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Covanta Holding Corporation Reports 2012 Full Year and Fourth Quarter Results

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A replay will be available one hour after the end of the conference call through 9:00 AM (Eastern) Friday, February 15, 2013. To access the replay, please dial 877-344-7529, or from outside of the United States 412-317-0088 and use the replay conference ID number 10023855. The webcast will also be archived on www.covantaenergy.com.

10-K Filing Update
The Company expects its 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K to be filed the week of February 11, 2013.

About Covanta
Covanta Holding Corporation (NYSE: CVA) is an internationally recognized owner and operator of large-scale Energy-from-Waste and renewable energy projects and a recipient of the Energy Innovator Award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Covanta's 44 Energy-from-Waste facilities provide communities with an environmentally sound solution to their solid waste disposal needs by using that municipal solid waste to generate clean, renewable energy. Annually, Covanta's modern Energy-from-Waste facilities safely and securely convert approximately 20 million tons of waste into 9 million megawatt hours of clean renewable electricity and approximately 9 billion pounds of steam that are sold to a variety of industries. For more information, visit www.covantaenergy.com.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this press release may constitute "forward-looking" statements as defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act"), Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"), the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the "PSLRA") or in releases made by the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), all as may be amended from time to time. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that could cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Covanta Holding Corporation and its subsidiaries ("Covanta") or industry results, to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Statements that are not historical fact are forward-looking statements. For additional information see the Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements at the end of the Exhibits.


                                                                  Exhibit 1Covanta Holding CorporationConsolidated Statements of Income                                  Three Months Ended    Twelve Months Ended                                     December 31,          December 31,                                 --------------------  --------------------                                    2012       2011       2012       2011                                 ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------                                                 (Unaudited)                                   (In millions, except per share amounts)Operating revenues  Waste and service revenues     $     264  $     263  $   1,011  $   1,008  Recycled metals revenues              17         19         72         74  Electricity and steam sales           97         99        394        400  Other operating revenues              52         49        167        168                                 ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------    Total operating revenues           430        430      1,644      1,650                                 ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------Operating expenses  Plant operating expenses             228        222        963        962  Other operating expenses (a)          56         36        156        138  General and administrative   expenses                             23         29         97        103  Depreciation and amortization   expense                              50         51        195        193  Net interest expense on   project debt                          5          7         27         31  Net (gains) write-offs (b)           (44)         5        (46)         5                                 ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------    Total operating expenses           318        350      1,392      1,432                                 ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------Operating income                       112         80        252        218                                 ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------Other income (expense)  Investment income                      1         --          1          1  Interest expense                     (27)       (17)       (94)       (67)  Non-cash convertible debt   related expense                      (6)        (5)       (25)       (25)  Loss on extinguishment of debt   (c)                                  (1)        --         (3)        (1)  Other (expense) income, net   (d)                                  --         (6)         3        (19)                                 ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------    Total other expenses               (33)       (28)      (118)      (111)                                 ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------Income from continuing operations before income tax expense and equity in net income from unconsolidated investments                            79         52        134        107Income tax benefit (expense) (d)         4        (25)       (26)       (28)Equity in net income from unconsolidated investments             --          2         10          5                                 ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------Income from continuing operations                             83         29        118         84                                 ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of income tax expense of $0, $0, $1 and $3, respectively                           --         (1)        (2)       143                                 ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------Net Income                              83         28        116        227                                 ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------Noncontrolling interests:Less: Net income from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries                           (1)        (2)        (2)        (5)Less: Net income from discontinued operations attributable to noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries              --         --         --         (3)                                 ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------Total net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries                           (1)        (2)        (2)        (8)                                 ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------Net Income Attributable to Covanta Holding Corporation     $      82  $      26  $     114  $     219                                 =========  =========  =========  =========Covanta Holding CorporationConsolidated Statements of Income (continued)                                  Three Months Ended    Twelve Months Ended                                     December 31,           December 31,                                 --------------------  ---------------------                                    2012       2011       2012       2011                                 ---------- ---------  ---------  ----------                                                 (Unaudited)                                   (In millions, except per share amounts)Amounts Attributable to Covanta Holding Corporation stockholders:  Continuing operations          $       82 $      27  $     116  $       79  Discontinued operations                --        (1)        (2)        140                                 ---------- ---------  ---------  ----------Net Income Attributable to Covanta Holding Corporation     $       82 $      26  $     114  $      219                                 ========== =========  =========  ==========Earnings Per Share Attributable to Covanta Holding Corporation stockholders:Basic  Continuing operations          $     0.63 $    0.20  $    0.88  $     0.56  Discontinued operations                --     (0.01)     (0.01)       0.99                                 ---------- ---------  ---------  ----------  Covanta Holding Corporation    $     0.63 $    0.19  $    0.87  $     1.55                                 ========== =========  =========  ==========Weighted Average Shares                 130       136        132         141                                 ========== =========  =========  ==========Diluted  Continuing operations          $     0.62 $    0.20  $    0.87  $     0.56  Discontinued operations                --     (0.01)     (0.01)       0.98                                 ---------- ---------  ---------  ----------  Covanta Holding Corporation    $     0.62 $    0.19  $    0.86  $     1.54                                 ========== =========  =========  ==========Weighted Average Shares                 132       137        133         142                                 ========== =========  =========  ==========Cash Dividend Declared Per Share:                          $     0.15 $   0.075  $    0.60  $     0.30                                 ========== =========  =========  ==========Supplemental Information - Non- GAAP  Adjusted EPS (e)               $     0.20 $    0.27  $    0.52  $     0.54

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