Higgins Arthur J - May 6, 2024 Form 4 Insider Report for ECOLAB INC. (ECL)

Role: Director
Signature: /s/ David F. Duvick, as Attorney-in-Fact for Arthur J. Higgins
Stock symbol: ECL
Transactions as of: May 6, 2024
Transactions value $: -$511,142
Form type: 4
Date filed: 5/8/2024, 04:49 PM
Previous filing: Apr 2, 2024
Next filing: May 14, 2024

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	ECL	Common Stock	Options Exercise	$248K	+2.2K	+8.61%	$112.75	27.7K	May 6, 2024	Direct
transaction	ECL	Common Stock	Options Exercise	$265K	+2.3K	+8.29%	$115.08	30K	May 6, 2024	Direct
transaction	ECL	Common Stock	Sale	-$1.02M	-4.5K	-14.98%	$227.52	25.5K	May 6, 2024	Direct	F1

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	ECL	Non-Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	Options Exercise	$0	-2.2K	-100%	$0.00^*	0	May 6, 2024	Common Stock	2.2K	$112.75	Direct	F2
transaction	ECL	Non-Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	Options Exercise	$0	-2.3K	-100%	$0.00^*	0	May 6, 2024	Common Stock	2.3K	$115.08	Direct	F2
transaction	ECL	Non-Employee Director Stock Option (Right to Buy)	Award	$0	+934		$0.00	934	May 6, 2024	Common Stock	934	$228.26	Direct	F2

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

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F1	This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $227.51 to $227.60, inclusive. The price reported above reflects the weighted average sale price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected.
F2	The option became or 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. The date listed in the Date Exercisable column represents the first vesting date.

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This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $227.51 to $227.60, inclusive. The price reported above reflects the weighted average sale price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected.

The option became or 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. The date listed in the Date Exercisable column represents the first vesting date.