an Employee hereunder and the services as an Employee are
not taken into consideration for purposes of determining if the Director has a Termination of
Employment as a Director.
	 
	1.53.	 	“Trust” shall mean one or more trusts established by the Company in accordance with Article
XVI.
	 
	1.54.	 	“Unforeseeable Emergency” shall mean a severe financial hardship of the Participant
resulting from (i) an illness or accident of the Participant, the Participant’s spouse,
Beneficiary, or dependent (as defined in Code §152(a)), (ii) a loss of the Participant’s
property due to casualty, or (iii) such other similar extraordinary and unforeseeable
circumstances arising as a result of events beyond the control of the Participant, all as
determined in the sole discretion of the Committee.
	 
	1.55.	 	“Vice President” shall mean an Employee whose title as an Employee is vice president.
	 
	1.56.	 	“Years of Service” shall mean the number of consecutive full years of employment with the
Company or an Affiliate (including years of employment before the Employer became an
Affiliate).





ARTICLE II

SELECTION, ENROLLMENT, ELIGIBILITY




     2.1. Selection by Committee. Participation in the Plan shall be limited to Directors,
Employees of an Employer at the level of Vice Presidents and above, Area Presidents, Employee
Directors, General Managers and such others as may be included in a select group of management or
highly compensated employees of an Employer, as may be selected by the Committee.



     2.2. Enrollment and Eligibility Requirements; Commencement of Participation.



          (a) As a condition to participation, each Director or selected Employee who is eligible to
participate in the Plan effective as of the first day of a Plan Year shall complete, execute and
return to the Committee a Plan Agreement, an Election Form and a Beneficiary Designation Form,
prior to the first day of such Plan Year, or such other earlier deadline as may be established by
the Committee in its sole discretion. In addition, the Committee shall establish from time to time
such other enrollment requirements as it determines, in its sole discretion, are necessary.







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          (b) A Director or selected Employee who first becomes eligible to participate in this Plan
after the first day of a Plan Year must complete, execute and return to the Committee a Plan
Agreement, an Election Form, and a Beneficiary Designation Form within thirty (30) days after he or
she first becomes eligible to participate in the Plan, or within such other earlier deadline as may
be established by the Committee, in its sole discretion, in order to participate for that Plan
Year. In such event, such person’s participation in this Plan shall not commence earlier than the
date determined by the Committee pursuant to Section 2.2(c) and such person shall not be permitted
to defer under this Plan any portion of his or her Base Salary, Bonus, LTIP Amounts, Commissions
and/or Director Fees that are paid with respect to services performed prior to his or her
participation commencement date, except to the extent permissible under Code §409A and related
Treasury guidance or Regulations.




          (c) Each Director or selected Employee who is eligible to participate in the Plan shall
commence participation in the Plan on the date that the Committee determines, in its sole
discretion, that the Director or Employee has met all enrollment requirements set forth in this
Plan and required by the Committee, including returning all required documents to the Committee
within the specified time period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee shall process such
Participant’s deferral election as soon as administratively practicable after such deferral
election is submitted to and accepted by the Committee.




          (d) If a Director or an Employee fails to meet all requirements contained in this Section 2.2
within the period required, that Director or Employee shall not be eligible to participate in the
Plan during such Plan Year.




ARTICLE III

DEFERRAL COMMITMENTS/COMPANY CONTRIBUTION AMOUNTS/

COMPANY RESTORATION MATCHING AMOUNTS/VESTING/CREDITING/TAXES




     3.1. Minimum Deferrals.



          (a) Annual Deferral Amount. For each Plan Year, a Participant may elect to defer, as
his or her Annual Deferral Amount, Base Salary, Bonus, Commissions, LTIP Amounts and/or Director
Fees in the following minimum amounts for each deferral elected:




	 	 	 	 	 
	Deferral	 	Minimum Amount
	Base Salary, Bonus,
Commissions and/or LTIP Amounts
	 	One Percent
	Director Fees
	 	$	1,000	 





If the Committee determines, in its sole discretion, prior to the beginning of a Plan Year that a
Participant has made an election for less than the stated minimum amounts, or if no election is
made, the amount deferred shall be zero. A Participant may elect to defer his restricted stock
unit awards and SIP Amounts in accordance with Sections 3.3(e) and (f), respectively.




          (b) Short Plan Year. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Participant first becomes a
Participant after the first day of a Plan Year, the minimum Annual Deferral Amount






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shall be an amount equal to the minimum set forth above, multiplied by a fraction, the
numerator of which is the number of complete months remaining in the Plan Year and the denominator
of which is 12.




     3.2. Maximum Deferral.



          (a) Annual Deferral Amount. For each Plan Year, a Participant may elect to defer, as
his or her Annual Deferral Amount, Base Salary, Bonus, Commissions, LTIP Amounts and/or Director
Fees up to the following maximum percentages for each deferral elected:




	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Maximum
	Deferral	 	Percentage
	Base Salary/Commissions
	 	 	80	%
	Bonus
	 	 	100	%
	LTIP Amounts
	 	 	100	%
	Director Fees
	 	 	100	%






          (b) Short Plan Year. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Participant first becomes a
Participant after the first day of a Plan Year, the maximum Annual Deferral Amount shall be limited
to the amount of compensation not yet earned by the Participant as of the date the Participant
submits a Plan Agreement and Election Form to the Committee for acceptance, except to the extent
permissible under Code §409A and related Treasury guidance or Regulations. For compensation that
is earned based upon a specified performance period, the Participant’s deferral election will apply
to the portion of such compensation that is equal to (i) the total amount of compensation for the
performance period, multiplied by (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days
remaining in the service period after the Participant’s deferral election is made, and the
denominator of which is the total number of days in the performance period.




     3.3. Election to Defer; Effect of Election Form.



          (a) First Plan Year. In connection with a Participant’s commencement of participation
in the Plan, the Participant shall make an irrevocable election to defer Base Salary, Bonus,
Commissions, Director Fees and LTIP Amounts for the Plan Year in which the Participant commences
participation in the Plan, along with such other elections as the Committee deems necessary or
desirable under the Plan. For these elections to be valid, the Election Form must be completed and
signed by the Participant, timely delivered to the Committee (in accordance with Section 2.2 above)
and accepted by the Committee. A Participant may elect to defer his restricted stock unit awards
and SIP Amounts in accordance with Sections 3.3(e) and (f), respectively.




          (b) Subsequent Plan Years. A Participant’s election to defer Base Salary, Bonus,
Commissions, Director Fees and LTIP Amounts shall remain in effect for subsequent Plan Years,
unless and until the Participant either timely files a new Election Form to notify the Committee of
the change (including ceasing deferrals) in the election to defer Base Salary, Bonus, Commissions,
Director Fees and LTIP Amounts. All changes and elections shall be made by the Participant timely
delivering a new Election Form, and any other forms as the






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Committee may deem necessary or desirable, to the Committee, in accordance with its rules and
procedures, before the December 31st preceding the Plan Year in which such compensation is earned
with respect to which the termination or modification applies, or before such other deadline
established by the Committee in accordance with the requirements of Code §409A and related Treasury
guidance or Regulations. For compensation which is earned over one or more consecutive fiscal
years of an Employer that is not payable during the service period, the Committee may determine
that a Participant may defer such compensation by making an election before the last day of the
fiscal year preceding the first fiscal year in which the services are performed.




     Any deferral election(s) made in accordance with this Section 3.3(b) shall be irrevocable;
provided, however, that if the Committee requires Participants to make a deferral election for
“performance-based compensation” by the deadline(s) described above, it may, in its sole
discretion, and in accordance with Code §409A and related Treasury guidance or Regulations, permit
a Participant to subsequently change his or her deferral election for such compensation by
submitting an Election Form to the Committee no later than the deadline established by the
Committee pursuant to Section 3.3(c) below.



          (c) Performance-Based Compensation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may,
in its sole discretion, determine that an irrevocable deferral election pertaining to
“performance-based compensation” based on services performed over a period of at least twelve (12)
months, may be made by timely delivering an Election Form to the Committee, in accordance with its
rules and procedures, no later than six (6) months before the end of the performance service
period. “Performance-based compensation” shall be compensation, the payment or amount of which is
contingent on pre-established organizational or individual performance criteria, which satisfies
the requirements of Code §409A and related Treasury guidance or Regulations. In order to be
eligible to make a deferral election for performance-based compensation, a Participant must perform
services continuously from a date no later than the date upon which the performance criteria for
such compensation are established through the date upon which the Participant makes a deferral
election for such compensation. In no event shall an election to defer performance-based
compensation be permitted after such compensation has become both substantially certain to be paid
and readily ascertainable and such election shall be void and not in effect with respect to
compensation which is determined not to be “Performance-based compensation.”




