Document:

Separation Plan Letter Agreement between D. Chambliss and WCI

 Exhibit 10.11

 
 

 
 February 13,
2012                                 

Darrell Chambliss 
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	Re:	The Waste Connections, Inc. Separation Benefits Plan 

 Dear Darrell: 
 This letter agreement (“Letter Agreement”)
relates to the Waste Connections, Inc. (the “Company”) Separation Benefits Plan (the “Plan”). 
 Through this Letter Agreement, you are being offered the opportunity to become a participant in the Plan (a “Participant”), and thereby to be eligible to receive the severance and
change of control benefits set forth therein. A copy of the Plan is attached to this Letter Agreement. You should read it carefully and become comfortable with its terms and conditions, and those set forth below. 

By signing below, you will be acknowledging and agreeing to the following provisions: 

 

	 	1.	that you have received and reviewed a copy of the Plan; 

  

	 	2.	that terms not defined in this Letter Agreement but beginning with a capital letter have the meaning assigned to them in the Plan; 

 

	 	3.	that participation in the Plan requires that you agree irrevocably and voluntarily to the terms of the Plan (including, without limitation, the covenants set forth in
Sections 5 and 12 of the Plan) and the terms set forth below; and 

  

	 	4.	that you have had the opportunity to carefully evaluate this opportunity, and desire to participate in the Plan according to the terms and conditions set forth herein.

 Subject to the foregoing, we invite you to become a Participant in the Plan. Your participation in the Plan will be effective
upon your signing and returning this Letter Agreement to the Company within thirty (30) days of your receipt of this Letter Agreement. 

  
  

 

 You and the Company (hereinafter referred to as “the parties”) hereby AGREE as follows:

  

	 	1.	Position and Responsibilities. During the Term, you will serve as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company. You will devote your
attention, energies and abilities in that capacity to the proper oversight and operation of the Company’s business, to the exclusion of any other occupation. As Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company, you will:
(i) report to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer or his designee, (ii) be based at the Company’s corporate headquarters in The Woodlands, Texas, and (iii) be responsible for all duties, authority and responsibility
customary for such position. You will perform such other duties as the Chief Executive Officer or the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company may reasonably assign to you from time to time. You will devote such time
and attention to your duties as are reasonably necessary to the proper discharge of your responsibilities hereunder. You agree to perform all duties consistent with: (a) policies established from time to time by the Company; and (b) all
applicable legal requirements 

  

	 	2.	Compensation, Benefits and Reimbursement of Expenses. 

  

	 	a.	Base Salary. The Company hereby agrees to pay you an annual base salary of Three Hundred Ninety-One Thousand Dollars ($391,000) (“Base
Salary”). Your Base Salary will be payable in accordance with the Company’s normal payroll practices, and your Base Salary is subject to withholding and social security, unemployment and other taxes. Further increases in Base
Salary will be considered by the Board. 

  

	 	b.	 Performance Bonus. You shall be entitled to an annual cash bonus (the “Bonus”) based on the Company’s attainment of
reasonable financial objectives to be determined annually by the Board. Your target annual Bonus will equal seventy-five percent (75%) of the applicable year’s ending Base Salary and will be payable if the Board determines, in its sole and
exclusive discretion, that that year’s financial objectives have been fully met. Nothing in the Plan or in this Letter Agreement shall invalidate any cash bonus plan approval by the Board or a Committee of the Board providing for higher
payments in the event extraordinary or “stretch” goals are met. The Bonus will be paid in accordance with the Company’s bonus plan, as approved by the Board; provided, that in no case shall any portion of the Bonus with respect to any
such fiscal year be paid more than two and one-half (2  1/2) months after the end of such fiscal year. 

  

	 	c.	Grants of Equity Awards. You shall be eligible for annual grants of management stock options or other equity awards on such terms and to such level of
participation as the Board or the Compensation Committee of the Board determine to be appropriate, bearing in mind your position and responsibilities. The terms of any such equity awards shall be governed by the relevant plans under which they are
issued and described in detail in applicable agreements between the Company and you. 

