Company: CLH
Filing Date: 2025-04-11
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000822818-25-000011
Chunk: 69

Company: CLEAN HARBORS INC
Filing Date: 2025-04-11
Form: DEF 14A
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 Deloitte for 2024 and 2023, the matters that are required to be discussed by applicable standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”) and Rule 2-07 of Regulation S-X of the SEC - “Communication with Audit Committees.” The Audit Committee has received the written disclosures and the letter from the independent accountant required by applicable requirements of the PCAOB regarding the independent accountant’s communications with the audit committee concerning independence and the Audit Committee has also discussed with Deloitte its independence from Clean Harbors and its management, including communications from Deloitte required by PCAOB Ethics and Independence Rule 3526, “Communications with Audit Committees Concerning Independence.” Deloitte has not provided any non-audit related in either 2024 and 2023 that require to be considered by the Audit Committee in their conclusion of auditor independence.

Based on the considerations referred to above, the Audit Committee recommended to the Board that the financial statements audited by Deloitte for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 be included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for 2024, and the Audit Committee has appointed Deloitte as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2025. The foregoing report is provided by the following independent directors, who constitute the Audit Committee.

| Marcy L. Reed, Chair |
| Karyn Polito         |
| Andrea Robertson     |
| Shelley Stewart, Jr. |

Ratification of the Audit Committee's selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025 will require the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares of common stock represented at the meeting and voted on such proposal. Abstentions and broker non-votes will not have any impact on the outcome of this proposal. Unless otherwise specified therein, shares represented by the accompanying form of proxy will be voted at the meeting in favor of such ratification. The Board recommends that shareholders vote “FOR” such ratification.

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### SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The table below describes the “beneficial ownership” (as that term is defined in applicable SEC rules) of the Company's common stock as of March 24, 2025, by (i) each of the Company's directors, two principal executive officers, principal financial officer and each other current