Sec Form 4 Filing - Arambula Julia @ REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC. - 2025-01-31

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person Arambula Julia 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC. [ RSG] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) SVP Operations (Last) (First) (Middle) 18500 N. ALLIED WAY 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 01/31/2025 (Street) PHOENIX, AZ85054 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 01/31/2025 M 493 ( 1 ) A $ 0 6,667 D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares Restricted Stock Units ( 2 ) 01/31/2025 M 493 ( 1 ) ( 1 ) Common Stock 493 $ 0 0 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Arambula Julia 18500 N. ALLIED WAY PHOENIX, AZ85054 SVP Operations Signatures /s/ Lauren McKeon, Attorney-in-Fact 02/03/2025 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )On 02/14/2020 ("Date of Grant"), the Reporting Person was granted an award of 498 Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") in accordance with the Company's 2007 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended. Prior to the Date of Grant, the Reporting Person elected to defer these 498 RSUs (minus shares withheld for taxes), in addition to all future divided equivalents, into the Company's Deferred Compensation Plan ("DCP"), to be received as a scheduled distribution within 60 days after 01/01/2025. As a result of the DCP election, the settlement of 493 RSUs (which includes 15 dividend equivalents) to shares of the Company's common stock was effective on 01/31/2025. ( 2 )Based on 1 on 1 conversion.

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