cwst-20210602

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 2, 2021

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Casella Waste Systems, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

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Delaware

000-23211

03-0338873

(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)

(Commission
File Number)

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)


25 Greens Hill Lane,
Rutland,	Vermont	05701
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (802) 775-0325

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading
Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange
on which registered

Class A common stock, $0.01 par value per share

CWST

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

(Nasdaq Global Select Market)

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).

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

At the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Casella Waste Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) held on June 2, 2021 (the “Annual Meeting”), the Company’s stockholders voted on the following matters, which are described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 15, 2021: (i) to elect three Class III directors, each to serve a term expiring at the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (“Proposal 1”); (ii) to approve, in an advisory “say-on-pay” vote, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers (“Proposal 2”); and (iii) to ratify the appointment of RSM US LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021 (“Proposal 3”). At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders of the Company elected the nominees of the Company's Board of Directors (the “Board”), John W. Casella, William P. Hulligan and Rose Stuckey Kirk, as Class III directors, and approved Proposal 2 and Proposal 3. At the Annual Meeting, the holders of shares of the Company’s Class A common stock and Class B common stock representing 57,793,003 votes were represented in person or by proxy, constituting a quorum.

Set forth below are the final voting totals for the proposals acted upon at the Annual Meeting:


Proposal 1:			The following nominees were elected to the Board as Class III directors, each to serve for a term expiring at the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.


Nominee	Votes For	Votes Withheld	Broker Non-Votes
John W. Casella	51,921,549	3,476,789	2,394,665
William P. Hulligan	51,511,592	3,886,746	2,394,665
Rose Stuckey Kirk	55,123,589	274,749	2,394,665

The terms of the following directors continued after the Annual Meeting: Michael K. Burke, James F. Callahan, Jr., Douglas R. Casella, Michael L. Battles, Joseph G. Doody, and Emily Nagle Green.


Proposal 2:			An advisory “say-on-pay” vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved.


Votes For	Votes Against	Votes Abstaining	Broker Non-Votes
53,334,197	2,032,089	32,052	2,394,665


Proposal 3:			The appointment of RSM US LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021 was ratified.


Votes For	Votes Against	Votes Abstaining
56,895,736	888,716	8,551

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.

CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS, INC.

Date: June 3, 2021

By:

/s/ Edmond R. Coletta

Edmond R. Coletta

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer