8-K
filed May 17, 2023, 7:59 PM ET
ticker RSG
CIK 0001060391
other
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.15
Republic Services shareholders elect all 11 director nominees at 2023 annual meeting
REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC.
- All director nominees elected with majority support; highest votes for Jon Vander Ark (278.7M) and lowest for Katharine B. Weymouth (242.5M).
- Say-on-pay approved with 272.1M votes for, 6.6M against, 1.1M abstentions.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation frequency approved for ONE YEAR (274.4M votes).
- Ratification of Ernst & Young as independent auditor for 2023 passed with 284.4M votes for, 8.6M against.
- Cascade Investment (34.8% holder) voting unaffected by Arizona statute; outcomes would not change even if statute enforced.
Key facts
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC. shareholders approved Ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2023 at the 2023-05-12 meeting.
- Proposal
- auditor ratification
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2023-05-12
Exact text from the filing
4. The proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2023 approved based on the following votes: Votes for 284,440,942 Votes against 8,642,209 Abstentions 114,091
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC. shareholders approved Approve the compensation of the Company's named executive officers at the 2023-05-12 meeting.
- Proposal
- say on pay
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2023-05-12
Exact text from the filing
2. The proposal to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved based on the following advisory, non-binding votes: Votes for 272,146,201 Votes against 6,594,662 Abstentions 1,085,185 Broker non-votes 13,371,194
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC. shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2023-05-12 meeting.
- Proposal
- director election
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2023-05-12
Exact text from the filing
1. The nominees for election to the Board of Directors were elected, each for a one-year term, based on the following votes: Nominee Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes Manuel Kadre 276,540,742 3,160,986 124,320 13,371,194 Tomago Collins 277,823,360 1,804,468 198,220 13,371,194 Michael A. Duffy 278,201,044 1,502,308 122,696 13,371,194 Thomas W. Handley 267,110,488 12,589,671 125,889 13,371,194 Jennifer M. Kirk 273,609,655 6,079,254 137,139 13,371,194 Michael Larson 248,714,525 30,987,469 124,054 13,371,194 James P. Snee 272,262,531 7,439,841 123,676 13,371,194 Brian S. Tyler 278,197,696 1,506,454 121,898 13,371,194 Jon Vander Ark 278,684,547 1,015,943 125,558 13,371,194 Sandra M. Volpe 273,896,542 5,814,861 114,645 13,371,194 Katharine B. Weymouth 242,522,432 37,187,590 116,026 13,371,194
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC. shareholders approved Advisory vote on the frequency of an advisory vote on named executive officer compensation at the 2023-05-12 meeting.
- Proposal
- say on pay frequency
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2023-05-12
Exact text from the filing
3. The advisory vote on the frequency of an advisory vote on named executive officer compensation was approved for ONE YEAR based on the following votes: Votes for ONE YEAR 274,394,421 Votes for TWO YEARS 75,218 Votes for THREE YEARS 5,204,260 Abstentions 152,149 Broker non-votes 13,371,194
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