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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 15, 1997
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ECOLAB INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 1-9328 41-0231510
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of incorporation) File Number Identification No.)
Ecolab Center, 370 N. Wabasha, St. Paul, Minnesota 55102
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, include area code: 612-293-2233
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(Not applicable)
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(Former name or former address, if changed from last report.)
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Item 5. OTHER EVENTS.
On August 15, 1997, the Board of Directors of Ecolab Inc. (the
"Corporation") called a Special Meeting of the Corporation's stockholders for
the sole purpose of voting on a proposal to amend the Corporation's Restated
Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of the
Corporation's Common Stock, $1.00 par value, from 100,000,000 to 200,000,000
shares. The Special Meeting of Stockholders will be held on October 22, 1997 at
the Corporation's headquarters in St. Paul, Minnesota beginning at 9:00 a.m.
Stockholders of record at the close of business on September 2, 1997, will be
entitled to vote at the special meeting and any adjournment thereof.
A copy of the News Release issued by the Corporation on August 15, 1997
announcing the Special Meeting of the Corporation's stockholders is attached as
Exhibit (99) .
Item 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(c) Exhibits
(99) Ecolab News Release dated August 15, 1997.
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SIGNATURE
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.
ECOLAB INC.
By: /s/Kenneth A. Iverson
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Kenneth A. Iverson
Vice President and Secretary
Date: August 18, 1997
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EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION METHOD OF FILING
(99) News Release dated Filed herewith electronically
August 15, 1997.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Michael J. Monahan 612-293-2809 (Tel)
612-225-3123 (Fax)
ECOLAB SEEKS STOCKHOLDER APPROVAL TO INCREASE AUTHORIZED SHARES
STOCK SPLIT UNDER CONSIDERATION
ST. PAUL, Minn., August 15, 1997: Ecolab Inc.'s Board of Directors
announced today that it has called a Special Meeting of the Ecolab stockholders
for October 22, 1997. The meeting is for the purpose of increasing the
authorized common shares from 100 million to 200 million. The meeting will be
held at Ecolab's St. Paul headquarters.
Ecolab is considering a stock split to increase the number of outstanding
shares, thereby broadening the trading market for its stock. While no final
decision has been made regarding a stock split, Ecolab's Board is requesting
stockholder approval to increase the number of authorized shares because the
current number of authorized common shares is not sufficient to accommodate a
split.
The record date for stockholders entitled to vote at the October 22 Special
Meeting has been set for September 2, 1997. The company's proxy statement will
be mailed to stockholders on approximately September 19.
Ecolab is the leading global developer and marketer of premium cleaning,
sanitizing, maintenance and pest elimination products and services for the
hospitality, institutional and industrial markets. For the year ended
December 31, 1996, Ecolab reported sales of $1.5 billion; including European
joint venture sales of $0.9 billion, Ecolab's global sales coverage was $2.4
billion. Ecolab shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange and the
Pacific Exchange under the symbol ECL.
Ecolab news releases and other investor information are available on the
Internet at www.ecolab.com; and by telephone at 1-800-FACT-ECL.
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