Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

US Ecology, Inc. (the "Company") held a special meeting of its common stockholders (the "Special Meeting") on April 26, 2022. A brief description of the matters voted upon at the Special Meeting and the results of the voting on such matters is set forth below. At the Special Meeting, there were present, in person or by proxy, 24,757,700 shares of the Company's common stock representing at least a majority of the 31,337,533 shares of the Company's common stock outstanding and eligible to vote. This constituted a quorum for all matters to be presented at the Special Meeting. The record date for the Special Meeting was March 28, 2022.

Proposal 1: A proposal to adopt that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), dated as of February 8, 2022, as may be amended from time to time by and among the Company, Republic Services, Inc. ("Republic Services"), and Bronco Acquisition Corp., which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Republic Services ("Proposal 1").





   For:      Against:   Abstain:
24,695,435    18,601     43,664

Proposal 2: A proposal to approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, certain compensation that will or may be paid by the Company to its named executive officers that is based on or otherwise relates to the merger of Bronco Acquisition Corp. with and into the Company pursuant to the Merger Agreement.





   For:      Against:    Abstain:
22,481,900   1,378,757   897,043

Proposal 3: In connection with the Special Meeting, the Company also solicited proxies with respect to a proposal to approve adjournments of the Special Meeting to solicit additional proxies if there are not sufficient votes at the time of the Special Meeting to approve Proposal 1 or to ensure that any supplement or amendment to the accompanying joint proxy statement/prospectus is timely provided to the Company's common stockholders. The adjournment proposal was rendered moot in light of the approval of Proposal 1.


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