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Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and Waste Connections, Inc.’s Form 8-K, filed May 15, 2026 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated November 1, 2026.
Meeting of May 15, 2026: 10 items on Waste Connections, Inc.’s Form 8-K, filed May 15, 2026: 2 approved · 8 without a stated outcome.
Material dissent: a director nominee under 80% of the votes cast, say-on-pay under 70%, any other item the board put forward under 80%, or a shareholder proposal with more than 50%, on the company’s own Form 8-K tally. How this is decided
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These tallies are Waste Connections, Inc.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed May 15, 2026 (Item 5.07, “Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders”). They cover every share voted at the meeting, not just the funds that file Form N-PX.
| Ballot item | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Broker non-votes | Support (of votes cast) | Reported outcome | Voting standard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elect Director: Daniel L. Florness | 199,520,109 | -- | -- | 13,083,681 | 8,115,063 | 94% | Not verified | — |
| Elect Director: Edward E. "Ned" Guillet | 196,083,938 | -- | -- | 16,519,852 | 8,115,063 | 92% | Not verified | — |
| Elect Director: Michael W. Harlan | 196,501,112 | -- | -- | 16,102,678 | 8,115,063 | 92% | Not verified | — |
| Elect Director: Elise L. Jordan | 208,573,444 | -- | -- | 4,030,346 | 8,115,063 | 98% | Not verified | — |
| Elect Director: Cherylyn Harley LeBon | 210,953,439 | -- | -- | 1,650,351 | 8,115,063 | 99.2% | Not verified | — |
| Elect Director: Susan "Sue" Lee | 141,080,632 | -- | -- | 71,523,158 | 8,115,063 | 66% | Not verified | — |
| Elect Director: Ronald J. Mittelstaedt | 207,172,995 | -- | -- | 5,430,795 | 8,115,063 | 97% | Not verified | — |
| Elect Director: Carl D. Sparks | 211,114,364 | -- | -- | 1,489,426 | 8,115,063 | 99.2% | Not verified | — |
| 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 ind | 202,685,794 | 9,000,505 | 917,491 | -- | 8,115,063 | 96% | Approved | — |
| 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 | 220,060,280 | -- | -- | 658,573 | -- | 99.7% | Approved | — |
Source: Waste Connections, Inc., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 15, 2026 — read the filing on EDGAR.
Each item below shows how the 751 asset managers that disclosed a Waste Connections, Inc. vote in their SEC Form N-PX filings actually voted. Share totals are the shares those managers' funds voted, summed across every fund they report.
Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99.2% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Elect the eight director nominees named in the Company's Proxy Statement to serve until the close of the next annual meeting of the shareholders of the Company or until such director's earlier resignation, or his or her successor is duly elected or appointed: Carl D. Sparks
Waste Connections, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Carl D. Sparks”): 211,114,364 for, 1,489,426 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 15, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 99.2% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 138 asset managers below reported 61,443,724 for, 54,460 withheld, 4 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 29,035,652 | 0 | 4 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 7,679,816 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Capital Group | 5,142,296 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 2,064,133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 1,735,735 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Investment Managers Series Trust | 1,528,450 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 1,183,118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 985,058 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Waddell & Reed | 774,980 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 641,456 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 534,406 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Value Line Mid Cap Focused Fund, Inc. | 524,462 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| IMPAX FUNDS SERIES TRUST I | 492,732 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Baird | 482,881 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| INVESTMENT CO OF AMERICA | 476,795 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 440,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| NICHOLAS FUND, INC. | 434,670 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 397,637 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 344,436 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 330,802 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| CARILLON SERIES TRUST | 308,512 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MUTUAL FUND SERIES TRUST | 306,479 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Eaton Vance | 267,876 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Legg Mason | 238,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DWS | 235,279 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
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99.2% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Elect the eight director nominees named in the Company's Proxy Statement to serve until the close of the next annual meeting of the shareholders of the Company or until such director's earlier resignation, or his or her successor is duly elected or appointed: Cherylyn Harley LeBon
Waste Connections, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Cherylyn Harley LeBon”): 210,953,439 for, 1,650,351 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 15, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 99.2% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 138 asset managers below reported 61,443,724 for, 54,460 withheld, 4 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 29,035,652 | 0 | 4 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 7,679,816 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Capital Group | 5,142,296 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 2,064,133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 1,735,735 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Investment Managers Series Trust | 1,528,450 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 1,183,118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 985,058 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Waddell & Reed | 774,980 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 641,456 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 534,406 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Value Line Mid Cap Focused Fund, Inc. | 524,462 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| IMPAX FUNDS SERIES TRUST I | 492,732 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Baird | 482,881 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| INVESTMENT CO OF AMERICA | 476,795 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 440,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| NICHOLAS FUND, INC. | 434,670 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 397,637 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 344,436 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 330,802 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| CARILLON SERIES TRUST | 308,512 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MUTUAL FUND SERIES TRUST | 306,479 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Eaton Vance | 267,876 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Legg Mason | 238,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DWS | 235,279 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
