Filing Details

Accession Number:
0001179110-12-007953
Form Type:
4
Zero Holdings:
No
Publication Time:
2012-05-07 18:25:28
Reporting Period:
2012-05-07
Filing Date:
2012-05-07
Accepted Time:
2012-05-07 18:25:28
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
Ex.vp & Pres. Institutional 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 2012-05-07 20,000 $24.34 36,618 No 4 M Direct
Common Stock Disposition 2012-05-07 11,500 $64.00 25,142 No 4 S Direct
Equity Swap Involved Form Type Code Nature of Ownership Explanation
No 4 M 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 2012-05-07 20,000 $0.00 20,000 $24.34
Remaning Holdings Exercise Date Expiration Date Equity Swap Involved Transaction Form Type Transaction Code Nature of Ownership
0 2003-12-05 2012-12-05 No 4 M Direct
Reported Non-Derivative Holdings
Sec. Name Remaning Holdings Nature of Ownership Explanation
Common Stock 3,698 Indirect By Ecolab Savings Plan
Footnotes
  1. Includes 12.185 shares acquired by reporting person on January 20, 2012 and 11.800 shares acquired on April 19, 2012 by dividend reinvestment under the Dividend Reinvestment Plan for shareholders of Ecolab sponsored by Computershare Trust Company, N.A.
  2. Number of UNITS in the Ecolab Stock Fund of the Ecolab Savings Plan (401(k) Plan) as of April 30, 2012. Includes 48.005 UNITS acquired since the reporting person's last report. (The 3,698.245 UNITS are the equivalent of approximtely 6,876 shares of the issuer's Common Stock.)
  3. Option granted under the Ecolab Inc. 2002 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.