secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC. (RSG)
CIK:        0001060391
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-02-12T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001060391-26-000066
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.50
Item codes: 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Republic Services appoints Ian Craig (CEO of Coca-Cola FEMSA) to board; declares $0.625/share dividend
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- Ian Craig appointed to Republic Services board effective Feb 10, 2026; board now 13 members, 12 independent.
- Craig is CEO of Coca-Cola FEMSA ($16B revenue, $23B market cap) with expertise in digital transformation and M&A.
- He will serve on Audit and Sustainability committees; receives $230K annual RSU grant and $100K cash retainer.
- Regular quarterly dividend of $0.625 per share declared; payable April 15, 2026 to holders of record April 2.
- Craig has led over $7 billion in M&A across Latin America; experience aligns with Republic's growth strategy.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1060391/000106039126000066/0001060391-26-000066-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1060391/000106039126000066/rsg-20260210.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001060391-26-000066

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