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Waste Management, Inc. 2025-2026 Proxy Voting Records

Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and Waste Management, Inc.’s Form 8-K, filed May 14, 2026 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated October 18, 2026.

  • 12Ballot items
  • 1,396Asset managers
  • 12,099Fund votes
  • May 12, 2026Meeting date

Results at a glance

Meeting of May 12, 2026: 12 items on Waste Management, Inc.’s Form 8-K, filed May 14, 2026: 9 elected · 3 without a stated outcome.

Material dissent

None.

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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Official 2025-2026 meeting results reported by Waste Management, Inc.

These tallies are Waste Management, Inc.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed May 14, 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.

Waste Management, Inc. — official shareholder meeting results, meeting held May 12, 2026
Ballot itemForAgainst AbstainWithheldBroker non-votesSupport (of votes cast)Reported outcomeVoting standard
Elect Director: Thomas L. Bené 298,076,9372,679,806272,188 --44,255,352 99.1%Elected—
Elect Director: Bruce E. Chinn 299,224,1021,530,399274,430 --44,255,352 99.4%Elected—
Elect Director: James C. Fish, Jr. 298,876,3511,896,186256,394 --44,255,352 99.3%Elected—
Elect Director: Andrés R. Gluski 287,458,46713,306,133264,331 --44,255,352 96%Elected—
Elect Director: Victoria M. Holt 283,356,24317,430,889241,799 --44,255,352 94%Elected—
Elect Director: Kathleen M. Mazzarella 292,290,7287,907,126831,077 --44,255,352 97%Elected—
Elect Director: Sean E. Menke 295,773,2784,985,161270,492 --44,255,352 98%Elected—
Elect Director: William B. Plummer 296,653,8944,106,490268,547 --44,255,352 99%Elected—
Elect Director: Maryrose T. Sylvester 295,508,4895,090,590429,852 --44,255,352 98%Elected—
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, 2026 321,725,51523,078,548480,220 ---- 93%Not verified—
3. Approval, on an advisory basis, of the Company's executive compensation as described in the Company's 2026 proxy statement 281,781,92918,039,7681,207,234 --44,255,352 94%Not verified—
4. Approval to amend and restate the Company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan to increase the number of shares authorized for issuance 299,089,7201,363,901575,310 --44,255,352 99.5%Not verified—

Source: Waste Management, Inc., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 14, 2026 — read the filing on EDGAR.

How asset managers voted at the Waste Management, Inc. 2025-2026 meeting

Each item below shows how the 1,396 asset managers that disclosed a Waste Management, 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.

1. Elect Director: Bruce E. Chinn

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.4% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.4%
FOR: 299,224,102AGAINST: 1,530,399
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 208 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Bruce E. Chinn

Waste Management, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Bruce E. Chinn”): 299,224,102 for, 1,530,399 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 14, 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: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Each of the director nominees listed under item 1 were elected, and the Company's stockholders approved the proposals in each of items 2, 3 and 4.”
Support: 99.4% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 208 asset managers below reported 97,675,379 for, 11 against, 16,718 abstained, 307 not voted, 10,506 unknown.

FOR
FOR: 97,675,379AGAINST: 11ABSTAIN: 16,718UNKNOWN: 10,506NOT VOTED: 307
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Bruce E. Chinn” at Waste Management, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard35,784,34311 40For
BlackRock10,904,0640 00For
Fidelity7,988,1340 00For
Capital Group6,118,9740 00For
State Street4,704,2680 00For
Parnassus4,335,0080 00For
Columbia Threadneedle3,216,3010 00For
Charles Schwab2,265,9540 00For
Bridge Builder Trust1,910,4210 00For
INVESTMENT CO OF AMERICA1,753,8350 00For
AMCAP FUND1,584,6690 00For
Invesco1,544,2480 00For
Legg Mason1,374,0380 00For
TIAA1,247,3510 00For
Dimensional800,4110 00For
DIAMOND HILL FUNDS667,1300 00For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO573,3900 00For
Lord Abbett545,9880 00For
Neuberger Berman461,2720 00For
John Hancock404,5700 00For
T. Rowe Price392,4300 00For
OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC337,9500 00For
Nuveen318,8360 00For
Virtus302,6070 00For
Northern Trust280,8230 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 208 asset managers. See all 208 in the interactive database.

