ECOLAB INC. — Director's Dealing 2016

Feb 26, 2016

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ECOLAB INC. (ECL)
CIK: 0000031462
Period of Report: 2016-02-24

Reporting Person: SEIFERT JAMES J (Ex.VP, Gen. Counsel & Secy.)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2016-02-24	Common Stock	A	5030	—	Acquired	26309	Direct
2016-02-24	Common Stock	F	1700	$100.465	Disposed	24609	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Reflects the reporting person's payment of minimum statutory tax obligations by withholding shares of Ecolab Common Stock incident to the vesting of performance-based restricted stock units in accordance with Rule 16b-3.