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94% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Elect the eight director nominees named in the Company's Proxy Statement to serve until the close of the next annual meeting of the shareholders of the Company or until such director's earlier resignation, or his or her successor is duly elected or appointed: Daniel L. Florness
Waste Connections, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Daniel L. Florness”): 199,520,109 for, 13,083,681 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 15, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 94% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 138 asset managers below reported 60,784,491 for, 636 against, 713,004 withheld, 57 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 29,020,701 | 0 | 57 | 14,898 | For |
| Fidelity | 7,679,816 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Capital Group | 5,142,296 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 2,064,133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 1,735,735 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Investment Managers Series Trust | 1,528,450 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 1,183,118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 985,058 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Waddell & Reed | 774,980 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 641,456 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 514,779 | 0 | 0 | 19,627 | For |
| Value Line Mid Cap Focused Fund, Inc. | 524,462 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| IMPAX FUNDS SERIES TRUST I | 492,732 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Baird | 482,881 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| INVESTMENT CO OF AMERICA | 476,795 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 440,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| NICHOLAS FUND, INC. | 434,670 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 500 | 0 | 0 | 397,137 | Withhold |
| State Street | 344,436 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 330,802 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| CARILLON SERIES TRUST | 308,512 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MUTUAL FUND SERIES TRUST | 306,479 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Eaton Vance | 267,876 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Legg Mason | 238,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DWS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 235,279 | Withhold |
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98% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Elect the eight director nominees named in the Company's Proxy Statement to serve until the close of the next annual meeting of the shareholders of the Company or until such director's earlier resignation, or his or her successor is duly elected or appointed: Elise L. Jordan
Waste Connections, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Elise L. Jordan”): 208,573,444 for, 4,030,346 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 15, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 138 asset managers below reported 61,456,122 for, 42,053 withheld, 13 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 29,035,643 | 0 | 13 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 7,679,816 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Capital Group | 5,142,296 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 2,064,133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 1,735,735 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Investment Managers Series Trust | 1,528,450 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 1,183,118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 985,058 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Waddell & Reed | 774,980 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 641,456 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 534,406 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Value Line Mid Cap Focused Fund, Inc. | 524,462 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| IMPAX FUNDS SERIES TRUST I | 492,732 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Baird | 482,881 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| INVESTMENT CO OF AMERICA | 476,795 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 440,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| NICHOLAS FUND, INC. | 434,670 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 397,637 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 344,436 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 330,802 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| CARILLON SERIES TRUST | 308,512 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MUTUAL FUND SERIES TRUST | 306,479 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Eaton Vance | 267,876 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Legg Mason | 238,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DWS | 235,279 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
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92% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Elect the eight director nominees named in the Company's Proxy Statement to serve until the close of the next annual meeting of the shareholders of the Company or until such director's earlier resignation, or his or her successor is duly elected or appointed: Michael W. Harlan
Waste Connections, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Michael W. Harlan”): 196,501,112 for, 16,102,678 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 15, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 92% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 138 asset managers below reported 60,996,788 for, 636 against, 500,692 withheld, 72 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 29,020,686 | 0 | 72 | 14,898 | For |
