On this page of StockholderLetter.com we present the latest annual shareholder letter from WASTE MANAGEMENT INC — ticker symbol WM. Reading current and past WM letters to shareholders can bring important insights into the investment thesis.

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WM Shareholder/Stockholder Letter Transcript:

2025
Annual Report


Proxy Statement


NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
Date and Time:
Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. Central Time
Place:
Waste Management, Inc.
800 Capitol Street, Suite 3000
Houston, Texas 77002
Record Date:
March 17, 2026
Agenda for the Annual Meeting (or any adjournment
or postponement thereof):
    To elect the nine nominees named in the attached proxy
statement to our Board of Directors;
    To vote on a proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst &
Young LLP as our independent registered public
accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31,
2026;
    To vote on a non-binding, advisory proposal to approve
our executive compensation;
    To vote on a proposal to amend and restate our
Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the    ESPP   ) to increase
the number of shares authorized for issuance; and
    To conduct other business that is properly raised at the
meeting.
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE
AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR THE
STOCKHOLDER MEETING TO BE HELD
MAY 12, 2026:
This Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement
and the Company   s Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 2025 are available at
investors.wm.com.
You may submit your proxy via the Internet
by following the instructions provided in
the Notice or, if you received printed copies
of the proxy materials, on your proxy card.
If you received printed copies of the
materials in accordance with the
instructions in the Notice, you also have
the option to submit your proxy by
telephone by calling the toll-free number
listed on your proxy card. Telephone voting
is available 24 hours per day until
11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on May 11, 2026.
If you received printed copies of the proxy
materials in accordance with the
instructions in the Notice and would like to
submit your proxy by mail, please mark,
sign and date your proxy card and return it
promptly in the postage-paid envelope
provided.
If your shares of Common Stock are held in street name,
you will receive instructions from your broker, bank or
nominee that you must follow in order to have your
shares of Common Stock voted at the Annual Meeting.
Your vote is important. We urge all stockholders to vote and submit their proxies as soon as possible using one of the
methods described above.
Courtney A. Tippy
Corporate Secretary
March 31, 2026
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