          (d) Compensation Subject to Risk of Forfeiture. With respect to compensation (i) to
which a Participant has a legally binding right to payment in a subsequent year, and (ii) that is
subject to a forfeiture condition requiring the Participant’s continued services for a period of at
least twelve (12) months from the date the Participant obtains the legally binding right, the
Committee may, in its sole discretion, determine that an irrevocable deferral election for such
compensation may be made by timely delivering an Election Form to the Committee in accordance with
its rules and procedures, no later than the 30th day after the Participant obtains the legally
binding right to the compensation, provided that the election is made at least twelve (12) months
in advance of the earliest date on which the forfeiture condition could lapse (other than by reason
of the Participant’s death, Disability or Change in Control).







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          (e) Contingent Deferral Election. A Participant may, in accordance with such rules
and procedures established by the Committee, elect to defer all or part of a restricted stock unit
award and instead be credited with a corresponding number of units in the Republic Services Stock
Unit Fund. To be effective, such an election must be irrevocable and must be made either (i) prior
to the first day of the Plan year in which the restricted stock unit award is granted, or (ii)
within 30 days after the restricted stock unit award is granted, provided that the election is made
at least 12 months in advance of the earliest date on which the restricted stock unit award could
vest (other than by reason of the Participant’s death, Disability or Change in Control). The
amount deferred pursuant to this Section 3.3(e) shall be considered an Annual Deferral Amount.




          (f) SIP Amounts. If and to the extent permitted by the Committee, a Participant may
elect, in accordance with such rules and procedures established by the Committee, to defer all or
part of the SIP Amounts by delivering an Election Form, and any other forms as the Committee may
deem necessary or desirable, to the Committee in accordance with its rules and procedures before
such deadline established by the Committee in accordance with the requirements of Code §409A and
related Treasury guidance and Regulations. Any deferral election made in accordance with this
Section 3.3(f):





	 	(i)	 	shall be irrevocable as of December 23, 2010;
	 
	 	(ii)	 	shall be submitted to and accepted by the
Committee in its sole discretion prior to December 24, 2010;
	 
	 	(iii)	 	shall specify a payment date for the amount
elected to be deferred as the later of (A) April 1, 2017, and (B) a
Benefit Distribution Trigger Date under Article VI, VII, VIII or IX;
and
	 
	 	(iv)	 	shall have no effect until at least twelve (12)
months after the date on which the election becomes irrevocable.




If a Participant makes an election that becomes irrevocable to defer the SIP Amounts in accordance
with this Section 3.3(f) and the Participant’s Benefit Distribution Trigger Date under Article VI,
VII, VIII or IX occurs prior to April 1, 2017, the amount deferred (as adjusted for amounts debited
or credited to such amount pursuant to this Plan) shall be paid to the Participant during the sixty
(60) day period commencing immediately after April 1, 2017 (or, if earlier, (x) in the event of a
change in control as defined in the Executive Incentive Plan, within ten (10) days following such
change in control notwithstanding the Participant’s election or (y) in the event of the
Participant’s death or Disability at least twelve (12) months after the date on which the election
becomes irrevocable, (i) if death or Disability occurs prior to April
1, 2012, during the period beginning April 1, 2012 and ending
May 31, 2012, and (ii) if death or Disability occurs on or after
April 1, 2012, no later than sixty (60) days after the date of
death or Disability. If a
Participant’s Benefit Distribution Trigger Date under Article VI, VII, VIII or IX occurs on or
after April 1, 2017, the amount deferred if not previously paid (as adjusted for amounts debited or
credited to such amount pursuant to this Plan) shall not be paid as provided in the preceding
sentence, but shall be paid in accordance with Articles VI, VII, VIII or IX, as applicable or, if
earlier, within ten (10) days following a change in control as defined in the Executive Incentive
Plan. If a Participant makes an election to defer SIP Amounts in accordance with this Section
3.3(f) and experiences an Unforeseeable Emergency at least twelve (12) months






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after the date on which the election becomes irrevocable, the Participant may be eligible to
receive a partial or full payout of such amount in accordance with and subject to the provisions of
Section 4.4. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.3(f), if a Participant has
a Separation from Service, Retires, becomes Disabled or dies prior to December 24, 2010, the
Participant’s election shall be deemed revoked and no SIP Amounts shall be deferred on behalf of
such Participant.




          (g) Multiple Election Forms. If and to the extent permitted by the Committee, a
Participant shall be permitted to make separate elections to defer Base Salary, Bonus, Commission,
Director Fees, SIP Amounts, LTIP Amounts, and restricted stock units for a Plan Year in accordance
with the Election Forms provided by the Committee and its rules and procedures provided that each
such amount is a separately identifiable payment and the elections are made in accordance with the
provisions of this Article III. If and to the extent permitted by the Committee, each separate
election may provide a form or time of payment otherwise permitted or provided for under Articles
IV, V, VI, VII, VIII and IX.




     3.4. Withholding and Crediting of Annual Deferral Amounts. For each Plan Year, the
Base Salary portion of the Annual Deferral Amount shall be withheld from each regularly scheduled
Base Salary payroll in equal amounts, as adjusted from time to time for increases and decreases in
Base Salary. The Bonus, Commissions, SIP Amounts, LTIP Amounts and/or Director Fees portion of the
Annual Deferral Amount shall be withheld at the time the Bonus, Commissions, SIP Amounts, LTIP
Amounts or Director Fees are or otherwise would be paid to the Participant, whether or not this
occurs during the Plan Year itself. Annual Deferral Amounts shall be credited to the Participant’s
Annual Account for such Plan Year at the time such amounts would otherwise have been paid to the
Participant.



     3.5. Company Contribution Amount.



          (a) For each Plan Year, the Company may be required to credit amounts to a Participant’s
Annual Account in accordance with employment or other agreements entered into between the
Participant and an Employer, which amounts shall be part of the Participant’s Company Contribution
Amount for that Plan Year. Such amounts shall be credited to the Participant’s Annual Account for
the applicable Plan Year on the date or dates prescribed by such agreements.




          (b) For each Plan Year, the Company, in its sole discretion, may, but is not required to,
credit any amount it desires to any Participant’s Annual Account under this Plan, which amount
shall be part of the Participant’s Company Contribution Amount for that Plan Year. The amount so
credited to a Participant may be smaller or larger than the amount credited to any other
Participant, and the amount credited to any Participant for a Plan Year may be zero, even though
one or more other Participants receive a Company Contribution Amount for that Plan Year. The
Company Contribution Amount described in this Section 3.5(b), if any, shall be credited to the
Participant’s Annual Account for the applicable Plan Year on a date or dates to be determined by
the Committee, in its sole discretion.





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     3.6. Company Restoration Matching Amount. A Participant’s Company Restoration
Matching Amount for any Plan Year shall be an amount equal to the lesser of (i) two
 percent (2%) of the Participant’s Plan Compensation for such Plan Year in excess of the Code
§401(a)(17) limits (which is $245,000 for 2010 and as adjusted thereafter), or (ii) fifty percent
(50%) of the Participant’s Annual Deferral Amount (excluding restricted stock units that a
Participant defers in accordance with Article III) for such year. The Participant’s Company
Restoration Matching Amount, if any, shall be credited to
and distributed with
the Participant’s Annual Account
(or, as applicable, component thereof)
for the
applicable Plan Year on a date or dates to be determined by the Committee, in it sole discretion.
The Company Restoration Matching Amount shall be credited in the Republic Services Stock Unit Fund
in the 2005 Plan Year and in cash in all future Plan Years. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Restoration Matching Amount shall not be credited to any Participant who is a Director.




     3.7. Crediting of Amounts after Benefit Distribution. Notwithstanding any provision
in this Plan to the contrary, should the complete distribution (other than a distribution pursuant
to Section 4.4) of a Participant’s vested Account Balance (as determined pursuant to Section 3.8)
occur prior to the date on which any portion of (i) the Annual Deferral Amount that a Participant
has elected to defer in accordance with Section 3.3, (ii) the Company Contribution Amount, or (iii)
the Company Restoration Matching Amount, would otherwise be credited to the Participant’s Account
Balance, such amounts shall be credited to the Participant’s Account Balance and distributed in
accordance with the form and time of distribution that is applicable to the amount so credited (and
to the extent the time of distribution has occurred, within 60 days of the date of such crediting).



     3.8. Vesting.



          (a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 3.8(g), a Participant shall at all times be 100%
vested in the portion of his or her Account Balance attributable to his or her deferrals of Base
Salary, Bonus, Commissions, LTIP Amounts, SIP Amounts and Director Fees as adjusted for amounts
credited or debited on such amounts (pursuant to Section 3.9).




          (b) A Participant shall be vested in the portion of his or her Account Balance attributable to
any Company Contribution Amounts, adjusted for amounts credited or debited on such amounts
(pursuant to Section 3.9), in accordance with the vesting schedule(s) set forth with respect to
this Plan in his or her Plan Agreement, employment agreement or any other agreement between the
Participant and his or her Employer. If not addressed in such agreements, a Participant shall 100%
vest in his or her portion of his or her Account Balance attributable to any Company Contribution
Amounts, adjusted for amounts credited or debited on such amounts (pursuant to Section 3.9), if
such Participant’s employment with the Employer is terminated due to Retirement, death, Disability,
or by the Company for other than Cause. Amounts which are not vested upon Separation from Service
with all Employers under circumstances set forth in this Section 3.8(b) shall be forfeited at the
time of such Separation from Service.




