rsg-20260507

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): May 7, 2026

Republic Services, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

1-14267

65-0716904

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)



5353 East City North Drive
Phoenix,	Arizona	85054
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (480) 627-2700

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of Each Class	Trading Symbol	Name of exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	RSG	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).


Emerging growth company			☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On May 7, 2026, Republic Services, Inc. (“Republic” or the “Company”) held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The shareholders voted on the matters set forth below:

1. The nominees for election to the Board of Directors were elected, each for a one-year term, based upon the following votes:


Nominee		Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
Manuel Kadre	273,749,542		2,385,807	76,771	12,128,732
Ian Craig		274,893,856	1,233,807	84,457	12,128,732
Michael A. Duffy		275,340,854	788,628	82,638	12,128,732
Thomas W. Handley		267,461,763	8,675,497	74,860	12,128,732
Jennifer M. Kirk		271,209,831	4,832,508	169,781	12,128,732
Michael Larson		262,059,568	14,076,821	75,731	12,128,732
Norman Thomas Linebarger		275,254,949	871,149	86,022	12,128,732
Meg Reynolds		275,284,541	851,164	76,415	12,128,732
James P. Snee		272,259,926	3,874,029	78,165	12,128,732
Brian S. Tyler		275,215,871	913,036	83,213	12,128,732
Jon Vander Ark		275,887,447	242,628	82,045	12,128,732
Sandra M. Volpe		271,037,600	5,100,476	74,044	12,128,732
Katharine B. Weymouth		261,047,838	15,085,952	78,330	12,128,732

2. The proposal to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved based upon the following advisory, non-binding votes:


Votes for			266,655,515
Votes against			9,087,762
Abstentions			468,843
Broker non-votes			12,128,732

3. The proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2026 was approved based upon the following votes:


Votes for			277,390,342
Votes against			10,890,865
Abstentions			59,645

According to an Arizona statute, if a person or group acquires 20% or more of the stock of a public corporation, the shares in excess of the 20% threshold may not be voted on matters other than the election of directors (subject to limited exceptions). This statute, on its face, applies to any public company that is headquartered in Arizona, has assets of at least $1 million in Arizona and has more than 500 Arizona employees. In a 2007 decision, a federal court in Arizona stated that the statute is unconstitutional and unenforceable in the case of an entity, like Republic, that is incorporated in Delaware. If the statute were deemed to be enforceable and applicable to us and to the shares of our common stock held by Cascade Investment, L.L.C. (“Cascade”) (which held approximately 35.5% of our common stock as of the record date for the Annual Meeting), approximately 48 million fewer shares would have been voted for each of proposals two and three, but the outcome of the decisions on those matters would not have been impacted. The Company does not currently take any position regarding the enforceability of the statute or its application to us or the common stock voted by Cascade.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


		REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC.

Date:	May 11, 2026	By:	/s/ Catharine D. Ellingsen
			Catharine D. Ellingsen
			Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary