SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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 14, 2019

 

Waste Management, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

Delaware

 

1-12154

 

73-1309529

(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

1001 Fannin, Houston, Texas

 

77002

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s Telephone number, including area code: (713) 512-6200

 

 

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

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:

 

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

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

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

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

 

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 Stock, $0.01 par value

 

WM

 

New York Stock Exchange

 

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

 

Emerging growth company o

 

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. o

 

 

 


 

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

 

At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Waste Management, Inc. (the “Company”) held on May 14, 2019, a total of 379,198,639 shares of the Company’s common stock, out of a total of 424,681,723 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote, were present in person or represented by proxies. The proposals set forth below were voted on by the Company’s stockholders.  Each of the director nominees were elected, and the Company’s stockholders approved each of proposals 2 and 3. The Company’s stockholders did not approve stockholder proposal 4.

 

1.              Election to the Company’s Board of Directors of the following eight director nominees:

 

 

 

Number of

 

Number of

 

 

 

Broker

Name

 

Affirmative Votes

 

Negative Votes

 

Abstentions

 

Non-Votes

Frank M. Clark, Jr.

 

298,442,278

 

17,171,248

 

404,416

 

63,180,697

James C. Fish, Jr.

 

306,474,372

 

  9,137,063

 

406,507

 

63,180,697

Andrés R. Gluski

 

289,409,822

 

26,200,549

 

407,571

 

63,180,697

Patrick W. Gross

 

298,342,021

 

17,273,731

 

402,190

 

63,180,697

Victoria M. Holt

 

313,763,878

 

  1,893,320

 

360,744

 

63,180,697

Kathleen M. Mazzarella

 

313,161,789

 

  2,404,790

 

451,363

 

63,180,697

John C. Pope

 

291,785,049

 

23,830,853

 

402,040

 

63,180,697

Thomas H. Weidemeyer

 

299,985,660

 

15,529,572

 

502,710

 

63,180,697

 

2.              Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstentions

372,901,621

 

5,690,457

 

606,561

 

3.              Approval, by non-binding vote, of the Company’s executive compensation as described in the Company’s 2019 proxy statement:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

304,410,005

 

10,507,638

 

1,100,299

 

63,180,697

 

4.              Stockholder proposal regarding a policy on accelerated vesting of equity awards in the event of a change in control.

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

120,443,786

 

194,104,372

 

1,469,784

 

63,180,697

 

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SIGNATURES

 

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

 

 

 

WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date: May 17, 2019

By:

/s/ Charles C. Boettcher

 

 

Charles C. Boettcher

 

 

Senior Vice President, Corporate Development and

 

 

Chief Legal Officer

 

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