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Baker, Jr.</p></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;vertical-align:middle;width:16.63%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.15pt 0pt 5.15pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">224,522,781 </p></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;vertical-align:middle;width:18.48%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.15pt 0pt 5.15pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">10,416,979</p></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;vertical-align:middle;width:16.63%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.15pt 0pt 5.15pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">262,359</p></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;vertical-align:middle;width:16.63%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.15pt 0pt 5.15pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">16,617,060</p></td></tr><tr style="height:17.5pt;"><td style="background-color:#ffffff;vertical-align:middle;width:31.6%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.15pt 0pt 5.15pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;">Shari L. Ballard</p></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;vertical-align:middle;width:16.63%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.15pt 0pt 5.15pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">230,446,122 </p></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;vertical-align:middle;width:18.48%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.15pt 0pt 5.15pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">4,400,801</p></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;vertical-align:middle;width:16.63%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.15pt 0pt 5.15pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">355,196</p></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;vertical-align:middle;width:16.63%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.15pt 0pt 5.15pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">16,617,060</p></td></tr><tr style="height:17.5pt;"><td style="background-color:#ffffff;vertical-align:middle;width:31.6%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.15pt 0pt 5.15pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;">Barbara J. Beck</p></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;vertical-align:middle;width:16.63%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.15pt 0pt 5.15pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">226,437,847 </p></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;vertical-align:middle;width:18.48%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.15pt 0pt 5.15pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">8,399,435</p></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;vertical-align:middle;width:16.63%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.15pt 0pt 5.15pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">364,837</p></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;vertical-align:middle;width:16.63%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.15pt 0pt 5.15pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">16,617,060</p></td></tr><tr style="height:17.5pt;"><td style="background-color:#ffffff;vertical-align:middle;width:31.6%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.15pt 0pt 5.15pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;">Christophe Beck</p></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;vertical-align:middle;width:16.63%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.15pt 0pt 5.15pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">233,560,784 </p></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;vertical-align:middle;width:18.48%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.15pt 0pt 5.15pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">1,343,478</p></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;vertical-align:middle;width:16.63%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.15pt 0pt 5.15pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">297,857</p></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;vertical-align:middle;width:16.63%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.15pt 0pt 5.15pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">16,617,060</p></td></tr><tr style="height:17.5pt;"><td style="background-color:#ffffff;vertical-align:middle;width:31.6%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.15pt 0pt 5.15pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;">Jeffrey M. Ettinger </p></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;vertical-align:middle;width:16.63%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.15pt 0pt 5.15pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">227,041,989 </p></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;vertical-align:middle;width:18.48%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.15pt 0pt 5.15pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">7,776,650</p></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;vertical-align:middle;width:16.63%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.15pt 0pt 5.15pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">383,480</p></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;vertical-align:middle;width:16.63%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.15pt 0pt 5.15pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">16,617,060</p></td></tr><tr style="height:17.5pt;"><td style="background-color:#ffffff;vertical-align:middle;width:31.6%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.15pt 0pt 5.15pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;">Arthur J. Higgins</p></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;vertical-align:middle;width:16.63%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.15pt 0pt 5.15pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">224,391,347 </p></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;vertical-align:middle;width:18.48%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.15pt 0pt 5.15pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">10,426,588</p></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;vertical-align:middle;width:16.63%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.15pt 0pt 5.15pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">384,184</p></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;vertical-align:middle;width:16.63%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.15pt 0pt 5.15pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">16,617,060</p></td></tr><tr style="height:17.5pt;"><td style="background-color:#ffffff;vertical-align:middle;width:31.6%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.15pt 0pt 5.15pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;">Michael Larson</p></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;vertical-align:middle;width:16.63%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.15pt 0pt 5.15pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">226,831,524 </p></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;vertical-align:middle;width:18.48%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.15pt 0pt 5.15pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">7,993,226</p></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;vertical-align:middle;width:16.63%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.15pt 0pt 5.15pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">377,369</p></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;vertical-align:middle;width:16.63%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.15pt 0pt 5.15pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">16,617,060</p></td></tr><tr style="height:17.5pt;"><td style="background-color:#ffffff;vertical-align:middle;width:31.6%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.15pt 0pt 5.15pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;">David W. MacLennan </p></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;vertical-align:middle;width:16.63%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.15pt 0pt 5.15pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">228,579,327 </p></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;vertical-align:middle;width:18.48%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.15pt 0pt 