Brian A. Bales, EVP and Chief Development Officer of Republic Services, Inc., filed a Form 4 on November 4, 2026, disclosing a sale of 3,400 shares of common stock on November 2, 2026.

Key Highlights

  • Reporting person: Brian A. Bales, EVP and Chief Development Officer of Republic Services, Inc.
  • Transaction: Disposition (code S) of 3,400 shares of common stock on November 2, 2026, at a price of $244 per share.
  • Ownership form: The shares were held indirectly through The Bales Trust u/a March 17, 2017, of which Bales and his spouse are trustees and the beneficiaries are his children.
  • Remaining beneficial ownership: 17,616 shares of common stock held indirectly through the trust following the reported transaction.
  • No derivative securities: No derivative securities were reported in Table II of the filing.

Bales Trust Disposes of Republic Services Common Stock on November 2, 2026

According to the Form 4 filed with the SEC on November 4, 2026, Brian A. Bales, identified as EVP and Chief Development Officer at Republic Services, Inc. (NYSE:RSG), reported a single open-market sale of 3,400 shares of common stock. The transaction carried a transaction code of "S" and was executed on November 2, 2026, at a price of $244 per share. The shares involved were held indirectly, not directly by the reporting person.

The filing notes that the shares were held by The Bales Trust u/a March 17, 2017. Per the filing's explanation of responses, Bales and his spouse serve as trustees of this trust, and the beneficiaries are described as the reporting person's children. Following the reported disposition, the filing discloses that 17,616 shares of Republic Services common stock remain beneficially owned indirectly through the trust.

Table II of the filing, covering derivative securities such as options, warrants, or convertible instruments, contained no reported transactions. The Form 4 was signed by Lauren McKeon as attorney-in-fact on November 4, 2026, and was filed as an individual, single-reporting-person submission. No amendment date was indicated, suggesting this is an original filing.

What Was Disclosed

The filing disclosed a sale of 3,400 shares of Republic Services common stock at $244 per share by an officer's trust on November 2, 2026, leaving 17,616 shares beneficially owned indirectly through that trust.