0001179110-12-007936.txt : 20120507 0001179110-12-007936.hdr.sgml : 20120507 20120507180440 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001179110-12-007936 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120503 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120507 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120507 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: ST PAUL STATE: MN ZIP: 55102 BUSINESS PHONE: 6512932233 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ECOLAB CORPORATE CENTER STREET 2: 370 WABASHA STREET NORTH CITY: ST. PAUL STATE: MN ZIP: 55102 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ECONOMICS LABORATORY INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19861203 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HIGGINS ARTHUR J CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001142083 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS (NO DIAGNOSTIC SUBSTANCES) [2836] STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0630 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-09328 FILM NUMBER: 12819035 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O ZIMMER, INC. STREET 2: P.O. BOX 708 CITY: WARSAW STATE: IN ZIP: 46580 4 1 edgar.xml FORM 4 - X0305 4 2012-05-03 0 0000031462 ECOLAB INC ECL 0001142083 HIGGINS ARTHUR J C/O ECOLAB INC. 370 WABASHA ST. N ST. PAUL MN 55102 1 0 0 0 Common Stock 10029.62 D Stock Opion (Right to Buy) 63.995 2012-05-03 4 A 0 3800 0.00 A 2012-08-03 2022-05-03 Common Stock 3800 3800 D The option will become exercisable, on a cumulative basis, as to 25% of the option shares (excluding any fractional portion less than one share), on the last day of each of the first, second and third three-month periods following its date of grant and as to the remaining shares on the last day of the fourth three-month period following its date of grant; provided, however, that if a Change in Control of the Company (as that term is defined in the Ecolab Inc. 2001 Non-Employee Director Stock Option and Deferred Compensation Plan) will occur, then the option will become immediately exercisable in full. David F. Duvick, as Attorney-in-Fact for Arthur J. Higgins 2012-05-07