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Filed by:
IESI-BFC Ltd. Pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended Subject Company: Waste Services, Inc. Exchange Act File Number of
Subject Company: 000-25955 Forward-Looking Statements This communication
includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor
provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995 and comparable safe harbour provisions of applicable Canadian
securities legislation. Words such as expect, estimate, project,
budget, forecast, anticipate, intend, plan, may, will, could,
should, believes, predicts, potential, continue, and similar
expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These
forward-looking statements may include, without limitation, Waste Services,
Inc.s and IESI-BFC Ltd.s expectations with respect to: the synergies,
efficiencies, capitalization and anticipated financial impacts of the
transaction; approval of the transaction by Waste Services, Inc.
stockholders; the satisfaction or waiver of the closing conditions to the
transaction; and the timing of the completion of the transaction. These
forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties that
could cause actual results to differ materially from the expected results.
Most of these factors are outside our control and difficult to predict. The
following factors, among others, could cause or contribute to such material
differences: the ability to obtain the approval of the transaction by Waste
Services, Inc. stockholders; the ability to realize the expected synergies
resulting for the transaction in the amounts or in the timeframe anticipated;
the ability to integrate Waste Services, Inc.s businesses into those of
IESI-BFC Ltd. in a timely and cost-efficient manner; and the ability to
obtain governmental approvals of the transaction or to satisfy or waive the
other conditions to the transaction on the proposed terms and timeframe.
Additional factors that could cause IESI-BFC Ltd.s and Waste Services,
Inc.s results to differ materially from those described in the
forward-looking statements can be found in IESI-BFCs 2009 Annual Report on
Form 40-F, Registration Statement on Form F-10, as amended, and Registration
Statement on Form F-4, each filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the SEC) and available at the SECs Internet website (www.sec.gov). Waste
Services, Inc. cautions that the foregoing list of factors is not exclusive.
All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements concerning Waste
Services, Inc., IESI-BFC Ltd., the transaction or other matters and
attributable to Waste Services, Inc. or IESI-BFC Ltd. or any person acting on
their behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary
statements above. Waste Services, Inc. and IESI-BFC Ltd. do not undertake any
obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether written or oral,
relating to the matters discussed in this communication, except as required
by law. Additional Information The proposed transaction will be submitted to
Waste Services, Inc. stockholders for their consideration. IESI-BFC Ltd. has
filed with the SEC a Registration Statement on Form F-4 containing a
preliminary proxy statement/prospectus. Stockholders are encouraged to read
the preliminary proxy statement/prospectus regarding the proposed transaction
and the definitive proxy statement/prospectus when it becomes available, as
well as other documents filed with the SEC because they contain important
information. Stockholders may obtain a free copy of the preliminary proxy
statement/prospectus, and will be able to obtain a free copy of the
definitive proxy statement/prospectus when it becomes available, as well as
other filings containing information about IESI-BFC Ltd. and Waste Services,
Inc., without charge, at the SECs Internet website (www.sec.gov). You may
also obtain copies of all documents filed with the SEC regarding this
transaction, without charge, from IESI-BFC Ltd.s website (www.iesi-bfc.com) or
from Waste Services, Inc.s website (www.wasteservicesinc.com) or by
directing a request to IESI-BFC Ltd., 135 Queens Plate Drive, Suite 300,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M9W 6V1, Attention: Investor Relations, (416)
401-7729, or to Waste Services, Inc., Shareholder Relations, 1122
International Blvd., Suite 601, Burlington, Ontario, Canada L7L 6Z8, (905)
319-1237.
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