  
  

 

	 	d.	Other Benefits. You will be entitled to paid annual vacation, which will accrue on the same basis as for other employees of the Company of similar rank, but
which will in no event be less than three (3) weeks for any twelve (12) month period commencing January 1st of each year. You also will be entitled to participate, on the same terms as other employees of the Company participate, in
any medical, dental or other health plan, pension plan, profit-sharing plan and life insurance plan that the Company may adopt or maintain, any of which may be changed, terminated or eliminated by the Company at any time in its exclusive discretion.

  

	 	e.	Reimbursement of Other Expenses. The Company agrees to pay or reimburse you for all reasonable travel and other expenses incurred by you in connection with the
performance of your duties on presentation of proper expense statements or vouchers. All such supporting information shall comply with all applicable Company policies relating to reimbursement for travel and other expenses. 

 

	 	3.	Severance and Change of Control Benefits 

  

	 	a.	Termination without Cause. If your employment is terminated without Cause, the Company will pay you, in lieu of any payments under Section 4 of the Plan for
the remainder of the Term, Three Million Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($3,300,000). This amount will be paid in accordance with Section 7(b) of the Plan, subject to Section 9(d) of the Plan. 

 

	 	b.	Payments on Change in Control. If a Change in Control occurs during the Term and your employment with the Company is terminated without Cause or by you for Good
Reason, in each case within two (2) years after the effective date of the Change in Control, then you will be entitled to receive and the Company agrees to pay to you, in lieu of payments under Section 4 of the Plan for the remainder of
the Term, Three Million Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($3,300,000). This amount will be paid in accordance with Section 10(a) of the Plan, subject to Section 9(d) of the Plan. 

 

	 	4.	Right to Other Payments. In consideration of becoming eligible to receive the severance and change of control benefits provided under the terms and conditions of
the Plan, you agree to waive any and all rights, benefits, and privileges to severance benefits that you might otherwise be entitled to receive under any other plan or arrangement. 

 

	 	5.	Entire Agreement. You understand that the waiver set forth in Section 4 above is irrevocable for so long as this Letter Agreement is in effect, and that
this Letter Agreement and the Plan set forth the entire agreement between the parties with respect to any subject matter covered herein. You agree and acknowledge that this Letter Agreement and the Plan supersede and replace that certain Second
Amended and Restated Employment Agreement between you and the Company dated as of June 1, 2000, as amended from time to time. 

  
  

 

	 	6.	Termination. This Letter Agreement will terminate, and your status as a Participant in the Plan will end, at the end of the Term. 

 

	 	7.	Survival. Your participation in the Plan will continue in effect following any termination that occurs while you are a Participant in the Plan with respect to
all rights and obligations accruing as a result of such termination. 

  

	 	8.	Execution. You recognize and agree that your execution of this Letter Agreement results in your enrollment and participation in the Plan, that you agree to be
bound by the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Letter Agreement, and that you understand that this Letter Agreement may not be amended or modified except pursuant to Section 20 of the Plan. 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Letter Agreement as of the date first above written. 

 

			
	WASTE CONNECTIONS, INC.
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Ronald J. Mittelstaedt

	Name: Ronald J. Mittelstaedt
	Title:   Chief Executive Officer

  

	
	PARTICIPANT
	
	 /s/ Darrell W. Chambliss

	Name: Darrell ChamblissExhibit 10.12

 

INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

 

THIS INDEMNIFICATION
AGREEMENT is entered into as of ●, 2016, by and between WASTE CONNECTIONS, INC., an Ontario corporation (the “Company”),
and [name] (“Indemnitee”).

 

RECITALS

 

A.           The Company is
aware that because of the increased exposure to litigation costs, talented and experienced persons are increasingly reluctant to
serve or continue serving as directors and officers of and/or in certain professional positions with corporations unless they are
protected by comprehensive liability insurance and indemnification.

 

B.           The statutes
and judicial decisions regarding the duties of directors, officers and certain other professional employees are often difficult
to apply, ambiguous, or conflicting, and therefore often fail to provide such individuals with adequate guidance regarding the
proper course of action.

