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UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
Current Report
Pursuant To Section 13 or 15(d)
of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May
19, 2023
Waste Connections, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified
in its charter)
| Ontario, Canada |
|
1-34370 |
|
98-1202763 |
|
(State or other jurisdiction
of Incorporation) |
|
(Commission
File Number) |
|
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification
No.) |
6220 Hwy 7, Suite 600
Woodbridge
Ontario L4H 4G3
Canada
(Address of principal
executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number,
including area code: (905) 532-7510
Not Applicable
(Former name
or address, if changed since last report.)
Securities registered pursuant to Section
12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class |
Trading
Symbol(s) |
Name
of each exchange on which registered |
| Common Shares, no par value |
WCN |
New
York Stock Exchange
Toronto Stock Exchange |
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended
to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction
A.2. below):
| |
¨ |
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| |
¨ |
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| |
¨ |
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-(b)) |
| |
¨ |
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth
company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(17 CFR §240.12b-2).
Emerging growth company ¨
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the
registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards
provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Waste Connections, Inc. (the
“Company”) held its 2023 annual meeting of shareholders on May 19, 2023 (the “Meeting”).
The Company’s shareholders
(the “Shareholders”) elected each of the eight nominees for director by the votes indicated below:
| Nominee for Director: | |
Total Votes For: | | |
Total Votes
Withheld: | | |
Total Broker
Non-Votes: | |
| Andrea E. Bertone | |
| 222,424,465 | | |
| 559,643 | | |
| 6,669,445 | |
| Edward E. “Ned” Guillet | |
| 194,627,982 | | |
| 28,356,126 | | |
| 6,669,445 | |
| Michael W. Harlan | |
| 208,379,070 | | |
| 14,605,038 | | |
| 6,669,445 | |
| Larry S. Hughes | |
| 222,563,911 | | |
| 420,197 | | |
| 6,669,445 | |
| Elise L. Jordan | |
| 221,439,274 | | |
| 1,544,834 | | |
| 6,669,445 | |
| Susan “Sue” Lee | |
| 221,241,377 | | |
| 1,742,731 | | |
| 6,669,445 | |
| Ronald J. Mittelstaedt | |
| 218,434,526 | | |
| 4,549,582 | | |
| 6,669,445 | |
| William J. Razzouk | |
| 201,434,147 | | |
| 21,549,961 | | |
| 6,669,445 | |
The Shareholders approved
on a non-binding, advisory basis the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Company’s
management information circular and proxy statement in respect of the Meeting (“say on pay”), by the votes indicated
below:
| Total Votes For: | |
| 212,844,064 | |
| Total Votes Against: | |
| 9,875,306 | |
| Total Votes Abstained: | |
| 264,738 | |
| Total Broker Non-Votes: | |
| 6,669,445 | |
The Shareholders approved
on a non-binding, advisory basis holding future say on pay votes every year by the votes indicated below:
| Total Votes For Every Year: | |
| 216,366,415 | |
| Total Votes For Every Two Years: | |
| 67,981 | |
| Total Votes For Every Three Years: | |
| 965,413 | |
| Total Votes Abstained: | |
| 5,584,299 | |
| Total Broker Non-Votes: | |
| 6,669,445 | |
The Shareholders approved
the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2023 and authorized the
Company’s Board of Directors to fix the auditor’s remuneration by the votes indicated below:
| Total Votes For: | |
| 229,522,150 | |
| Total Votes Withheld: | |
| 131,403 | |
Item 8.01. Other Events.
On May 19, 2023, the Company
issued a press release announcing that the Shareholders had elected as the Company’s directors each of the nominees listed above
under Item 5.07 at the Meeting. The press release announcing the election of the directors and related matters is attached hereto as Exhibit
99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the U.S. Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| |
WASTE CONNECTIONS, INC. |
| |
|
| Date: May 19, 2023 |
BY: |
/s/ Mary Anne Whitney |
| |
|
Mary Anne Whitney |
| |
|
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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