08/05/2022 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 08/05/2022 15:27
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Per
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Total
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Price to public(1)
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| | | | 99.728% | | | | | $ | 747,960,000 | | |
Underwriting discount
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| | | | 0.650% | | | | | $ | 4,875,000 | | |
Proceeds, before expenses, to us(1)
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| | | | 99.078% | | | | | $ | 743,085,000 | | |
| BofA Securities | | | J.P. Morgan | | |
MUFG
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Wells Fargo
Securities |
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CIBC Capital Markets
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PNC Capital
Markets LLC |
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Fifth Third Securities
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Truist Securities
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US Bancorp
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TD Securities
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Citizens Capital Markets
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Zions Capital Markets
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
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SUMMARY
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THE OFFERING
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SUMMARY FINANCIAL DATA
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RISK FACTORS
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USE OF PROCEEDS
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CAPITALIZATION
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DESCRIPTION OF NOTES
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CERTAIN U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS
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| | | | S-30 | | |
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CERTAIN CANADIAN FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS
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| | | | S-33 | | |
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CERTAIN ERISA CONSIDERATIONS
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| | | | S-34 | | |
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UNDERWRITING (CONFLICTS OF INTEREST)
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| | | | S-36 | | |
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ENFORCEABILITY OF CIVIL LIABILITIES AGAINST FOREIGN PERSONS
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| | | | S-42 | | |
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LEGAL MATTERS
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EXPERTS
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INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE
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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
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WASTE CONNECTIONS, INC.
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RISK FACTORS
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USE OF PROCEEDS
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DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES
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GLOBAL SECURITIES
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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
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LEGAL MATTERS
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EXPERTS
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INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE
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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
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Six Months Ended June 30,
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Year Ended December 31,
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2022
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2021
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2021
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2020
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2019
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(in thousands of U.S. dollars)
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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS DATA:
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Revenues
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| | | $ | 3,462,690 | | | | | $ | 2,929,864 | | | | | $ | 6,151,361 | | | | | $ | 5,445,990 | | | | | $ | 5,388,679 | | |
Operating expenses: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cost of operations
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| | | | 2,077,410 | | | | | | 1,727,111 | | | | | | 3,654,074 | | | | | | 3,276,808 | | | | | | 3,198,757 | | |
Selling, general and administrative
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| | | | 331,818 | | | | | | 299,365 | | | | | | 612,337 | | | | | | 537,632 | | | | | | 546,278 | | |
Depreciation
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| | | | 368,887 | | | | | | 326,324 | | | | | | 673,730 | | | | | | 621,102 | | | | | | 618,396 | | |
Amortization of intangibles
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| | | | 75,098 | | | | | | 64,899 | | | | | | 139,279 | | | | | | 131,302 | | | | | | 125,522 | | |
Impairments and other operating items
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| | | | 6,028 | | | | | | 6,715 | | | | | | 32,316 | | | | | | 466,718 | | | | | | 61,948 | | |
Operating income
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| | | | 603,449 | | | | | | 505,160 | | | | | | 1,039,625 | | | | | | 412,428 | | | | | | 837,778 | | |
Interest expense
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| | | | (86,404) | | | | | | (83,753) | | | | | | (162,796) | | | | | | (162,375) | | | | | | (147,368) | | |
Interest income
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| | | | 790 | | | | | | 1,848 | | | | | | 2,916 | | | | | | 5,253 | | | | | | 9,777 | | |
Other income (expense), net
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| | | | (6,114) | | | | | | 2,312 | | | | | | 6,285 | | | | | | (1,392) | | | | | | 5,704 | | |
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
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| | | | - | | | | | | - | | | | | | (115,288) | | | | | | - | | | | | | - | | |
Income before income tax provision
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| | | | 511,721 | | | | | | 425,567 | | | | | | 770,742 | | | | | | 253,914 | | | | | | 705,891 | | |
Income tax provision
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| | | | (107,146) | | | | | | (88,159) | | | | | | (152,253) | | | | | | (49,922) | | | | | | (139,210) | | |
Net income
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| | | | 404,575 | | | | | | 337,408 | | | | | | 618,489 | | | | | | 203,992 | | | | | | 566,681 | | |
Plus (less): Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests
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| | | | (177) | | | | | | (52) | | | | | | (442) | | | | | | 685 | | | | | | 160 | | |
Net income (loss) attributable to Waste
Connections |
| | | $ | 404,398 | | | | | $ | 337,356 | | | | | $ | 618,047 | | | | | $ | 204,677 | | | | | $ | 566,841 | | |
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Six Months Ended June 30,
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Year Ended December 31,
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2022
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2021
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2021
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2020
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2019
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BALANCE SHEET DATA: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cash and equivalents
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| | | $ | 217,808 | | | | | $ | 727,395 | | | | | $ | 147,441 | | | | | $ | 617,294 | | | | | $ | 326,738 | | |
Working capital surplus (deficit)
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| | | | (79,818) | | | | | | 414,161 | | | | | | (199,969) | | | | | | 379,618 | | | | | | 123,370 | | |
Property and equipment, net
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| | | | 5,858,175 | | | | | | 5,249,904 | | | | | | 5,721,949 | | | | | | 5,284,506 | | | | | | 5,516,347 | | |
Total assets
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| | | | 15,416,241 | | | | | | 14,106,207 | | | | | | 14,699,924 | | | | | | 13,992,364 | | | | | | 13,737,695 | | |
Long-term debt and notes payable
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| | | | 5,633,524 | | | | | | 4,762,857 | | | | | | 5,040,500 | | | | | | 4,708,678 | | | | | | 4,353,782 | | |
Total equity
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| | | | 6,869,662 | | | | | | 6,868,600 | | | | | | 6,993,545 | | | | | | 6,863,438 | | | | | | 6,938,354 | | |
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Six Months Ended June 30,
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Year Ended December 31,
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2022
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2021
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2021
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2020
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2019
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OTHER FINANCIAL DATA: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Adjusted EBITDA(a)
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| | | $ | 1,068,934 | | | | | $ | 918,079 | | | | | $ | 1,919,158 | | | | | $ | 1,661,984 | | | | | $ | 1,673,554 | | |
Adjusted Free Cash Flow(a)
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| | | $ | 638,362 | | | | | $ | 585,835 | | | | | $ | 1,009,598 | | | | | $ | 841,898 | | | | | $ | 916,777 | | |
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Six Months Ended June 30,
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Years Ended December 31,
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2022
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2021
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2021
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2020
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2019
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Net income attributable to Waste Connections
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| | | $ | 404,398 | | | | | $ | 337,356 | | | | | $ | 618,047 | | | | | $ | 204,677 | | | | | $ | 566,841 | | |
Plus (less): Net income (loss) attributable
to noncontrolling interests |
| | | | 177 | | | | | | 52 | | | | | | 442 | | | | | | (685) | | | | | | (160) | | |
Plus: Income tax provision
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| | | | 107,146 | | | | | | 88,159 | | | | | | 152,253 | | | | | | 49,922 | | | | | | 139,210 | | |
Plus: Interest expense
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| | | | 86,404 | | | | | | 83,753 | | | | | | 162,796 | | | | | | 162,375 | | | | | | 147,368 | | |
Less: Interest income
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| | | | (790) | | | | | | (1,848) | | | | | | (2,916) | | | | | | (5,253) | | | | | | (9,777) | | |
Plus: Depreciation and amortization
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| | | | 443,985 | | | | | | 391,523 | | | | | | 813,009 | | | | | | 752,404 | | | | | | 743,918 | | |
Plus: Closure and post-closure
accretion |
| | | | 8,087 | | | | | | 7,375 | | | | | | 14,497 | | | | | | 15,095 | | | | | | 14,471 | | |
Plus: Impairments and other operating items
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| | | | 6,028 | | | | | | 6,715 | | | | | | 32,316 | | | | | | 466,718 | | | | | | 61,948 | | |
Plus (less): Other expense (income),
net |
| | | | 6,114 | | | | | | (2,312) | | | | | | (6,285) | | | | | | 1,392 | | | | | | (5,704) | | |
Plus: Loss on early extinguishment of debt
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| | | | - | | | | | | - | | | | | | 115,288 | | | | | | - | | | | | | - | | |
Adjustments: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Plus: Transaction-related expenses(1)
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| | | | 8,232 | | | | | | 583 | | | | | | 11,318 | | | | | | 9,803 | | | | | | 12,335 | | |
Plus: Fair value changes to certain equity awards(2)
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| | | | (847) | | | | | | 6,723 | | | | | | 8,393 | | | | | | 5,536 | | | | | | 3,104 | | |
Adjusted EBITDA
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| | | $ | 1,068,934 | | | | | $ | 918,079 | | | | | $ | 1,919,158 | | | | | $ | 1,661,984 | | | | | $ | 1,673,554 | | |
Adjusted EBITDA as a % of Revenues
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| | | | 30.9% | | | | | | 31.3% | | | | | | 31.2% | | | | | | 30.5% | | | | | | 31.1% | | |
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Six Months Ended June 30,
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Years Ended December 31,
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2022
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2021
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2021
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2020
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2019
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Net cash provided by operating
activities |
| | | $ | 973,678 | | | | | $ | 848,478 | | | | | $ | 1,698,229 | | | | | $ | 1,408,521 | | | | | $ | 1,540,547 | | |
Plus (less): Change in book overdraft
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| | | | (54) | | | | | | (190) | | | | | | (367) | | | | | | 1,096 | | | | | | (2,564) | | |
Plus: Proceeds from disposal of assets
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| | | | 16,894 | | | | | | 7,906 | | | | | | 42,768 | | | | | | 19,084 | | | | | | 3,566 | | |
Less: Capital expenditures for property and equipment
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| | | | (371,428) | | | | | | (271,392) | | | | | | (744,315) | | | | | | (597,053) | | | | | | (634,406) | | |
Less: Distributions to noncontrolling interests
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| | | | - | | | | | | - | | | | | | - | | | | | | - | | | | | | (570) | | |
