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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
General Information ............................................................... 1
Board of Directors ................................................................ 4
Leadership Structure ............................................................. 4
Role in Risk Oversight ........................................................... 4
Independence of Board Members.................................................... 5
Meetings and Board Committees .................................................... 6
Audit Committee ............................................................... 6
Audit Committee Report .......................................................... 8
Management Development and Compensation Committee ................................. 9
Compensation Committee Report ................................................... 9
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation .............................. 10
Nominating and Governance Committee .............................................. 10
Related Party Transactions ........................................................ 11
Special Committee .............................................................. 12
Board of Directors Governing Documents ............................................. 12
Non-Employee Director Compensation ............................................... 12
Election of Directors (Item 1 on the Proxy Card) ........................................ 14
Director Nominee and Officer Stock Ownership .......................................... 17
Persons Owning More than 5% of Waste Management Common Stock ......................... 18
Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance . ................................. 19
Executive Officers ................................................................ 20
Executive Compensation ............................................................ 22
Compensation Discussion and Analysis ............................................... 22
Executive Compensation Tables..................................................... 36
Equity Compensation Plan Table ...................................................... 50
Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (Item 2 on the Proxy Card) .......... 51
Proposal on Executive Compensation (Item 3 on the Proxy Card) ............................. 52
Proposal on Frequency of Vote on Executive Compensation (Item 4 on the Proxy Card) ............. 53
Proposal to Amend our By-laws to Allow Stockholders to Call Special Stockholder Meetings
(Item 5 on the Proxy Card) ........................................................ 54
Other Matters .................................................................... 55
Appendix
Proposed Amendment to By-laws ................................................... A-1