Waste Management (NYSE: WM) VP sells shares to cover tax bill

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Waste Management’s VP & Chief Accounting Officer John A. Carroll reported routine share dispositions. A restricted share award under the company’s 2014 Stock Incentive Plan triggered withholding of 74 common shares to pay taxes. He also completed an open-market sale of 47 common shares at $245.3001 per share to cover personal federal income tax under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. After these transactions, he directly holds 8,983.3039 common shares.

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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X

Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Carroll John A.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

800 CAPITOL STREET, SUITE 3000

(Street)

HOUSTON TX 77002

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
WASTE MANAGEMENT INC [ WM ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director		10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)
	VP & Chief Accounting Officer

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/07/2026

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock(1)	03/07/2026		F		74	D	$246.31	9,030.3039	D
Common Stock(2)	03/09/2026		S		47	D	$245.3001	8,983.3039	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. Settlement of restricted share award granted under Waste Management, Inc. 2014 Stock Incentive Plan.

2. Sale of additional shares to cover personal federal income tax obligation pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plan.

	Courtney Tippy, Attorney-in-fact	03/10/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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FAQ

What insider transactions did Waste Management (WM) report for John A. Carroll?

John A. Carroll reported two dispositions of Waste Management common stock: 74 shares withheld to satisfy tax obligations on a restricted share award and 47 shares sold in the open market, both leaving him with 8,983.3039 directly held shares afterward.

How many Waste Management (WM) shares did the VP sell and at what price?

John A. Carroll sold 47 shares of Waste Management common stock in an open-market transaction at $245.3001 per share. This was described as a sale of additional shares to cover his personal federal income tax obligation under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

What is the 74-share disposition reported for Waste Management (WM) VP Carroll?

The 74-share disposition reflects shares withheld to pay taxes on a restricted share award granted under Waste Management, Inc.’s 2014 Stock Incentive Plan. This tax-withholding transaction is not an open-market sale but a standard mechanism to satisfy equity-related tax obligations.

How many Waste Management (WM) shares does John A. Carroll hold after these transactions?

Following the reported tax withholding and open-market sale, John A. Carroll directly holds 8,983.3039 shares of Waste Management common stock. This figure reflects his remaining position after both the 74-share tax-withholding disposition and the 47-share open-market sale.

Were John A. Carroll’s Waste Management (WM) share sales made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan?

Yes. The filing notes that the sale of additional shares was to cover personal federal income tax obligations pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plan. Such plans pre-arrange trades, indicating the timing was set in advance rather than being discretionary.

What type of equity award was involved in John A. Carroll’s Waste Management (WM) Form 4?

The Form 4 states that the tax-withholding disposition relates to settlement of a restricted share award granted under Waste Management, Inc.’s 2014 Stock Incentive Plan. When these restricted shares settled, 74 shares were delivered to cover associated tax liabilities.