# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001318220
**File Stem:** 0001104659-26-062507
**Filing Date:** 2026-5
**Character Count:** 10701
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001104659-26-062507.hdr.sgml**: 20260515

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001104659-26-062507

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 14

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20260515

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Other Events

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260515

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260515

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Waste Connections, Inc.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001318220
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** REFUSE SYSTEMS [4953]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 01 Energy & Transportation
- **EIN:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** A6
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-34370
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26987100

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 6220 HWY 7
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 600
- **CITY:** WOODBRIDGE
- **STATE:** A6
- **ZIP:** L4H 4G3
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** (905) 532-7510

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 6220 HWY 7
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 600
- **CITY:** WOODBRIDGE
- **STATE:** A6
- **ZIP:** L4H 4G3

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** Progressive Waste Solutions Ltd.
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20110503

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** IESI-BFC Ltd
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20090522

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** BFI Canada Ltd
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20081015

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**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**Washington, D.C. 20549**

**FORM 8-K**

**Current Report**

**Pursuant To Section 13 or 15(d)**

**of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934**

**Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 15, 2026**

![](tm2614785d1_8kimg001.jpg)

**Waste Connections, Inc.**

**(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)**

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|:---|:---|:---|
| **Ontario, Canada** | **1-34370** | **98-1202763** |
| **(State or other jurisdiction <br> of Incorporation)** | **(Commission <br> File Number)** | **(I.R.S. Employer<br> Identification No.)** |

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**6220 Hwy 7, Suite 600**

**Woodbridge**

**Ontario L4H 4G3**

**Canada**

**(Address of principal executive offices)**

**Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (905) 532-7510**

**Not Applicable**

**(Former name or address, if changed since last report.)**

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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|:---|:---|:---|
| **Title of each class** | **Trading Symbol(s)** | **Name of each exchange on which registered** |
| Common Shares, no par value | WCN | New York Stock Exchange <br> Toronto Stock Exchange<br> NYSE Texas |

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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (*see* General Instruction A.2. below):

◻ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

◻ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

◻ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

◻ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

Emerging growth company ◻

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ◻

**Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.**

The Company held its 2026 annual meeting of shareholders on May 15, 2026 (the "Meeting").

The Company's shareholders (the "Shareholders") elected each of the eight nominees for director to 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 by the votes indicated below:

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Nominee for Director:** | **Total <br> Votes For:** | **Total<br> Votes Withheld:** | **Total<br> Broker Non-Votes:** |
| Daniel L. Florness | 199520109 | 13083681 | 8115063 |
| Edward E. "Ned" Guillet | 196083938 | 16519852 | 8115063 |
| Michael W. Harlan | 196501112 | 16102678 | 8115063 |
| Elise L. Jordan | 208573444 | 4030346 | 8115063 |
| Cherylyn Harley LeBon | 210953439 | 1650351 | 8115063 |
| Susan "Sue" Lee | 141080632 | 71523158 | 8115063 |
| Ronald J. Mittelstaedt | 207172995 | 5430795 | 8115063 |
| Carl D. Sparks | 211114364 | 1489426 | 8115063 |

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The Shareholders approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers as disclosed in the Company's management information circular and proxy statement in respect of the Meeting ("Say-on-Pay"), by the votes indicated below:

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|:---|:---|
| **Total Votes For:** | 202685794 |
| **Total Votes Against:** | 9000505 |
| **Total Votes Abstained:** | 917491 |
| **Total Broker Non-Votes:** | 8115063 |

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The Shareholders approved the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2026 and authorized the Company's Board of Directors to fix the remuneration of the independent registered public accounting firm by the votes indicated below:

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|:---|:---|
| **Total Votes For:** | 220060280 |
| **Total Votes Withheld:** | 658573 |

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**Item 8.01. Other Events.**

On May 15, 2026, the Company issued a press release announcing that the Shareholders had elected as the Company's directors each of the nominees listed above under Item 5.07 at the Meeting. The press release announcing the election of the directors and related matters is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

**Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) Exhibit.

[99.1](tm2614785d1_ex99-1.htm) [Press Release, dated May 15, 2026, issued by Waste Connections, Inc.](tm2614785d1_ex99-1.htm)

104 The cover page of Waste Connections, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K formatted in Inline XBRL.

**SIGNATURES**

Pursuant to the requirements of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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|  | **WASTE CONNECTIONS, INC.** | **WASTE CONNECTIONS, INC.** |
| Date: May 15, 2026 | BY: | /s/ Mary Anne Whitney |
|  |  | Mary Anne Whitney |
|  |  | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |

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## Exhibit 99.1

**Exhibit 99.1**

**WASTE CONNECTIONS ANNUAL SHAREHOLDERS MEETING RESULTS**

**TORONTO, ONTARIO, May 15, 2026** – Waste Connections, Inc. (TSX/NYSE: WCN) ("Waste Connections" or the "Company") today announced the results of its annual meeting of shareholders (the "Meeting"). All eight director nominees in the Company's 2026 management information circular and proxy statement (the "Proxy Statement") 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.

Detailed results of the vote are:

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Nominee** | **Votes<br> For** | **% Votes<br> For** | **Votes<br> Withheld** | **% Votes<br> Withheld** |
| Daniel L. Florness | 199520109 | 93.84 | 13083681 | 6.15 |
| Edward E. "Ned" Guillet | 196083938 | 92.22 | 16519852 | 7.77 |
| Michael W. Harlan | 196501112 | 92.42 | 16102678 | 7.57 |
| Elise L. Jordan | 208573444 | 98.10 | 4030346 | 1.89 |
| Cherylyn Harley LeBon | 210953439 | 99.22 | 1650351 | 0.77 |
| Susan "Sue" Lee | 141080632 | 66.35 | 71523158 | 33.64 |
| Ronald J. Mittelstaedt | 207172995 | 97.44 | 5430795 | 2.55 |
| Carl D. Sparks | 211114364 | 99.29 | 1489426 | 0.70 |

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All director nominees were elected in accordance with the majority voting policy included in the Company's Corporate Governance Guidelines and Board Charter, with each receiving a majority of the total votes cast in respect of his or her election.

The shareholders approved on a non-binding, advisory basis the compensation of the Company's named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement ("Say-on-Pay").

The shareholders approved the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2026 and authorized the Company's Board of Directors to fix the remuneration of the independent registered public accounting firm.

Final 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.

**<u>About Waste Connections</u>**

Waste Connections (<u>wasteconnections.com</u>) 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 ("ESG") 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 <u>wasteconnections.com</u>/sustainability for more information and updates on our progress towards targeted achievement.

CONTACT:

Mary Anne Whitney / (832) 442-2253 Joe Box / (832) 442-2153 <br> maryannew@wasteconnections.com joe.box@wasteconnections.com