          (c) A Participant shall be vested in the portion of his or her Account Balance attributable to
any Company Restoration Matching Amounts and Company Additional Matching Amounts, adjusted for
amounts credited or debited on such amounts (pursuant to Section 3.9), only to the extent that the
Participant would be vested in such amounts, if any, under the provisions of the 401(k) Plan
applicable to the vesting of matching contributions, as determined by the Committee in its sole
discretion.







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          (d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 3.8, in the event of a
Change in Control, prior to a Participant’s Separation from Service, any amounts that are not
vested in accordance with Sections 3.8(b) or 3.8(c) above, shall immediately become 100% vested (if
it is not already vested in accordance with those Sections).




          (e) Notwithstanding Section 3.8(d) above, the vesting schedules described in Sections 3.8(b)
and 3.8(c) shall not be accelerated upon a Change in Control to the extent that the Committee
determines that such acceleration would cause the deduction limitations of Code §280G to become
effective. The portion not so vested shall continue to be subject to the vesting provisions of
this Plan. In the event of such a determination, the Participant may dispute the Committee’s
determination with respect to the application of Code §280G in which case the Committee must
provide to the Participant within ninety (90) days of such a request an opinion from a nationally
recognized accounting firm selected by the Participant (the “Accounting Firm”). The opinion shall
state the Accounting Firm’s opinion that any limitation in the vested percentage hereunder is
necessary to avoid the limits of Code §280G and contain supporting calculations. The cost of such
opinion shall be paid for by the Company. Payments made pursuant to any such dispute shall be made
in compliance with Treasury Regulation §1.409A-3(g).




          (f) Section 3.8(e) shall not prevent the acceleration of the vesting schedules described in
Sections 3.8(b) and 3.8(c) if such Participant is entitled to a “gross-up” payment, to eliminate
the effect of the Code §4999 excise tax, pursuant to his or her employment agreement or other
agreement entered into between such Participant and the Employer.




          (g) If a Participant defers compensation that is subject to an agreement that has vesting or
forfeiture provisions, the portion of his or her Account Balance attributable to such compensation
remains subject to the vesting and forfeiture provisions set forth in the agreement.




     3.9. Crediting/Debiting of Account Balances. In accordance with, and subject to, the
rules and procedures that are established from time to time by the Committee, in its sole
discretion, amounts shall be credited or debited to a Participant’s Account Balance in accordance
with the following rules:



          (a) Measurement Funds. Subject to the restrictions found in Section 3.9(c) below, the
Participant may elect one or more of the measurement funds selected by the Committee, in its sole
discretion, which are based on certain mutual funds or the Republic Services Stock Investment Fund
described in Section 3.9(d) below (collectively, the “Measurement Funds”), for the purpose of
crediting or debiting additional amounts to his or her Account Balance. As necessary, the
Committee may, in its sole discretion, discontinue, substitute or add a Measurement Fund. Each
such action will take effect as of the first day of the first calendar quarter that begins at least
thirty (30) days after the day on which the Committee gives Participants advance written notice of
such change.




          (b) Election of Measurement Funds. Subject to the restrictions found in Section
3.9(c) below, and the provisions contained in Section 3.9(d) below, a Participant, in connection
with his or her initial deferral election in accordance with Section 3.3(a) above, may elect to
allocate any portion of his or her future Annual Deferral Amounts (other than any






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amounts that are required to be allocated to the Republic Services Stock Unit Fund), Company
Contribution Amounts, Company Restoration Matching Amounts and Company Additional Matching Amounts,
and/or re-allocate any portion of his or her Account Balance (other than any amounts that are
required to be allocated to the Republic Services Stock Unit Fund) to one or more of the
Measurement Funds (as described in Section 3.9(a) above) to be used to determine the amounts to be
credited or debited to his or her Account Balance. If a Participant does not elect any of the
Measurement Funds as described in the previous sentence, the Participant’s Account Balance shall
automatically be allocated into the lowest-risk Measurement Fund, as determined by the Committee,
in its sole discretion. Subject to the restrictions found in Section 3.9(c) below, the Participant
may (but is not required to) elect, by submitting an Election Form to the Committee that is
accepted by the Committee, to add or delete one or more Measurement Fund(s) to be used to determine
the amounts to be credited or debited to his or her Account Balance, or to change the portion of
his or her Account Balance allocated to each previously or newly elected Measurement Fund. If an
election is made in accordance with the previous sentence, it shall apply, except to the extent
provided in Section 3.9(d) below, as of the first business day deemed reasonably practicable by the
Committee, in its sole discretion, and shall continue thereafter for each subsequent day in which
the Participant participates in the Plan, unless changed in accordance with the previous sentence;
provided, however, if the Participant’s election includes the allocation or re-allocation of
amounts to or from the Republic Services Stock Investment Fund, the Committee may, in its sole
discretion, process any portion of the Participant’s Election Form which allocates and/or
re-allocates such amounts to or from any Measurement Fund other than the Republic Services Stock
Investment Fund, while postponing the processing of any portion of the Participant’s Election Form
which allocates and/or re-allocates such amounts to or from the Republic Services Stock Investment
Fund, as more fully described in Section 3.9(d)(i). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee,
in its sole discretion, may impose limitations on the frequency with which one or more of the
Measurement Funds elected in accordance with this Section 3.9(b) may be added or deleted by such
Participant; furthermore, the Committee, in its sole discretion, may impose limitations on the
frequency with which the Participant may change the portion of his or her Account Balance allocated
to each previously or newly elected Measurement Fund.




          (c) Republic Services Stock Unit Fund.





	 	(i)	 	If a Participant elects, in accordance with
such rules and procedures established by the Committee, to defer a
restricted stock unit award, the Participant will be automatically and
irrevocably credited with a corresponding number of units under the
Republic Services Stock Unit Fund (the “Units”) under this Plan.
Participants may not select any Measurement Fund to be used to
determine the amounts to be credited or debited to their Republic
Services Stock Unit Fund. Furthermore, no other portion of the
Participant’s Account Balance can be either initially allocated or
re-allocated to the Republic Services Stock Unit Fund. Units allocated
to the Republic Services Stock Unit Fund on behalf of any Participant
shall only be distributable to the Participant in actual shares of
Stock equal in number to the number of the Participant’s vested Units.
The Units remain subject to the vesting




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	 	 	 	and forfeiture provisions set forth in the applicable award or other
applicable agreement. Any fractional share of Stock shall be
distributed in cash in an amount equal to the fair market value of
the fractional share of Stock.
	 
	 	(ii)	 	Any stock dividends, cash dividends or other
non-cash dividends that would have been payable on the stock underlying
the deferred award shall be credited to the Participant’s Account
Balance in the form of additional Units under the Plan until such Units
are forfeited or distributed to the Participant. The number of Units
credited to the Participant for a particular stock dividend shall be
equal to (A) the number of Units credited to the Participant’s Account
Balance as of the dividend payment date, multiplied by (B) the number
of additional or fractional shares of Stock actually paid as a dividend
in respect of each share of Stock. The number of Units credited to the
Participant for a particular cash dividend or non-cash dividend other
than a Stock dividend shall be equal to (x) the number of Units
credited to the Participant’s Account Balance as of the dividend
payment date, multiplied by (y) the fair market value of the dividend,
divided by (z) the “fair market value” of the Stock on the dividend
payment date. Any additional Units credited pursuant to this Section
3.9(c)(ii) shall be credited effective the day following the date the
dividend was paid, and shall have the same status, and shall be subject
to the same terms and conditions (including without limitation the
vesting and forfeiture provisions) applicable to the Units to which
they relate.
	 
	 	(iii)	 	The number of Units credited to the
Participant’s Account Balance shall be adjusted by the Committee, in
its sole discretion, to prevent dilution or enlargement of
Participants’ rights with respect to the portion of his or her Account
Balance allocated to the Republic Services Stock Unit Fund in the event
of any reorganization, reclassification, stock split, or other unusual
corporate transaction or event which affects the value of the Stock,
provided that any such adjustment shall be made taking into account any
crediting of Units to the Participant under Section 3.9.
	 
	 	(iv)	 	For purposes of this Section 3.9(c), the fair
market value of the Stock shall be determined by the Committee in its
sole discretion.





          (d) Republic Services Stock Investment Fund.





