Waste Connections, Inc. officer Matthew Black filed a Form 144 notice of proposed sale on October 29, 2026, covering 11,000 shares of common stock with an aggregate market value of $1,986,684.94.

Key Highlights

  • Seller: Matthew Black, an officer of Waste Connections, Inc. (NYSE:WCN), filed the notice on October 29, 2026.
  • Shares proposed for sale: 11,000 shares of common stock with an aggregate market value of $1,986,684.94.
  • Shares outstanding: 250,175,523 shares of common stock were reported as outstanding.
  • Source of shares: Securities were acquired through Performance Shares (10,276 shares, acquired February 12, 2020) and Restricted Stock (724 shares, acquired February 19, 2022), both from the issuer.
  • Acquisition context: According to the filing's remarks, "The securities to be sold were acquired upon the vesting of Performance Shares during the period of 02/12/2020 through 02/14/2023."
  • Broker: Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services, 1 New York Plaza, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10004, is named as the executing broker.
  • Prior sales: The filing reports nothing to disclose regarding securities sold during the past three months.

Matthew Black's Proposed Rule 144 Sale of Waste Connections Common Stock

According to the Form 144 filing, Matthew Black, identified as an officer of Waste Connections, Inc., gave notice of a proposed sale of 11,000 shares of the company's common stock. The approximate date of sale listed in the filing is October 29, 2026. The aggregate market value of the shares to be sold is stated as $1,986,684.94, and the total shares of common stock outstanding are reported as 250,175,523.

The filing identifies two separate acquisition tranches underlying the proposed sale. The first is 10,276 shares classified as Performance Shares, acquired from the issuer on February 12, 2020. The second is 724 shares classified as Restricted Stock, also acquired from the issuer, on February 19, 2022. The filing's remarks section states that the securities were acquired upon the vesting of Performance Shares over a period spanning February 12, 2020 through February 14, 2023. Neither tranche involved a gift, and in both cases the date of payment is listed as the same as the acquisition date with the nature of payment noted as "Not Applicable."

The filing states that no securities of the issuer were sold by Black during the past three months. The notice was signed by Matthew Black and dated October 29, 2026. By signing the notice, the filing states that the filer "represents that he does not know any material adverse information in regard to the current and prospective operations of the Issuer of the securities to be sold which has not been publicly disclosed."

What Was Disclosed

A Form 144 notice was filed by Waste Connections officer Matthew Black on October 29, 2026, disclosing a proposed sale of 11,000 common shares with an aggregate market value of $1,986,684.94, derived from previously vested Performance Shares and Restricted Stock.