 

C.           The Board of
Directors of the Company (the “Board”), has concluded that, in order to retain and attract talented and experienced
individuals to serve as officers and directors of and/or in certain professional positions with the Company and its subsidiaries
and to encourage such individuals to take the business risks necessary for the success of the Company and its subsidiaries, the
Company should contractually indemnify such individuals, including certain of those that serve in such capacities with its subsidiaries,
in connection with claims against such individuals relating to their services to the Company and its subsidiaries, and has further
concluded that the failure to provide such contractual indemnification could be detrimental to the Company, its subsidiaries and
shareholders.

 

D.           The Business
Corporations Act (Ontario) (the “OBCA”) permits an Ontario corporation to indemnify a director or officer
of the corporation against all costs, charges and expenses, including the amount paid to settle an action or satisfy a judgment,
reasonably incurred by the individual in respect of any civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or other proceeding in which
the individual is involved because of the individual's association with the corporation, provided the individual acted honestly
and in good faith with a view to the best interests of the corporation.

 

E.           The OBCA does
not prohibit an Ontario corporation from indemnifying other employees and agents of the corporation, including those employees
or agents in a professional position with the Corporation, against costs, charges and expenses, including the amount paid to settle
an action or satisfy a judgment, incurred by the individual in respect of any civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or
other proceeding in which the individual is involved because of the individual's association with the corporation.

 

F.           Indemnitee’s
willingness to serve as a director or officer of and/or in his or her position as an employee or agent with the Company is predicated,
in substantial part, upon the Company’s willingness to indemnify Indemnitee in accordance with the principles reflected above,
to the fullest extent permitted by the OBCA, and upon the other undertakings set forth in this Agreement.

 

    	 	Indemnification Agreement:
 [name]	   

     

    

 

NOW THEREFORE,
in consideration of the promises and as an inducement to Indemnitee to serve as a director or officer of and/or in his or her professional
position with the Company, the parties, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

 

1.           Definitions.

 

(a)           Agent.
“Agent” with respect to the Company means any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or other agent
of the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company; or acts or acted at the Company's request as a director or officer, or acts
or acted in a similar capacity, or as an employee or agent, of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other
entity (including without limitation any employee benefit plan whether or not subject to the United States Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”)); or was a director, officer, employee or agent of a predecessor
corporation (or other predecessor entity or enterprise) of the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company, or was a director or officer,
or acts or acted in a similar capacity, or as employee or agent, of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other
entity (including without limitation any employee benefit plan whether or not subject to the ERISA) at the request of such predecessor.

 

(b)           Company.
References to the “Company” shall include, in addition to Waste Connections, Inc., any subsidiary of Waste Connections,
Inc. and any predecessor corporation (including any predecessor of a predecessor) absorbed in an amalgamation or arrangement to
which Waste Connections, Inc. (or any of its wholly owned subsidiaries) is a party which, if its separate existence had continued,
would have had power and authority to indemnify its directors, officers, employees, agents or fiduciaries, so that if Indemnitee
is or was a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of such predecessor corporation, or is or was serving at the request
of such predecessor corporation as a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of another corporation, partnership, joint
venture, employee benefit plan, trust or other enterprise, Indemnitee shall stand in the same position under the provisions of
this Agreement with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as Indemnitee would have with respect to such predecessor
corporation if its separate existence had continued.

 

(c)           Expenses.
“Expenses” means all direct and indirect costs, charges, damages, awards, settlements, liabilities, fines, penalties,
statutory obligations or other costs or expenses of any type or nature whatsoever (including, without limitation, all legal counsel
and experts’ fees, costs of investigation and related disbursements) incurred by Indemnitee in connection with the investigation
(whether formal or informal), settlement, defense or appeal of a Proceeding covered hereby or the establishment or enforcement
of a right to indemnification under this Agreement, including without limitation in the case of an appeal the premium for, and
other costs relating to, any costs bond or supercedes bond or other appeal bond or its equivalent, if applicable.

 

(d)           Other References.
References to “other enterprises” shall include employee benefit plans; references to “fines”
shall include any excise taxes assessed on Indemnitee with respect to an employee benefit plan; and references to “acts
or acted at the Company's request” shall include any present or past service as a director, officer, employee, agent
or fiduciary of the Company which imposes or imposed duties on, or involves or involved services by, such director, officer, employee,
agent or fiduciary with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or its beneficiaries; and if Indemnitee acted in
good faith and in a manner Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee
benefit plan, Indemnitee shall be deemed to have fulfilled the conditions set out in Section 4.

