Additional Proxy Soliciting Materials (definitive) (defa14a)
April 17 2020 - 10:01AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a)
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ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION REGARDING THE ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
TO BE
HELD ON TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2020
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The following
Notice of Change of Time and Location relates to the notice of meeting and proxy statement of Waste Management, Inc. (the “Company”)
dated March 27, 2020 (the “Proxy Statement”) furnished to stockholders of the Company in connection with the solicitation
of proxies by the Board of Directors of the Company for use at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on Tuesday, May 12,
2020 (the “Annual Meeting”). This Supplement, along with a copy of a press release issued by the Company about the
change of time and location, is being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and made available to stockholders of
the Company on or about April 17, 2020.
THE NOTICE
SHOULD BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PROXY STATEMENT
NOTICE
OF CHANGE OF TIME AND LOCATION OF ANNUAL
MEETING
OF STOCKHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON MAY 12, 2020
Dear
Stockholder of Waste Management, Inc.:
Due
to increasing public health concerns posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the location and time of the
Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Waste Management, Inc. has been changed to an audio virtual meeting to be held on Tuesday, May
12, 2020 at 2:00 pm CT. Stockholders will not be able to attend the Annual Meeting in person this year. The only items of business
are the same as set forth in the Annual Meeting notice and proxy materials previously mailed or made available to you. The proxy
materials contain important information regarding the matters to be acted upon at the Annual Meeting, and we encourage you to
read them. No presentations are planned.
How
to Participate in the Virtual Annual Meeting:
Virtual
Meeting Date: Tuesday,
May 12, 2020
Virtual
Meeting Time: 2:00
pm CT
Virtual
Meeting Location: www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/WM2020
You
are entitled to access and participate in the virtual Annual Meeting, including asking questions, examining the list of registered
stockholders and voting shares, if you were a stockholder as of the close of business on March 16, 2020 (the record date for the
Annual Meeting) or hold a legal proxy for the Annual Meeting provided by a bank, broker, or nominee. The virtual meeting will
be held at: www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/WM2020
To
attend the virtual Annual Meeting, you must use the link provided above and enter the 16-digit control number found on your proxy
card, voting instruction form or notice that you previously received with the proxy materials. You may vote and ask questions
during the Annual Meeting by following the instructions available on the meeting website during the meeting. If you do not have
your 16-digit control number, you will be admitted to the virtual Annual Meeting as a guest, but you will not have the ability
to vote your shares or otherwise participate at the virtual Annual Meeting.
Additional
Information:
All
stockholders - whether attending the virtual Annual Meeting or not - are encouraged to vote and submit their proxies in advance
of the meeting by one of the methods described in the proxy materials. Please note that the proxy card included with the proxy
materials previously distributed will not be updated to reflect the change in location or time and may continue to be used to
vote shares in connection with the Annual Meeting. Stockholders who have sent in proxies, or submitted a proxy via telephone or
internet, do not need to take any further action. A list of registered stockholders will be available to stockholders participating
in the virtual Annual Meeting at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/WM2020.
By
order of the Board of Directors.
COURTNEY
A. TIPPY
Corporate
Secretary
April
17, 2020
Access
to the Annual Meeting on Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. CT will be available at: www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/WM2020.
Waste Management’s 2019 Annual Report and 2020 Proxy Statement are available on the “Investors” webpage of www.wm.com
and at www.proxyvote.com.
For
Immediate Release
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Waste
Management to Hold Virtual-Only
Annual
Meeting of Stockholders
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FOR
MORE INFORMATION
Waste
Management
Website
www.wm.com
Analysts
Ed
Egl
713.265.1656
eegl@wm.com
Media
Andy
Izquierdo
832.710.5287
aizquierdo@wm.com
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Virtual
Meeting Date: Tuesday, May 12, 2020
Virtual
Meeting Time: 2:00 pm CT
Virtual
Meeting Location: www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/WM2020
Houston
— April 17,
2020 — Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE: WM)
today announced that, due to increasing public health concerns posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the location and time of its 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (“Annual Meeting”) has been changed
to an audio virtual meeting to be held on Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at 2:00 pm CT. Stockholders will not be able to attend
the Annual Meeting in person this year. The only items of business are the same as set forth in the Annual Meeting notice
and proxy materials previously distributed. No presentations are planned.
As
described in the proxy materials, stockholders as of the close of business on March 16, 2020 (the record date for the
Annual Meeting), or who hold a legal proxy for the Annual Meeting provided by their bank, broker, or nominee, are entitled
to access and participate in the virtual Annual Meeting, including asking questions, examining the list of registered
stockholders and voting their shares.
To
attend and participate in the virtual Annual Meeting, stockholders must use the following link: www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/WM2020
and enter the 16-digit control number found on the proxy card, voting instruction form, or notice previously provided.
Those without a 16-digit control number will be admitted to the virtual Annual Meeting as guests, but guests will not
have the ability to vote or otherwise participate at the virtual Annual Meeting.
All
stockholders - whether attending the virtual Annual Meeting or not - are encouraged to vote and submit their proxies in
advance of the meeting by one of the methods described in the proxy materials. Please note that the proxy card included
with the proxy materials previously distributed will not be updated to reflect the change in location or time of the Annual
Meeting and may continue to be used to vote shares in connection with the Annual Meeting. Stockholders who have sent in
proxies, or submitted their proxies via telephone or internet, do not need to take any further action. A list of registered
stockholders will be available to stockholders participating in the virtual Annual Meeting at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/WM2020.
For
further information, please refer to Waste Management’s Notice of 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and Proxy
Statement, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 27, 2020, as well as the
additional proxy materials filed with the SEC on April 17, 2020, each of which can also be accessed on the “Investors”
webpage of www.wm.com. These
proxy materials contain important information regarding the matters to be acted upon at the Annual Meeting, and we encourage
you to read them.
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about waste
management
Waste Management, based in Houston,
Texas, is the leading provider of comprehensive waste management environmental services in North America. Through its
subsidiaries, the Company provides collection, transfer, disposal services, and recycling and resource recovery. It is
also a leading developer, operator and owner of landfill gas-to-energy facilities in the United States. The Company’s
customers include residential, commercial, industrial, and municipal customers throughout North America. To learn more
information about Waste Management, visit www.wm.com or www.thinkgreen.com.
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