10-K/APeriod: FY2012

ECOLAB INC. Annual Report (Amendment), Year Ended Dec 31, 2012

Filed August 7, 2014For Securities:ECL

Summary

Ecolab Inc. (ECL) filed an Amendment No. 1 to its 2012 Form 10-K on August 6, 2014. The primary purpose of this amendment was to correct Exhibit 21.1, which is the List of Subsidiaries. The original filing contained an incorrect version of this exhibit, and this amendment provides the accurate list. The company also included updated Section 302 certifications from its CEO and CFO as required. This filing does not introduce new financial data or reflect events occurring after the original filing date of February 26, 2013.

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Key Highlights

  • 1Amendment to 2012 Form 10-K filed on August 6, 2014, specifically Amendment No. 1.
  • 2The amendment's sole purpose was to correct Exhibit 21.1, the List of Subsidiaries, which was originally filed incorrectly.
  • 3Revised Exhibit 21.1 is included in this amendment, providing the accurate list of Ecolab's subsidiaries.
  • 4Current Section 302 certifications from the CEO and CFO are included as exhibits.
  • 5No other parts of the original Form 10-K were revised; this amendment does not update disclosures for events after February 26, 2013.

Frequently Asked Questions

This filing is an amendment to Ecolab's 2012 Form 10-K primarily to correct an error in the List of Subsidiaries (Exhibit 21.1) that was included in the original filing.

No, this amendment specifically addresses an exhibit error from the 2012 filing and does not update financial results or disclose events that occurred after the original filing date of February 26, 2013.

The Section 302 certifications are statements required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, where a company's principal executive and financial officers certify the accuracy and completeness of their financial reports.

The corrected List of Subsidiaries is included as Exhibit 21.1 within this Amendment No. 1 to the 2012 Form 10-K.