 

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(e)           Proceeding.
“Proceeding” means any threatened, pending, or completed claim, suit, demand, inquiry, action, proceeding or
alternative dispute resolution mechanism, or any hearing or investigation, whether civil, criminal, administrative, investigative
or otherwise, including without limitation any situation which Indemnitee believes in good faith might lead to the institution
of any such proceeding, and any appeal of the foregoing, and whether or not brought by the Company.

 

(f)           Subsidiary.
“Subsidiary” means any corporation or other entity of which more than ten percent (10%) of the outstanding voting
securities or other voting interests is owned directly or indirectly by the Company, and one or more other Subsidiaries, taken
as a whole.

 

2.           Maintenance
of Liability Insurance.

 

(a)           The Company hereby
covenants and agrees with Indemnitee that, subject to Section 2(b), the Company shall obtain and maintain in full force
and effect directors’ and officers’ liability insurance (“D&O Insurance”), in reasonable amounts
as the Board of Directors shall determine from established and reputable insurers with an AM Best rating of A.VI or better (or
a substantially equivalent rating from S&P and/or Moody’s), but no less than the amounts in effect upon initial procurement
of the D&O Insurance. In all policies of D&O Insurance, Indemnitee (by reference to his or her position) shall be named
as an insured.

 

(b)           Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Company shall have no obligation to obtain or maintain D&O Insurance if the Company determines in good faith
that the premium costs for such insurance are (i) disproportionate to the amount of coverage provided after giving effect to exclusions,
and (ii) substantially more burdensome to the Company than the premiums charged to the Company for its initial D&O Insurance.

 

(c)           To the extent
the Company maintains liability insurance applicable to directors, officers, employees, agents or fiduciaries, Indemnitee shall
be covered by such policies in such a manner as to provide Indemnitee the same rights and benefits as are provided to the most
favorably insured of the Company’s directors, if Indemnitee is a director; or of the Company’s officers, if Indemnitee
is not a director of the Company but is an officer; or of the Company’s key employees, agents or fiduciaries, if Indemnitee
is not an officer or director but is a key employee, agent or fiduciary.

 

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3.           Mandatory
Indemnification. The Company shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by law:

 

(a)           Third Party
Actions. If Indemnitee was or is a party, or is threatened to be made a party, to any Proceeding (other than an action by or
in the right of the Company) by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or was or is claimed to be an Agent of the Company, or by
reason of anything done or not done by Indemnitee in any such capacity, or by reason of the fact that Indemnitee personally guaranteed
any obligation of the Company at any time, against any and all Expenses and liabilities or any type whatsoever (including, but
not limited to, legal fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties, and amounts paid in settlement) incurred by Indemnitee
in connection with the investigation, defense, settlement or appeal of such Proceeding, if Indemnitee fulfilled the conditions
set out in Section 4. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon
a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that Indemnitee did not fulfil the conditions
set out in Section 4.

 

(b)           Derivative
Actions. Subject to court approval, if required by applicable law, if Indemnitee was or is a party, or is threatened to be
made a party, to any Proceeding by or in the right of the Company by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or was an Agent of the
Company, or by reason of anything done or not done by Indemnitee in any such capacity, against any and all Expenses and liabilities
of any type whatsoever (including, but not limited to, legal fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties, and amounts
paid in settlement) incurred by Indemnitee in connection with the investigation, defense, settlement or appeal of such Proceeding,
if Indemnitee fulfilled the conditions set out in Section 4(a). The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment,
order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption
that Indemnitee did not fulfil the conditions set out in Section 4(a).

 

If prior court approval
is required under applicable law in connection with any claim for Expense or liabilities incurred by the Indemnitee, the Company
will promptly seek at its sole expense and use all reasonable efforts to obtain that approval as soon as reasonably possible in
the circumstances. The Company will also pay the expenses of the Indemnitee, to the extent permitted by applicable law, in connection
with any such approval process. The obligations of the Company under this Section 3(b) will apply, subject to applicable
law, even if the position of the Company on the substantive right to indemnification is or may be that the Indemnitee is not entitled
to same.

