Waste Connections (WCN) prices C$700 million CAD senior notes to refinance debt
Waste Connections, Inc. is issuing C$700 million of senior unsecured CAD notes under a shelf registration, consisting of C$300 million 4.200% Notes due 2033 and C$400 million 4.550% Notes due 2036, with semi-annual interest starting March 4, 2027.
The notes rank equally with existing senior unsecured debt and are structurally subordinated to subsidiary liabilities. The company expects net proceeds of C$691.9 million, to be used with cash on hand to repay CAD-denominated borrowings under its revolving credit facility, after which total debt would be $9,364 million.
Holders benefit from optional redemption terms, a 101% repurchase right upon a Change of Control Triggering Event, and tax gross-up protections via Additional Amounts, alongside detailed currency-conversion mechanics if CAD becomes unavailable.
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Filing Explained
The planned notes refinance part of the revolver; closing remains scheduled for August 4, 2026.
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The company says delivery will occur against payment on
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(To prospectus dated October 24, 2024)
4.550% Senior Notes due 2036
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Per
2033 Note |
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Total
2033 Notes |
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Per
2036 Note |
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Total
2036 Notes |
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Price to public(1)
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| | | | 99.838% | | | |
C$299,514,000
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| | | | 99.611% | | | |
C$398,444,000
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Underwriting discount(2)
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| | | | 0.370% | | | |
C$ 1,110,000
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| | | | 0.400% | | | |
C$ 1,600,000
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Proceeds, before expenses, to us(1)
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| | | | 99.468% | | | |
C$298,404,000
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| | | | 99.211% | | | |
C$396,844,000
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CIBC Capital Markets
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Scotiabank
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TD Securities
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J.P. Morgan
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BofA Securities
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Mizuho
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
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SUMMARY
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THE OFFERING
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SUMMARY FINANCIAL DATA
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RISK FACTORS
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USE OF PROCEEDS
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CAPITALIZATION
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DESCRIPTION OF NOTES
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CERTAIN U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS
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CERTAIN CANADIAN FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS
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CERTAIN ERISA CONSIDERATIONS
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UNDERWRITING (CONFLICTS OF INTEREST)
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ENFORCEABILITY OF CIVIL LIABILITIES AGAINST FOREIGN PERSONS
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LEGAL MATTERS
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EXPERTS
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INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE
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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
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WASTE CONNECTIONS, INC.
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RISK FACTORS
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USE OF PROCEEDS
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DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES
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GLOBAL SECURITIES
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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
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LEGAL MATTERS
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EXPERTS
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INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE
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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
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Event
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Six Months Ended June 30,
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Year Ended December 31,
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2026
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2025
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2025
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2024
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2023
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(unaudited)
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(audited)
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(in thousands of U.S. dollars)
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| STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS DATA: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Revenues
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| | | $ | 4,932,239 | | | | | $ | 4,635,231 | | | | | $ | 9,466,915 | | | | | $ | 8,919,591 | | | | | $ | 8,021,951 | | |
| Operating expenses: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Cost of operations
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| | | | 2,840,317 | | | | | | 2,684,299 | | | | | | 5,455,382 | | | | | | 5,191,706 | | | | | | 4,744,513 | | |
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Selling, general and administrative
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| | | | 511,612 | | | | | | 493,100 | | | | | | 959,544 | | | | | | 883,445 | | | | | | 799,119 | | |
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Depreciation
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| | | | 545,762 | | | | | | 499,728 | | | | | | 1,030,565 | | | | | | 974,001 | | | | | | 845,638 | | |
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Amortization of intangibles
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| | | | 94,864 | | | | | | 97,878 | | | | | | 201,541 | | | | | | 189,768 | | | | | | 157,573 | | |
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Impairments and other operating items
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| | | | 138,050 | | | | | | 10,471 | | | | | | 109,709 | | | | | | 613,012 | | | | | | 238,796 | | |
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Operating income
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| | | | 801,634 | | | | | | 849,755 | | | | | | 1,710,174 | | | | | | 1,067,659 | | | | | | 1,236,312 | | |
