Ecolab (ECL) 4: Ballard Shari L bought 128 shares of Common Stock at $N/A o… (Jan 5, 2026)

=== SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership === Document Type: 4 Period of Report: 2025-12-31 10b5-1 Pre-arranged Plan: No --- Issuer --- Name: ECOLAB INC. (ECL) CIK: 0000031462 --- Reporting Owner --- Name: Ballard Shari L CIK: 0001311220 Role: Director --- Non-Derivative Transactions --- [Transaction #1] Security: Common Stock Date: 2025-12-31 | Code: A (Grant or award) Shares: +128 | Price: $0.00 Shares Owned After: 8,973.24 | Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F1] Includes 20.36 shares acquired pursuant to a dividend reinvestment feature of the Ecolab Inc. 2001 Non-Employee Director Stock Option and Deferred Compensation Plan. [Transaction #2] Security: Common Stock Date: 2025-12-31 | Code: A (Grant or award) Shares: +128 | Price: $263.68 Total Value: $33,750.40 Shares Owned After: 9,101.24 | Ownership: D (Direct) --- Footnotes (Complete Index) --- F1: Includes 20.36 shares acquired pursuant to a dividend reinvestment feature of the Ecolab Inc. 2001 Non-Employee Director Stock Option and Deferred Compensation Plan. --- Signature --- /s/ /s/ Corinne Lawson, as Attorney-in-Fact for Shari L. Ballard (2026-01-05)