 

(c)           Presumptions;
Burden of Proof. In making any determination concerning Indemnitee’s right to indemnification, there shall be a presumption
that Indemnitee has fulfilled the conditions set out in Section 4 and any other applicable standard of conduct and, and
the Company may overcome such presumption only by its adducing clear and convincing evidence to the contrary. For purposes of this
Agreement, the termination of any Proceeding by judgment, order, settlement (whether with or without court approval) or conviction,
or upon a plea of nolo contendere, or its equivalent, shall not create a presumption that Indemnitee did not fulfil the conditions
set out in Section 4 or meet any other particular standard of conduct or have any particular belief or that a court has
determined that indemnification is not permitted by this Agreement or applicable law.

 

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(d)           Actions Where
Indemnitee Is Deceased. If the Indemnitee was or is a party, or is threatened to be made a party, to any Proceeding by reason
of the fact that Indemnitee is or was an Agent of the Company or another entity, or by reason of anything done or not done by Indemnitee
in any such capacity, and prior to, during the pendency of, or after completion of, such Proceeding, Indemnitee shall die, then
the Company shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless the estate, heirs and legatees of Indemnitee against any and all Expenses
and liabilities incurred by or for such persons or entities in connection with the investigation, defense, settlement or appeal
of such Proceeding on the same basis as provided for Indemnitee in Sections 3(a) and 3(b) above.

 

(e)           Extent of Insurance.
The Expenses and liabilities covered hereby shall be net of any payments made by D&O Insurance carriers or others.

 

4.           Entitlement
to Indemnification. The rights provided to an Indemnitee hereunder will, subject to applicable law, apply without reduction
to an Indemnitee provided that:

 

(a)           the Indemnitee
acted honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of the Company or other entity of which the Indemnitee was an
Agent; and

 

(b)           in the case of
a criminal or administrative action or proceeding that is enforced by a monetary penalty, the Indemnitee had reasonable grounds
for believing that his or her conduct was lawful.

 

5.           Partial Indemnification.
If Indemnitee is found under Sections 3, 7 or 10 hereof not to be entitled to indemnification for all
of the Expenses relating to a Proceeding, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee for any portion of such Expenses not specifically
precluded by the operation of such Sections 3, 7 or 10.

 

6.           Indemnification
Procedures; Mandatory Advancement of Expenses.

 

(a)           Promptly after
receipt by Indemnitee of notice to him or her of the commencement or threat of any Proceeding covered hereby, Indemnitee shall
notify the Company of the commencement or threat thereof, provided that any failure to so notify shall not relieve the Company
of any of its obligations hereunder.

 

(b)           If, at the time
of the receipt of a notice pursuant to Section 6(a) above, the Company has D&O Insurance in effect, the Company shall
give prompt notice of the Proceeding or claim to its insurers in accordance with the procedures set forth in the applicable policies.
The Company shall thereafter take all necessary or desirable action to cause such insurers to pay all amounts payable as a result
of such Proceeding in accordance with the terms of such policies.

 

(c)           Indemnitee shall
be entitled to retain one or more counsel from time to time selected by Indemnitee in Indemnitee’s sole discretion to act
as its counsel in and for the investigation, defense, settlement or appeal of each Proceeding. The Company shall not waive any
privilege or right available to Indemnitee in any such Proceeding.

 

(d)           The Company shall
bear all fees and Expenses (including invoices for advance retainers) of such counsel, and all fees and Expenses invoiced by other
persons or entities, in connection with the investigation, defense, settlement or appeal of each such Proceeding. Such fees and
Expenses are referred to herein as “Covered Expenses.”

 

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(e)           Until a determination
to the contrary under Section 7 hereof is made, the Company shall advance all Covered Expenses in connection with each Proceeding.
Indemnitee shall qualify for advances upon the execution and delivery to the Company of this Agreement which shall constitute an
undertaking providing that Indemnitee undertakes to the fullest extent permitted by law to repay the advance if and to the extent
that it is ultimately determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final judgment, not subject to appeal, that Indemnitee
did not fulfil the conditions set out in Section 4. No other form of undertaking shall be required other than the execution
of this Agreement. Advances shall be unsecured and interest free. Advances shall be made without regard to Indemnitee’s ability
to repay the expenses and without regard to Indemnitee’s ultimate entitlement to indemnification under the other provisions
of this Agreement.

