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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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): August 19, 2019

 

Waste Management, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

Delaware   1-12154   73-1309529
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
  (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

1001 Fannin, Houston, Texas   77002
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s Telephone number, including area code: (713) 512-6200

 

 

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨          Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨          Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨          Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨          Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value WM New York Stock Exchange

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company ¨

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

On August 19, 2019, the Board of Directors of Waste Management, Inc. elected William B. Plummer as a member of the Board, with a term expiring at the 2020 annual meeting of stockholders. Additionally, Mr. Plummer was appointed to the Audit Committee and the Management Development & Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors.

 

Mr. Plummer, age 60, was most recently employed as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of United Rentals, Inc. for approximately ten years, having retired in January 2019. Previously, Mr. Plummer served as Chief Financial Officer of Dow Jones & Company, Inc., and prior to that, he served for over six years as Vice President and Treasurer at Alcoa, Inc. Mr. Plummer also currently serves on the board of John Wiley and Sons, Inc., Global Payments, Inc., and as Chairman of NESCO, one of the largest private providers of specialty equipment, parts, tools, accessories and services to the electric utility transmission and distribution, telecommunications and rail markets in North America

 

A copy of the news release relating to this disclosure is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit
Number
  Description
     
99.1   News Release dated August 20, 2019
     
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File included as Exhibit 101 (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

    WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC.
       
       
Date: August 22, 2019   By: /s/ Charles C. Boettcher
      Charles C. Boettcher
      Senior Vice President, Corporate Development and Chief Legal Officer

 

 

 

 

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