{"id":6873,"date":"2026-05-16T01:05:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T23:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stocks-future.com\/?guid=cd3f385f4b94161cbeae75de1d40a2ec"},"modified":"2026-05-16T01:05:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T23:05:00","slug":"waste-connections-annual-shareholders-meeting-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/?p=6873","title":{"rendered":"Waste Connections Annual Shareholders Meeting Results"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Waste Connections, Inc. (TSX\/NYSE: WCN) (\u201cWaste Connections\u201d or the \u201cCompany\u201d) today announced the results of its annual meeting of shareholders (the \u201cMeeting\u201d). All eight director nominees in the Company\u2019s 2026 management information circular and proxy statement (the \u201cProxy Statement\u201d) were nominated and elected as directors of the Company at the Meeting. Each director will serve until the close of the next annual meeting of shareholders or until his or her earlier resignation, or his or her successor is duly elected or appointed.<\/p><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260515026615\/en\/2626188\/5\/WC-Logo-tagline-center_2colors.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260515026615\/en\/2626188\/22\/WC-Logo-tagline-center_2colors.jpg\" \/><\/a><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260515026615\/en\/2626188\/5\/WC-Logo-tagline-center_2colors.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260515026615\/en\/2626188\/21\/WC-Logo-tagline-center_2colors.jpg\" \/><\/a><p>\nDetailed results of the vote are:<\/p><table cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"bwtablemarginb bwblockalignl bwwidth100\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bwvertalignt bwpadl0 bwwidth20\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\"><p class=\"bwalignc bwcellpmargin\">\n<b><span class=\"bwuline\">Nominee<\/span><\/b><\/p><\/td><td class=\"bwvertalignt bwpadl0 bwalignc bwwidth20\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\"><p class=\"bwalignc bwcellpmargin\">\n<b><span class=\"bwuline\">Votes\n<br\/>For<\/span><\/b><\/p><\/td><td class=\"bwvertalignt bwpadl0 bwalignc bwwidth20\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\"><p class=\"bwalignc bwcellpmargin\">\n<b><span class=\"bwuline\">% Votes\n<br\/>For<\/span><\/b><\/p><\/td><td class=\"bwvertalignt bwpadl0 bwalignc bwwidth20\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\"><p class=\"bwalignc bwcellpmargin\">\n<b><span class=\"bwuline\">Votes\n<br\/>Withheld<\/span><\/b><\/p><\/td><td class=\"bwvertalignt bwpadl0 bwalignc bwwidth20\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\"><p class=\"bwalignc bwcellpmargin\">\n<b><span class=\"bwuline\">% Votes\n<br\/>Withheld<\/span><\/b><\/p><\/td><\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bwvertalignt bwpadl0 bwwidth20\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\"><p class=\"bwcellpmargin\">\nDaniel L. Florness<\/p><\/td><td class=\"bwpadl0 bwpadr0 bwvertalignb bwalignc bwwidth20\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\"><p class=\"bwcellpmargin bwalignc\">\n199,520,109<\/p><\/td><td class=\"bwvertalignb bwpadl0 bwpadr0 bwalignc bwwidth20\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\"><p class=\"bwcellpmargin bwalignc\">\n93.84<\/p><\/td><td class=\"bwpadl0 bwpadr0 bwvertalignb bwalignc bwwidth20\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\"><p class=\"bwcellpmargin bwalignc\">\n13,083,681<\/p><\/td><td class=\"bwvertalignb bwpadl0 bwpadr0 bwalignc bwwidth20\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\"><p class=\"bwcellpmargin bwalignc\">\n6.15<\/p><\/td><\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bwvertalignt bwpadl0 bwwidth20\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\"><p class=\"bwcellpmargin\">\nEdward E. \u201cNed\u201d Guillet<\/p><\/td><td class=\"bwpadl0 bwpadr0 bwvertalignb bwalignc bwwidth20\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\"><p class=\"bwcellpmargin bwalignc\">\n196,083,938<\/p><\/td><td class=\"bwvertalignb bwpadl0 bwpadr0 bwalignc