	 	(i)	 	A Participant may elect to allocate any portion
of his or her future Annual Deferral Amounts (other than any amounts
that are required to be allocated to the Republic Services Stock Unit
Fund), Company Contribution Amounts, Company Restoration Matching
Amounts and Company Additional Matching Amounts, and/or re-




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	 	 	 	allocate any portion of his or her Account Balance (other than any
amounts that are required to be allocated to the Republic Services
Stock Unit Fund) to the Republic Services Stock Investment Fund.
However, if a Participant elects to allocate such amounts to the
Republic Services Stock Investment Fund, then such amounts will be
(A) initially allocated to the lowest-risk Measurement Fund, as
determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion, and (B)
reallocated from the lowest-risk Measurement Fund to the Republic
Services Stock Investment Fund on or around the first business day of
the third month of the calendar quarter, as determined by the
Committee, in its sole discretion. If a Participant elects to
reallocate any portion of his or her Account Balance (other than any
amounts that are required to be allocated to the Republic Services
Stock Unit Fund) to the Republic Services Stock Investment Fund, then
such amounts will be reallocated from the Measurement Fund in which
such amounts are allocated to the Republic Services Stock Investment
Fund on or around the first business day of the third month of the
calendar quarter. Similarly, any elections to reallocate amounts
from the Republic Services Stock Investment Fund to any other
Measurement Fund shall be processed on or around the first business
day of the third month of any calendar quarter as determined by the
Committee, in its sole discretion. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained in this Section 3.9 the Committee may, in its sole
discretion, disallow any allocation or reallocation which is made
during a period in which the Participant is prohibited (by Company
policy or otherwise) from acquiring or disposing of the Company’s
equity securities.
	 
	 	(ii)	 	The portion of the Participant’s Account
Balance that is allocated to the Republic Services Stock Investment
Fund shall be adjusted by the Committee, in its sole discretion, based
on the cash equivalent of any stock dividends, cash dividends or other
non-cash dividends that would have been payable on the Stock.
	 
	 	(iii)	 	The portion of the Participant’s Account
Balance that is allocated to the Republic Services Stock Investment
Fund shall be adjusted by the Committee, in its sole discretion, to
prevent dilution or enlargement of Participants’ rights with respect to
the portion of his or her Account Balance allocated to the Republic
Services Stock Investment Fund in the event of any reorganization,
reclassification, stock split, or other unusual corporate transaction
or event which affects the value of the Stock.
	 
	 	(iv)	 	For purposes of this Section 3.9(d), the fair
market value of the Stock shall be determined by the Committee in its
sole discretion.




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	 	(v)	 	Amounts allocated to the Republic Services
Stock Investment Fund shall only be distributed in cash.





          (e) Proportionate Allocation. In making any election described in Section 3.9(b)
above, the Participant shall specify on the Election Form, in increments of one percent (1%), the
percentage of his or her Account Balance or Measurement Fund, as applicable, to be
allocated/re-allocated.




          (f) Crediting or Debiting Method. The performance of each Measurement Fund (either
positive or negative) will be determined on a daily basis based on the manner in which such
Participant’s Account Balance has been hypothetically allocated among the Measurement Funds by the
Participant.




          (g) No Actual Investment. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan that may
be interpreted to the contrary, the Measurement Funds are to be used for measurement purposes only,
and a Participant’s election of any such Measurement Fund, the allocation of his or her Account
Balance thereto, the calculation of additional amounts and the crediting or debiting of such
amounts to a Participant’s Account Balance shall not be considered or construed in any manner as an
actual investment of his or her Account Balance in any such Measurement Fund. In the event that
the Company or the Trustee (as that term is defined in the Trust), in its own discretion, decides
to invest funds in any or all of the investments on which the Measurement Funds are based, no
Participant shall have any rights in or to such investments themselves. Without limiting the
foregoing, a Participant’s Account Balance shall at all times be a bookkeeping entry only and shall
not represent any investment made on his or her behalf by the Company or the Trust; the Participant
shall at all times remain an unsecured general creditor of the Company to the extent of its
obligation under the Plan to pay the Participant’s benefit as determined in Section 17.3.




     3.10. FICA and Other Taxes.



          (a) Annual Deferral Amounts. For each Plan Year in which an Annual Deferral Amount is
being withheld from a Participant, the Company and/or Participant’s Employer (as applicable) shall
withhold from that portion of the Participant’s Base Salary, Bonus, Commissions, SIP Amounts and/or
LTIP Amounts that is not being deferred, in a manner determined by the withholding Employer, the
Participant’s share of FICA and other employment taxes on such Annual Deferral Amount. If
necessary, the Committee may reduce the Annual Deferral Amount for amounts required to be withheld
and described in Treasury Regulation §1.409A-3(j)(4)(vi) in order to comply with this Section 3.10.




          (b) Company Restoration Matching Amounts, Company Additional Matching Amounts and Company
Contribution Amounts and Other Amounts. When a Participant becomes vested in a portion of his
or her Account Balance attributable to any Company Restoration Matching Amounts, Company Additional
Matching Amounts and/or Company Contribution Amounts and/or any other amounts subject to a vesting
schedule, the Company and/or Participant’s Employer (as applicable) shall withhold from that
portion of the Participant’s Base Salary, Bonus, Commissions, SIP Amounts and/or LTIP Amounts that
is not deferred, in a manner determined by the withholding Employer, the Participant’s share of
FICA






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and other employment taxes on such amounts. If necessary, the Committee may reduce the vested
portion of the Participant’s Company Restoration Matching Amount, Company Additional Matching
Amount, Company Contribution Amount or any other amounts subject to a vesting schedule for such
amounts attributable to employment taxes required to be withheld or that otherwise may be withheld
as described in Treasury Regulation §1.409A-3(j)(4)(vi), in order to comply with this Section 3.10.




          (c) Distributions. There shall be withheld from any payments made to a Participant
under this Plan all federal, state and local income, employment and other taxes required to be
withheld by any Employer, or the trustee of the Trust, in connection with such payments, in amounts
and in a manner to be determined in the sole discretion of the Company and the trustee of the
Trust.




          (d) Withholding of Shares. A Participant who receives a distribution from the
Republic Services Stock Unit Fund must pay to the Company all federal, state and local income and
other taxes required to be withheld in connection with the distribution of shares of Stock. A
Participant may elect by notice to the Committee to satisfy his or her minimum income tax
withholding obligation with respect to the distribution of shares of Stock by the Company’s
withholding a portion of the shares of Stock otherwise deliverable to the Participant, such shares
being valued at their fair market value as of the date on which the taxable event that gives rise
to the withholding requirement occurs.




ARTICLE IV

SCHEDULED DISTRIBUTION; UNFORESEEABLE EMERGENCIES




     4.1. Scheduled Distribution. In connection with each election to defer an Annual
Deferral Amount, a Participant may irrevocably elect to receive a Scheduled Distribution, in the
form of a lump sum payment, from the Plan with respect to all or a portion of the Annual Deferral
Amount. The Scheduled Distribution shall be a lump sum payment in an amount that is equal to the
portion of the Annual Deferral Amount the Participant elected to have distributed as a Scheduled
Distribution, adjusted for amounts credited or debited in the manner provided in Section 3.9 above
on that amount, calculated as of the close of business on or around the date on which the Scheduled
Distribution becomes payable, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion. Subject to
the other terms and conditions of this Plan, each Scheduled Distribution elected shall be paid out
during a sixty (60) day period commencing immediately after the first day of any Plan Year
designated by the Participant (the “Scheduled Distribution Date”). The Plan Year designated by the
Participant must be at least three (3) Plan Years after the end of the Plan Year to which the
Participant’s deferral election described in Section 3.3 relates (or, if later, at least three (3)
Plan Years after the end of the Plan Year in which the amount deferred vests), unless otherwise
provided on an Election Form approved by the Committee in its sole discretion. By way of example,
if a Scheduled Distribution is elected for Annual Deferral Amounts that are earned in the Plan Year
commencing January 1, 2006, the earliest Scheduled Distribution Date that may be designated by a
Participant would be January 1, 2010, and the Scheduled Distribution would become payable during
the sixty (60) day period commencing immediately after such Scheduled Distribution Date.



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     4.2. Postponing Scheduled Distributions. A Participant may elect to postpone a
Scheduled Distribution described in Section 4.1 above, and have such amount paid out during a sixty
(60) day period commencing immediately after an allowable alternative distribution date designated
by the Participant in accordance with this Section 4.2. In order to make this election, the
Participant must submit a new Scheduled Distribution Election Form to the Committee in accordance
with the following criteria:



          (a) Such Scheduled Distribution Election Form must be submitted to and accepted by the
Committee in its sole discretion at least twelve (12) months prior to the Participant’s previously
designated Scheduled Distribution Date;




          (b) The new Scheduled Distribution Date selected by the Participant must be the first day of a
Plan Year, and must be at least five (5) years after the previously designated Scheduled
Distribution Date; and




          (c) The election of the new Scheduled Distribution Date shall have no effect until at least
twelve (12) months after the date on which the election is made.




     4.3. Other Benefits Take Precedence Over Scheduled Distributions. Should a Benefit
Distribution Trigger Date occur that triggers a benefit under Articles V, VI, VII, VIII, or IX any
Annual Deferral Amount that is subject to a Scheduled Distribution election under Section 4.1 or
4.2 shall not be paid in accordance with Section 4.1 or 4.2, but shall be paid in accordance with
the other applicable Article. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee shall interpret this
Section 4.3 in a manner that is consistent with Code §409A and related Treasury guidance and
Regulations.



     4.4. Unforeseeable Emergencies.



          (a) If the Participant experiences an Unforeseeable Emergency, the Participant may petition
the Committee to receive a partial or full payout from the Plan, subject to the provisions set
forth below.




          (b) The payout, if any, from the Plan shall not exceed the lesser of (i) the Participant’s
vested Account Balance (as determined pursuant to Section 3.8), calculated as of the close of
business on or around the date on which the amount becomes payable, as determined by the Committee
in its sole discretion, or (ii) the amount necessary to satisfy the Unforeseeable Emergency, plus
amounts necessary to pay Federal, state, or local income taxes or penalties reasonably anticipated
as a result of the distribution. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Participant may not receive a
payout from the Plan to the extent that the Unforeseeable Emergency is or may be relieved (A)
through reimbursement or compensation by insurance or otherwise, (B) by liquidation of the
Participant’s assets, to the extent the liquidation of such assets would not itself cause severe
financial hardship or (C) by cessation of deferrals under this Plan.




          (c) If the Committee, in its sole discretion, approves a Participant’s petition for payout
from the Plan, the Participant shall receive a payout from the Plan within sixty (60) days of the
date of such approval, and the Participant’s deferrals under the Plan shall be terminated as of the
date of such approval.




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          (d) In addition, a Participant’s deferral elections under this Plan shall be terminated to the
extent the Committee determines, in its sole discretion, that termination of such Participant’s
deferral elections is required pursuant to Treasury Regulation §1.401(k)-1(d)(3) for the
Participant to obtain a hardship distribution from an Employer’s 401(k) Plan. If the Committee
determines, in its sole discretion, that a termination of the Participant’s deferrals is required
in accordance with the preceding sentence, the Participant’s deferrals shall be terminated as soon
as administratively practicable following the date on which such determination is made.




          (e) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee shall interpret all provisions relating to a
payout and/or termination of deferrals under this Section 4.4 in a manner that is consistent with
Code §409A and related Treasury guidance and Regulations.




ARTICLE V

CHANGE IN CONTROL BENEFIT




     5.1. Change in Control Benefit. A Participant, in connection with his or her
commencement of participation in the Plan, shall irrevocably elect on an Election Form whether to
(i) receive a Change in Control Benefit upon the occurrence of a Change in Control, which shall be
equal to the Participant’s vested Account Balance (as determined pursuant to Section 3.8),
calculated as of the close of business on the date of the Change in Control (if the Account Balance
is not valued on the date of the Change in Control, the first date so valued following the Change
in Control), as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, or (ii) to have his or her
Account Balance remain in the Plan upon the occurrence of a Change in Control and to have his or
her Account Balance remain subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan. If a Participant does
not make any election with respect to the payment of the Change in Control Benefit, then such
Participant’s Account Balance shall remain in the Plan upon a Change in Control and shall be
subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan. If and to the extent permitted by the Committee,
a Participant shall be permitted in accordance with such rules and procedures of the Committee to
make the Change in Control election described above with respect to the amounts that are properly
deferred under each Election Form and shall not be required to make the same election on all
Election Forms. If a Participant does not make any election on an Election Form with respect to
the payment of the Change in Control Benefit, the portion of the Participant’s Account Balance
which is attributable to such Election Form shall remain in the Plan upon a Change in Control and
shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.



     5.2. Payment of Change in Control Benefit. The Change in Control Benefit, if any,
shall be paid to the Participant in a lump sum no later than sixty (60) days after the
Participant’s Benefit Distribution Trigger Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee
shall interpret all provisions in this Plan relating to a Change in Control Benefit in a manner
that is consistent with Code §409A and related Treasury guidance and Regulations.




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ARTICLE VI

RETIREMENT BENEFIT




     6.1. Retirement Benefit. A Participant who Retires shall receive, as a Retirement
Benefit, his or her vested Account Balance (as determined pursuant to Section 3.8) excluding those
portions, if any, as to which the Participant has elected to receive installment payments in
accordance with Section 6.2(a), in a lump sum calculated as of the first business day coincident
with or first following the six (6) month anniversary of the date of the Participant’s Retirement.
If the Participant has elected installment payments in accordance with Section 6.2 (a), the
applicable portion of his or her vested Account Balance (as determined pursuant to Section 3.8)
shall be paid in installments at the time and in the amounts described in Sections 1.6 and 6.2(c).
If the Participant has elected to change the form of payment in accordance with Section 6.2(b), the
portion of the Participant’s vested Account Balance (as determined under Section 3.8) subject to
the election shall be calculated as of the date benefit distribution is to begin pursuant to
Section 6.2(b). The provisions of this Article VI apply solely with respect to those Participants
who satisfy the applicable requirements for Retirement.



     6.2. Payment of Retirement Benefit.



          (a) In connection with a Participant’s election or elections to defer an Annual Deferral
Amount, the Participant, if and to the extent permitted by the Committee, shall elect, in
accordance with such rules and procedures established by the Committee, the form or forms in which
his or her Annual Account for such Plan Year will be paid. The Participant may elect to receive
each Annual Account in the form of a lump sum or pursuant to an Annual Installment Method of up to
fifteen (15) years from the Benefit Distribution Trigger Date and, if permitted by the Committee,
the Participant may elect such forms of payment with respect to each separate amount identified and
deferred under the Election Form. If a Participant does not make any election with respect to the
payment of an Annual Account (or, if separate elections are permitted, with respect to each
component of the Annual Deferral Amount), then the Participant shall be deemed to have elected to
receive such Annual Account (or separate component) as a lump sum.




          (b) A Participant may change the time or form of payment for an Annual Account (or if an
election was made with respect to a separate component of the Annual Account, the separate
component) by submitting an Election Form to the Committee in accordance with the following
criteria:





	 	(i)	 	The election to modify the time or form of
payment for such Annual Account (or separate component thereof) shall
have no effect until at least twelve (12) months after the date on
which the election is made; and
	 
	 	(ii)	 	The first payment related to such Annual
Account (or separate component thereof) shall be delayed at least five
(5) years from the originally scheduled Benefit Distribution Trigger
Date (or, if permitted by the Committee, and previously elected by the
Participant, the anniversary of the Benefit Distribution Trigger





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	 	 	 	Date elected by the Participant) for such Annual Account (or separate
component thereof), as described in Section 1.11.





               For purposes of applying the requirements above, the right to receive an Annual Account (or
separate component thereof) in installment payments shall be treated as the entitlement to a single
payment. The Committee shall interpret all provisions relating to an election described in this
Section 6.2 in a manner that is consistent with Code §409A and related Treasury guidance or
Regulations.



          (c) A lump sum payment shall be made on the first business day coincident with or first
following the six (6) month anniversary of the date of the Participant’s Retirement. Installment
payments shall commence on the Benefit Distribution Trigger Date (or, if permitted by the
Committee, on the anniversary of the Benefit Distribution Trigger Date elected by the Participant);
provided, however, any installments due prior to the first business day coincident with or first
following the six (6) month anniversary of the date of the Participant’s Retirement shall be paid
on the first business day coincident with or first following the six (6) month anniversary of the
date of the Participant’s Retirement. Remaining installments, if any, shall continue in accordance
with the Participant’s election for each Annual Account (or separate component thereof) and shall
be paid no later than sixty (60) days after each anniversary of the Benefit Distribution Trigger
Date (or, if permitted by the Committee, each anniversary of the anniversary of the Benefit
Distribution Trigger Date elected by the Participant).




ARTICLE VII

TERMINATION BENEFIT




     7.1. Termination Benefit. A Participant who experiences a Termination of Employment
shall receive, as a Termination Benefit, his or her entire vested Account Balance (as determined
pursuant to Section 3.8), calculated as of the date as of which the Participant’s benefit is
distributed as set forth in Section 7.2. The unvested portion of his or her Account Balance shall
be forfeited on the date of his or her Termination of Employment.



     7.2. Payment of Termination Benefit.



          (a) The Participant’s vested Account Balance (as determined pursuant to Section 3.8)
attributable to the Company Contribution Amount shall be distributed as a single lump sum payment
on the earlier of:





	 	(i)	 	The date the Participant would have been
eligible for Retirement if the Participant had continued in the service
of an Employer; or






	 	(ii)	 	The five (5) year anniversary date of the
Participant’s Termination of Employment.





          (b) The Participant’s vested Account Balance (as determined pursuant to Section 3.8), other
than the amount attributable to the Company Contribution Amount, shall be distributed to the
Participant on the first business day coincident with or first following the six (6) month
anniversary of the date of the Participant’s Termination of Employment.







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          (c) Notwithstanding any provisions hereof to the contrary, no payment under this Section 7.2
shall be made prior to the first day following the six (6) month anniversary of the date of the
Participant’s Termination of Employment.




