UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
Current Report
Pursuant To Section 13 or 15 (d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 18, 2019
Waste Connections, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Ontario, Canada | | 1-34370 | | 98-1202763 |
(State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
610 Applewood Crescent, 2nd Floor
Vaughan
Ontario L4K 0E3
Canada
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (905) 532-7510
Not Applicable
(Former name or address, if changed since last report.)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Common Shares, no par value | WCN | New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”) |
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Waste Connections, Inc. ("Waste Connections" or the "Company") today announced the release of its Policy Regarding Diversity on the Board of Directors and in Senior Management Positions (the “Diversity Policy”). Statistics related to diversity are included in the Company’s 2019 Sustainability Report, which provides year-end 2018 data that will be updated in 2020 with year-end 2019 data.
As indicated in the Diversity Policy, the Company will disclose in its Management Information Circular and Proxy Statement, among other things:
| · | a summary of the Diversity Policy’s objectives and key provisions; |
| · | the measures taken to ensure the Diversity Policy has been effectively implemented, including how the Board of Directors or its Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee considers the level of representation of women on the Board and in Senior Management positions in identifying and nominating candidates for election or reelection to the Board or appointment to Senior Management; and |
| · | the Company’s aspirational targets regarding women on the Board, as well as annual and cumulative progress in achieving these targets. |
Both the Waste Connections 2019 Sustainability Report and the Diversity Policy are available on the Company’s website at www.wasteconnections.com.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| | WASTE CONNECTIONS, INC. |
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| | By: | | /s/ Mary Anne Whitney |
| | | | Mary Anne Whitney |
| | | | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Date: December 18, 2019
