ZILLMER JOHN J 4

What Happened

• John J. Zillmer, a director of Ecolab Inc. (ECL), received 130.18 shares on 2026-06-30 as an award/acquisition (transaction code A). The reported acquisition price is $0.00, i.e., no cash was paid. The filing shows a total of 130.18 shares acquired, with 43.39 of those shares credited through a dividend reinvestment feature of Ecolab’s 2001 Non-Employee Director Stock Option and Deferred Compensation Plan.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-06-30; filing date: 2026-07-02 (filed within the typical 2-business-day window).
• Shares acquired: 130.18 at $0.00 per share (total cash paid: $0).
• Footnote: 43.39 shares acquired via dividend reinvestment under the 2001 Non-Employee Director Stock Option and Deferred Compensation Plan.
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the provided filing details.
• Transaction type: Award/Grant (A) — part of director compensation, not an open-market purchase or sale.

Context

• This is a compensation-related grant common for non-employee directors (includes dividend reinvestment under the director plan). Such awards are routine and do not necessarily signal the director buying or selling based on private views of the company.