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

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

 

 

 

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

    

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1 .Name and Address of Reporting Person
  1. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

Waste Connections, Inc. / WCNX

6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

___X__Director ______10% Owner

______Officer (give ______Other (specify title below) below)

____________________________

Razzouk, William J.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

3. IRS Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity
(voluntary)
  1. Statement for
    Month/Year

October, 2001

620 Coolidge Drive, Suite 350

(Street)

5. If Amendment,
Date of Original
(Month/Year)

7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
_X_Form filed by One Reporting Person
___Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Folsom, CA 95630 (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1. Title of Security
(Instr. 4)

2. Trans-
action
Date


(Month/
Day/
Year)

3. Trans-
Action
Code
(Instr. 8)

 

 

4. Securities Acquired (A)
or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 AND 5)

5. Amount of
Securities
Beneficially
Owned at
End of Month

(Instr. 3 and 4)

6. Owner-
ship
Form:
Direct
(D) or
Indirect
(I)

(Instr. 4)

4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership



(Instr. 4)

Code

V

Amount

(A) or

(D)

Price

Common Stock

10/26/01

M

3,750

A

$18.25

0

D

Common Stock

10/26/01

S

3,750

D

$30.68

0

D

Common Stock

10/26/01

M

6,250

A

$11.75

0

D

Common Stock

10/26/01

S

6,250

D

$30.68

0

D

Common Stock

10/26/01

S

11,000

D

$30.45

0

D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of
Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)

2. Conver-
sion or
Exercise
Price of
Deri-
vative
Security

3. Trans-
action
Date


(Month/
Day/
Year)

4. Trans-
action
Code
(Instr. 8)

 

 

 

 

 

 

5. Number of Deriv-
ative Securities Ac-
quired (A) or Dis-
posed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exer-
cisable and
Expiration
Date
(Month/Day/
Year).

7. Title and Amount of Securities
Underlying
Derivative Security
(Inst. 4)

8. Price
of
Deriv-
ative
Secur-
ity
(Instr.
5)

9. Number
of deriv-
ative
Secur-
ities
Bene-
ficially
Owned
at End
of
Month
(Instr. 4)

10. Owner-
ship
Form of
Deriv-
ative
Security:
Direct
(D) or
Indirect
(I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect
Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)

 

Code

 

V

 

(A)

 

(D)

Date
Exer-
cisable

Expira-
tion
Date

Title

Amount or
Number of
Shares

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$18.25

10/26/01

M

3,750

2/1/99(1)

2/1/09

Common Stock

3,750

3,750

D

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$11.75

10/26/01

M

6,250

12/6/99(2)

12/6/09

Common Stock

6,250

6,250

D

Explanation of Responses:

  1. Option for 7,500 shares, immediately exercisable on 2/1/99.
  2. Option for 12,500 shares, immediately exercisable on 12/6/99.

 

/s/ William Razzouk         11/9/2001      

William Razzouk Date

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