8-K
filed May 10, 2023, 7:59 PM ET
ticker WM
CIK 0000823768
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confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.30
Waste Management shareholders approve 2023 Stock Incentive Plan and re-elect all directors
WASTE MANAGEMENT INC
- Stockholders approved 2023 Stock Incentive Plan, effective May 9, 2023; no new shares authorized.
- 15,160,725 shares previously approved under 2014 Plan will be reserved for 2023 Plan awards.
- All nine director nominees elected, including CEO James C. Fish, Jr. with 305M votes for.
- Ernst & Young ratified as independent auditor for FY2023 with 334M votes for.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation approved; future say-on-pay votes to be held annually.
Key facts
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 1.0
WASTE MANAGEMENT INC shareholders approved Recommendation, on an advisory basis, of the frequency of future advisory votes on the Company’s executive compensation.
- Proposal
- say on pay frequency
- Outcome
- passed
Exact text from the filing
4. Recommendation, on an advisory basis, of the frequency of future advisory votes on the Company’s executive compensation: 1 Year 2 Years 3 Years Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 302,329,846 740,581 4,753,082 635,986 42,878,865
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 1.0
WASTE MANAGEMENT INC shareholders approved Approval, on an advisory basis, of the Company’s executive compensation as described in the Company’s 2023 proxy statement.
- Proposal
- say on pay
- Outcome
- passed
Exact text from the filing
3. Approval, on an advisory basis, of the Company’s executive compensation as described in the Company’s 2023 proxy statement: For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 289,678,028 17,715,298 1,066,169 42,878,865
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 1.0
WASTE MANAGEMENT INC shareholders approved Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023 at the 2023-12-31 meeting.
- Proposal
- auditor ratification
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2023-12-31
Exact text from the filing
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, 2023: For Against Abstentions 334,478,144 16,201,638 658,578
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 1.0
WASTE MANAGEMENT INC shareholders approved Election to the Company’s Board of Directors of the following nine director nominees:.
- Proposal
- director election
- Outcome
- passed
Exact text from the filing
1. Election to the Company’s Board of Directors of the following nine director nominees: Name For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes Bruce E. Chinn 307,373,741 665,333 420,421 42,878,865 James C. Fish, Jr. 305,091,092 2,960,485 407,918 42,878,865 Andrés R. Gluski 299,778,330 8,278,795 402,370 42,878,865 Victoria M. Holt 300,305,002 7,767,487 387,006 42,878,865 Kathleen M. Mazzarella 298,370,433 9,705,180 383,882 42,878,865 Sean E. Menke 304,078,362 3,958,940 422,193 42,878,865 William B. Plummer 303,225,459 4,812,750 421,286 42,878,865 John C. Pope 292,049,805 15,993,395 416,295 42,878,865 Maryrose T. Sylvester 302,902,398 5,178,415 378,682 42,878,865
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 1.0
WASTE MANAGEMENT INC shareholders approved Approval of the Company’s 2023 Stock Incentive Plan.
- Proposal
- equity plan
- Outcome
- passed
Exact text from the filing
5. Approval of the Company’s 2023 Stock Incentive Plan: For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 289,736,055 17,959,277 764,163 42,878,865
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