ARTICLE VIII

DISABILITY BENEFIT




     8.1. Disability Benefit. Upon a Participant’s Disability, the Participant shall
receive a Disability Benefit, which shall be equal to the Participant’s vested Account Balance (as
determined pursuant to Section 3.8), calculated as of the close of business coincident with or
first following the date of the Participant’s Disability.



     8.2. Payment of Disability Benefit. The Disability Benefit shall be paid to the
Participant in a single lump sum payment no later than sixty (60) days after the date of the
Participant’s Disability.



ARTICLE IX

DEATH BENEFIT




     9.1. Death Benefit. The Participant’s Beneficiary(ies) shall receive a Death Benefit
upon the Participant’s death which will be equal to the Participant’s vested Account Balance (as
determined pursuant to Section 3.8) , calculated as of the close of business coincident with or
first following the Participant’s date of death.



     9.2. Payment of Death Benefit. The Death Benefit shall be paid to the Participant’s
Beneficiary(ies) in a single lump sum payment no later than sixty (60) days after the date of the
Participant’s death.



ARTICLE X

BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION




     10.1. Beneficiary. Each Participant shall have the right, at any time, to designate
his or her Beneficiary(ies) (both primary as well as contingent) to receive any benefits payable
under the Plan to a beneficiary upon the death of the Participant. The Beneficiary designated
under this Plan may be the same as or different from the Beneficiary designation under any other
plan of an Employer in which the Participant participates.



     10.2. Beneficiary Designation; Change; Spousal Consent. A Participant shall designate
his or her Beneficiary by completing and signing the Beneficiary Designation Form, and returning it
to the Committee or its designated agent. A Participant shall have the right to change a
Beneficiary by completing, signing and otherwise complying with the terms of the Beneficiary
Designation Form and the Committee’s rules and procedures, as in effect from time to time. If the
Participant names someone other than his or her spouse as a Beneficiary, the Committee may, in its
sole discretion, determine that spousal consent is required to be provided in a form designated by
the Committee, executed by such Participant’s spouse and returned to the Committee. Upon the
acceptance by the Committee of a new Beneficiary Designation Form, all Beneficiary designations
previously filed shall be canceled. The Committee shall be entitled



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to rely on the last Beneficiary Designation Form filed by the Participant and accepted by the
Committee prior to his or her death.




     10.3. Acknowledgment. No designation or change in designation of a Beneficiary shall
be effective until received and acknowledged in writing by the Committee or its designated agent.



     10.4. No Beneficiary Designation. If a Participant fails to designate a Beneficiary
as provided in Sections 10.1, 10.2 and 10.3 above or, if all designated Beneficiaries predecease
the Participant or die prior to complete distribution of the Participant’s benefits, then the
Participant’s designated Beneficiary shall be deemed to be his or her surviving spouse. If the
Participant has no surviving spouse, the benefits remaining under this Plan to be paid to a
Beneficiary shall be payable to the executor or personal representative of the Participant’s
estate.



     10.5. Doubt as to Beneficiary. If the Committee has any doubt as to the proper
Beneficiary to receive payments pursuant to this Plan, the Committee shall have the right,
exercisable in its discretion, to cause the Company to withhold such payments until this matter is
resolved to the Committee’s satisfaction.



     10.6. Discharge of Obligations. The payment of benefits under the Plan to a
Beneficiary shall fully and completely discharge all Employers and the Committee from all further
obligations under this Plan with respect to the Participant, and that Participant’s Plan Agreement
shall terminate upon such full payment of benefits.



ARTICLE XI

LEAVE OF ABSENCE




     11.1. Paid Leave of Absence. If a Participant is authorized by the Participant’s
Employer to take a paid leave of absence from the employment of the Employer, and such leave of
absence does not constitute a Separation from Service, as determined by the Committee in accordance
with Code §409A and related Treasury guidance and Regulations, (i) the Participant shall continue
to be considered eligible for the benefits provided in Articles IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, or IX in
accordance with the provisions of those Articles, and (ii) the Annual Deferral Amount shall
continue to be withheld during such paid leave of absence in accordance with Section 3.3.



     11.2. Unpaid Leave of Absence. If a Participant is on unpaid leave of absence from
the employment of the Employer for any reason, and such leave of absence does not constitute a
Separation from Service as determined by the Committee in accordance with Code §409A and related
Treasury guidance and Regulations, such Participant shall continue to be eligible for the benefits
provided in Articles IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, or IX in accordance with the provisions of those
Articles. Annual Deferral Amount for the Plan Year of his or her return shall remain in effect.




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     11.3. Leaves Resulting in Separation from Service. In the event that a Participant’s
leave of absence from his or her Employer constitutes a separation from service, as determined by
the Committee in accordance with Code §409A and related Treasury guidance and Regulations, the
Participant’s vested Account Balance (as determined pursuant to Section 3.8)
 shall be distributed to the Participant in accordance with Article VI or VII of this Plan, as
applicable.




ARTICLE XII

TERMINATION OF PLAN, AMENDMENT OR MODIFICATION




     12.1. Termination of Plan. Although each Employer anticipates that it will continue
the Plan for an indefinite period of time, there is no guarantee that any Employer will continue
the Plan or will not terminate the Plan at any time in the future. Accordingly, each Employer
reserves the right to Terminate the Plan. In the event an Employer terminates the Plan, the
Measurement Funds available to its Participants following the Termination of the Plan shall be
comparable in number and type to those Measurement Funds available to Participants in the Plan Year
preceding the Plan Year in which the Termination of the Plan is effective. Following a Termination
of the Plan, such Participant Account Balances shall remain in the Plan until the Participant
becomes eligible for the benefits provided in Articles IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, or IX in accordance
with the provisions of those Articles. The Termination of the Plan shall not adversely affect any
Participant or Beneficiary who has become entitled to the payment of any benefits under the Plan as
of the date of termination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may terminate and liquidate
the Plan if such is done consistent with Treasury Regulation §1.409A-3(j)(ix).



     12.2. Amendment.



          (a) Any Employer may, at any time, amend or modify the Plan in whole or in part with respect
to that Employer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amendment or modification shall be effective
to decrease the value of a Participant’s Account Balance (as determined pursuant to Section 3.8) in
existence at the time the amendment or modification is made.




          (b) Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, in the event that the Company
determines that any provision of the Plan may cause amounts deferred under the Plan to become
immediately taxable to any Participant under Code §409A and related Treasury guidance or
Regulations, the Company may (i) adopt such amendments to the Plan and appropriate policies and
procedures, including amendments and policies with retroactive effect, that the Company determines
is necessary or appropriate to preserve the intended tax treatment of the Plan benefits provided by
the Plan, and/or (ii) take such other actions as the Company determines necessary or appropriate to
comply with the requirements of Code §409A and related Treasury guidance or Regulations.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Company nor any other Employers, the Committee, nor
their respective officers, directors, members or representatives, shall have any liability or other
obligation to indemnify or hold harmless any Participant or Beneficiary for any tax, additional
tax, interest or penalties that the Participant or Beneficiary may incur in the event that any
provision of this Plan, or any other action taken with respect thereto, is deemed to violate any of
the requirements of Code §409A.





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     12.3. Plan Agreement. Despite the provisions of Sections 12.1 and 12.2 above, if a
Participant’s Plan Agreement contains benefits or limitations that are not in this Plan document,
 the Company may only amend or terminate such provisions with the written consent of the
Participant.




     12.4. Effect of Payment. The full payment of the Participant’s vested Account Balance
under Articles IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, or IX of the Plan shall completely discharge all obligations
to a Participant and his or her designated Beneficiaries under this Plan, and the Participant’s
Plan Agreement shall terminate.



ARTICLE XIII

ADMINISTRATION




     13.1. Committee Duties. Except as otherwise provided in this Article 13, this Plan
shall be administered by the Committee. Members of the Committee may be Participants under this
Plan. The Committee shall also have the discretion and authority to (i) make, amend, interpret,
and enforce all appropriate rules and regulations for the administration of this Plan, and (ii)
decide or resolve any and all questions, including benefit entitlement determinations and
interpretations of this Plan, as may arise in connection with this Plan. Any individual serving on
the Committee who is a Participant shall not vote or act on any matter relating solely to himself
or herself. When making a determination or calculation, the Committee shall be entitled to rely on
information furnished by a Participant or an Employer.



     13.2. Administration Upon Change In Control. Within one hundred and twenty (120) days
following a Change in Control that occurs on or after January 1, 2009, the individuals who
comprised the Committee immediately prior to the Change in Control (whether or not such individuals
are members of the Committee following the Change in Control) may, by written consent of the
majority of such individuals, appoint an independent third party administrator (the
“Administrator”) to perform any or all of the Committee’s duties described in Section 13.1 above,
including without limitation, the power to determine any questions arising in connection with the
administration or interpretation of the Plan, and the power to make benefit entitlement
determinations. Upon and after the effective date of such appointment, (i) the Company must pay
all reasonable administrative expenses and fees of the Administrator, and (ii) the Administrator
may only be terminated with the written consent of the majority of Participants with an Account
Balance in the Plan as of the date of such proposed termination.



