Waste Management (WM) VP John A. Carroll Receives Award, Sells Shares

What Happened John A. Carroll, Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of Waste Management, received a total of 1,392 shares on Jan 29, 2026 as the settlement of performance share awards (1,053 shares valued at $226.41 each = $238,410 under the 2014 plan; 339 shares valued at $226.41 each = $76,753 under the 2023 plan). To satisfy tax obligations, 371 of those shares were withheld/disposed on Jan 29 (value $83,998). Separately, on Jan 30 he sold 220 shares in the open market at a weighted average price of $219.57 for proceeds of $48,306. Net result: +801 shares after the withholdings/sale.

Key Details

• Transaction dates: acquisitions and tax withholding on 2026-01-29; open-market sale on 2026-01-30. Filing date: 2026-02-02 (timely).
• Prices and values: awards valued at $226.41 per share (total ~$315,163); 371 shares withheld at $226.41 ($83,998); 220 shares sold at weighted avg $219.57 ($48,306). Jan 30 sale executed in multiple trades at $219.53–$219.70 (weighted average reported).
• Shares owned after the reported transactions: not disclosed in the filing.
• Footnotes: awards were settlements under the 2014 and 2023 Stock Incentive Plans (F1, F2). The 220-share sale was to cover personal federal income tax obligations under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan (F3), with multiple trade prices disclosed (F4).
• Transaction codes: A = award/acquisition; F = tax withholding/settlement; S = open-market sale.

Context These acquisitions were settlements of performance share awards (not open-market purchases). The disposals were tax-related (withholding and a planned sale under a 10b5-1 plan), which are routine following equity awards and do not, by themselves, indicate a change in insider sentiment. The filing appears timely under Form 4 reporting rules.