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The company said its stockholders approved, at the Annual Meeting held on May 14, 2024, an amendment to the certificate of incorporation to eliminate or limit the personal monetary damages liability of certain officers for breach of the duty of care in certain instances (exculpation).

8-KSubmission of Matters to a Vote of Security HoldersFiled Period of report Summary published (UTC)

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  1. The company said its stockholders approved, at the Annual Meeting held on May 14, 2024, an amendment to the certificate of incorporation to eliminate or limit the personal monetary damages liability of certain officers for breach of the duty of care in certain instances (exculpation).

  2. Waste Management said the officer exculpation charter amendment received 266,220,807 votes for, 35,233,110 against, 870,182 abstentions and 42,325,852 broker non-votes.

  3. The company said it filed a Certificate of Amendment with the Delaware Secretary of State on May 14, 2024, which took effect upon filing, and filed the Fourth Restated Certificate of Incorporation, which integrates the charter amendment, on May 15.

  4. The company said 344,649,951 of 401,296,564 shares of common stock entitled to vote were present in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting, that 9 director nominees were elected, and that 327,464,750 votes were cast in favor of ratifying Ernst & Young LLP as its independent auditor.

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Stockholders Approve Officer Exculpation Charter Amendment

The company said its stockholders approved, at the Annual Meeting held on May 14, 2024, an amendment to the certificate of incorporation to eliminate or limit the personal monetary damages liability of certain officers for breach of the duty of care in certain instances (exculpation).

Source · Based on the filing body and exhibits

Officer Exculpation Proposal Vote Results

Waste Management said the officer exculpation charter amendment received 266,220,807 votes for, 35,233,110 against, 870,182 abstentions and 42,325,852 broker non-votes.

Source · Based on the filing body and exhibits

Charter Amendment Filing and Effective Dates

The company said it filed a Certificate of Amendment with the Delaware Secretary of State on May 14, 2024, which took effect upon filing, and filed the Fourth Restated Certificate of Incorporation, which integrates the charter amendment, on May 15.

Source · Based on the filing body and exhibits

Shares Present at Annual Meeting and Auditor Ratification

The company said 344,649,951 of 401,296,564 shares of common stock entitled to vote were present in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting, that 9 director nominees were elected, and that 327,464,750 votes were cast in favor of ratifying Ernst & Young LLP as its independent auditor.

Source · Based on the filing body and exhibits

AI summarized the filing and translated the summary into English; it may differ from the original. For reference only, not investment advice. AI translated the published Korean report into English. Figures are copied as filed, not recalculated.

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Source: SEC EDGAR (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Item captions are the SEC's. The summary is for reference only and is not investment advice.