     13.3. Agents. In the administration of this Plan, the Committee, an Employer or the
Administrator, as applicable, may, from time to time, employ agents and delegate to them such
administrative duties as it sees fit (including acting through a duly appointed representative) and
may from time to time consult with counsel.



     13.4. Binding Effect of Decisions. The decision or action of the Committee or
Administrator, as applicable, with respect to any question arising out of or in connection with the
administration, interpretation and application of the Plan and the rules and regulations
promulgated hereunder shall be final and conclusive and binding upon all persons having any
interest in the Plan.




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     13.5. Indemnity of Committee. All Employers shall indemnify and hold harmless the
members of the Committee, any Employee to whom the duties of the Committee may be
 delegated, and the Administrator against any and all claims, losses, damages, expenses or
liabilities arising from any action or failure to act with respect to this Plan, except in the case
of willful misconduct by the Committee, any of its members, any such Employee or the Administrator.




     13.6. Employer Information. To enable the Committee and/or Administrator to perform
its functions, the Company and each Employer shall supply full and timely information to the
Committee and/or Administrator, as the case may be, on all matters relating to the Plan, the Trust,
the Participants and their Beneficiaries, the Account Balances of the Participants, the
compensation of its Participants, the date and circumstances of the Separation of Service of its
Participants, and such other pertinent information as the Committee or Administrator may reasonably
require.



ARTICLE XIV

OTHER BENEFITS AND AGREEMENTS




     14.1. Coordination with Other Benefits. The benefits provided for a Participant and
Participant’s Beneficiary under the Plan are in addition to any other benefits available to such
Participant under any other plan or program for employees of the Participant’s Employer. The Plan
shall supplement and shall not supersede, modify or amend any other such plan or program except as
may otherwise be expressly provided.



ARTICLE XV

CLAIMS PROCEDURES




     15.1. Presentation of Claim. Any Participant or Beneficiary of a deceased Participant
(such Participant or Beneficiary being referred to below as a “Claimant”) may deliver to the
Committee a written claim for a determination with respect to the amounts distributable to such
Claimant from the Plan. If such a claim relates to the contents of a notice received by the
Claimant, the claim must be made within sixty (60) days after such notice was received by the
Claimant. All other claims must be made within 180 days of the date on which the event that caused
the claim to arise occurred. The claim must state with particularity the determination desired by
the Claimant.



     15.2. Notification of Decision. The Committee shall consider a Claimant’s claim
within a reasonable time, but no later than ninety (90) days after receiving the claim. If the
Committee determines that special circumstances require an extension of time for processing the
claim, written notice of the extension shall be furnished to the Claimant prior to the termination
of the initial ninety (90) day period. In no event shall such extension exceed a period of ninety
(90) days from the end of the initial period. The extension notice shall indicate the special
circumstances requiring an extension of time and the date by which the Committee expects to render
the benefit determination. The Committee shall notify the Claimant in writing:



          (a) That the Claimant’s requested determination has been made, and that the claim has been
allowed in full; or







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          (b)
That the Committee has reached a conclusion contrary, in whole or in part, to the
Claimant’s requested determination, and such notice must set forth in a manner calculated to be
understood by the Claimant:



	 	(i)	 	the specific reason(s) for the denial of the
claim, or any part of it;
	 
	 	(ii)	 	specific reference(s) to pertinent provisions
of the Plan upon which such denial was based;
	 
	 	(iii)	 	a description of any additional material or
information necessary for the Claimant to perfect the claim, and an
explanation of why such material or information is necessary;
	 
	 	(iv)	 	an explanation of the claim review procedure
set forth in Section 15.3 below; and
	 
	 	(v)	 	a statement of the Claimant’s right to bring a
civil action under ERISA §502(a) following an adverse benefit
determination on review.





     15.3. Review of a Denied Claim. On or before sixty (60) days after receiving a notice
from the Committee that a claim has been denied, in whole or in part, a Claimant (or the Claimant’s
duly authorized representative) may file with the Committee a written request for a review of the
denial of the claim. The Claimant (or the Claimant’s duly authorized representative):



          (a) may, upon request and free of charge, have reasonable access to, and copies of, all
documents, records and other information relevant (as defined in applicable ERISA regulations) to
the claim for benefits;




          (b) may submit written comments or other documents; and/or




          (c) may request a hearing, which the Committee, in its sole discretion, may grant.




     15.4. Decision on Review. The Committee shall render its decision on review promptly,
and no later than sixty (60) days after the Committee receives the Claimant’s written request for a
review of the denial of the claim. If the Committee determines that special circumstances require
an extension of time for processing the claim, written notice of the extension shall be furnished
to the Claimant prior to the termination of the initial sixty (60) day period. In no event shall
such extension exceed a period of sixty (60) days from the end of the initial period. The
extension notice shall indicate the special circumstances requiring an extension of time and the
date by which the Committee expects to render the benefit determination. In rendering its
decision, the Committee shall take into account all comments, documents, records and other
information submitted by the Claimant relating to the claim, without regard to whether such
information was submitted or considered in the initial benefit determination. The decision must be
written in a manner calculated to be understood by the Claimant, and it must contain:



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          (a) specific reasons for the decision;




          (b) specific reference(s) to the pertinent Plan provisions upon which the decision was based;




          (c) a statement that the Claimant is entitled to receive, upon request and free of charge,
reasonable access to and copies of, all documents, records and other information relevant (as
defined in applicable ERISA regulations) to the Claimant’s claim for benefits; and




          (d) a statement of the Claimant’s right to bring a civil action under ERISA §502(a).




     15.5. Legal Action. A Claimant’s compliance with the foregoing provisions of this
Article XV is a mandatory prerequisite to a Claimant’s right to commence any legal action with
respect to any claim for benefits under this Plan.



ARTICLE XVI

TRUST




     16.1. Establishment of the Trust. In order to provide assets from which to fulfill
its obligations to the Participants and their Beneficiaries under the Plan, the Company may
establish a trust by a trust agreement with a third party, the trustee, to which the Company may,
in its discretion, contribute cash or other property, including securities issued by the Company,
to provide for the benefit payments under the Plan.



     16.2. Interrelationship of the Plan and the Trust. The provisions of this Plan and
the Plan Agreement shall govern the rights of a Participant to receive distributions pursuant to
the Plan. The provisions of the Trust shall govern the rights of the Company, Participants and the
creditors of the Employers to the assets transferred to the Trust.



     16.3. Distributions From the Trust. The Company’s obligations under the Plan may be
satisfied with Trust assets distributed pursuant to the terms of the Trust, and any such
distribution shall reduce the Company’s obligations under this Plan.



ARTICLE XVII

MISCELLANEOUS




     17.1. Status of Plan. This Plan is intended to be a plan that is not qualified within
the meaning of Code §401(a) and that “is unfunded and is maintained by an employer primarily for
the purpose of providing deferred compensation for a select group of management or highly
compensated employees” within the meaning of ERISA §§201(2), 301(a)(3) and 401(a)(1). This Plan
shall be administered and interpreted (i) to the extent possible in a manner consistent with the
intent described in the preceding sentence, and (ii) in accordance with Code §409A and related
Treasury guidance and Regulations.



     17.2. Unsecured General Creditor. Participants and their Beneficiaries, heirs,
successors and assigns shall have no legal or equitable rights, interests or claims in any property
or assets of the Company or any other Employer. For purposes of the payment of benefits under



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this Plan, any and all of an Employer’s assets shall be, and remain, the general, unpledged
unrestricted assets of the Employer. The Company’s obligation under the Plan shall be merely that
of an unfunded and unsecured promise to pay money in the future.




     17.3. Company’s Liability. The Company, and only the Company, shall be obligated to
pay the benefits that are attributable to amounts credited to the Participant’s Account. The
Company’s liability for the payment of benefits shall be defined only by the Plan and the Plan
Agreement, as entered into between the Company and a Participant. The Company shall have no
obligation to a Participant under the Plan except as expressly provided in the Plan and his or her
Plan Agreement.



     17.4. Nonassignability. Neither a Participant nor any other person shall have any
right to commute, sell, assign, transfer, pledge, anticipate, mortgage or otherwise encumber,
transfer, hypothecate, alienate or convey in advance of actual receipt, the amounts, if any,
payable hereunder, or any part thereof, which are, and all rights to which are expressly declared
to be, unassignable and non-transferable. No part of the amounts payable shall, prior to actual
payment, be subject to seizure, attachment, garnishment or sequestration for the payment of any
debts, judgments, alimony or separate maintenance owed by a Participant or any other person, be
transferable by operation of law in the event of a Participant’s or any other person’s bankruptcy
or insolvency or be transferable to a spouse as a result of a property settlement or otherwise.



