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Waste Connections, Inc. senior vice president Aaron Bradley reported multiple equity compensation transactions, mainly from restricted share units (RSUs) vesting into common shares and related tax withholding.
On February 13, 2026, he received two RSU awards of 2,228 and 2,227 units that vest over four years, including a performance-based grant whose payout can range from 0% to 250% of target, with a maximum of 5,567 units depending on performance goals.
On February 14–17, 2026, several RSU tranches granted in prior years vested and converted into common shares, increasing his direct holdings through derivative exercises at a stated price of $0.00 per share. To satisfy withholding taxes on these vestings, the issuer retained blocks of common shares, disposing of 207, 163, 163, and 908 shares at per‑share prices of $160.26 or $161.28. After these transactions, Bradley continued to hold common shares directly, with reported balances updated in the filing for each date.
Waste Connections, Inc. senior vice president and chief tax officer Matthew Stephen Black reported a series of equity compensation events in February 2026. He received awards of restricted share units, including two grants of 2,526 units each, which vest over four years, and performance-based units that can vest between 0% and 250% of target depending on company results.
Several previously granted restricted share units vested and were converted into common shares, and portions of those new shares (including 1,078, 221, 166 and 157 common shares) were withheld at prices of $161.28 and $160.26 per share to satisfy tax obligations. Following the latest reported transaction, he held 43,027 common shares directly, and additional indirect holdings were reported for his son and daughter.
Waste Connections, Inc. director Carl Sparks reported several equity compensation movements. He received new awards of 435 and 687 restricted share units on February 13, 2026, each unit representing a right to one common share that vests 50% immediately and 50% on the first anniversary. On February 13 and 14, 2026, previously granted restricted share units vested and were converted into 344 and 279 common shares, respectively, at no exercise price. To cover withholding taxes on these vestings, 185 and 150 common shares were disposed of at $160.2683 per share through share withholding, leaving Sparks with 728 common shares held directly.
Waste Connections, Inc. director Susan Lee reported several equity compensation moves. On February 13, 2026, she received two new grants of restricted share units totaling 1,122 units, each unit representing a contingent right to one common share that vests 50% immediately and 50% on the first anniversary of the award date. On the same day, 344 restricted share units vested and were converted into 344 common shares, with 185 common shares withheld to cover taxes at a value of US $160.2683 per share. On February 14, 2026, a further 279 restricted share units vested into 279 common shares, with 150 common shares similarly withheld for taxes. After these transactions, she directly held 12,204 common shares of Waste Connections.
Waste Connections director Cherylyn Harley LeBon reported several stock-based compensation moves involving restricted share units (RSUs) and common shares. On February 13, 2026, she received RSU awards totaling 1,122 units, each representing a contingent right to one common share, with 50% vesting immediately and 50% on the first anniversary.
Also on February 13, 344 RSUs vested and were converted into 344 common shares, with 185 common shares withheld to cover taxes at a value of $160.2683 per share. On February 14, 279 RSUs vested and converted into 279 common shares, with 150 common shares similarly withheld for taxes at the same value per share.
After these transactions, LeBon directly owns 698 common shares of Waste Connections and continues to hold RSUs that will vest over time, aligning a portion of her compensation with the company’s share performance.
Waste Connections, Inc. director Jordan Elise Lipman reported equity compensation activity involving restricted share units and common shares. On February 13, 2026, she received grants of 435 and 687 restricted share units, each representing the right to receive one common share, with vesting scheduled 50% immediately and 50% on the first anniversary of the award date.
On February 13 and 14, 2026, restricted share units vested and were converted into 344 and 279 common shares, respectively, at a stated price of $0.0000 per share. To cover withholding taxes on these vestings, 185 and 150 common shares were withheld at $160.2683 per share, as noted in the tax-withholding disposition footnote. After these transactions, she held 3,224 common shares directly.
Waste Connections director Michael W. Harlan reported multiple equity compensation transactions. On February 13, 2026, he received 435 and 687 restricted share units (RSUs), each unit representing a contingent right to one common share, with 50% vesting immediately and 50% on the first anniversary.
On February 13 and 14, 2026, RSUs totaling 623 units were converted into an equal number of common shares at no cash exercise price. To cover withholding taxes tied to these vestings and share deliveries, 335 common shares were withheld by the company at $160.2683 per share. After these transactions, Harlan directly held 8,445.936 common shares.
Waste Connections director Edward E. Guillet reported multiple equity compensation transactions. On February 13, 2026, he received grants of 435 and 687 restricted share units (RSUs), each representing the right to one common share with a 50% immediate and 50% one-year vesting schedule. That day, 344 RSUs converted into 344 common shares, and 185 common shares were withheld at $160.2683 per share to satisfy tax obligations.
On February 14, 2026, a further 279 RSUs converted into 279 common shares, and 150 common shares were withheld at $160.2683 per share for taxes. After these award grants, conversions, and tax-withholding dispositions, Guillet directly held 15,171 common shares of Waste Connections.
Waste Connections director Andrea E. Bertone reported multiple equity-award transactions. On February 13, 2026, she received grants of 435 and 687 restricted share units, each unit representing one common share and vesting 50% immediately and 50% on the first anniversary of the award date.
On February 13 and 14, 2026, restricted share units totaling 344 and 279 units converted into the same number of common shares. To satisfy withholding taxes on these vestings, 185 and 150 common shares were withheld at $160.2683 per share, leaving her with 288 common shares held directly.
Waste Connections, Inc. files its annual report describing a large, diversified solid waste business across 46 U.S. states and six Canadian provinces. The company provides non-hazardous collection, transfer, landfill disposal, recycling, renewable fuels and E&P waste services, managed through six decentralized geographic segments.
Growth combines internal expansion with acquisitions, including 19 acquisitions in 2025 for net fair value of $966.8 million, following $2.228 billion in 2024 and $766.2 million in 2023. As of December 31, 2025, the workforce totaled about 24,214 employees, 44% ethnic minorities and 17% women, with 16% covered by collective bargaining agreements.
Safety is a core value, with behavior-based programs and technology delivering a 13% reduction in incident rates in 2025, achieving an aspirational target versus 2018 levels. Voluntary turnover fell 17% year over year and over 50% since 2022, supported by Servant Leadership training, driver academies and new benefits such as DailyPay and enhanced health programs.
The company highlights $500 million committed to long-term ESG targets, including lower Scope 1 and 2 emissions, more resource recovery and expanded landfill gas recovery, with 61 landfills already equipped with gas systems and over a dozen renewable natural gas projects in development. It operates 77 MSW landfills, 20 E&P landfills and caverns, and 17 non-MSW landfills, with an average remaining life of about 34 years when probable expansions are included.
The report also details extensive U.S. and Canadian regulatory frameworks governing waste, air, water, hazardous substances, PFAS, methane and occupational safety. Management notes that evolving rules, especially around PFAS and greenhouse gases, could increase compliance costs, affect customers’ E&P activity and influence long-term demand and operating requirements.