0001179110-16-028406.txt : 20160808 0001179110-16-028406.hdr.sgml : 20160808 20160808194347 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001179110-16-028406 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20160804 FILED AS OF DATE: 20160808 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20160808 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: SAINT PAUL STATE: MN ZIP: 55102 BUSINESS PHONE: 6512502587 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ECOLAB CORPORATE CENTER STREET 2: 370 WABASHA STREET NORTH CITY: SAINT PAUL STATE: MN ZIP: 55102 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ECOLAB INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 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: 161815698 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 370 WBASHA ST NORTH CITY: ST PAUL STATE: MN ZIP: 55102 4 1 edgar.xml FORM 4 - X0306 4 2016-08-04 0 0000031462 ECOLAB INC. ECL 0001198768 SCHMECHEL DANIEL J 370 WABASHA STREET NORTH SAINT PAUL MN 55102 0 1 0 0 Chief Financial Officer Common Stock 2016-08-04 4 M 0 21500 49.42 A 131845.962 D Common Stock 2016-08-04 4 F 0 14603 122.095 D 117242.962 D Common Stock 2016-08-04 4 M 0 34400 35.63 A 151642.962 D Common Stock 2016-08-04 4 F 0 21121 122.095 D 130524.422 D Common Stock 2795.560 I By Ecolab Savings Plan Employee Stock Option 49.42 2016-08-04 4 M 0 21500 0.00 D 2008-12-05 2017-12-05 Common Stock 21500 0 D Common Stock 35.63 2016-08-04 4 M 0 34400 0.00 D 2009-12-03 2018-12-03 Common Stock 34400 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. The total includes 1.261 shares acquired on April 20, 2016 and 1.199 shares acquired on July 20, 2016 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, 2016. (The 2,795.560 UNITS are the equivalent of approximately 5,154 shares of the issuer's Common Stock.) Option granted under the Ecolab Inc. 2005 Stock Incentive Plan on December 5, 2007. 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. Option granted under the Ecolab Inc. 2005 Stock Incentive Plan on December 3, 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 shares on the third anniversary of the date of grant. /s/David F. Duvick, Attorney-in-fact for Daniel J. Schmechel 2016-08-08