Waste Connections, Inc. has announced the results of its annual meeting of shareholders, which took place on May 16, 2025. All eight director nominees were nominated and elected as directors of the company. The detailed results of the vote show that each director received a significant majority of votes for their election, with percentages ranging from 92.71% to 99.17%.
The shareholders also 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"). Additionally, they approved the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2025 and authorized the company’s board of directors to fix the remuneration of the independent registered public accounting firm.
Waste Connections is an integrated solid waste services company that provides non-hazardous waste collection, transfer, and disposal services, including by rail, as well as resource recovery primarily through recycling and renewable fuels generation. The company serves approximately nine million residential, commercial, and industrial customers across 46 states in the U.S. and six provinces in Canada.
In terms of environmental, social, and governance ("ESG") efforts, Waste Connections views these initiatives as integral to its business. The company's initiatives are consistent with its objective of long-term value creation and are focused on reducing emissions, increasing resource recovery, reducing reliance on off-site disposal for landfill leachate, improving safety, and enhancing employee engagement.
Specifically, the voting results for the director nominees at the annual meeting of shareholders are as follows:
- Andrea E. Bertone: Votes for * 214,127,714 (96.65%), Votes withheld * 7,409,752 (3.34%)
- Edward E. “Ned” Guillet: Votes for * 207,676,039 (93.74%), Votes withheld * 13,861,427 (6.25%)
- Michael W. Harlan: Votes for * 205,392,441 (92.71%), Votes withheld * 16,145,025 (7.28%)
- Elise L. Jordan: Votes for * 218,350,006 (98.56%), Votes withheld * 3,187,460 (1.43%)
- Cherlyn Harley Lebon: Votes for * 219,710,796 (99.17%), Votes withheld * 1,826,670 (0.82%)
- Susan “Sue” Lee: Votes for * 216,603,442 (97.77%), Votes withheld * 4,934,024 (2.22%)
- Ronald J. Mittelstaedt: Votes for * 215,273,547 (97.17%), Votes withheld * 6,263,919 (2.82%)
- Carl D. Sparks: Votes for * 219,710,824 (99.17%), Votes withheld * 1,826,642 (0.82%)
The final voting results on all matters considered at the meeting will be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the securities commissions or similar regulatory authorities in Canada. The market has reacted to these announcements by moving the company's shares 0.5% to a price of $191.92. For the full picture, make sure to review Waste Connections's 8-K report.
