Gates William H Iii Form 4 ECOLAB / WILLIAM H GATES III 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^*

GATES WILLIAM H III

(Last) (First) (Middle)

2365 CARILLON POINT

(Street)

KIRKLAND WA 98033

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ECOLAB INC. [ ECL ]

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

Director	X	10% Owner
Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/31/2024

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

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

	Form filed by One Reporting Person
X	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	10/31/2024		S		32,271	D	$245.1898(1)	31,153,283	I	by Cascade Investment, L.L.C.
Common Stock	10/31/2024		S		208,049	D	$245.8955(2)	30,945,234	I	by Cascade Investment, L.L.C.
Common Stock	10/31/2024		S		50,139	D	$247.2218(3)	30,895,095	I	by Cascade Investment, L.L.C.
Common Stock	10/31/2024		S		12,939	D	$248.224(4)	30,882,156	I	by Cascade Investment, L.L.C.
Common Stock	10/31/2024		S		102,528	D	$249.1466(5)	30,779,628	I	by Cascade Investment, L.L.C.
Common Stock	10/31/2024		S		3,210	D	$249.8666(6)	30,776,418	I	by Cascade Investment, L.L.C.
Common Stock	11/01/2024		S		260,010	D	$244.7476(7)	30,516,408	I	by Cascade Investment, L.L.C.
Common Stock	11/01/2024		S		54,450	D	$245.9918(8)	30,461,958	I	by Cascade Investment, L.L.C.
Common Stock	11/01/2024		S		8,202	D	$246.6241(9)	30,453,756	I	by Cascade Investment, L.L.C.
Common Stock	11/04/2024		S		31,387	D	$243.1497(10)	30,422,369	I	by Cascade Investment, L.L.C.
Common Stock	11/04/2024		S		18,657	D	$243.8123(11)	30,403,712	I	by Cascade Investment, L.L.C.
Common Stock	11/04/2024		S		12,849	D	$244.9902(12)	30,390,863	I	by Cascade Investment, L.L.C.
Common Stock	11/04/2024		S		2,122	D	$245.9706(13)	30,388,741	I	by Cascade Investment, L.L.C.

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

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

GATES WILLIAM H III

(Last) (First) (Middle)

2365 CARILLON POINT

(Street)

KIRKLAND WA 98033

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

CASCADE INVESTMENT, L.L.C.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

2365 CARILLON POINT

(Street)

KIRKLAND WA 98033

(City) (State) (Zip)

Explanation of Responses:

1. This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $244.6950 to $245.4900. The price set forth above reflects the weighted-average price per share. 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 transactions were effected.

2. This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $245.7000 to $246.6900. The price set forth above reflects the weighted-average price per share. 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 transactions were effected.

3. This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $246.7000 to $247.6900. The price set forth above reflects the weighted-average price per share. 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 transactions were effected.

4. This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $247.7000 to $248.4700. The price set forth above reflects the weighted-average price per share. 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 transactions were effected.

5. This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $248.7800 to $249.6900. The price set forth above reflects the weighted-average price per share. 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 transactions were effected.

6. This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $249.7300 to $249.9800. The price set forth above reflects the weighted-average price per share. 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 transactions were effected.

7. This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $244.2900 to $245.2800. The price set forth above reflects the weighted-average price per share. 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 transactions were effected.

8. This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $245.2942 to $246.2800. The price set forth above reflects the weighted-average price per share. 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 transactions were effected.

9. This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $246.3700 to $246.9500. The price set forth above reflects the weighted-average price per share. 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 transactions were effected.

10. This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $242.4975 to $243.4900. The price set forth above reflects the weighted-average price per share. 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 transactions were effected.

11. This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $243.5000 to $244.4700. The price set forth above reflects the weighted-average price per share. 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 transactions were effected.

12. This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $244.5000 to $245.4850. The price set forth above reflects the weighted-average price per share. 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 transactions were effected.

13. This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $245.5500 to $246.3200. The price set forth above reflects the weighted-average price per share. 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 transactions were effected.

	/s/ Alan Heuberger, Attorney-in-fact for William H. Gates III	11/04/2024
	/s/ Cascade Investment, L.L.C. by Alan Heuberger as attorney-in-fact for Michael Larson, Business Manager	11/04/2024
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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