Waste Connections, Inc. filings document the disclosure record for an Ontario corporation with common shares registered under WCN on the New York Stock Exchange, NYSE Texas and the Toronto Stock Exchange. The filings cover results of operations and financial condition, Regulation FD releases, proxy governance, shareholder voting matters, executive compensation, board composition and committee assignments.
Material-event reports also describe capital-structure activity, including senior unsecured notes issued under the company's indenture and related underwriting agreements. The proxy materials describe the company's integrated solid waste services business, resource recovery, oilfield waste services, intermodal operations, ESG initiatives and related governance practices.
Waste Connections, Inc. executive Patrick James Shea reported equity compensation activity involving restricted share units and common shares. On February 18, 2026, he exercised 1,255 Restricted Share Units at $0.0000 per unit, converting them into 1,255 common shares.
To cover withholding taxes on this vesting and delivery, 494 common shares were disposed of at $162.76 per share, as indicated in the footnotes. After these transactions, he directly held 27,237 common shares, with an additional 110 common shares held indirectly for each of his daughter and son.
Waste Connections, Inc. senior vice president of business development Philip Rivard reported routine equity compensation activity. On February 18, he exercised 640 restricted share units into an equal number of common shares at a stated price of $0.00 per share. In connection with this vesting, 252 common shares were disposed of at $162.76 per share to satisfy withholding taxes, as noted by the company, rather than through an open-market sale. After these transactions, Rivard directly owned 3,234 common shares.
Waste Connections, Inc. senior vice president of operations Robert Nielsen III reported the vesting of restricted share units and related tax withholding. On February 18, 2026, 801 restricted share units were converted into 801 common shares at no exercise price, reflecting an award granted on February 18, 2022 that vests in four equal annual installments.
To cover withholding taxes due on this vesting and share delivery, 316 common shares were withheld by the company at a price of $162.76 per share. After these transactions, Nielsen directly owned 5,377 common shares of Waste Connections.
Waste Connections, Inc. senior vice president Susan Netherton reported vesting of equity awards and related tax withholding. On February 18, 2026, 635 restricted share units were exercised and converted into 635 common shares at a stated price of $0.00 per share.
In a related transaction coded "F," 250 common shares were withheld by the company at $162.76 per share to cover applicable withholding taxes tied to this vesting, as described in the footnotes. After these transactions, Netherton directly owns 14,730 common shares of Waste Connections.
Waste Connections, Inc. President & CEO Ronald J. Mittelstaedt reported routine equity award activity involving restricted share units and common shares. On February 18, 2026, restricted share units converted into 878 common shares at a stated price of $0.0000 per share, reflecting a vesting event rather than an open-market purchase.
On the same date, 346 common shares were disposed of at $162.76 per share to satisfy applicable withholding taxes in connection with this vesting and share delivery. After these transactions, he held 251,017 common shares directly. The filing reflects compensation vesting and related tax withholding, not discretionary trading in the open market.
Waste Connections, Inc. Executive VP Engineering James Little reported equity award activity involving restricted share units and common shares. On February 18, he exercised or converted 1,224 restricted share units into 1,224 common shares at a stated price of $0.0000 per share, reflecting vesting of a 2022 award.
To cover withholding taxes due upon this vesting and share delivery, 482 common shares were withheld by the company at $162.76 per share, a tax-withholding disposition rather than an open-market sale. Following these transactions, Little held 37,000 common shares directly and 14,041 common shares indirectly through his spouse.
Waste Connections, Inc. Senior Vice President and CIO Eric Hansen reported routine equity compensation activity involving restricted share units and common shares. On February 18, he exercised or converted 754 restricted share units into 754 common shares of the company at a stated price of $0.00 per share. In a separate transaction the same day, 297 common shares were disposed of at $162.76 per share to cover withholding taxes due in connection with the vesting of these units and delivery of the converted common shares. Following these transactions, Hansen directly held 19,350 common shares of Waste Connections.
Waste Connections, Inc. Executive Vice President & COO Jason Craft reported equity award activity involving restricted share units and common shares. On February 18, 2026, 842 restricted share units were converted into 842 common shares through derivative exercises, reflecting both previously deferred and newly vested awards. In connection with these vesting events, 332 common shares were disposed of at $162.76 per share to cover tax withholding obligations. After these transactions, Craft directly owned 34,361 common shares.
Waste Connections, Inc. senior vice president and deputy general counsel Robert Michael Cloninger reported equity compensation activity. On February 18, 2026, he exercised 635 restricted share units, which converted into the same number of common shares at a stated price of $0.00 per share.
To cover withholding taxes on this vesting, 250 common shares were withheld by the issuer at a value of $162.76 per share, as described in the footnotes. After these transactions, he held 14,477 common shares directly. The filing also lists indirect common share holdings for his daughter and sons, with balances of approximately 2,143–2,144 shares each as of the same date.
Waste Connections, Inc. senior vice president of performance optimization Aaron Bradley reported routine equity transactions tied to restricted share units. On February 18, 2026, 310 restricted share units were converted into 310 common shares at a stated price of $0.00 per share, reflecting a vesting event rather than an open-market purchase.
In connection with this vesting, 122 common shares were disposed of at $162.76 per share to cover withholding taxes, as indicated in the footnotes. Following these transactions, Bradley directly owned 8,582 common shares of Waste Connections.