Adjustments: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Payment of contingent consideration recorded in earnings(1)
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| | | | - | | | | | | 520 | | | | | | 520 | | | | | | 10,371 | | | | | | - | | |
Cash received for divestitures(2)
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| | | | (5,671) | | | | | | - | | | | | | (17,118) | | | | | | (10,673) | | | | | | (2,376) | | |
Transaction-related items(3)
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| | | | 27,096 | | | | | | 583 | | | | | | 30,771 | | | | | | 9,803 | | | | | | 12,335 | | |
Pre-existing Progressive Waste share-based grants(4)
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| | | | 12 | | | | | | 144 | | | | | | 397 | | | | | | 5,770 | | | | | | 4,810 | | |
Tax effect(5)
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| | | | (2,165) | | | | | | (214) | | | | | | (1,287) | | | | | | (5,021) | | | | | | (4,565) | | |
Adjusted Free Cash Flow
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| | | $ | 638,362 | | | | | $ | 585,835 | | | | | $ | 1,009,598 | | | | | $ | 841,898 | | | | | $ | 916,777 | | |
Adjusted Free Cash Flow as a % of Adjusted EBITDA
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| | | | 59.7% | | | | | | 63.8% | | | | | | 52.6% | | | | | | 50.7% | | | | | | 54.8% | | |
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As of June 30, 2022
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Actual
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As Adjusted
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(in thousands of U.S. dollars)
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Cash and equivalents
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| | | $ | 217,808 | | | | | $ | 208,765 | | |
Long-term debt and notes payable: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Revolver under credit agreement(1)
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| | | $ | 901,980 | | | | | $ | 151,980 | | |
Term loan under credit agreement
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| | | | 650,000 | | | | | | 650,000 | | |
Existing senior notes
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| | | | 4,100,000 | | | | | | 4,100,000 | | |
Notes offered hereby
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| | | | - | | | | | | 750,000 | | |
Notes payable to sellers and other third parties
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| | | | 46,300 | | | | | | 46,300 | | |
Total long-term debt and notes payable
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| | | $ | 5,698,280 | | | | | $ | 5,698,280 | | |
Equity: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common shares
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| | | $ | 3,270,242 | | | | | $ | 3,270,242 | | |
Additional paid-in-capital
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| | | | 210,767 | | | | | | 210,767 | | |
Accumulated other comprehensive income
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| | | | 41,438 | | | | | | 41,438 | | |
Retained earnings
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| | | | 3,342,431 | | | | | | 3,342,431 | | |
Total Waste Connections' equity
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| | | | 6,864,878 | | | | | | 6,864,878 | | |
Noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries
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| | | | 4,784 | | | | | | 4,784 | | |
Total equity
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| | | $ | 6,869,662 | | | | | $ | 6,869,662 | | |
Total capitalization
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| | | $ | 12,567,942 | | | | | $ | 12,567,942 | | |
Underwriter
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Principal amount
of Notes |
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BofA Securities, Inc.
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| | | $ | 138,462,000 | | |
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
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| | | | 138,462,000 | | |
MUFG Securities Americas Inc.
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| | | | 94,615,000 | | |
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
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| | | | 93,462,000 | | |
CIBC World Markets Corp.
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| | | | 58,269,000 | | |
PNC Capital Markets LLC
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| | | | 58,269,000 | | |
Fifth Third Securities, Inc.
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| | | | 44,423,000 | | |
Truist Securities, Inc.
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| | | | 44,423,000 | | |
U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.
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| | | | 20,192,000 | | |
TD Securities (USA) LLC
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| | | | 20,192,000 | | |
Scotia Capital (USA) Inc.
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| | | | 20,192,000 | | |
Citizens Capital Markets, Inc.
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| | | | 12,404,000 | | |
Zions Direct, Inc.
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| | | | 6,635,000 | | |
Total
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| | | $ | 750,000,000 | | |
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Paid by us
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Per note
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| | | | 0.650% | | |
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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS
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| | | | 1 | | |
|
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
|
| | | | 1 | | |
|
WASTE CONNECTIONS, INC.
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| | | | 2 | | |
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RISK FACTORS
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| | | | 2 | | |
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USE OF PROCEEDS
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| | | | 2 | | |
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DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES
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| | | | 2 | | |
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GLOBAL SECURITIES
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| | | | 9 | | |
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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
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| | | | 11 | | |
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LEGAL MATTERS
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| | | | 11 | | |
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EXPERTS
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| | | | 12 | | |
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INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE
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| | | | 12 | | |
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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
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| | | | 12 | | |