Waste Connections, Inc.

Regulatory Filings • May 16, 2025

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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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 16, 2025

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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 of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification
No.)

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.)

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

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

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-(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. ¨

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

The Company held its 2025 annual meeting of shareholders on May 16, 2025 (the “ Meeting ”).

The Company’s shareholders (the “ Shareholders ”) elected each of the eight nominees for director by the votes indicated below:

Nominee for Director: — Andrea E. Bertone	214,127,714	7,409,752	7,062,291
Edward E. “Ned” Guillet	207,676,039	13,861,427	7,062,291
Michael W. Harlan	205,392,441	16,145,025	7,062,291
Elise L. Jordan	218,350,006	3,187,460	7,062,291
Cherylyn Harley LeBon	219,710,796	1,826,670	7,062,291
Susan “Sue” Lee	216,603,442	4,934,024	7,062,291
Ronald J. Mittelstaedt	215,273,547	6,263,919	7,062,291
Carl D. Sparks	219,710,824	1,826,642	7,062,291

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:

Total Votes For:	210,688,119
Total Votes Against:	10,336,222
Total Votes Abstained:	513,125
Total Broker Non-Votes:	7,062,291

The Shareholders approved the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2025 and authorized the Company’s Board of Directors to fix the remuneration of the independent registered public accounting firm by the votes indicated below:

Total Votes For:	228,301,261
Total Votes Withheld:	298,496

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On May 16, 2025, 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.

(d) Exhibit.

99.1 Press Release, dated May 16, 2025, issued by Waste Connections, Inc.

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

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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.

| /s/
Mary Anne Whitney |
| --- |
| Mary Anne Whitney |
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |

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