2. Elect Director: James C. Fish, Jr.

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 8 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.3% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.3%
FOR: 298,876,351AGAINST: 1,896,186
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 208 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: James C. Fish, Jr.

Waste Management, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: James C. Fish, Jr.”): 298,876,351 for, 1,896,186 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 14, 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: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Each of the director nominees listed under item 1 were elected, and the Company's stockholders approved the proposals in each of items 2, 3 and 4.”
Support: 99.3% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 208 asset managers below reported 97,675,373 for, 16 against, 16,718 abstained, 307 not voted, 10,506 unknown.

FOR
FOR: 97,675,373AGAINST: 16ABSTAIN: 16,718UNKNOWN: 10,506NOT VOTED: 307
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: James C. Fish, Jr.” at Waste Management, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard35,784,33716 40For
BlackRock10,904,0640 00For
Fidelity7,988,1340 00For
Capital Group6,118,9740 00For
State Street4,704,2680 00For
Parnassus4,335,0080 00For
Columbia Threadneedle3,216,3010 00For
Charles Schwab2,265,9540 00For
Bridge Builder Trust1,910,4210 00For
INVESTMENT CO OF AMERICA1,753,8350 00For
AMCAP FUND1,584,6690 00For
Invesco1,544,2480 00For
Legg Mason1,374,0380 00For
TIAA1,247,3510 00For
Dimensional800,4110 00For
DIAMOND HILL FUNDS667,1300 00For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO573,3900 00For
Lord Abbett545,9880 00For
Neuberger Berman461,2720 00For
John Hancock404,5700 00For
T. Rowe Price392,4300 00For
OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC337,9500 00For
Nuveen318,8360 00For
Virtus302,6070 00For
Northern Trust280,8230 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 208 asset managers. See all 208 in the interactive database.

3. Elect Director: Andrés R. Gluski

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 17 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

96% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 96%
FOR: 287,458,467AGAINST: 13,306,133
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 208 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Andres R. Gluski

Waste Management, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Andrés R. Gluski”): 287,458,467 for, 13,306,133 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 14, 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: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Each of the director nominees listed under item 1 were elected, and the Company's stockholders approved the proposals in each of items 2, 3 and 4.”
Support: 96% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 208 asset managers below reported 97,519,467 for, 155,599 against, 17,042 abstained, 307 not voted, 10,506 unknown.

FOR
FOR: 97,519,467AGAINST: 155,599ABSTAIN: 17,042UNKNOWN: 10,506NOT VOTED: 307
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Andres R. Gluski” at Waste Management, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard35,784,174179 40For
BlackRock10,904,0640 00For
Fidelity7,988,1340 00For
Capital Group6,118,9740 00For
State Street4,704,18088 00For
Parnassus4,335,0080 00For
Columbia Threadneedle3,216,3010 00For
Charles Schwab2,265,9540 00For
Bridge Builder Trust1,910,4210 00For
INVESTMENT CO OF AMERICA1,753,8350 00For
AMCAP FUND1,584,6690 00For
Invesco1,544,2480 00For
Legg Mason1,374,0380 00For
TIAA1,247,3510 00For
Dimensional800,4110 00For
DIAMOND HILL FUNDS667,1300 00For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO573,3900 00For
Lord Abbett545,9880 00For
Neuberger Berman461,2720 00For
John Hancock404,5700 00For
T. Rowe Price392,4300 00For
OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC337,9500 00For
Nuveen318,8360 00For
Virtus302,6070 00For
Northern Trust280,8230 00For

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4. Elect Director: Victoria M. Holt

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

94% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 94%
FOR: 283,356,243AGAINST: 17,430,889
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 208 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Victoria M. Holt

Waste Management, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Victoria M. Holt”): 283,356,243 for, 17,430,889 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 14, 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: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Each of the director nominees listed under item 1 were elected, and the Company's stockholders approved the proposals in each of items 2, 3 and 4.”
Support: 94% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 208 asset managers below reported 96,546,375 for, 1,128,692 against, 17,041 abstained, 307 not voted, 10,506 unknown.

