Company: WCN
Filing Date: 2025-05-30
Form Type: 424B5
Source: 0001104659-25-054854
Chunk: 32

Company: Waste Connections, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-05-30
Form: 424B5
Chunk 32
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 an official position regarding the application, administration or interpretation thereof (including a holding, judgment or order by a court of competent jurisdiction or a change in published administrative practice), which has not been publicly announced before and which becomes effective on or after the issue date of the Notes and such Additional Amounts cannot (as certified in an officer’s certificate to the trustee) be avoided by the use of reasonable measures available to us ( provided that changing the jurisdiction of the Company is not a reasonable

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measure for purposes of this section), then we may, at our option, redeem the Notes then outstanding, in whole but not in part, at any time upon not less than 15 nor more than 60 days’ notice (such notice to be provided not more than 90 days before the next date on which we would be obligated to pay Additional Amounts), at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date (subject to the right of holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on an interest payment date that is on or prior to the redemption date). Notice of our intent to redeem the Notes shall not be effective until such time as we deliver to the trustee (1) an officer’s certificate stating that we are entitled to effect such redemption and setting forth a statement of facts showing that the conditions precedent to the right of redemption have occurred and (2) an opinion of independent legal counsel stating that we are or will become obligated to pay any Additional Amounts because of an amendment to or change in law or regulation or position as described in this paragraph.

#### Change of Control Triggering Event
Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Triggering Event with respect to the Notes, unless we have exercised our right to redeem the Notes as described under “— Optional Redemption,” each holder of the Notes will have the right to require us to purchase all or a portion (equal to $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof) of such holder’s Notes pursuant to the offer described below (the “Change of Control Offer”), at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the date of purchase (the “Change of Control Payment”), subject to the rights of holders of the Notes on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment