- Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)
August 25 2011 - 7:01PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
FORM 3
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
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GATES WILLIAM H III
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2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY)
8/23/2011
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3. Issuer Name
and
Ticker or Trading Symbol
ECOLAB INC [ECL]
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(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
ONE MICROSOFT WAY
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4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
_____ Director
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X
___ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)
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X
___ Other (specify below)
/ See Footnotes 1,2
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(Street)
REDMOND, WA 98052
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
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5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed
(MM/DD/YYYY)
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6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
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X
_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
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1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
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2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
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3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
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4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
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Common Stock
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18829586.0000
(1)
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I
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by Cascade Investment, L.L.C.
(2)
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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. 4)
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2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(MM/DD/YYYY)
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3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
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4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security
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5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
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6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
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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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Explanation of Responses:
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1)
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For purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act, as amended (the "Act"), Mr. Gates, as the sole member of Cascade Investment, L.L.C. ("Cascade") and co-trustee of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust ("Trust"), may be deemed to beneficially own more than 10% of the common stock of the issuer. Mr. Gates has no pecuniary interest in the shares held by the Trust. Neither the filing of this Form 3 nor any of its contents shall be deemed an admission that Mr. Gates and any other person or persons constitute a "group" under Section 13(d) and Mr. Gates expressly disclaims membership in a group.
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2)
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For purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act, as amended (the "Act"), Cascade may be deemed to be a member of a "group" that beneficially owns more than 10% of the common stock of the issuer. Neither the filing of this Form 3 nor any of its contents shall be deemed an admission that Cascade and any other person or persons constitute a "group" under Section 13(d) or is otherwise subject to Section 16 of the Act and Cascade expressly disclaims membership in a group.
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Remarks:
mlahpoa.txt, mlahlspoa.txt
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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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GATES WILLIAM H III
ONE MICROSOFT WAY
REDMOND, WA 98052
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X
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See Footnotes 1,2
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CASCADE INVESTMENT LLC
2365 CARILLON POINT
KIRKLAND, WA 98033
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See Remarks
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Signatures
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/s/ Alan Heuberger, Attorney-in-fact for William H. Gates III
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8/25/2011
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Signature of Reporting Person
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Date
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/s/ Cascade Investment, L.L.C. by Alan Heuberger as attorney-in-fact for Michael Larson, Business Manager
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8/25/2011
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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 5(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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Note:
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File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient,
see
Instruction 6 for procedure.
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