FOR
FOR: 96,546,375AGAINST: 1,128,692ABSTAIN: 17,041UNKNOWN: 10,506NOT VOTED: 307
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Victoria M. Holt” at Waste Management, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard35,784,124230 30For
BlackRock10,901,9312,133 00For
Fidelity7,988,1340 00For
Capital Group6,118,9740 00For
State Street4,704,18088 00For
Parnassus4,335,0080 00For
Columbia Threadneedle3,216,3010 00For
Charles Schwab2,265,9540 00For
Bridge Builder Trust1,910,4210 00For
INVESTMENT CO OF AMERICA1,753,8350 00For
AMCAP FUND1,584,6690 00For
Invesco1,544,2480 00For
Legg Mason1,374,0380 00For
TIAA1,247,3510 00For
Dimensional0800,411 00Against
DIAMOND HILL FUNDS667,1300 00For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO573,3900 00For
Lord Abbett545,9880 00For
Neuberger Berman461,2720 00For
John Hancock394,00610,564 00For
T. Rowe Price392,4300 00For
OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC337,9500 00For
Nuveen318,8360 00For
Virtus302,6070 00For
Northern Trust280,8230 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 208 asset managers. See all 208 in the interactive database.

5. Elect Director: Kathleen M. Mazzarella

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

97% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 97%
FOR: 292,290,728AGAINST: 7,907,126
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 208 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Kathleen M. Mazzarella

Waste Management, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Kathleen M. Mazzarella”): 292,290,728 for, 7,907,126 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 14, 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: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Each of the director nominees listed under item 1 were elected, and the Company's stockholders approved the proposals in each of items 2, 3 and 4.”
Support: 97% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 208 asset managers below reported 97,588,062 for, 86,993 against, 17,051 abstained, 307 not voted, 10,506 unknown.

FOR
FOR: 97,588,062AGAINST: 86,993ABSTAIN: 17,051UNKNOWN: 10,506NOT VOTED: 307
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Kathleen M. Mazzarella” at Waste Management, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard35,784,231112 130For
BlackRock10,904,0640 00For
Fidelity7,988,1340 00For
Capital Group6,118,9740 00For
State Street4,704,2680 00For
Parnassus4,335,0080 00For
Columbia Threadneedle3,216,3010 00For
Charles Schwab2,265,9540 00For
Bridge Builder Trust1,910,4210 00For
INVESTMENT CO OF AMERICA1,753,8350 00For
AMCAP FUND1,584,6690 00For
Invesco1,544,2480 00For
Legg Mason1,374,0380 00For
TIAA1,247,3510 00For
Dimensional800,4110 00For
DIAMOND HILL FUNDS667,1300 00For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO573,3900 00For
Lord Abbett545,9880 00For
Neuberger Berman461,2720 00For
John Hancock404,5700 00For
T. Rowe Price392,4300 00For
OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC337,9500 00For
Nuveen318,8360 00For
Virtus302,6070 00For
Northern Trust280,8230 00For

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6. Elect Director: Sean E. Menke

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

98% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 98%
FOR: 295,773,278AGAINST: 4,985,161
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 208 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Sean E. Menke

Waste Management, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Sean E. Menke”): 295,773,278 for, 4,985,161 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 14, 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: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Each of the director nominees listed under item 1 were elected, and the Company's stockholders approved the proposals in each of items 2, 3 and 4.”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 208 asset managers below reported 97,589,291 for, 86,096 against, 16,718 abstained, 307 not voted, 10,506 unknown.

