Welling Steven D Form 4 US ECOLOGY / STEVEN D WELLING ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

WELLING STEVEN D

(Last) (First) (Middle)

251 E. FRONT ST.

SUITE 400

(Street)

BOISE ID 83702

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
US ECOLOGY, INC. [ ECOL ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
EVP Sales and Mkt.

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/04/2016

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	01/04/2016		A		3,900	A	$0(1)	18,720	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Common Stock Option	$35.05	01/04/2016		A		6,900		01/04/2017	01/03/2026	Common Stock	6,900	$0(2)	6,900	D
Performance Stock Units	(3)	01/04/2016		A		2,400		(3)	12/31/2018	Common Stock	2,400(3)	$0	2,400	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Restricted stock issued pursuant to US Ecology, Inc. Omnibus Incentive Plan, vesting after the third year anniversary.

2. Issued pursuant to US Ecology, Inc. Omnibus Incentive Plan, vesting annually over three years.

3. Grant of Performance Stock Units. Each performance stock unit represents a contingent right to receive 1 share of US Ecology, Inc. Common Stock. The number of shares reported represents the target number of shares underlying the performance stock units. The actual number of shares to be delivered in settlement of the performance stock units earned during the performance period will be based on US Ecology, Inc.'s total shareholder return over the three year vesting period relative to the S&P 600 (weighted at 50%) and a peer group of certain companies in the environmental and facilities services industry (weighted at 50%) and could equal 200% of the target number of shares underlying the performance stock units. The performance stock units will settle as soon as practicable after December 31, 2018.

	/s/ Steven D. Welling	01/05/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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