0001179110-12-000246.txt : 20120104 0001179110-12-000246.hdr.sgml : 20120104 20120104173439 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001179110-12-000246 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20111231 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120104 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120104 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ECOLAB INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000031462 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SOAP, DETERGENT, CLEANING PREPARATIONS, PERFUMES, COSMETICS [2840] IRS NUMBER: 410231510 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ECOLAB CORPORATE CENTER STREET 2: 370 WABASHA STREET NORTH CITY: ST PAUL STATE: MN ZIP: 55102 BUSINESS PHONE: 6512932233 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ECOLAB CORPORATE CENTER STREET 2: 370 WABASHA STREET NORTH CITY: ST. PAUL STATE: MN ZIP: 55102 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ECONOMICS LABORATORY INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19861203 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HIGGINS ARTHUR J CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001142083 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS (NO DIAGNOSTIC SUBSTANCES) [2836] STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0630 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-09328 FILM NUMBER: 12507639 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O ZIMMER, INC. STREET 2: P.O. BOX 708 CITY: WARSAW STATE: IN ZIP: 46580 4 1 edgar.xml FORM 4 - X0304 4 2011-12-31 0 0000031462 ECOLAB INC ECL 0001142083 HIGGINS ARTHUR J C/O ECOLAB INC. 370 WABASHA ST. N ST. PAUL MN 55102 1 0 0 0 Common Stock 2011-12-31 4 A 0 183.84 0.00 A 8959.69 D Common Stock 2011-12-31 4 A 0 400.12 57.795 A 9370.13 D Includes 10.32 shares acquired pursuant to a dividend reinvestment feature of the Ecolab Inc. 2001 Non-Employee Director Stock Option and Deferred Compensation Plan. David F. Duvick, as Attorney-in-Fact for Arthur J. Higgins 2012-01-04