ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Ecolab Inc. today announced at its annual meeting of stockholders that
the slate of fifteen director nominees was elected for a one-year term
ending at its annual meeting of stockholders in May 2017.
In other business during today’s meeting, stockholders ratified the
appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Ecolab's independent
registered public accounting firm for 2016 and approved an amendment to
the Ecolab Inc. 2001 Non-Employee Director Stock Option and Deferred
Compensation Plan as well as the compensation of executives disclosed in
the company’s proxy statement. Also during the meeting, an advisory
stockholder proposal regarding proxy access was voted upon and not
approved.
The final vote tabulation on all matters voted upon during today’s
meeting will be reported to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
on a current report on Form 8-K and such report will be made available
on the company’s website, www.ecolab.com.
About Ecolab
A trusted partner at more than one million
customer locations, Ecolab (ECL) is the global leader in water, hygiene
and energy technologies and services that protect people and vital
resources. With 2015 sales of $13.5 billion and 47,000 associates,
Ecolab delivers comprehensive solutions and on-site service to promote
safe food, maintain clean environments, optimize water and energy use
and improve operational efficiencies for customers in the food,
healthcare, energy, hospitality and industrial markets in more than 170
countries around the world. For more Ecolab news and information, visit www.ecolab.com
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May 5, 2016
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