Form 8-K
 

 
 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 7, 2006
AMERICAN ECOLOGY CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
         
Delaware   0-11688   95-3889638
         
(State or other jurisdiction)   (Commission
File Number)
  (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
     
Lakepointe Centre I,
300 E. Mallard, Suite 300
Boise, Idaho
 

83706
     
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)
(208) 331-8400
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On December 7, 2006, American Ecology Corporation issued a press release announcing earnings guidance and dividend plans for its year ending December 31, 2007. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.
The information in this report (including Exhibit 99.1) is being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
The following exhibit relating to Item 7.01 shall be deemed to be furnished, and not filed:
99.1 Press release issued by the Registrant on December 7, 2006
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
     
 
  American Ecology Corporation
 
   
 
  (Registrant)
 
   
Date: December 8, 2006
  /s/ Jeffrey R. Feeler
 
   
 
  Jeffrey R. Feeler
 
  Vice President, Controller and
 
  Chief Accounting Officer
 
EXHIBIT INDEX
     
Exhibit No.   Description
 
   
99.1
  American Ecology Corporation press release dated December 7, 2006.