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Interest expense
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| | | | (178,922) | | | | | | (163,626) | | | | | | (334,551) | | | | | | (326,804) | | | | | | (274,642) | | |
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Interest income
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| | | | 7,239 | | | | | | 4,084 | | | | | | 12,139 | | | | | | 11,607 | | | | | | 9,350 | | |
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Other income (expense), net
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| | | | 37,337 | | | | | | 11,922 | | | | | | 30,154 | | | | | | 10,471 | | | | | | 12,481 | | |
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Income before income tax provision
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| | | | 667,288 | | | | | | 702,135 | | | | | | 1,417,916 | | | | | | 762,933 | | | | | | 983,501 | | |
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Income tax provision
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| | | | (151,546) | | | | | | (170,348) | | | | | | (341,359) | | | | | | (146,363) | | | | | | (220,675) | | |
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Net income
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| | | | 515,742 | | | | | | 531,787 | | | | | | 1,076,557 | | | | | | 616,570 | | | | | | 762,826 | | |
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Plus (less): Net loss (income) attributable
to noncontrolling interests |
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1,003 | | | | | | (26) | | |
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Net income attributable to Waste Connections
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| | | $ | 515,742 | | | | | $ | 531,787 | | | | | $ | 1,076,557 | | | | | $ | 617,573 | | | | | $ | 762,800 | | |
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As of June 30,
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As of December 31,
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2026
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2025
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2025
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2024
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2023
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(unaudited)
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(audited)
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(in thousands of U.S. dollars)
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| BALANCE SHEET DATA: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Cash and equivalents
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| | | $ | 98,180 | | | | | $ | 110,166 | | | | | $ | 45,968 | | | | | $ | 62,366 | | | | | $ | 78,399 | | |
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Working capital surplus (deficit)
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| | | | (728,982) | | | | | | (651,460) | | | | | | (812,698) | | | | | | (651,922) | | | | | | (546,147) | | |
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Property and equipment, net
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| | | | 8,965,023 | | | | | | 8,380,628 | | | | | | 8,733,327 | | | | | | 8,035,929 | | | | | | 7,228,331 | | |
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Total assets
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| | | | 21,399,452 | | | | | | 20,678,610 | | | | | | 21,129,363 | | | | | | 19,817,809 | | | | | | 17,915,876 | | |
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Long-term debt and notes payable
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| | | | 9,283,810 | | | | | | 8,337,178 | | | | | | 8,811,104 | | | | | | 8,072,928 | | | | | | 6,724,771 | | |
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Total equity
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| | | | 7,921,218 | | | | | | 8,353,657 | | | | | | 8,245,381 | | | | | | 7,860,354 | | | | | | 7,697,781 | | |
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Six Months Ended June 30,
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Year Ended December 31,
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2026
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2025
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2025
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2024
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2023
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(unaudited)
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(in thousands of U.S. dollars)
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| OTHER FINANCIAL DATA: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Adjusted EBITDA(a)
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| | | $ | 1,609,608 | | | | | $ | 1,498,627 | | | | | $ | 3,124,555 | | | | | $ | 2,901,865 | | | | | $ | 2,522,956 | | |
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Six Months Ended June 30,
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Year Ended December 31,
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2026
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2025
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2025
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2024
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2023
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(in thousands of U.S. dollars)
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Net income attributable to Waste Connections
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| | | $ | 515,742 | | | | | $ | 531,787 | | | | | $ | 1,076,557 | | | | | $ | 617,573 | | | | | $ | 762,800 | | |
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Plus (less): Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests
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| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | (1,003) | | | | | | 26 | | |
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Plus: Income tax provision
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| | | | 151,546 | | | | | | 170,348 | | | | | | 341,359 | | | | | | 146,363 | | | | | | 220,675 | | |
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Plus: Interest expense
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| | | | 178,922 | | | | | | 163,626 | | | | | | 334,551 | | | | | | 326,804 | | | | | | 274,642 | | |
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Less: Interest income
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| | | | (7,239) | | | | | | (4,084) | | | | | | (12,139) | | | | | | (11,607) | | | | | | (9,350) | | |
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Plus: Depreciation and amortization
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| | | | 640,626 | | | | | | 597,606 | | | | | | 1,232,106 | | | | | | 1,163,769 | | | | | | 1,003,211 | | |
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Plus: Closure and post-closure accretion
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| | | | 20,619 | | | | | | 23,816 | | | | | | 47,955 | | | | | | 29,774 | | | | | | 19,605 | | |
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Plus: Impairments and other operating items
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| | | | 138,050 | | | | | | 10,471 | | | | | | 109,709 | | | | | | 613,012 | | | | | | 238,796 | | |
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Plus (less): Other expense (income),