 

(f)           Each advance to
be made hereunder shall be paid by the Company to Indemnitee within ten (10) days following delivery of a written request therefor
by Indemnitee to the Company.

 

(g)           The Company acknowledges
the potentially severe damage to Indemnitee should the Company fail timely to make such advances to Indemnitee.

 

(h)           The Company shall
not settle any proceeding if a result of such settlement, fine or obligation is imposed on Indemnitee without Indemnitee’s
prior written consent.

 

(i)           If Indemnitee
is the subject of or is implicated in any way during any proceeding, the Company will share with Indemnitee any information it
has turned over to any third parties concerning the investigation.

 

(j)           The knowledge
and/or actions, or failure to act, of any director, officer, agent or employee of the Company or the Company itself shall not be
imputed to Indemnitee for purposes of determining the right to indemnification under this Agreement.

 

(k)           For purposes of
any determination of good faith, Indemnitee shall be deemed to have acted in good faith if Indemnitee’s action is based on
the records or books of account of the Company, including financial statements, or on information supplied to Indemnitee by the
officers of the Company (other than Indemnitee) in the course of their duties, or on the advice of legal counsel for the Company
or the Board or counsel selected by any committee of the Board or on information or records given or reports made to the Company
by an independent certified public accountant under applicable law or by an appraiser, investment banker, compensation consultant,
or other expert selected with reasonable care by the Company or the Board or any committee of the Board. The provisions of this
Section 6(k) shall not be deemed to be exclusive or to limit in any way the other circumstances in which Indemnitee
may be deemed to have fulfilled the conditions set out in Section 4 or met any other applicable standard of conduct.

 

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(l)           Notice to Insurers.
If, at the time of the receipt by the Company of a notice of a Proceeding subject to Sections 3(a) or 3(b) hereof,
the Company has D&O Insurance or other liability insurance in effect which may cover such Proceeding, the Company shall give
prompt notice of the commencement of such Proceeding to the insurers in accordance with the procedures set forth in the respective
policies. The Company shall thereafter take all necessary or desirable action to cause such insurers to pay, on behalf of Indemnitee,
all amounts payable as a result of such Proceeding in accordance with the terms of such policies.

 

(m)           Selection of
Counsel. In the event the Company shall be obligated hereunder to provide indemnification for or make any advancement of Expenses
with respect to the Expenses of any Proceeding, the Company, if appropriate, shall be entitled to assume the defense of such Proceeding
with counsel approved by Indemnitee (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) upon the delivery to Indemnitee
of written notice of the Company’s election to do so. After delivery of such notice, approval of such counsel by Indemnitee
and the retention of such counsel by the Company, the Company will not be liable to Indemnitee under this Agreement for any fees
or expenses of separate counsel subsequently retained by or on behalf of Indemnitee with respect to the same Proceeding; provided
that: (i) Indemnitee shall have the right to employ Indemnitee’s separate counsel in any such Proceeding at Indemnitee’s
expense; and (ii) if (A) the employment of separate counsel by Indemnitee has been previously authorized by the Company,
(B) Indemnitee shall have reasonably concluded that there may be a conflict of interest between the Company and Indemnitee
in the conduct of any such defense, or (C) the Company shall not continue to retain such counsel to defend such Proceeding,
then the fees and expenses of Indemnitee’s separate counsel shall be Expenses for which Indemnitee may receive indemnification
or advancement of Expenses hereunder.

 

7.           Determination
of Right to Indemnification.

 

(a)           Notwithstanding
anything contained herein to the contrary, to the extent the Indemnitee was not judged by a court or other competent authority
to have committed any fault or omitted to do anything that the Indemnitee ought to have done, and is determined by a court to have
fulfilled the applicable conditions set out in Section 4, the Indemnitee shall be entitled to indemnity under Section
3(a) in respect of the applicable Proceeding and shall not be required to repay any of the Expenses advanced in connection
with the investigation, defense or appeal of such Proceeding.