FOR
FOR: 97,589,291AGAINST: 86,096ABSTAIN: 16,718UNKNOWN: 10,506NOT VOTED: 307
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Sean E. Menke” at Waste Management, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard35,784,31140 40For
BlackRock10,904,0640 00For
Fidelity7,988,1340 00For
Capital Group6,118,9740 00For
State Street4,704,2680 00For
Parnassus4,335,0080 00For
Columbia Threadneedle3,216,3010 00For
Charles Schwab2,265,9540 00For
Bridge Builder Trust1,910,4210 00For
INVESTMENT CO OF AMERICA1,753,8350 00For
AMCAP FUND1,584,6690 00For
Invesco1,544,2480 00For
Legg Mason1,374,0380 00For
TIAA1,247,3510 00For
Dimensional800,4110 00For
DIAMOND HILL FUNDS667,1300 00For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO573,3900 00For
Lord Abbett545,9880 00For
Neuberger Berman461,2720 00For
John Hancock404,5700 00For
T. Rowe Price392,4300 00For
OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC337,9500 00For
Nuveen318,8360 00For
Virtus302,6070 00For
Northern Trust280,8230 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 208 asset managers. See all 208 in the interactive database.

7. Elect Director: William B. Plummer

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99%
FOR: 296,653,894AGAINST: 4,106,490
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 208 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: William B. Plummer

Waste Management, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: William B. Plummer”): 296,653,894 for, 4,106,490 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 14, 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: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Each of the director nominees listed under item 1 were elected, and the Company's stockholders approved the proposals in each of items 2, 3 and 4.”
Support: 99% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 208 asset managers below reported 97,576,966 for, 98,422 against, 16,718 abstained, 307 not voted, 10,506 unknown.

FOR
FOR: 97,576,966AGAINST: 98,422ABSTAIN: 16,718UNKNOWN: 10,506NOT VOTED: 307
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: William B. Plummer” at Waste Management, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard35,784,32527 40For
BlackRock10,904,0640 00For
Fidelity7,988,1340 00For
Capital Group6,118,9740 00For
State Street4,704,2680 00For
Parnassus4,335,0080 00For
Columbia Threadneedle3,216,3010 00For
Charles Schwab2,265,9540 00For
Bridge Builder Trust1,910,4210 00For
INVESTMENT CO OF AMERICA1,753,8350 00For
AMCAP FUND1,584,6690 00For
Invesco1,544,2480 00For
Legg Mason1,374,0380 00For
TIAA1,247,3510 00For
Dimensional800,4110 00For
DIAMOND HILL FUNDS667,1300 00For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO573,3900 00For
Lord Abbett545,9880 00For
Neuberger Berman461,2720 00For
John Hancock404,5700 00For
T. Rowe Price392,4300 00For
OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC337,9500 00For
Nuveen318,8360 00For
Virtus302,6070 00For
Northern Trust280,8230 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 208 asset managers. See all 208 in the interactive database.

8. Elect Director: Maryrose T. Sylvester

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

98% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 98%
FOR: 295,508,489AGAINST: 5,090,590
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 208 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Maryrose T. Sylvester

Waste Management, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Maryrose T. Sylvester”): 295,508,489 for, 5,090,590 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 14, 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: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Each of the director nominees listed under item 1 were elected, and the Company's stockholders approved the proposals in each of items 2, 3 and 4.”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 208 asset managers below reported 97,576,948 for, 98,438 against, 16,721 abstained, 307 not voted, 10,506 unknown.

FOR
FOR: 97,576,948AGAINST: 98,438ABSTAIN: 16,721UNKNOWN: 10,506NOT VOTED: 307
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Maryrose T. Sylvester” at Waste Management, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard35,784,30743 70For
BlackRock10,904,0640 00For
Fidelity7,988,1340 00For
Capital Group6,118,9740 00For
State Street4,704,2680 00For
Parnassus4,335,0080 00For
Columbia Threadneedle3,216,3010 00For
Charles Schwab2,265,9540 00For
Bridge Builder Trust1,910,4210 00For
INVESTMENT CO OF AMERICA1,753,8350 00For
AMCAP FUND1,584,6690 00For
Invesco1,544,2480 00For
Legg Mason1,374,0380 00For
TIAA1,247,3510 00For
Dimensional800,4110 00For
DIAMOND HILL FUNDS667,1300 00For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO573,3900 00For
Lord Abbett545,9880 00For
Neuberger Berman461,2720 00For
John Hancock404,5700 00For
T. Rowe Price392,4300 00For
OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC337,9500 00For
Nuveen318,8360 00For
Virtus302,6070 00For
Northern Trust280,8230 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 208 asset managers. See all 208 in the interactive database.

