SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

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
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

MATELICH GEORGE E

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O KELSO AND COMPANY

320 PARK AVENUE, 24TH FLOOR

(Street)

NEW YORK

10022

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
WASTE SERVICES, INC. [ WSII ]

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

X	Director	X	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/29/2010

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	04/29/2010		X		2,145,000⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	A	$9⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	4,750,263	I	By Kelso Investment Associates VI, L.P.⁽⁵⁾⁽⁶⁾⁽⁷⁾⁽⁸⁾⁽⁹⁾⁽¹⁰⁾
Common Stock	04/29/2010		S		1,683,121⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	A	$11.42⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	3,067,142	I	By Kelso Investment Associates VI, L.P.⁽⁵⁾⁽⁶⁾⁽⁷⁾⁽⁸⁾⁽⁹⁾⁽¹⁰⁾
Common Stock	04/29/2010		X		238,333⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	A	$9⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	856,166⁽³⁾	I	See footnotes⁽³⁾⁽⁵⁾⁽⁶⁾⁽⁷⁾⁽⁸⁾⁽⁹⁾⁽¹⁰⁾
Common Stock	04/29/2010		S		187,014⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	D	$11.42⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	669,152⁽⁴⁾	I	See footnotes⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾⁽⁶⁾⁽⁷⁾⁽⁸⁾⁽⁹⁾⁽¹⁰⁾
Common Stock								259,807	D
Common Stock								300	I	By Mr. Matelich's children⁽¹¹⁾

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Warrants (right to acquire)	$9⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	04/29/2010		X			2,145,000⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	07/31/2004	05/06/2010	Common Stock	2,145,000	$0	0	I	By Kelso Investment Associates VI, L.P.⁽⁵⁾⁽⁶⁾⁽⁷⁾⁽⁸⁾⁽⁹⁾⁽¹⁰⁾
Warrants (right to acquire)	$9⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	04/29/2010		X			238,333⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	07/31/2004	05/06/2010	Common Stock	238,333	$0	0	I	By KEP VI, LLC⁽⁵⁾⁽⁶⁾⁽⁷⁾⁽⁸⁾⁽⁹⁾⁽¹⁰⁾

Explanation of Responses:

1. This Form 4 is being filed to report the exercise of 2,145,000 warrants to purchase Common Stock of the issuer by Kelso Investment Associates VI, LP (KIA VI) and 238,333 warrants to purchase Common Stock of the issuer by KEP VI, LLC (KEP VI), each at an exercise price of $9 per share.

2. The exercise price payable by each of KIA VI and KEP VI was satisfied by the withholding of 1,683,121 and 187,014 shares of Common Stock, respectively, which would otherwise have been delivered to KIA VI and KEP VI, respectively, upon exercise of their respective warrants. The fair market value of the shares of Common Stock used to determine the number of shares of Common Stock withheld was $11.42 per share. After giving effect to the withholding described above, each of KIA VI and KEP VI received 461,879 and 51,319 shares of Common Stock respectively upon exercise of their respective warrants, plus $4.07 and $10.60, respectively, in respect of fractional shares.

3. The 856,166 shares of Common Stock reported on this line consists of (a) 527,807 shares of Common Stock that were owned by KEP VI, prior to giving effect to the withholding of shares to satisfy the warrant exercise price described above, (b) 242,932 shares of Common Stock owned by Frank T. Nickell, (c) 38,830 shares of Common Stock owned by Thomas R. Wall, IV, (d) 19,415 shares of Common Stock owned by Frank K. Bynum, Jr., (e) 19,415 shares of Common Stock owned by Philip E. Berney, (f) 2,913 shares of Common Stock owned by Frank J. Loverro, and (g) 4,854 shares of Common Stock owned by James J. Connors, II.

4. The 669,152 shares of Common Stock reported on this line consists of (a) 340,793 shares of Common Stock that owned by KEP VI, after giving effect to the withholding of shares to satisfy the warrant exercise price described above, (b) 242,932 shares of Common Stock owned by Frank T. Nickell, (c) 38,830 shares of Common Stock owned by Thomas R. Wall, IV, (d) 19,415 shares of Common Stock owned by Frank K. Bynum, Jr., (e) 19,415 shares of Common Stock owned by Philip E. Berney, (f) 2,913 shares of Common Stock owned by Frank J. Loverro, and (g) 4,854 shares of Common Stock owned by James J. Connors, II.

5. Kelso GP VI, LLC, (GP VI) is the general partner of KIA VI and has voting and dispositive power over the shares held by KIA VI. GP VI disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities owned by KIA VI pursuant to Rule 13d(4) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Act"), and the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all the reported securities for purposes of Sections 13(d) or 13(g) of the Act or for any other purposes.

6. KIA VI and KEP VI, due to their common control, may be deemed to beneficially own the securities owned by each other. Each of KIA VI and KEP VI disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities owned by the other pursuant to Rule 13d(4) under the Act and the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all the reported securities for purposes of Sections 13(d) or 13(g) of the Act or for any other purposes.

7. GP VI and KEP VI, due to their common control, may be deemed to beneficially own the securities owned by each other. GP VI disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities owned by KEP VI pursuant to Rule 13d(4) under the Act, and the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all the reported securities for purposes of Sections 13(d) or 13(g) of the Act or for any other purposes.

8. Messrs. Nickell, Wall, Matelich, Goldberg, Bynum, Wahrhaftig, Berney, Loverro and Connors may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of securities owned by KIA VI and KEP VI, by virtue of their status as managing members of KEP VI and GP VI, and each of them disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities owned or deemed beneficially owned by KIA VI, KEP VI and GP VI pursuant to Rule 13d(4) under the Act and the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all the reported securities for purposes of Sections 13(d) or 13(g) of the Act or for any other purposes.

9. Each of Messrs. Nickell, Wall, Matelich, Goldberg, Bynum, Wahrhaftig, Berney, Loverro and Connors may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of securities owned by each of the others and each of them disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities owned or deemed beneficially owned by such others pursuant to Rule 13d(4) under the Act, and the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all the reported securities for purposes of Sections 13(d) or 13(g) of the Act or for any other purposes.

10. Each of GP VI, KEP VI and KIA VI may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of securities owned by each of Messrs. Nickell, Wall, Matelich, Goldberg, Bynum, Wahrhaftig, Berney, Loverro and Connors, and each of GP VI, KEP VI and KIA VI disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities owned or deemed beneficially owned by each of Messrs. Nickell, Wall, Matelich, Goldberg, Bynum, Wahrhaftig, Berney, Loverro and Connors pursuant to Rule 13d(4) under the Act, and the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all the reported securities for purposes of Sections 13(d) or 13(g) of the Act or for any other purposes.

11. Mr. Matelich disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities owned by his children pursuant to Rule 13d(4) under the Act, and the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admissiion of beneficial ownership of all the reported securities for purposes of Sections 13(d) or 13(g) of the Act or for any other purposes.

	James J. Connors, II, Attorney-in-fact for Mr. Matelich	05/03/2010
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