SEC FORM 3

SEC FORM 3 SEC Form 3

FORM 3

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

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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^*

Sved Gergely

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

1 ECOLAB PLACE

(Street)

ST. PAUL

55102

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
04/01/2022

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

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
EVP & PRES - HC & LIFE SCI

5. 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 Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Restricted Stock Units	05/06/2020	05/06/2023	Common Stock	1,855	⁽¹⁾	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	12/03/2020⁽²⁾	12/03/2029	Common Stock	2,179⁽³⁾	184.39	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	12/03/2021⁽²⁾	12/03/2030	Common Stock	3,384	221.41	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	12/01/2022⁽²⁾	12/01/2031	Common Stock	3,263	223.78	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Ecolab Inc. common stock. The units will vest, subject to continued employment, as to 100% of the grant amount on the third anniversary of the date of grant.

2. Option granted under the Ecolab Inc. 2010 Stock Incentive Plan. The option became or becomes exercisable, on a cumulative basis, as to one-third of the option shares (excluding any fractional portion less than one share), on each of the first and second anniversaries of the date of grant and as to the remaining option shares on the third anniversary of the date of grant. The date listed is the first anniversary of the date of grant.

3. The option covered 3,268 shares when granted, with 1,089 of the option shares exercised prior to Mr. Sved becoming a reporting person.

	/s/ David F. Duvick, as Attorney-in-Fact for Gergely Sved	04/08/2022
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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SEC Form 3 filed by new insider Sved Gergely