bwwidth20\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\"><p class=\"bwcellpmargin bwalignc\">\n92.22<\/p><\/td><td class=\"bwpadl0 bwpadr0 bwvertalignb bwalignc bwwidth20\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\"><p class=\"bwcellpmargin bwalignc\">\n16,519,852<\/p><\/td><td class=\"bwvertalignb bwpadl0 bwpadr0 bwalignc bwwidth20\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\"><p class=\"bwcellpmargin bwalignc\">\n7.77<\/p><\/td><\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bwvertalignt bwpadl0 bwwidth20\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\"><p class=\"bwcellpmargin\">\nMichael W. Harlan<\/p><\/td><td class=\"bwpadl0 bwpadr0 bwvertalignb bwalignc bwwidth20\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\"><p class=\"bwcellpmargin bwalignc\">\n196,501,112<\/p><\/td><td class=\"bwvertalignb bwpadl0 bwpadr0 bwalignc bwwidth20\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\"><p class=\"bwcellpmargin bwalignc\">\n92.42<\/p><\/td><td class=\"bwpadl0 bwpadr0 bwvertalignb bwalignc bwwidth20\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\"><p class=\"bwcellpmargin bwalignc\">\n16,102,678<\/p><\/td><td class=\"bwvertalignb bwpadl0 bwpadr0 bwalignc bwwidth20\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\"><p class=\"bwcellpmargin bwalignc\">\n7.57<\/p><\/td><\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bwvertalignt bwpadl0 bwwidth20\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\"><p class=\"bwcellpmargin\">\nElise L. Jordan<\/p><\/td><td class=\"bwpadl0 bwpadr0 bwvertalignb bwalignc bwwidth20\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\"><p class=\"bwcellpmargin bwalignc\">\n208,573,444<\/p><\/td><td class=\"bwvertalignb bwpadl0 bwpadr0 bwalignc bwwidth20\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\"><p class=\"bwcellpmargin bwalignc\">\n98.10<\/p><\/td><td class=\"bwpadl0 bwpadr0 bwvertalignb bwalignc bwwidth20\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\"><p class=\"bwcellpmargin bwalignc\">\n4,030,346<\/p><\/td><td class=\"bwvertalignb bwpadl0 bwpadr0 bwalignc bwwidth20\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\"><p class=\"bwcellpmargin bwalignc\">\n1.89<\/p><\/td><\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bwvertalignt bwpadl0 bwwidth20\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\"><p class=\"bwcellpmargin\">\nCherylyn Harley LeBon<\/p><\/td><td class=\"bwpadl0 bwpadr0 bwvertalignb bwalignc bwwidth20\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\"><p class=\"bwcellpmargin bwalignc\">\n210,953,439<\/p><\/td><td class=\"bwvertalignb bwpadl0 bwpadr0 bwalignc bwwidth20\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\"><p class=\"bwcellpmargin bwalignc\">\n99.22<\/p><\/td><td class=\"bwpadl0 bwpadr0 bwvertalignb bwalignc bwwidth20\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\"><p class=\"bwcellpmargin bwalignc\">\n1,650,351<\/p><\/td><td class=\"bwvertalignb bwpadl0 bwpadr0 bwalignc bwwidth20\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\"><p class=\"bwcellpmargin bwalignc\">\n0.77<\/p><\/td><\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bwvertalignt bwpadl0 bwwidth20\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\"><p class=\"bwcellpmargin\">\nSusan \u201cSue\u201d Lee<\/p><\/td><td class=\"bwpadl0 bwpadr0 bwvertalignb bwalignc bwwidth20\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\"><p class=\"bwcellpmargin bwalignc\">\n141,080,632<\/p><\/td><td class=\"bwvertalignb bwpadl0 bwpadr0 bwalignc bwwidth20\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\"><p class=\"bwcellpmargin bwalignc\">\n66.35<\/p><\/td><td class=\"bwpadl0 bwpadr0 bwvertalignb bwalignc bwwidth20\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\"><p class=\"bwcellpmargin bwalignc\">\n71,523,158<\/p><\/td><td class=\"bwvertalignb bwpadl0 bwpadr0 bwalignc bwwidth20\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\"><p class=\"bwcellpmargin bwalignc\">\n33.64<\/p><\/td><\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bwvertalignt bwpadl0 bwwidth20\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\"><p class=\"bwcellpmargin\">\nRonald J. Mittelstaedt<\/p><\/td><td