9. Elect Director: Thomas L. Bené

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 9 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.1% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.1%
FOR: 298,076,937AGAINST: 2,679,806
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 199 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Thomas L. Bene

Waste Management, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Thomas L. Bené”): 298,076,937 for, 2,679,806 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 14, 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: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Each of the director nominees listed under item 1 were elected, and the Company's stockholders approved the proposals in each of items 2, 3 and 4.”
Support: 99.1% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 199 asset managers below reported 97,413,454 for, 86,066 against, 16,718 abstained, 307 not voted, 10,506 unknown.

FOR
FOR: 97,413,454AGAINST: 86,066ABSTAIN: 16,718UNKNOWN: 10,506NOT VOTED: 307
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Thomas L. Bene” at Waste Management, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard35,711,97410 40For
BlackRock10,904,0640 00For
Fidelity7,988,1340 00For
Capital Group6,118,9740 00For
State Street4,704,2680 00For
Parnassus4,335,0080 00For
Columbia Threadneedle3,216,3010 00For
Charles Schwab2,265,9540 00For
Bridge Builder Trust1,910,4210 00For
INVESTMENT CO OF AMERICA1,753,8350 00For
AMCAP FUND1,584,6690 00For
Invesco1,544,2480 00For
Legg Mason1,374,0380 00For
TIAA1,247,3510 00For
Dimensional800,4110 00For
DIAMOND HILL FUNDS667,1300 00For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO573,3900 00For
Lord Abbett545,9880 00For
Neuberger Berman461,2720 00For
John Hancock404,5700 00For
T. Rowe Price392,4300 00For
OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC337,9500 00For
Nuveen318,8360 00For
Virtus302,6070 00For
Northern Trust280,8230 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 199 asset managers. See all 199 in the interactive database.

10. 4. Approval to amend and restate the Company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan to increase the number of shares authorized…

Outcome not verifiedCORPORATE GOVERNANCEReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 12 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.5% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.5%
FOR: 299,089,720AGAINST: 1,363,901
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 228 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Proposal to amend and restate our Employee Stock Purchase Plan to increase the number of shares authorized for issuance.

Waste Management, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“4. Approval to amend and restate the Company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan to increase the number of shares authorized for issuance”): 299,089,720 for, 1,363,901 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 14, 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: 99.5% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 228 asset managers below reported 97,841,978 for, 48,212 against, 72 abstained, 307 not voted, 10,506 unknown.

FOR
FOR: 97,841,978AGAINST: 48,212ABSTAIN: 72UNKNOWN: 10,506NOT VOTED: 307
Largest asset managers voting on “Proposal to amend and restate our Employee Stock Purchase Plan to increase the number of shares authorized for” at Waste Management, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard35,784,32522 100For
BlackRock10,904,0640 00For
Fidelity7,988,1340 00For
Capital Group6,118,9740 620For
State Street4,704,2680 00For
Parnassus4,335,0080 00For
Columbia Threadneedle3,216,3010 00For
Charles Schwab2,265,9540 00For
Bridge Builder Trust1,910,4210 00For
INVESTMENT CO OF AMERICA1,753,8350 00For
AMCAP FUND1,584,6690 00For
Invesco1,544,2480 00For
Legg Mason1,374,0380 00For
TIAA1,247,3510 00For
Dimensional800,4110 00For
DIAMOND HILL FUNDS667,1300 00For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO573,3900 00For
Lord Abbett545,9880 00For
Neuberger Berman461,2720 00For
John Hancock404,5700 00For
T. Rowe Price392,4300 00For
OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC337,9500 00For
Nuveen318,8360 00For
Virtus302,6070 00For
Northern Trust280,8230 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 228 asset managers. See all 228 in the interactive database.

