SEC Form 4 · accession 0001179110-16-028660

ECOLAB INC. · ECL

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

Reporting owner

Officer — EVP and Pres. - Nalco Champion

Period of report

Aug 10, 2016

Accepted (ET)

Aug 12, 2016 · 4:45 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	Aug 10, 2016	M	9,600	$55.595	A	46,844	D
Common Stock	Aug 10, 2016	F	6,550	$122.805	D	40,294	D
Common Stock	Aug 10, 2016	M	38,400	$55.595	A	78,694	D
Common Stock	Aug 10, 2016	F	26,200	$122.805	D	52,494	D
Common Stock	Aug 10, 2016	M	32,600	$71.54	A	85,094	D
Common Stock	Aug 10, 2016	F	24,699	$122.805	D	60,395	D

Security	Conv. / exercise price	Date	Code	Shares	A/D	Exercisable	Expires	Underlying	Underlying shares	D/I
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)^F2	$55.595	Aug 10, 2016	M	9,600	D	Dec 1, 2012	Dec 1, 2021	Common Stock	9,600	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$55.595	Aug 10, 2016	M	38,400	D	Dec 1, 2014	Dec 1, 2021	Common Stock	38,400	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)^F3	$71.54	Aug 10, 2016	M	32,600	D	Dec 5, 2013	Dec 5, 2022	Common Stock	32,600	D

F1Reflects 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.
F2Option 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 option shares on the third anniversary of the date of grant.
F3Option 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 as to the remaining option shares on the third anniversary of the date of grant.