TORONTO, May 17, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Waste Connections, Inc. (TSX/NYSE: WCN)
("Waste Connections" or the "Company") today announced the results
of its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Meeting"). All eight
director nominees in the Company's 2024 management information
circular and proxy statement were nominated at the Meeting and
elected as directors of the Company. Each director will serve until
the next annual meeting of shareholders or until his or her
successor is duly elected or appointed.
Detailed results of the vote are:
Nominee
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Votes
For
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% Votes
For
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Votes
Withheld
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% Votes
Withheld
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Andrea E.
Bertone
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214,920,820
|
96.81
|
7,078,922
|
3.18
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Edward E. "Ned"
Guillet
|
211,975,139
|
95.48
|
10,024,603
|
4.51
|
Michael W.
Harlan
|
210,154,898
|
94.66
|
11,844,844
|
5.33
|
Larry S.
Hughes
|
220,948,973
|
99.52
|
1,050,769
|
0.47
|
Elise L.
Jordan
|
220,196,541
|
99.18
|
1,803,201
|
0.81
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Susan "Sue"
Lee
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220,260,734
|
99.21
|
1,739,008
|
0.78
|
Ronald J.
Mittelstaedt
|
218,197,830
|
98.28
|
3,801,912
|
1.71
|
Carl D.
Sparks
|
221,808,705
|
99.91
|
191,037
|
0.08
|
|
|
|
|
|
All director nominees were elected in accordance with the
majority voting policy included in the Company's Corporate
Governance Guidelines and Board Charter, with each receiving a
majority of the total votes cast in respect of his or her
election.
The shareholders approved on a non-binding, advisory basis the
compensation of the Company's named executive officers as disclosed
in the proxy statement ("Say-on-Pay").
The shareholders approved the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP
as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for
2024 and authorized the Company's Board of Directors to fix the
auditor's remuneration.
Final voting results on all matters considered at the Meeting
will be filed with U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the
securities commissions or similar regulatory authorities in
Canada.
About Waste Connections
Waste Connections (wasteconnections.com) is an integrated solid
waste services company that provides non-hazardous waste
collection, transfer and disposal services, including by rail,
along with resource recovery primarily through recycling and
renewable fuels generation. The Company serves approximately nine
million residential, commercial and industrial customers in mostly
exclusive and secondary markets across 46 states in the U.S. and
six provinces in Canada. Waste
Connections also provides non-hazardous oilfield waste treatment,
recovery and disposal services in several basins across the U.S.
and Canada, as well as intermodal
services for the movement of cargo and solid waste containers in
the Pacific Northwest. Waste Connections views its Environmental,
Social and Governance ("ESG") efforts as integral to its business,
with initiatives consistent with its objective of long-term value
creation and focused on reducing emissions, increasing resource
recovery of both recyclable commodities and clean energy fuels,
reducing reliance on off-site disposal for landfill leachate,
further improving safety and enhancing employee engagement. Visit
wasteconnections.com/sustainability for more information and
updates on our progress towards targeted achievement.
CONTACT:
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Mary Anne Whitney /
(832) 442-2253
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Joe Box / (832)
442-2153
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maryannew@wasteconnections.com
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joe.box@wasteconnections.com
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