11. 3. Approval, on an advisory basis, of the Company's executive compensation as described in the Company's 2026 proxy…

Outcome not verifiedFund totals may overlapSECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTESReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 30 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

94% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 94%
FOR: 281,781,929AGAINST: 18,039,768
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 1,340 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Approval, on an advisory basis, of our executive compensation.

Waste Management, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“3. Approval, on an advisory basis, of the Company's executive compensation as described in the Company's 2026 proxy statement”): 281,781,929 for, 18,039,768 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 14, 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 + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

Also reported under other wordings, matched to the same row of Waste Management, Inc.’s official tally and shown with their own fund figures; their managers are not in the figures or the table on this card: “Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation” (53 managers, Fund and manager reports combined; may count the same shares twice; no share total shown); “Say on Pay” (4 managers, 491,262 for, 20 against); “Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation (Say-on-Pay)” (3 managers, 23,180 for, 500 abstained); “Advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation” (3 managers, 41,422 for, 40 abstained).

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).

Fund voting reports: 190 asset managers voting on “Approval, on an advisory basis, of our executive compensation.” at Waste Management, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard35,784,077260 190For
BlackRock10,904,0640 00For
Fidelity7,988,1340 00For
Capital Group6,118,9740 00For
State Street4,704,2680 00For
Parnassus4,335,0080 00For
Columbia Threadneedle3,216,3010 00For
Charles Schwab2,265,9540 00For
Bridge Builder Trust1,910,4210 00For
INVESTMENT CO OF AMERICA1,753,8350 00For
AMCAP FUND1,584,6690 00For
Invesco1,544,2480 00For
Legg Mason1,374,0380 00For
TIAA1,247,3510 00For
Dimensional800,4110 00For
DIAMOND HILL FUNDS667,1300 00For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO573,3900 00For
Lord Abbett545,9880 00For
Neuberger Berman461,2720 00For
John Hancock404,5700 00For
T. Rowe Price392,4300 00For
Virtus356,1470 00For
OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC337,9500 00For
Nuveen318,8360 00For
Northern Trust280,8230 00For

Fund voting reports, all 190 managers: 96,848,235 for, 526,735 against, 16,733 abstained, 308 not voted, 10,506 unknown, 77 mixed. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports: 1,191 asset managers voting on “Approval, on an advisory basis, of our executive compensation.” at Waste Management, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
GATES FOUNDATION TRUST27,642,3440 00For
BlackRock13,986,3521,952 5100For
State Street11,244,97733,003 00For
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC9,154,4280 00For
Capital Research Global Investors8,768,6090 00For
Parnassus4,833,5430 00For
Vanguard3,873,1000 00For
Northern Trust3,253,3720 00For
Clearbridge Investments, LLC2,387,2590 00For
RBC Capital Markets, LLC2,384,3560 00For
Charles Schwab2,333,6200 00For
WELLS FARGO CLEARING SERVICES, LLC2,315,5680 00For
Swedbank Robur Fonder AB02,262,689 00Against
Amundi2,143,40211,480 00For
Goldman Sachs1,964,0910 00For
Sustainable Growth Advisers, LP1,936,1590 00For
PARAMETRIC PORTFOLIO ASSOCIATES LLC1,890,7800 00For
Invesco1,880,0480 00For
UBS1,869,4170 00For
MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp1,736,6590 00For
T. Rowe Price1,692,5200 00For
Nuveen1,689,6500 00For
BANK OF AMERICA NA1,628,0600 00For
Allianz01,572,364 00Against
BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO1,532,6610 00For

Institutional-manager reports, all 1,191 managers: 181,119,881 for, 9,066,915 against, 427,200 abstained, 47,541 not voted, 62,862 mixed. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

12. 2. Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm…

Outcome not verifiedAUDIT-RELATEDReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 8 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

93% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 93%
FOR: 321,725,515AGAINST: 23,078,548
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 212 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for 2026.

