TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - May 21, 2014) - Progressive Waste Solutions Ltd. (the "Company" or "Progressive Waste Solutions") (NYSE:BIN) (TSX:BIN) today reported the voting results of its annual meeting of shareholders, held on May 14, 2014, in accordance with section 11.3 of National Instrument 51-102 Continuous Disclosure Obligations. Each of the matters is described in greater detail in the Notice of the Annual Meeting of Shareholders and Management Proxy Circular.
Appointment of Auditors
Deloitte LLP, Independent Registered Chartered Accountants were appointed as auditors of the Company for 2014.
Votes For
% Votes For
Votes Withheld
% Votes Withheld
94,367,913
99.66%
321,539
0.34%
Election of Directors
Each of the (8) nominees listed in the Management Proxy Circular were elected as directors of the Company.
Nominee
Votes For
% Votes For
Votes Withheld
% Votes Withheld
John T. Dillon
84,505,835
99.91
%
77,357
0.09
%
James J. Forese
84,392,356
99.77
%
190,836
0.23
%
Larry S. Hughes
84,551,578
99.96
%
31,615
0.04
%
Jeffrey L. Keefer
84,504,762
99.91
%
78,430
0.09
%
Douglas W. Knight
84,498,660
99.90
%
84,532
0.10
%
Susan Lee
84,551,348
99.96
%
31,845
0.04
%
Daniel R. Milliard
84,499,211
99.90
%
83,981
0.10
%
Joseph D. Quarin
84,539,220
99.95
%
43,972
0.05
%
Advisory Resolution on Executive Compensation (Say on Pay)
Votes For
% Votes For
Votes Against
% Votes Against
Votes Withheld
% Votes Withheld
83,600,048
98.84%
983,194
1.16%
0
0.00%
About Progressive Waste Solutions Ltd.
As one of North America's largest full-service waste management companies, we provide non-hazardous solid waste collection, recycling and disposal services to commercial, industrial, municipal and residential customers in 13 U.S. states and the District of Columbia and six Canadian provinces. We serve our customers with vertically integrated collection and disposal assets. Progressive Waste Solutions Ltd.'s shares are listed on the New York and Toronto Stock Exchanges under the symbol BIN.
To find out more about Progressive Waste Solutions, visit our website at www.progressivewaste.com.
Waste Connections, Inc. is a Canada-based integrated solid waste services company. The Company provides non-hazardous waste collection, transfer and disposal services, including by rail, along with resource recovery through recycling and renewable fuels generation. The Company's segments include Southern, Western, Central, Eastern, Canada and MidSouth. Its residential services include residential garbage pickup, residential yard waste, residential recycling, residential dumpster rental, bulk pickup, and portable toilets. Its commercial services include commercial business waste collection, commercial recycling, shredding, commercial roll off dumpster rental, and others. It also provides non-hazardous oilfield waste treatment, recovery and disposal services in several basins across the United States, as well as intermodal services for the movement of cargo and solid waste containers in the Pacific Northwest. It serves over nine million residential, commercial and industrial customers.