 

(b)           Indemnitee shall
have the right to advancement by the Company prior to the final disposition of any Proceeding of any and all Expenses relating
to, arising out of or resulting from any Proceeding paid or incurred by Indemnitee or which Indemnitee determines are reasonably
likely to be paid or incurred by Indemnitee.

 

(c)           The Company shall
indemnify Indemnitee against all Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any Proceeding under Sections 7(b) and
against all Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any other Proceeding between the Company and Indemnitee involving
the interpretation or enforcement of the rights of Indemnitee under this Agreement unless a court of competent jurisdiction finds
that each of the material claims and/or defenses of Indemnitee in any such Proceeding were frivolous or made in bad faith.

 

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(d)           The Company hereby
agrees to indemnify Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, notwithstanding that such indemnification is
not specifically authorized by the other provisions of this Agreement, the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, the Company’s
Bylaws or by statute. In the event of any change after the date of this Agreement in any applicable law, statute or rule which
expands the right of an Ontario corporation to indemnify a member of its board of directors or an officer, employee, agent or fiduciary,
it is the intent of the parties hereto that Indemnitee shall enjoy by this Agreement the greater benefits afforded by such change.
In the event of any change in any applicable law, statute or rule which narrows the right of an Ontario corporation to indemnify
a member of its board of directors or an officer, employee, agent or fiduciary, such change, to the extent not otherwise required
by such law, statute or rule to be applied to this Agreement, shall have no effect on this Agreement or the parties’ rights
and obligations hereunder except as set forth in Section 10 hereof.

 

(e)           Nonexclusivity.
The indemnification and the payment or advancement of Expenses provided by this Agreement shall be in addition to any rights to
which Indemnitee may be entitled under the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, its Bylaws, any other agreement, any vote
of shareholders or disinterested directors, the OBCA, or otherwise. The indemnification and the payment or advancement of Expenses
provided under this Agreement shall continue as to Indemnitee for any action taken or not taken while serving in an indemnified
capacity even though subsequent thereto Indemnitee may have ceased to serve in such capacity.

 

(f)           No Duplication
of Payments. The Company shall not be liable under this Agreement to make any payment in connection with any Proceeding to
the extent Indemnitee has otherwise actually received payment (under any insurance policy, provision of the Company’s Articles
of Incorporation, Bylaws or otherwise) of the amounts otherwise payable hereunder.

 

(g)           Partial Indemnification.
If Indemnitee is entitled under any provision of this Agreement to indemnification by the Company for some or a portion of Expenses
incurred in connection with any Proceeding, but not, however, for all of the total amount thereof, the Company shall nevertheless
indemnify Indemnitee for the portion of such Expenses to which Indemnitee is entitled.

 

8.           Articles of
Incorporation and By-Laws. The Company agrees that the Company’s Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws in effect on the
date hereof shall not be amended to reduce, limit, hinder or delay (a) the rights of Indemnitee granted hereby, or (b) the ability
of the Company to indemnify Indemnitee as required hereby. The Company further agrees that it shall exercise the powers granted
to it under its Articles of Incorporation, its By-Laws and by applicable law to indemnify Indemnitee to the fullest extent possible
as required hereby.

 

9.           Witness Expenses.
The Company agrees to compensate Indemnitee for the reasonable value of Indemnitee’s time spent, and to reimburse Indemnitee
for all Expenses (including attorneys’ fees and travel costs) incurred by Indemnitee, in connection with being a witness,
or if Indemnitee is threatened to be made a witness, with respect to any Proceeding, by reason of Indemnitee serving or having
served as an Agent.

 

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10.           Exceptions.
Notwithstanding any other provision hereunder to the contrary, the Company shall not be obligated pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement:

 

(a)           Claims Initiated
by Indemnitee. To indemnify or advance Expenses to Indemnitee with respect to Proceedings or claims initiated or brought voluntarily
by Indemnitee and not by way of defense (other than: (i) Proceedings under Sections 7(b); (ii) proceedings brought to establish
or enforce a right to indemnification under this Agreement or the provisions of the Company’s Articles of Incorporation or
By-Laws unless a court of competent jurisdiction determines that each of the material assertions made by Indemnitee in such Proceeding
were not made in good faith or were frivolous; or (iii) proceedings or claims instituted by Indemnitee with the approval by the
Board); or

 

(b)           Unauthorized
Settlements. To indemnify Indemnitee under this Agreement for any amounts paid in settlement of a Proceeding covered hereby
without the prior written consent of the Company to such settlement, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed
provided that the Company’s consent is not required if the Company is refusing to indemnify or advance Expenses to
Indemnitee.

