Waste Management 2014 Annual Report Download - page 3

1001 Fannin Street, Suite 4000
Houston, Texas 77002
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
OF WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC.
Date and Time:
May 12, 2015 at 11:00 a.m., Central Time
Place:
The Maury Myers Conference Center
Waste Management, Inc.
1021 Main Street
Houston, Texas 77002
Purpose:
• To elect nine 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, 2015;
• To vote on a proposal to approve our executive compensation;
• To vote on a proposal to amend our Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”) to increase the number
of shares authorized for issuance under the ESPP;
• To vote on a stockholder proposal regarding disclosure of political contributions, if properly presented at
the meeting;
• To vote on a stockholder proposal regarding a policy on acceleration of vesting of equity awards in the
event of a change in control, if properly presented at the meeting; and
• To conduct other business that is properly raised at the meeting.
Only stockholders of record on March 16, 2015 may vote at the meeting.
Your vote is important. We urge you to promptly vote your shares by telephone, by the Internet or, if this
Proxy Statement was mailed to you, by completing, signing, dating and returning your proxy card as soon as
possible in the enclosed postage prepaid envelope.
COURTNEY A. TIPPY
Corporate Secretary
March 26, 2015
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON MAY 12, 2015: This Notice of
Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement and the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2014 are available at www.wm.com.