0001179110-15-004899.txt : 20150313 0001179110-15-004899.hdr.sgml : 20150313 20150313182629 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001179110-15-004899 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20150311 FILED AS OF DATE: 20150313 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20150313 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: Berger Larry L CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001433832 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-09328 FILM NUMBER: 15700678 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 370 WABASHA STREET NORTH CITY: SAINT PAUL STATE: MN ZIP: 55102 4 1 edgar.xml FORM 4 - X0306 4 2015-03-11 0 0000031462 ECOLAB INC ECL 0001433832 Berger Larry L 370 WABASHA STREET N SAINT PAUL MN 55102 0 1 0 0 Executive VP & CTO Common Stock 2015-03-11 4 M 0 4200 45.575 A 32160 D Common Stock 2015-03-11 4 F 0 2887 114.855 D 29273 D Common Stock 2015-03-11 4 M 0 5800 45.665 A 35073 D Common Stock 2015-03-11 4 F 0 3990 114.855 D 31083 D Common Stock 2015-03-13 4 G 0 70 0 D 31013 D Common Stock 67.671 I By Ecolab Savings Plan Employee stock option (right to buy) 45.575 2015-03-11 4 M 0 4200 0 D 2009-05-01 2018-05-01 Common Stock 4200 0 D Stock Option (Right to Buy) 45.665 2015-03-11 4 M 0 5800 0 D 2010-12-02 2019-12-02 Common Stock 5800 11800 D Reflects the reporting person's payment of the exercise price and withholding taxes for a stock option issued in accordance with Rule 16b-3 by delivering or withholding shares of Ecolab common stock. Number of UNITS in the Ecolab Stock Fund of the Ecolab Savings Plan (401(k) Plan) as of February 28, 2015. (The 67.671 UNITS are the equivalent of approximtely 125 shares of the issuer's Common Stock.) Option granted under the Ecolab Inc. 2005 Stock Incentive Plan on May 1, 2008. 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 option shares on the third anniversary of the date of grant. Option granted under the Ecolab Inc. 2005 Stock Incentive Plan on December 2, 2009. 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 option shares on the third anniversary of the date of grant. David F. Duvick, as Attorney-in-Fact for Larry L. Berger 2015-03-13