| Fidelity | 7,679,816 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Capital Group | 5,142,296 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 2,064,133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 1,735,735 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Investment Managers Series Trust | 1,528,450 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 1,183,118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 985,058 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Waddell & Reed | 774,980 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 641,456 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 534,406 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Value Line Mid Cap Focused Fund, Inc. | 524,462 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| IMPAX FUNDS SERIES TRUST I | 492,732 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Baird | 482,881 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| INVESTMENT CO OF AMERICA | 476,795 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 440,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| NICHOLAS FUND, INC. | 434,670 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 397,637 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 344,436 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 330,802 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| CARILLON SERIES TRUST | 308,512 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MUTUAL FUND SERIES TRUST | 306,479 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Eaton Vance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 267,876 | Withhold |
| Legg Mason | 238,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DWS | 235,279 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
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97% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Elect the eight director nominees named in the Company's Proxy Statement to serve until the close of the next annual meeting of the shareholders of the Company or until such director's earlier resignation, or his or her successor is duly elected or appointed: Ronald J. Mittelstaedt
Waste Connections, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Ronald J. Mittelstaedt”): 207,172,995 for, 5,430,795 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 15, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 97% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 138 asset managers below reported 61,455,320 for, 636 against, 42,207 withheld, 25 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 29,035,631 | 0 | 25 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 7,679,816 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Capital Group | 5,142,296 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 2,064,133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 1,735,735 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Investment Managers Series Trust | 1,528,450 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 1,183,118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 985,058 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Waddell & Reed | 774,980 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 641,456 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 534,406 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Value Line Mid Cap Focused Fund, Inc. | 524,462 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| IMPAX FUNDS SERIES TRUST I | 492,732 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Baird | 482,881 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| INVESTMENT CO OF AMERICA | 476,795 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 440,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| NICHOLAS FUND, INC. | 434,670 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 397,637 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 344,436 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 330,802 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| CARILLON SERIES TRUST | 308,512 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MUTUAL FUND SERIES TRUST | 306,479 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Eaton Vance | 267,876 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Legg Mason | 238,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DWS | 235,279 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
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92% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Elect the eight director nominees named in the Company's Proxy Statement to serve until the close of the next annual meeting of the shareholders of the Company or until such director's earlier resignation, or his or her successor is duly elected or appointed: Edward E. "Ned" Guillet
Waste Connections, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Edward E. "Ned" Guillet”): 196,083,938 for, 16,519,852 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 15, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 92% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 136 asset managers below reported 60,638,972 for, 823,650 withheld, 76 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 29,035,580 | 0 | 76 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 7,679,816 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Capital Group | 5,142,296 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 2,064,133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 1,735,735 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Investment Managers Series Trust | 1,528,450 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 1,183,118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 985,058 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Waddell & Reed | 774,980 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 641,456 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 534,406 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Value Line Mid Cap Focused Fund, Inc. | 524,462 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| IMPAX FUNDS SERIES TRUST I | 492,732 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Baird | 482,881 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| INVESTMENT CO OF AMERICA | 476,795 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 440,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| NICHOLAS FUND, INC. | 434,670 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 397,637 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 0 | 0 | 0 | 344,436 | Withhold |
| Dimensional | 330,802 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| CARILLON SERIES TRUST | 308,512 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MUTUAL FUND SERIES TRUST | 306,479 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Eaton Vance | 267,876 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Legg Mason | 238,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DWS | 235,279 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
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66% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Elect the eight director nominees named in the Company's Proxy Statement to serve until the close of the next annual meeting of the shareholders of the Company or until such director's earlier resignation, or his or her successor is duly elected or appointed: Susan "Sue" Lee
Waste Connections, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Susan "Sue" Lee”): 141,080,632 for, 71,523,158 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 15, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 66% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 136 asset managers below reported 46,659,210 for, 7,565 against, 14,795,560 withheld, 363 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 29,035,293 | 0 | 363 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 234,207 | 0 | 0 | 7,445,609 | Withhold |