5.15pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">6,243,560</p></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;vertical-align:middle;width:16.63%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.15pt 0pt 5.15pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">379,232</p></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;vertical-align:middle;width:16.63%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.15pt 0pt 5.15pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">16,617,060</p></td></tr><tr style="height:17.5pt;"><td style="background-color:#ffffff;vertical-align:middle;width:31.6%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.15pt 0pt 5.15pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;">Tracy B. McKibben</p></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;vertical-align:middle;width:16.63%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.15pt 0pt 5.15pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">230,160,127 </p></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;vertical-align:middle;width:18.48%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.15pt 0pt 5.15pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">4,663,079</p></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;vertical-align:middle;width:16.63%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.15pt 0pt 5.15pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">378,913</p></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;vertical-align:middle;width:16.63%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.15pt 0pt 5.15pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">16,617,060</p></td></tr><tr style="height:17.5pt;"><td style="background-color:#ffffff;vertical-align:middle;width:31.6%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.15pt 0pt 5.15pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;">Lionel L. Nowell, III</p></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;vertical-align:middle;width:16.63%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.15pt 0pt 5.15pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">230,340,893 </p></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;vertical-align:middle;width:18.48%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.15pt 0pt 5.15pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">4,465,504</p></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;vertical-align:middle;width:16.63%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.15pt 0pt 5.15pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">395,722</p></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;vertical-align:middle;width:16.63%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.15pt 0pt 5.15pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">16,617,060</p></td></tr><tr style="height:17.5pt;"><td style="background-color:#ffffff;vertical-align:middle;width:31.6%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.15pt 0pt 5.15pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;">Victoria J. Reich</p></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;vertical-align:middle;width:16.63%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.15pt 0pt 5.15pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">222,402,858 </p></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;vertical-align:middle;width:18.48%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.15pt 0pt 5.15pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">12,441,631</p></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;vertical-align:middle;width:16.63%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.15pt 0pt 5.15pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">357,630</p></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;vertical-align:middle;width:16.63%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.15pt 0pt 5.15pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">16,617,060</p></td></tr><tr style="height:17.5pt;"><td style="background-color:#ffffff;vertical-align:middle;width:31.6%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.15pt 0pt 5.15pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;">Suzanne M. Vautrinot</p></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;vertical-align:middle;width:16.63%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.15pt 0pt 5.15pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">226,040,657 </p></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;vertical-align:middle;width:18.48%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.15pt 0pt 5.15pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">8,810,187</p></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;vertical-align:middle;width:16.63%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.15pt 0pt 5.15pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">351,275</p></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;vertical-align:middle;width:16.63%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.15pt 0pt 5.15pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">16,617,060</p></td></tr><tr style="height:17.5pt;"><td style="background-color:#ffffff;vertical-align:middle;width:31.6%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.15pt 0pt 5.15pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;">John J. Zillmer</p></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;vertical-align:middle;width:16.63%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.15pt 0pt 5.15pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">143,062,441 </p></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;vertical-align:middle;width:18.48%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.15pt 0pt 5.15pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">91,592,879</p></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;vertical-align:middle;width:16.63%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.15pt 0pt 5.15pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">546,799</p></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;vertical-align:middle;width:16.63%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.15pt 0pt 5.15pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">16,617,060</p></td></tr></table><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;"> <span style="font-size:8pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt;">The second proposal voted upon was the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Ecolab&#8217;s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2021. &#160;The proposal received the following votes and was approved:</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:8pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><table style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:16pt;height:max-content;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-left:0pt;padding-right:0pt;width:80%;"><tr style="height:1pt;"><td style="vertical-align:top;width:24%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:25.33%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:24%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:26.65%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td></tr><tr style="height:17.3pt;"><td style="vertical-align:middle;width:24%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">For</p></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;width:25.33%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">Against</p></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;width:24%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">Abstain</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:26.65%;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:17.3pt;"><td style="vertical-align:middle;width:24%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">229,385,671</p></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;width:25.33%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">22,059,467</p></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;width:24%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">374,041</p></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;width:26.65%;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td></tr></table><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt;">The third proposal was a vote to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the executives disclosed in the Proxy Statement. The proposal received the following votes and was