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, 2018

 

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))

 

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 the Company held on May 14, 2018, a total of 378,546,453 shares of the Company’s common stock, out of a total of 432,378,473 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.

 

300,814,148

 

11,826,991

 

327,514

 

65,577,800

 

James C. Fish, Jr.

 

308,443,011

 

4,202,435

 

323,207

 

65,577,800

 

Andrés R. Gluski

 

301,395,060

 

11,250,525

 

323,068

 

65,577,800

 

Patrick W. Gross

 

301,923,557

 

10,707,866

 

337,230

 

65,577,800

 

Victoria M. Holt

 

309,566,498

 

3,115,418

 

286,737

 

65,577,800

 

Kathleen M. Mazzarella

 

306,605,053

 

6,068,062

 

295,538

 

65,577,800

 

John C. Pope

 

298,949,326

 

13,689,920

 

329,407

 

65,577,800

 

Thomas H. Weidemeyer

 

280,988,717

 

31,409,909

 

570,027

 

65,577,800

 

 

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, 2018:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstentions

 

372,602,535

 

5,389,215

 

554,703

 

 

3.              Approval, by non-binding vote, of the Company’s executive compensation as described in the Company’s 2018 proxy statement:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

304,391,515

 

7,123,379

 

1,453,759

 

65,577,800

 

 

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

 

118,786,307

 

192,623,631

 

1,558,715

 

65,577,800

 

 

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SIGNATURES

 

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

 

 

 

 

WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:

May 17, 2018

By:

/s/ Charles C. Boettcher

 

 

 

Charles C. Boettcher

 

 

 

Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer

 

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