0001179110-12-013130.txt : 20120820 0001179110-12-013130.hdr.sgml : 20120818 20120820182739 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001179110-12-013130 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120817 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120820 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120820 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: MILLER JAMES A CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001198761 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-09328 FILM NUMBER: 121046290 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 370 WBASHA ST NORTH CITY: ST PAUL STATE: MN ZIP: 55102 4 1 edgar.xml FORM 4 - X0306 4 2012-08-17 0 0000031462 ECOLAB INC ECL 0001198761 MILLER JAMES A ECOLAB INC. 370 WABASHA STREET N. ST. PAUL MN 55102 0 1 0 0 ExVP & Pres. GlobalServ.&Spec. Common Stock 2012-08-17 4 M 0 50000 27.39 A 52786.765 D Common Stock 2012-08-17 4 F 0 33113 66.71 D 19673.765 D Common Stock 2012-08-17 5 G 0 E 16887 0.00 D 2795.019 D Common Stock 2012-08-17 5 G 0 E 16887 0.00 A 47832 I By Trust Common Stock 1103.974 I By Ecolab Savings Plan Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) 27.39 2012-08-17 4 M 0 50000 0.00 D 2004-12-11 2013-12-11 Common Stock 50000 0 D Reflects the reporting person's payment of the exercise price and witholding taxes for a stock option issued in accordance with Rule 16b-3 by delivering or withholding shares of Ecolab common stock. Includes 8.254 shares acquired July 19, 2012 by dividend reinvestment under the Dividend Reinvestment Plan for shareholders of Ecolab sponsored by Computershare Trust Company, N.A. Number of UNITS in the Ecolab Stock Fund of the Ecolab Savings Plan (401(k) Plan) as of July 31, 2012. Includes 3.2 units acquired since the reporting person's last report.(The 1,103.974 UNITS are the equivalent of approximtely 2,052 shares of the issuer's Common Stock.) Option granted under the Ecolab Inc. 2002 Stock Incentive Plan. The option became exercisable, on a cumulative basis, as to one-third of the option shares (excluding any fractional portion less than one share), on each of the first and second anniversaries of the date of grant and as to the remaining shares on the third anniversary of the date of grant. /s/David F. Duvick, Attorney-in-fact for James A. Miller 2012-08-20