net |
| | | | (37,337) | | | | | | (11,922) | | | | | | (30,154) | | | | | | (10,471) | | | | | | (12,481) | | |
| Adjustments: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Plus: Transaction-related expenses(1)
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| | | | 9,948 | | | | | | 15,943 | | | | | | 24,178 | | | | | | 26,059 | | | | | | 10,653 | | |
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Plus (less): Fair value changes to certain equity awards(2)
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| | | | (1,269) | | | | | | 1,036 | | | | | | 433 | | | | | | 1,592 | | | | | | (1,726) | | |
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Plus: Executive separation costs(3)
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| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 16,105 | | |
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Adjusted EBITDA
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| | | $ | 1,609,608 | | | | | $ | 1,498,627 | | | | | $ | 3,124,555 | | | | | $ | 2,901,865 | | | | | $ | 2,522,956 | | |
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Adjusted EBITDA as a % of Revenues
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| | | | 32.6% | | | | | | 32.3% | | | | | | 33.0% | | | | | | 32.5% | | | | | | 31.5% | | |
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As of June 30, 2026
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Actual
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As Adjusted
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(in thousands of U.S. dollars)
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Cash and equivalents
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| | | $ | 98,180 | | | | | $ | 92,428 | | |
| Long-term debt and notes payable: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Revolving Credit Agreement(1)
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| | | | 2,274,994 | | | | | | 1,778,294 | | |
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Existing senior notes
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| | | | 7,051,850 | | | | | | 7,051,850 | | |
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Notes offered hereby(2)
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| | | | — | | | | | | 496,700 | | |
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Notes payable to sellers and other third parties, finance leases
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| | | | 37,440 | | | | | | 37,440 | | |
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Total long-term debt and notes payable
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| | | $ | 9,364,284 | | | | | $ | 9,364,284 | | |
| Equity: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Common shares
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| | | $ | 2,171,955 | | | | | $ | 2,171,955 | | |
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Additional paid-in-capital
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| | | | 389,514 | | | | | | 389,514 | | |
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Accumulated other comprehensive loss
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| | | | (178,647) | | | | | | (178,647) | | |
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Retained earnings
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| | | | 5,538,396 | | | | | | 5,538,396 | | |
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Total equity
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| | | | 7,921,218 | | | | | | 7,921,218 | | |
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Total capitalization
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| | | $ | 17,285,502 | | | | | $ | 17,285,502 | | |
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Underwriter
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Principal
amount of 2033 Notes |
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Principal
amount of 2036 Notes |
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CIBC World Markets Inc.
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C$ 63,000,000
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C$ 84,000,000
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Scotia Capital Inc.
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63,000,000
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84,000,000
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TD Securities Inc.
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63,000,000
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84,000,000
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J.P. Morgan Securities Canada Inc.
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40,500,000
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54,000,000
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Merrill Lynch Canada Inc.
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40,500,000
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54,000,000
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Mizuho Securities Canada Inc.
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30,000,000
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40,000,000
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Total
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C$300,000,000
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C$400,000,000
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Paid by us
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Per 2033 Note
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| | | | 0.370% | | |
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Per 2036 Note
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| | | | 0.400% | | |
Attn: Investor Relations
3 Waterway Square Place, Suite 110
The Woodlands, TX 77380
(832) 442-2200
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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
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WASTE CONNECTIONS, INC.
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RISK FACTORS
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USE OF PROCEEDS
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DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES
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GLOBAL SECURITIES
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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
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LEGAL MATTERS
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EXPERTS
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INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE
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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
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Attn: Investor Relations
3 Waterway Square Place, Suite 110
The Woodlands, TX 77380
(832) 442-2200
4.550% Senior Notes due 2036
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CIBC Capital Markets
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Scotiabank
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TD Securities
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J.P. Morgan
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BofA Securities
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Mizuho
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