| Capital Group | 5,142,296 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 2,027,572 | 0 | 0 | 36,561 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 1,735,735 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Investment Managers Series Trust | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,528,450 | Withhold |
| Principal | 1,183,118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 985,058 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Waddell & Reed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 774,980 | Withhold |
| Charles Schwab | 641,456 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 455,453 | 0 | 0 | 78,953 | Mixed |
| Value Line Mid Cap Focused Fund, Inc. | 524,462 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| IMPAX FUNDS SERIES TRUST I | 492,732 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Baird | 0 | 0 | 0 | 482,881 | Withhold |
| INVESTMENT CO OF AMERICA | 476,795 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 184,000 | 0 | 0 | 256,400 | Mixed |
| NICHOLAS FUND, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 434,670 | Withhold |
| Northern Trust | 397,137 | 0 | 0 | 500 | For |
| State Street | 0 | 0 | 0 | 344,436 | Withhold |
| Dimensional | 0 | 0 | 0 | 330,802 | Withhold |
| CARILLON SERIES TRUST | 0 | 0 | 0 | 308,512 | Withhold |
| MUTUAL FUND SERIES TRUST | 306,479 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Eaton Vance | 267,876 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Legg Mason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 238,500 | Withhold |
| DWS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 235,279 | Withhold |
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96% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Say-on-Pay - Approve, on a non- binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers as disclosed in the Company's Proxy Statement.
Waste Connections, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“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 ”): 202,685,794 for, 9,000,505 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 15, 2026 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “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:”
Support: 96% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 29,035,617 | 33 | 5 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 7,679,816 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Capital Group | 5,142,296 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 2,064,133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 1,735,735 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Investment Managers Series Trust | 1,528,450 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 1,183,118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 985,058 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Waddell & Reed | 774,980 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 641,456 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 534,406 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Value Line Mid Cap Focused Fund, Inc. | 524,462 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| IMPAX FUNDS SERIES TRUST I | 492,732 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Baird | 482,881 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| INVESTMENT CO OF AMERICA | 476,795 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 440,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| NICHOLAS FUND, INC. | 434,670 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 397,637 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 344,436 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 330,802 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| CARILLON SERIES TRUST | 308,512 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MUTUAL FUND SERIES TRUST | 306,479 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Eaton Vance | 267,876 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Legg Mason | 238,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DWS | 235,279 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Fund voting reports, all 136 managers: 61,213,474 for, 53,331 against, 3,647 abstained. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelity | 8,289,860 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. | 6,729,527 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. | 6,601,442 | 55,068 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 6,385,150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | 5,935,683 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| RBC Dominion Securities Inc. | 5,422,294 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Capital Group | 5,279,220 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP | 4,945,096 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Wellington | 4,069,011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 4,063,393 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | 3,735,269 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 3,126,318 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 2,969,195 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 2,605,136 | 114 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fiera Capital Corp | 2,511,374 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Stockbridge Partners LLC | 2,451,169 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GATES FOUNDATION TRUST | 2,039,175 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PICTET ASSET MANAGEMENT SA | 2,011,037 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 1,853,844 | 10,438 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC | 1,614,376 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| IMPAX ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | 1,597,777 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MONTRUSCO BOLTON INVESTMENTS INC. | 1,443,003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PRINCIPAL GLOBAL INVESTORS | 1,425,987 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Neuberger Berman | 1,349,774 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | 1,339,125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Institutional-manager reports, all 643 managers: 138,861,154 for, 5,603,096 against, 824,356 abstained, 238,709 not voted, 38,411 unknown. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99.7% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Appoint Grant Thornton LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2025 and authorize the Company's Board of Directors to fix the remuneration of the independent registered public accounting firm.
Waste Connections, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“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 indep”): 220,060,280 for, 658,573 withheld — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 15, 2026 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “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:”
Support: 99.7% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
Also reported under other wordings, matched to the same row of Waste Connections, Inc.’s official tally and shown with their own fund figures; their managers are not in the figures or the table on this card: “Ratify Appointment of Independent Auditors” (6 managers, Fund and manager reports combined; may count the same shares twice; no share total shown).
