- Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)
May 04 2010 - 7:26PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
FORM 4
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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue.
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Instruction 1(b).
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public
Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
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Gifford Robert K
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2. Issuer Name
and
Ticker or Trading Symbol
ECOLAB INC
[
ECL
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5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director
_____ 10% Owner
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X
__ Officer (give title below)
_____ Other (specify below)
SVP - Global Supply Chain
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(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
370 WABASHA STREET NORTH
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(MM/DD/YYYY)
4/30/2010
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(Street)
ST. PAUL, MN 55102
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
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4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed
(MM/DD/YYYY)
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6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
(Check Applicable Line)
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X
_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
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2. Trans. Date
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2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any
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3. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8)
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4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
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5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
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6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)
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7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
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Code
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V
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Amount
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(A) or (D)
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Price
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Common Stock
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4/30/2010
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M
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40000
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A
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$33.47
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40409
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D
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Common Stock
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4/30/2010
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F
(1)
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31474
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D
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$48.98
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8935
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D
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Common Stock
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511.587
(2)
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I
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By Ecolab Savings Plan
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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (
e.g.
, puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3)
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2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security
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3. Trans. Date
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3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any
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4. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8)
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5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
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6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
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7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 3 and 4)
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8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
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9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)
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10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)
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11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
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Code
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V
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(A)
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(D)
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Date Exercisable
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Expiration Date
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Title
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Amount or Number of Shares
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Stock Option (Right to Buy)
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$33.47
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4/30/2010
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M
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40000
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10/28/2005
(3)
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10/28/2014
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Common Stock
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40000
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$0
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0
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D
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Explanation of Responses:
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(
1)
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Reflects the reporting person's payment of the exercise price and withholding taxes for a stock option issued in accordance with Rule 16b-3 by delivering or withholding shares of Ecolab Common Stock.
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(
2)
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Number of UNITS in the Ecolab Stock Fund of the Ecolab Savings Plan (401(k) Plan) as of March 31, 2010. Includes 1.697 UNITS acquired by the reporting person in the Ecolab Stock Fund of the Ecolab Savings Plan since the date of his last report. (The 511.587 UNITS are the equivalent of approximtely 956 shares of the issuer's Common Stock.)
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3)
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The option was 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.
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Reporting Owners
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Reporting Owner Name / Address
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Relationships
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Director
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10% Owner
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Officer
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Other
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Gifford Robert K
370 WABASHA STREET NORTH
ST. PAUL, MN 55102
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SVP - Global Supply Chain
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Signatures
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/s/ David F. Duvick, Attorney-In-Fact for Robert K. Gifford
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5/4/2010
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**
Signature of Reporting Person
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Date
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
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*
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If the form is filed by more than one reporting person,
see
Instruction 4(b)(v).
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**
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Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations.
See
18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
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