0001179110-14-014209.txt : 20140916 0001179110-14-014209.hdr.sgml : 20140916 20140916171605 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001179110-14-014209 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20140912 FILED AS OF DATE: 20140916 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20140916 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: SCHMECHEL DANIEL J CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001198768 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-09328 FILM NUMBER: 141106120 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 370 WBASHA ST NORTH CITY: ST PAUL STATE: MN ZIP: 55102 4 1 edgar.xml FORM 4 - X0306 4 2014-09-12 0 0000031462 ECOLAB INC ECL 0001198768 SCHMECHEL DANIEL J ECOLAB INC. 370 WABASHA STREET N. ST. PAUL MN 55102 0 1 0 0 Chief Financial Officer Common Stock 2014-09-12 4 M 0 16500 45.240 A 115753.279 D Common Stock 2014-09-12 4 F 0 11226 115.325 D 104529.336 D Common Stock 2730.554 I By Ecolab Savings Plan Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) 45.240 2014-09-12 4 M 0 16500 0.00 D 2007-12-06 2016-12-06 Common Stock 16500 0 D Reflects the reporting person's payment of the exercise price for a stock option issued in accordance with Rule 16b-3 by delivering or withholding shares of Ecolab common stock. Includes 1.053 shares acquired on April 21, 2014 and 1.004 shares acquired on July 18, 2014 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 August 31, 2014. Includes 13.604 UNITS acquired since the reporting person's last report. (The 2,730.554 UNITS are the equivalent of approximately 5,039 shares of the issuer's Common Stock.) Option granted under the Ecolab Inc. 2005 Stock Incentive Plan on December 6, 2006. 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 Daniel J. Schmechel 2014-09-16