Item 5. Other Information
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION.
During the quarter ended June 30, 2026, no director or officer adopted or terminated any contract, instrument or written plan for the purchase or sale of Republic securities intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c) under the Exchange Act or any non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement as defined in Item 408(c) of Regulation S-K.
On August 6, 2026, the Company amended its commercial paper program to increase the Commercial Paper Cap from $ 1.5 billion to $ 2.0 billion. From time to time, one or more commercial paper dealers acting as a dealer under the commercial paper program and certain of their respective affiliates have provided, and may in the future provide, lending, commercial banking, investment banking and other financial advisory services to the Company and its affiliates.
The Company may issue notes under the commercial paper program using the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The notes offered under the commercial paper program have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements. The information contained in this Item 5 shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the notes under the commercial paper program.
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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
Exhibit Number Description of Exhibit
4.1
Form of Seventeenth Supplemental Indenture to the Indenture between Republic Services, Inc. and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (as successor in interest to U.S. Bank National Association), as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 24, 2026).
31. 1 *
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer.
31.2*
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer.
32.1**
Section 1350 Certification of Chief Executive Officer.
32.2**
Section 1350 Certification of Chief Financial Officer.
101.INS* XBRL Instance Document. - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.
101.SCH* XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
101.CAL* XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
101.LAB* XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document.
101.PRE* XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.
101.DEF* XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
104* Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).
* Filed herewith.
** This exhibit is being furnished rather than filed, and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing, in accordance with Item 601 of Regulation S-K.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant, Republic Services, Inc., has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC.
Date: August 6, 2026 By: /s/ BRIAN D EL GHIACCIO
Brian D el Ghiaccio
Executive Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
Date: August 6, 2026 By: /s/ ELYSE M. CARLSEN
Elyse M. Carlsen
Vice President and
Chief Accounting Officer
(Principal Accounting Officer)
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