     17.5. Not a Contract of Employment. The terms and conditions of this Plan shall not
be deemed to constitute a contract of employment between any Employer and a Participant. Such
employment is hereby acknowledged to be an “at will” employment relationship that can be terminated
at any time for any reason, or no reason, with or without cause, and with or without notice, unless
expressly provided in a written employment agreement. Nothing in this Plan shall be deemed to give
a Participant the right to be retained in the service of any Employer, either as an Employee or a
Director, or to interfere with the right of any Employer to discipline or discharge the Participant
at any time.



     17.6. Furnishing Information. A Participant or his or her Beneficiary will cooperate
with the Committee by furnishing any and all information requested by the Committee and take such
other actions as may be requested in order to facilitate the administration of the Plan and the
payments of benefits hereunder, including but not limited to taking such physical examinations as
the Committee may deem necessary.



     17.7. Terms. Whenever any words are used herein in the masculine, they shall be
construed as though they were in the feminine in all cases where they would so apply; and whenever
any words are used herein in the singular or in the plural, they shall be construed as though they
were used in the plural or the singular, as the case may be, in all cases where they would so
apply.



     17.8. Captions. The captions of the articles, Sections and paragraphs of this Plan
are for convenience only and shall not control or affect the meaning or construction of any of its
provisions.



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     17.9. Governing Law. Subject to ERISA, the provisions of this Plan shall be construed
and interpreted according to the internal laws of the State of Arizona without regard to its
conflicts of laws principles.



     17.10. Notice. Any notice or filing required or permitted to be given to the
Committee under this Plan shall be sufficient if in writing and hand-delivered, or sent by
registered or certified mail, to the address below:




	 	 	 	Republic Services Deferred Compensation Plan Committee

c/o General Counsel

18500 North Allied Way

Phoenix, Arizona 85054




Such notice shall be deemed given as of the date of delivery or, if delivery is made by mail, as of
the date shown on the postmark on the receipt for registration or certification.



Any notice or filing required or permitted to be given to a Participant under this Plan shall be
sufficient if in writing and hand-delivered, or sent by mail, to the last known address of the
Participant.




     17.11. Successors. The provisions of this Plan shall bind and inure to the benefit of
the Participant’s Employer and its successors and assigns and the Participant and the Participant’s
designated Beneficiaries.



     17.12. Spouse’s Interest. The interest in the benefits hereunder of a spouse of a
Participant who has predeceased the Participant shall automatically pass to the Participant and
shall not be transferable by such spouse in any manner, including but not limited to such spouse’s
will, nor shall such interest pass under the laws of intestate succession.



     17.13. Validity. In case any provision of this Plan shall be illegal or invalid for
any reason, said illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts hereof, but this
Plan shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal or invalid provision had never been
inserted herein.



     17.14. Incompetent. If the Committee determines in its discretion that a benefit
under this Plan is to be paid to a minor, a person declared incompetent or to a person incapable of
handling the disposition of that person’s property, the Committee may direct payment of such
benefit to the guardian, legal representative or person having the care and custody of such minor,
incompetent or incapable person. The Committee may require proof of minority, incompetence,
incapacity or guardianship, as it may deem appropriate prior to distribution of the benefit. Any
payment of a benefit shall be a payment for the account of the Participant and the Participant’s
Beneficiary, as the case may be, and shall be a complete discharge of any liability under the Plan
for such payment amount.



     17.15. Court Order. The Committee is authorized to comply with any court order in any
action in which the Plan or the Committee has been named as a party, including any action involving
a determination of the rights or interests in a Participant’s benefits under the Plan.
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consistent with Code §409A and other applicable tax law. In addition, if necessary to comply
with a qualified domestic relations order, as defined in Code Section 414(p)(1)(B), pursuant to
which a court has determined that a spouse or former spouse of a Participant has an interest in the
Participant’s benefits under the Plan, the Committee, in its sole discretion, shall have the right
to immediately distribute the spouse’s or former spouse’s interest in the Participant’s benefits
under the Plan to such spouse or former spouse.




     17.16. Distribution in the Event of Income Inclusion Under Code §409A. If any portion
of a Participant’s Account Balance under this Plan is required to be included in income by the
Participant prior to receipt due to a failure of this Plan to meet the requirement of Code §409A
and related Treasury guidance or Regulations, the Participant may petition the Committee or
Administrator, as applicable, for a distribution of that portion of his or her Account Balance that
is required to be included in his or her income. Upon the grant of such a petition, the grant of
which shall be at the Committees’ sole discretion, the Company shall distribute to the Participant
immediately available funds in an amount equal to the portion of his or her Account Balance
required to be included in income as a result of the failure of the Plan to meet the requirements
of Code §409A and related Treasury guidance or Regulations, which amount shall not exceed the
Participant’s unpaid vested Account Balance (as determined pursuant to Section 3.8) under the Plan.
If the petition is granted, such distribution shall be made within ninety (90) days of the date
when the Participant’s petition is granted. Such a distribution shall affect and reduce the
Participant’s benefits to be paid under this Plan.



     17.17. Deduction Limitation on Benefit Payments. If the Company reasonably
anticipates that the Company’s deduction with respect to any distribution from this Plan would be
limited or eliminated by application of Code §162(m), then to the extent deemed necessary by the
Company to ensure that the entire amount of any distribution from this Plan is deductible, the
Company may delay payment of any amount that would otherwise be distributed from this Plan. Any
amounts for which distribution is delayed pursuant to this Section shall continue to be
credited/debited with additional amounts in accordance with Section 3.9 above. The delayed amounts
(and any amounts credited thereon) shall be distributed to the Participant (or his or her
Beneficiary in the event of the Participant’s death) at the earliest date the Company reasonably
anticipates that the deduction of the payment of the amount will not be limited or eliminated by
application of Code §162(m).



     17.18. Insurance. The Company, on its own behalf or on behalf of the trustee of the
Trust, and, in its sole discretion, may apply for and procure insurance on the life of the
Participant, in such amounts and in such forms as the Company or the trustee of the Trust may
choose. The Company or the trustee of the Trust, as the case may be, shall be the sole owner and
beneficiary of any such insurance. The Participant shall have no interest whatsoever in any such
policy or policies, and at the request of the Company shall submit to medical examinations and
supply such information and execute such documents as may be required by the insurance company or
companies to whom the Company has applied for insurance.



     17.19. Small Amounts. The Committee may, in its discretion, require a mandatory lump
sum payment of amounts deferred under the Plan that do not exceed a specified amount, provided that
any exercise of the Committee’s discretion is evidenced in writing, no later than the date of such
payment, and provided that (a) the payment results in termination and



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liquidation of the Participant’s interest under the Plan, including all other arrangements
with respect to which deferrals of compensation are treated as having been deferred under a single
nonqualified deferred compensation plan under Treasury Regulation §1.409A-1(c)(2); and (b) the
payment is not greater than the applicable dollar amount under Code §402(g)(1)(B).



IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
the Company has signed this Plan document as of October 27, 2010.




	 	 	 	 	 
	 	REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Michael P. Rissman 	 
	 	 	Title: 	Executive Vice President and General Counsel 
	 	 	 	 



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APPENDIX A




LIMITED TRANSITION RELIEF MADE AVAILABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH

CODE §409A AND RELATED TREASURY GUIDANCE AND REGULATIONS AND

CERTAIN FORMER ALLIED PLAN PARTICIPANT SPECIAL TRANSITION RULES


Unless otherwise provided below, the capitalized terms below shall have the same meaning as
provided in the Plan.





	 	1.	 	Opportunity to Make New Distribution Elections. Notwithstanding the required
deadline for the submission of an initial distribution election described in Articles
IV, V, VI and VII, the Committee may, as permitted by Code §409A and related Treasury
guidance or Regulations, provide a limited period in which Participants may make new
distribution elections, by submitting an Election Form on or before the deadline
established by the Committee, which in no event shall be later than December 31, 2008.
Any distribution election made in accordance with the requirements established by the
Committee, pursuant to this Section, shall not be treated as a change in the form or
timing of a Participant’s benefit payment for purposes of Code §409A or the Plan.
	 
	 	 	 	The Committee shall interpret all provisions relating to an election submitted in
accordance with this Section in a manner that is consistent with Code §409A and
related Treasury guidance or Regulations. If any distribution election submitted in
accordance with this Section either (i) relates to payments that a Participant would
otherwise receive in the calendar year of the election, or (ii) would cause payments
to be made in the calendar year of the election, such election shall not be
effective.
	 
	 	2.	 	Former Allied Plan Participants. Effective on such date as determined
by the Company, Participant’s accounts under the Allied Plan attributable to
pre-January 1, 2009 deferrals and contributions to the Allied Plan, shall be
transferred to this Plan and included in such Participant’s Account Balance under this
Plan. Unless otherwise changed after such transfer in accordance with the terms of
this Plan, the payment of the transferred amounts (as adjusted for amounts credited or
debited to such amounts pursuant to this Plan less all distributions that relate to the
transferred amounts) shall be made in accordance with the time and form of payment as
elected under the Allied Plan even if such time and form of payment is not otherwise
permitted under this Plan.