 

11.           Tax Adjustment.
Should any payment made pursuant to this Agreement, including the payment of insurance premiums or any payment made by an insurer
under an insurance policy, be deemed to constitute a taxable benefit or otherwise be or become subject to any tax or levy, then
the Company will pay any amount necessary to ensure that the amount received by or on behalf of the Indemnitee, after the payment
of or withholding for tax, fully reimburses the Indemnitee for the actual cost, expense or liability incurred by or on behalf of
the Indemnitee. However, the foregoing sentence will not apply to any compensation paid to the Indemnitee pursuant to Section
9.

 

12.           Non-exclusivity.
This Agreement is not the exclusive arrangement between the Company and Indemnitee regarding the subject matter hereof and shall
not diminish or affect any other rights which Indemnitee may have under any provision of law, the Company’s Articles of Incorporation
or By-Laws, under other agreements, or otherwise.

 

13.           Continuation
After Term; Binding Effect. Indemnitee’s rights hereunder shall continue after Indemnitee has ceased acting as an Agent
and the benefits hereof shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of Indemnitee. The Company shall
require and cause any successor (whether direct or indirect by purchase, arrangement, amalgamation or otherwise) to all, substantially
all or a substantial part, of the business and/or assets of the Company, by written agreement in form and substance satisfactory
to Indemnitee, expressly to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company
would be required to perform if no such succession had taken place.

 

14.           Interpretation
of Agreement. This Agreement shall be interpreted and enforced so as to provide indemnification to Indemnitee to the fullest
extent now or hereafter permitted by law.

 

15.           Severability.
If any provision or provisions of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, provisions of this Agreement
shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby, and to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Agreement shall
be construed or altered by the court so as to remain enforceable and to provide Indemnitee with as many of the benefits contemplated
hereby as are permitted under law.

 

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16.           Counterparts,
Modification and Waiver. This Agreement may be signed in counterparts. This Agreement constitutes a separate agreement between
the Company and Indemnitee and may be supplemented or amended as to Indemnitee only by a written instrument signed by the Company
and Indemnitee, with such amendment binding only the Company and Indemnitee. All waivers must be in a written document signed by
the party to be charged. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be implied by the conduct of the parties. A
waiver of any right hereunder shall not constitute a waiver of any other right hereunder.

 

17.           Notices.
All notices, demands, consents, requests, approvals and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing
and shall be deemed to have been properly given if hand delivered (effective upon receipt or when refused), or if sent by a courier
freight prepaid (effective upon receipt or when refused), in the case of the Company, at the addresses listed below, or to such
other addresses as the parties may notify each other in writing.

 

	 	To Company:	
        Waste Connections, Inc.

        3 Waterway Square Place, Suite 110

        The Woodlands, Texas USA 77380

        Attention: General Counsel

         

	 	To Indemnitee:	At Indemnitee’s residence address and facsimile number on the records of the Company from time to time.

18.           Evidence
of Coverage. Upon request by Indemnitee, the Company shall provide evidence of the liability insurance coverage required by
this Agreement. The Company shall promptly notify Indemnitee of any change in the Company’s D&O Insurance coverage.

 

19.           Governing
Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario and the federal
laws of Canada applicable therein.

 

20.           Attornment.
The Company and Indemnitee each hereby irrevocably attorn to the jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of Ontario for all
purposes in connection with any action or proceeding which arises out of or relates to this Agreement.

 

21.           No Construction
as Employment Agreement. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as giving Indemnitee any right to be retained
in the employ of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliated entities.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
the parties hereto have entered into this Indemnification Agreement effective as of the date first above written.

 

	 	WASTE CONNECTIONS, INC.	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	
        

        By:

        
	
         
	 
	 	
         

         

        
	Ronald J. Mittelstaedt

Chief Executive Officer	 
	 	 	 
	 	
        INDEMNITEE:

        

        
	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	[Name]	 

 

 

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