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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000911177-26-000033"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CWST"
cik: "0000911177"
company_name: "CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS INC"
filed_at: "2026-06-08T20:56:14+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-08T20:57:07.720084+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.1
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Casella Waste Systems stockholders elect four Class II directors and approve say-on-pay at 2026 annual meeting

## Summary
- Michael L. Battles, Edmond R. Coletta, Joseph G. Doody, and Emily Nagle Green elected as Class II directors to terms expiring 2029.
- Say-on-pay advisory vote approved with 66,322,467 for, 1,840,247 against, 303,469 abstaining.
- Ratification of RSM US LLP as independent auditor approved with 67,536,781 for, 2,672,490 against, 19,798 abstaining.
- Broker non-votes were 1,762,886 on all director elections and on say-on-pay.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000911177-26-000033
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CWST
- cik: 0000911177
- company_name: CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS INC
- filed_at: 2026-06-08T20:56:14+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.1
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/911177/000091117726000033/0000911177-26-000033-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/911177/000091117726000033/cwst-20260604.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS INC shareholders approved Election of four Class II directors at the 2026-06-04 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-04
  source text: Proposal 1: The following nominees were elected to the Board as Class II directors, each to serve for a term expiring at the 2029 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Nominee Votes For Votes Withheld Broker Non-Votes Michael L. Battles 50,246,273 18,219,910 1,762,886 Edmond R. Coletta 67,304,218 1,161,965 1,762,886 Joseph G. Doody (Class A Director) 52,671,841 5,912,342 1,762,886 Emily Nagle Green 45,499,951 22,966,232 1,762,886
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/911177/000091117726000033/0000911177-26-000033-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS INC shareholders approved Advisory vote on executive compensation at the 2026-06-04 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-04
  source text: Proposal 2: An advisory “say-on-pay” vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved. Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstaining Broker Non-Votes 66,322,467 1,840,247 303,469 1,762,886
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/911177/000091117726000033/0000911177-26-000033-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS INC shareholders approved Ratification of RSM US LLP as independent auditors at the 2026-06-04 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-04
  source text: Proposal 3: The appointment of RSM US LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 was ratified. Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstaining 67,536,781 2,672,490 19,798
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/911177/000091117726000033/0000911177-26-000033-index.htm

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