Company: WCN
Filing Date: 2025-04-04
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-032201
Chunk: 101

Company: Waste Connections, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-04
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 101
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 consultants of the Company or a subsidiary and to members of the Board. The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 does not govern the Plan. In addition, the Plan does not qualify under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “ Code”). Because this is a summary, it does not contain all the information that may be important to you. To the extent any provision of this summary is inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, the Plan will prevail. You may obtain a copy of the Plan and additional information about the Plan, without charge, by written or oral request to us: Waste Connections, Inc.
3 Waterway Square Place, Suite 110
The Woodlands, Texas 77380 USA
Tel.: (832) 442-2200
Attention: Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Email: pats@wcnx.org Securities Subject to the Plan Under the terms of the Plan, the aggregate number of Common Shares that may be subject to options and other awards is 7,500,000 Common Shares (not including any Common Shares purchased on the open market). The Common Shares covered by the Plan may be authorized but unissued Common Shares in the capital of the Company. Any shares (i) tendered or withheld to satisfy the exercise price of an option or purchase price of a warrant, (ii) tendered or withheld to satisfy the tax withholding obligation with respect to any award, and (iii) reserved for issuance on the exercise of any options or warrants which are settled for cash proceeds instead of through the issuance of Common Shares upon the exercise of such options or warrants, will not be returned or re-added to the shares authorized for grant under the Plan. However, any Common Shares repurchased by the Company prior to vesting at the same price paid by the participant so that such Common Shares are returned to the Company will again be available for awards under the Plan, and the payment of dividend equivalents in cash in conjunction with any outstanding awards will not be counted against Common Shares available for issuance under the Plan. To the extent permitted by applicable law or any exchange rule, substitute awards shall not reduce the Common Shares authorized for grant under the Plan. Additionally, in the event that a company acquired by the Company or any subsidiary or with which the Company or any subsidiary combines has shares available under a pre-existing plan approved by shareholders and not adopted in contemplation of such acquisition or combination, subject to any approval required from any share exchange on which the Common Shares are