class=\"bwpadl0 bwpadr0 bwvertalignb bwalignc bwwidth20\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\"><p class=\"bwcellpmargin bwalignc\">\n207,172,995<\/p><\/td><td class=\"bwvertalignb bwpadl0 bwpadr0 bwalignc bwwidth20\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\"><p class=\"bwcellpmargin bwalignc\">\n97.44<\/p><\/td><td class=\"bwpadl0 bwpadr0 bwvertalignb bwalignc bwwidth20\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\"><p class=\"bwcellpmargin bwalignc\">\n5,430,795<\/p><\/td><td class=\"bwvertalignb bwpadl0 bwpadr0 bwalignc bwwidth20\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\"><p class=\"bwcellpmargin bwalignc\">\n2.55<\/p><\/td><\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bwvertalignt bwpadl0 bwwidth20\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\"><p class=\"bwcellpmargin\">\nCarl D. Sparks<\/p><\/td><td class=\"bwpadl0 bwpadr0 bwvertalignb bwalignc bwwidth20\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\"><p class=\"bwcellpmargin bwalignc\">\n211,114,364<\/p><\/td><td class=\"bwvertalignb bwpadl0 bwpadr0 bwalignc bwwidth20\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\"><p class=\"bwcellpmargin bwalignc\">\n99.29<\/p><\/td><td class=\"bwpadl0 bwpadr0 bwvertalignb bwalignc bwwidth20\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\"><p class=\"bwcellpmargin bwalignc\">\n1,489,426<\/p><\/td><td class=\"bwvertalignb bwpadl0 bwpadr0 bwalignc bwwidth20\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\"><p class=\"bwcellpmargin bwalignc\">\n0.70<\/p><\/td><\/tr>\n<\/table><p>\nAll director nominees were elected in accordance with the majority voting policy included in the Company\u2019s Corporate Governance Guidelines and Board Charter, with each receiving a majority of the total votes cast in respect of his or her election.<\/p><p>\nThe shareholders approved on a non-binding, advisory basis the compensation of the Company\u2019s named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement (\u201cSay-on-Pay\u201d).<\/p><p>\nThe shareholders approved the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company\u2019s independent registered public accounting firm for 2026 and authorized the Company\u2019s Board of Directors to fix the remuneration of the independent registered public accounting firm.<\/p><p>\nFinal 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.<\/p><p>\n<b><span class=\"bwuline\">About Waste Connections<\/span><\/b><\/p><p>\nWaste Connections (<a  href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wasteconnections.com&amp;esheet=54536551&amp;newsitemid=20260515026615&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=wasteconnections.com&amp;index=1&amp;md5=d1d3203057dfb504ee73fd638745db17\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">wasteconnections.com<\/a>) 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 (\u201cESG\u201d) 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 <a  href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wasteconnections.com%2Fsustainability&amp;esheet=54536551&amp;newsitemid=20260515026615&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=wasteconnections.com%2Fsustainability&amp;index=2&amp;md5=4feeccf10da7b6cb7b54d1a87fdae0e9\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">wasteconnections.com\/sustainability<\/a> for more information and updates on our progress towards targeted achievement.<\/p><br\/> <b>Contacts<\/b> <br\/><p>\nMary Anne Whitney \/ (832) 442-2253\n<br\/><a  href=\"mailto:maryannew@wasteconnections.com\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">maryannew@wasteconnections.com<\/a><\/p><p>\nJoe Box \/ (832) 442-2153\n<br\/><a  href=\"mailto:joe.box@wasteconnections.com\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">joe.box@wasteconnections.com<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TORONTO&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#8211;Waste Connections, Inc. (TSX\/NYSE: WCN) (\u201cWaste Connections\u201d or the \u201cCompany\u201d) today announced the results of its annual meeting of shareholders (the \u201cMeeting\u201d). 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