approved:</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:8pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><table style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:16pt;height:max-content;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-left:0pt;padding-right:0pt;width:80%;"><tr style="height:1pt;"><td style="vertical-align:top;width:24%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:25.33%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:24%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:26.65%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td></tr><tr style="height:17.3pt;"><td style="vertical-align:middle;width:24%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">For</p></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;width:25.33%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">Against </p></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;width:24%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">Abstain</p></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;width:26.65%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">Broker Non-Votes</p></td></tr><tr style="height:17.3pt;"><td style="vertical-align:middle;width:24%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">206,065,749</p></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;width:25.33%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">25,370,952</p></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;width:24%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">3,765,418</p></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;width:26.65%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">16,617,060</p></td></tr></table><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt;">The fourth proposal was a vote to approve a stockholder proposal regarding proxy access. The proposal received the following votes and was not approved:</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:8pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><table style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:16pt;height:max-content;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-left:0pt;padding-right:0pt;width:79.92%;"><tr style="height:17.3pt;"><td style="vertical-align:middle;width:24%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">For</p></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;width:25.33%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">Against </p></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;width:24%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">Abstain</p></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;width:26.65%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">Broker Non-Votes</p></td></tr><tr style="height:17.3pt;"><td style="vertical-align:middle;width:24%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">88,198,439</p></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;width:25.33%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">145,306,244</p></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;width:24%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">1,697,436</p></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;width:26.65%;border-bottom:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-left:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-right:1px solid #bfbfbf;border-top:1px solid #bfbfbf;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">16,617,060</p></td></tr></table><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.37;margin:0pt 0pt 10pt 0pt;"><span style="line-height:1.19;margin-bottom:0pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div><div style="clear:both;display:table;margin-bottom:30pt;min-height:7.2pt;width:100%;"><div style="display:table-cell;vertical-align:bottom;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:24pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;">2</p></div></div></div>
<div style="background-color:#000000;clear:both;height:2pt;page-break-after:always;width:81.18%;border:0;margin:30pt 9.41% 30pt 9.41%;"></div><div style="max-width:100%;padding-left:9.41%;padding-right:9.41%;position:relative;"><div style="margin-top:30pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div><div style="clear:both;max-width:100%;position:relative;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt 0pt 8pt 0pt;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#000000;">Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits</span>.</p><table style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:16pt;height:max-content;padding-left:0pt;padding-right:0pt;width:93.29%;"><tr style="height:1pt;"><td style="vertical-align:top;width:0.87%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:right;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:2.81%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:right;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:11.84%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:right;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:0.88%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:right;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;width:42.48%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:right;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:0.75%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:right;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:38.92%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:right;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:0.87%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:2.81%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;">(d)</p></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;width:27.6%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;">Exhibits.</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:27.6%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:0.75%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;width:40.34%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:0.87%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:2.81%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:11.84%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:0.88%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;width:42.48%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:0.75%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;width:40.34%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:0.87%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-weight:bold;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:2.81%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-weight:bold;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:11.84%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Exhibit No.</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:0.88%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-weight:bold;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;width:42.48%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Description</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:0.75%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-weight:bold;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;width:40.34%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Method of Filing</b></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:0.87%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:2.81%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:11.84%;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:0.88%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;width:42.48%;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:0.75%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;width:40.34%;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:0.87%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:2.81%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:11.84%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;">(99.1)</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:0.88%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;width:42.48%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;"><a style="-sec-extract:exhibit;" href="ecl-20210506xex99d1.htm"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:1.19;text-align:left;">Ecolab Inc. News Release dated May 6, 2021.</span></a></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:0.75%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;width:40.34%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;">Filed herewith electronically.