Filing Details

Accession Number:
0001179110-10-017364
Form Type:
4
Zero Holdings:
No
Publication Time:
2010-12-10 18:14:38
Reporting Period:
2010-12-10
Filing Date:
2010-12-10
Accepted Time:
2010-12-10 18:14:38
SEC Url:
Form 4 Filing
Issuer
Cik Name Symbol Sector (SIC) IRS No
31462 Ecolab Inc ECL Soap, Detergents, Cleang Preparations, Perfumes, Cosmetics (2840) 410231510
Insiders
Cik Name Reported Address Insider Title Director Officer Large Shareholder Other
1343364 A Michael Hickey 370 Wabasha Street North
Saint Paul MN 55102
Exec. Vp, Qsr & Service Sector No Yes No No
Reported Non-Derivative Transactions
Sec. Name Acquisiton - Disposition Date Amount Price Remaning Holdings Equity Swap Involved Form Type Code Nature of Ownership Explanation
Common Stock Acquisiton 2010-12-10 14,000 $20.86 25,269 No 4 M Direct
Common Stock Acquisiton 2010-12-10 20,000 $18.96 45,269 No 4 M Direct
Common Stock Disposition 2010-12-10 28,000 $48.49 17,269 No 4 S Direct
Common Stock Disposition 2010-12-10 700 $47.99 16,569 No 4 S Direct
Equity Swap Involved Form Type Code Nature of Ownership Explanation
No 4 M Direct
No 4 M Direct
No 4 S Direct
No 4 S Direct
Reported Derivative Transactions
Sec. Name Sec. Type Acquisiton - Disposition Date Amount Price Amount - 2 Price - 2
Common Stock Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) Disposition 2010-12-10 14,000 $0.00 14,000 $20.06
Common Stock Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) Disposition 2010-12-10 20,000 $0.00 20,000 $18.96
Remaning Holdings Exercise Date Expiration Date Equity Swap Involved Transaction Form Type Transaction Code Nature of Ownership
0 2002-08-16 2011-08-16 No 4 M Direct
0 2002-12-06 2011-12-06 No 4 M Direct
Reported Non-Derivative Holdings
Sec. Name Remaning Holdings Nature of Ownership Explanation
Common Stock 3,573 Indirect By Ecolab Savings Plan
Footnotes
  1. Number of UNITS in the Ecolab Stock Fund of the Ecolab Savings Plan (401(k) Plan) as of November 30, 2010. (The 3,573.332 UNITS are the equivalent of approximtely 6,670 shares of the issuer's Common Stock.)
  2. Options granted under the Ecolab Inc. 1997 Stock Incentive Plan. Each option became exercisable, on a cumulative basis, as to one-third of the option shares (excluding any fraction 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.