Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders ofWaste Management, Inc. (the "Company") held onMay 10, 2022 , a total of 357,613,587 shares of the Company's common stock, out of a total of 415,159,816 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote, were present in person or represented by proxies. The proposals set forth below were voted on by the Company's stockholders. Each of the director nominees was elected, and the Company's stockholders approved proposals 2, 3 and 4. 1. Election to the Company's Board of Directors of the following nine director nominees: Number of Number of Broker Name Affirmative Votes Negative Votes Abstentions Non-Votes
James C. Fish, Jr. 312,571,901 773,932 400,258 43,867,496 Andrés R. Gluski 306,644,597 6,651,904 449,590 43,867,496 Victoria M. Holt 310,285,748 3,077,600 382,743 43,867,496 Kathleen M. Mazzarella 309,443,398 3,917,924 384,769 43,867,496 Sean E. Menke 312,300,573 1,028,143 417,375 43,867,496 William B. Plummer 309,246,929 4,076,558 422,604 43,867,496 John C. Pope 295,003,561 18,307,449 435,081 43,867,496 Maryrose T. Sylvester 312,425,254 928,603 392,234 43,867,496 Thomas H. Weidemeyer 293,119,057 20,193,662
433,372 43,867,496
2. Ratification of the appointment of
independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year endingDecember 31, 2022 : For Against Abstentions 347,939,297 8,973,682 700,608
3. Approval, by non-binding vote, of the Company's executive compensation as
described in the Company's 2022 proxy statement: For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 283,324,803 29,499,757 921,531 43,867,496
4. Stockholder proposal regarding a civil rights audit, as described in the
Company's 2022 proxy statement: For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 170,857,769 139,669,439 3,218,883 43,867,496 Item 8.01 Other Events. OnMay 13, 2022 , the Company announced that it will redeem the entire outstanding principal amount of its 2.90% Senior Notes due 2022 (the "Notes"). The redemption date for the Notes isJune 15, 2022 (the "Redemption Date"). The aggregate principal amount of the Notes outstanding is$500 million . The redemption price for the Notes is equal to 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes to the Redemption Date.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This item contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking statements are discussed in the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent reports on Form 10-Q.
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