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Filed Pursuant to Rule 433
Issuer Free Writing Prospectus dated June 3, 2010 relating to the
Preliminary Prospectus Supplement dated June 3, 2010
to Prospectus dated September 22, 2009
Registration Statement No. 333-162059
Final Pricing Term Sheet
4.75% Senior Notes due 2020
     
Issuer:
  Waste Management, Inc.
 
Guarantor:
  Waste Management Holdings, Inc.
 
Principal Amount:
  $600,000,000 
 
Maturity Date:
  June 30, 2020
 
Coupon:
  4.75%
 
Price to Public:
  99.388% of principal amount
 
Underwriting Discount:
  0.650%
 
Benchmark Treasury:
  3.500% due 5/15/2020
 
Spread to Benchmark Treasury:
  1.470%
 
Benchmark Treasury Price and Yield:
  101-06+/3.357%
 
Yield to maturity:
  4.827%
 
Interest Payment Dates:
  Semi-annually on June 30 and December 30, commencing December 30, 2010.
 
Optional Redemption:
  At a discount rate of Treasury plus 25 basis points.
 
Settlement:
  T+3; June 8, 2010
 
CUSIP:
  94106LAW9
 
Joint Book-Running Managers
  Banc of America Securities LLC
Barclays Capital Inc.
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
 
Co-Managers
  BNP Paribas Securities Corp.
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.
Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated
RBS Securities Inc.
 
Ratings:
  Moody’s: Baa3 (Stable)
S&P: BBB (Stable)
Fitch: BBB (Stable)

 


 

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