The 136 asset managers below reported 61,393,299 for, 3,642 withheld, 3 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 29,035,653 | 0 | 3 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 7,679,816 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Capital Group | 5,142,296 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 2,064,133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 1,735,735 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Investment Managers Series Trust | 1,528,450 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 1,183,118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 985,058 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Waddell & Reed | 774,980 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 641,456 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 534,406 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Value Line Mid Cap Focused Fund, Inc. | 524,462 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| IMPAX FUNDS SERIES TRUST I | 492,732 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Baird | 482,881 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| INVESTMENT CO OF AMERICA | 476,795 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 440,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| NICHOLAS FUND, INC. | 434,670 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 397,637 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 344,436 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 330,802 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| CARILLON SERIES TRUST | 308,512 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MUTUAL FUND SERIES TRUST | 306,479 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Eaton Vance | 267,876 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Legg Mason | 238,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DWS | 235,279 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 136 asset managers. See all 136 in the interactive database.
Not shown here: this season’s fund filings also report 1 item from the meeting of May 16, 2025, which belongs to the 2024-2025 season. A meeting outside this season’s July 1 to June 30 window is not counted in this page’s items or in its totals of asset managers and fund votes.
Ranked separately for each type of Form N-PX report. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two tables can list the same shares and are never added together. Each is ranked by the shares voted on the item that the most managers of that type reported, shown as a share of the 254,213,909 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanguard | 11.42% |
| 2 | Fidelity | 3.02% |
| 3 | Capital Group | 2.02% |
| 4 | BlackRock | 0.81% |
| 5 | T. Rowe Price | 0.68% |
| 6 | Investment Managers Series Trust | 0.60% |
| 7 | Principal | 0.47% |
| 8 | JPMorgan | 0.39% |
| 9 | Waddell & Reed | 0.30% |
| 10 | Charles Schwab | 0.25% |
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fidelity | 3.26% |
| 2 | RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. | 2.65% |
| 3 | 1832 Asset Management L.P. | 2.62% |
| 4 | BlackRock | 2.51% |
| 5 | BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | 2.33% |
| 6 | RBC Dominion Securities Inc. | 2.13% |
| 7 | Capital Group | 2.08% |
| 8 | MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP | 1.95% |
| 9 | Wellington | 1.60% |
| 10 | Vanguard | 1.60% |
As disclosed to the SEC in Form 13F (quarter-end holdings of 30 large managers), Schedules 13D and 13G (beneficial ownership above 5%) and the company’s own proxy statement (DEF 14A). Each row names its form.
| Holder | % outstanding | Disclosure |
|---|---|---|
| FMR (Fidelity) | 3.53% | 13F |
| BlackRock | 2.44% | 13F |
| Wellington Management | 1.94% | 13F |
| Goldman Sachs | 1.85% | 13F |
| Two Sigma | 1.35% | 13F |
| Citadel Advisors | 1.25% | 13F |
| Morgan Stanley | 1.20% | 13F |
| T. Rowe Price | 1.11% | 13F |
Percentages above are of 254,213,909 shares outstanding, as reported by Waste Connections, Inc. on its Form 10-Q dated March 31, 2026 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2025-2026 meeting, not today’s. Each holding is as of its own filing, which may be dated before or after the meeting.
Every figure above is derived from filings made with the US Securities and Exchange Commission: Form N-PX, in which registered funds disclose how they voted every proxy and institutional managers disclose their votes on executive pay (say-on-pay, say-on-frequency and golden parachutes), and Form 8-K Item 5.07, in which the company reports its own meeting results. Shares outstanding are taken from Waste Connections, Inc.’s 10-Q dated March 31, 2026. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on November 1, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.
At Waste Connections, Inc.'s shareholder meeting held May 15, 2026, in the 2025-2026 proxy season, 751 asset managers reported how they voted on 10 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 5,520 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item on that ballot — Say-on-Pay - Approve, on a non- binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's… — Waste Connections, Inc.'s filing reports the proposal as approved, with 96% support of the votes cast (FOR divided by FOR plus AGAINST, the conventional basis for proxy support; abstentions, broker non-votes and unvoted shares are excluded because none of them took a side). Source: Waste Connections, Inc.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on May 15, 2026.
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