</p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:0.87%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:2.81%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:11.84%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:0.88%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;width:42.48%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:0.75%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;width:40.34%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:0.87%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:2.81%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:11.84%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;">(104)</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:0.88%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;width:42.48%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;">Cover Page Interactive Data File.</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:0.75%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;width:40.34%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;">Embedded within the Inline XBRL document.</p></td></tr></table><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.37;margin:0pt 0pt 10pt 0pt;"><span style="line-height:1.19;margin-bottom:0pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div><div style="clear:both;display:table;margin-bottom:30pt;min-height:7.2pt;width:100%;"><div style="display:table-cell;vertical-align:bottom;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:24pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;">3</p></div></div></div>
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Duvick</p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:50.84%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:4.15%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:44.99%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;">David F. Duvick</p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:50.84%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:4.15%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:44.99%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;">Assistant Secretary</p></td></tr></table><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.37;margin:0pt 0pt 10pt 0pt;"><span style="line-height:1.19;margin-bottom:0pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.37;margin:0pt 0pt 10pt 0pt;"><span style="line-height:1.19;margin-bottom:0pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div><div style="clear:both;display:table;margin-bottom:30pt;min-height:7.2pt;width:100%;"><div style="display:table-cell;vertical-align:bottom;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;margin:24pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;">4</p></div></div></div>
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549
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FORM
8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
May 6, 2021
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ECOLAB INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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1-9328
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41-0231510
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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(Commission
File  No.)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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1 Ecolab Place
,
Saint Paul
,
Minnesota
55102
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code
1-
800
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232-6522
(Not applicable)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class
Trading symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
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Common Stock, $1.00 par value
2.625% Euro Notes due 2025
1.000% Euro Notes due 2024
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ECL
ECL 25
ECL 24
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New York Stock Exchange
, Inc.
New York Stock Exchange
, Inc.
New York Stock Exchange
, Inc.
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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Ecolab's Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting") was held on May 6, 2021.  A copy of the News Release issued by Ecolab in connection with this report under Item 5.07 is attached as Exhibit (99.1).
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At the close of business on March 9, 2021, the record date of the Annual Meeting, Ecolab had 286,078,114 shares of common stock issued and outstanding.  At the Annual Meeting, 251,819,179 of the issued and outstanding shares of Ecolab's common stock were represented in person or by proxy which constituted a majority of the issued and outstanding shares on the record date for the Annual Meeting.
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The first proposal voted upon was the election of 13 Directors for a one-year term ending at the annual meeting in 2022. The 13 persons nominated by Ecolab's board of directors received the following votes and were elected:
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For
Against
Abstain
Broker
Non-Votes
Douglas M. Baker, Jr.
224,522,781
10,416,979
262,359
16,617,060
Shari L. Ballard
230,446,122
4,400,801
355,196
16,617,060
Barbara J. Beck
226,437,847
8,399,435
364,837
16,617,060
Christophe Beck
233,560,784
1,343,478
297,857
16,617,060
Jeffrey M. Ettinger
227,041,989
7,776,650
383,480
16,617,060
Arthur J. Higgins
224,391,347
10,426,588
384,184
16,617,060
Michael Larson
226,831,524
7,993,226
377,369
16,617,060
David W. MacLennan
228,579,327
6,243,560
379,232
16,617,060
Tracy B. McKibben
230,160,127
4,663,079
378,913
16,617,060
Lionel L. Nowell, III
230,340,893
4,465,504
395,722
16,617,060
Victoria J. Reich
222,402,858
12,441,631
357,630
16,617,060
Suzanne M. Vautrinot
226,040,657
8,810,187
351,275
16,617,060
John J. Zillmer
143,062,441
91,592,879
546,799
16,617,060
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The second proposal voted upon was the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Ecolab's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2021.  The proposal received the following votes and was approved:
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For
Against
Abstain
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229,385,671
22,059,467
374,041
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The third proposal was a vote to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the executives disclosed in the Proxy Statement. The proposal received the following votes and was approved:
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For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
206,065,749
25,370,952
3,765,418
16,617,060
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The fourth proposal was a vote to approve a stockholder proposal regarding proxy access. The proposal received the following votes and was not approved:
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For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
88,198,439
145,306,244
1,697,436
16,617,060
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Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
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(d)
Exhibits.
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Exhibit No.
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Description
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Method of Filing
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(99.1)
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Ecolab Inc. News Release dated May 6, 2021.
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Filed herewith electronically.
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(104)
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Cover Page Interactive Data File.
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Embedded within the Inline XBRL document.
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SIGNATURE
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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ECOLAB INC.
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Date: May 7, 2021
By:
/s/ David F. Duvick
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David F. Duvick
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Assistant Secretary
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