Company: WCN
Filing Date: 2025-04-04
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-032201
Chunk: 78

Company: Waste Connections, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-04
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 78
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, Mr. Raynaud’s annual salary was $100,880. In addition, Mr. Raynaud had $28,268 of RSUs vest in 2024. In 2024, we granted Mr. Raynaud 149 RSUs on the same general terms and conditions as RSUs granted to other employees at the same management level. Indebtedness of Directors and Officers As of the date of this Proxy Statement, no current or proposed director, NEO or other corporate officer of the Company, or any former director, NEO or other corporate officer of the Company, or any associate of any of the foregoing, is, or has been at any time during 2024, indebted to the Company or its subsidiaries, either in connection with the purchase of securities of the Company or otherwise. Interest of Informed Persons and Others in Material Transactions The management of the Company is not aware of any material interest, direct or indirect, of any informed person of the Company (as defined in Section 1.1 of National Instrument 51-102 — Continuous Disclosure Obligationsof the Canadian Securities Administrators), any proposed director or any associate or affiliate of any informed person or proposed director in any transaction since the commencement of the Company’s most recently completed financial year, or in any proposed transaction, that has materially affected or would materially affect the Company or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries. Review, Approval or Ratification of Transactions with Related Persons The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee developed, and the Board of Directors approved, our Corporate Governance Guidelines and Board Charter and our Code of Conduct and Ethics, including a Code of Ethics for Senior Financial Officers, as required by Section 406 of the United States Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules of the SEC and applicable Canadian securities laws. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee reviews the Corporate Governance Guidelines and Board Charter and the Code of Conduct and Ethics on an annual basis, or more frequently if appropriate, and recommends to the Board of Directors changes as necessary. In addressing conflicts of interest, the Code of Conduct and Ethics provides that no officer, director or employee may be subject to influences, interests or relationships that conflict with the best interests of the Company. It states that a conflict of interest exists when a person is in a position to influence a decision that may personally benefit that person or a person he or she is related to, legally or by blood or marriage as a result of the Company’s business dealings. The Code of Conduct and Ethics provides that each officer