Waste Management, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“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, 2026”): 321,725,515 for, 23,078,548 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 14, 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: 93% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 212 asset managers below reported 97,080,781 for, 607,757 against, 16,718 abstained, 307 not voted, 10,506 unknown.

FOR
FOR: 97,080,781AGAINST: 607,757ABSTAIN: 16,718UNKNOWN: 10,506NOT VOTED: 307
Largest asset managers voting on “Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for ” at Waste Management, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard35,742,25642,096 40For
BlackRock10,901,9312,133 00For
Fidelity7,988,1340 00For
Capital Group6,118,9740 00For
State Street4,704,18088 00For
Parnassus4,335,0080 00For
Columbia Threadneedle3,216,3010 00For
Charles Schwab2,265,9540 00For
Bridge Builder Trust1,910,4210 00For
INVESTMENT CO OF AMERICA1,753,8350 00For
AMCAP FUND1,584,6690 00For
Invesco1,544,2480 00For
Legg Mason1,374,0380 00For
TIAA1,247,3510 00For
Dimensional800,4110 00For
DIAMOND HILL FUNDS667,1300 00For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO573,3900 00For
Lord Abbett545,9880 00For
Neuberger Berman461,2720 00For
John Hancock404,5700 00For
T. Rowe Price392,4300 00For
OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC337,9500 00For
Nuveen318,8360 00For
Virtus302,6070 00For
Northern Trust280,8230 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 212 asset managers. See all 212 in the interactive database.

Not shown here: this season’s fund filings also report 1 item from the meeting of May 13, 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.

Largest Waste Management, Inc. shareholders voting in 2025-2026

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 402,300,000 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.

Fund voting reports: top Waste Management, Inc. shareholders by shares voted on “Proposal to amend and restate our Employee Stock Purchase Plan to increase the number of shares…”, 2025-2026
#Asset manager % of shares outstanding
1Vanguard 8.89%
2BlackRock 2.71%
3Fidelity 1.99%
4Capital Group 1.52%
5State Street 1.17%
6Parnassus 1.08%
7Columbia Threadneedle 0.80%
8Charles Schwab 0.56%
9Bridge Builder Trust 0.47%
10INVESTMENT CO OF AMERICA 0.44%
Institutional-manager reports: top Waste Management, Inc. shareholders by shares voted on “Approval, on an advisory basis, of our executive compensation.”, 2025-2026
#Asset manager % of shares outstanding
1GATES FOUNDATION TRUST 6.87%
2BlackRock 3.48%
3State Street 2.80%
4GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 2.28%
5Capital Research Global Investors 2.18%
6Parnassus 1.20%
7Vanguard 0.96%
8Northern Trust 0.81%
9Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.59%
10RBC Capital Markets, LLC 0.59%

Reported Waste Management, Inc. holdings and ownership

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.

Waste Management, Inc. holdings and ownership disclosed for the 2025-2026 proxy season
Holder % outstanding Disclosure
Vanguard Group 9.69% 13F
BlackRock 7.51% 13F
State Street 4.35% 13F
Morgan Stanley 1.66% 13F
Northern Trust 0.97% 13F
Goldman Sachs 0.91% 13F
Charles Schwab 0.58% 13F
Dimensional Fund Advisors 0.58% 13F
BNY Mellon 0.52% 13F

Percentages above are of 402,300,000 shares outstanding, as reported by Waste Management, 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.

About this page

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 Management, Inc.’s 10-Q dated March 31, 2026. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on October 18, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.

At Waste Management, Inc.'s shareholder meeting held May 12, 2026, in the 2025-2026 proxy season, 1,396 asset managers reported how they voted on 12 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 12,099 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item on that ballot — Approval, on an advisory basis, of our executive compensation. — FOR was 94% 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), which is more than half. Whether the item was approved is for the filing to say; that statement has not been read for this item. Source: Waste Management, Inc.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on May 14, 2026.

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