SEC Form 4 · accession 0001179110-15-006934

ECOLAB INC. · ECL

Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗

Reporting owner

Officer — Ex.VP, Gen. Counsel & Secy.

Period of report

May 1, 2015

Accepted (ET)

May 1, 2015 · 4:48 pm EDT

Rule 10b5-1 plan

unknown — predates the checkbox

Issuer CIK

0000031462

Table I — non-derivative securities

Security	Date	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Owned after	D/I
Common Stock	May 1, 2015	M	26,900	$55.595	A	56,646	D
Common Stock	May 1, 2015	M	15,200	$71.54	A	71,846	D
Common Stock	May 1, 2015	S	50,352	$113.00	D	21,494	D

Security	Conv. / exercise price	Date	Code	Shares	A/D	Exercisable	Expires	Underlying	Underlying shares	Owned after	D/I
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)^F1	$55.595	May 1, 2015	M	26,900	D	Dec 1, 2012	Dec 1, 2021	Common Stock	26,900	0	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)^F2	$71.54	May 1, 2015	M	15,200	D	Dec 5, 2013	Dec 5, 2022	Common Stock	15,200	7,600	D

F1Option granted under the Ecolab Inc. 2010 Stock Incentive Plan on December 1, 2011. 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.
F2Option granted under the Ecolab Inc. 2010 Stock Incentive Plan on December 5, 2012. 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 will become exercisable as to the remaining shares on the third anniversary of the date of grant.