0001179110-16-029097.txt : 20160829 0001179110-16-029097.hdr.sgml : 20160829 20160829182840 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001179110-16-029097 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20160825 FILED AS OF DATE: 20160829 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20160829 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: Hickey Michael A CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001343364 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-09328 FILM NUMBER: 161859000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 370 WABASHA STREET NORTH CITY: ST PAUL STATE: MN ZIP: 55102 4 1 edgar.xml FORM 4 - X0306 4 2016-08-25 0 0000031462 ECOLAB INC. ECL 0001343364 Hickey Michael A 370 WABASHA STREET NORTH SAINT PAUL MN 55102 0 1 0 0 EVP & Pres. Global Inst. Common Stock 2016-08-25 4 M 0 21500 49.42 A 61341.816 D Common Stock 2016-08-25 4 F 0 14862 122.285 D 46479.816 D Common Stock 2016-08-25 4 M 0 30300 35.63 A 76779.816 D Common Stock 2016-08-25 4 F 0 19177 122.285 D 57602.816 D Common Stock 2016-08-29 4 S 0 17761 123.904 D 39864.521 D Common Stock 3941.711 I By Ecolab Savings Plan Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) 49.42 2016-08-25 4 M 0 21500 0 D 2008-12-05 2017-12-05 Common Stock 21500 0 D Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) 35.63 2016-08-25 4 M 0 30300 0 D 2009-12-03 2018-12-03 Common Stock 30300 0 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 Inc. common stock. This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $123.90 to $124.14. The price reported above reflects the weighted average sale price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected. The total includes 11.639 shares acquired on April 15, 2016 and 11.066 shares acquired on July 15, 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. Includes 35.199 UNITS acquired since the reporting person's last report. (The 3941.711 UNITS are the equivalent of approximately 7,267 SHARES of the issuer's Common Stock.) Option granted on December 5, 2007 under the Ecolab Inc. 2005 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. Option granted on December 3, 2008 under the Ecolab Inc. 2005 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, as Attorney-in-fact for Michael A. Hickey 2016-08-29