William H. Gates, 10% Owner at ECOLAB INC. (ECL), bought 738,000 shares at $135.87 ($100.8M) on 2018-03-12, disclosed to the SEC on 2018-03-14.
Open-market purchase of $100.8M ECL by 10% Owner. Below the thresholds we flag for high-conviction alerts (no C-suite role, rare reversal, cluster, or A-grade history). Context: insider career grade B.
Negative factors outweigh the positive ones.
| # | Price | Shares | Value | % of Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $135.87 | 79,460 | $10.8M | 10.7% |
| 2 | $135.87 | 79,460 | $10.8M | 10.7% |
| 3 | $136.92 | 20,540 | $2.8M | 2.8% |
| 4 | $136.92 | 20,540 | $2.8M | 2.8% |
| 5 | $136.65 | 245,212 | $33.5M | 33.3% |
| 6 | $136.65 | 245,212 |
| $33.5M |
| 33.3% |
| 7 | $137.24 | 23,788 | $3.3M | 3.2% |
| 8 | $137.24 | 23,788 | $3.3M | 3.2% |
| Total | $136.54 avg | 738,000 | $100.8M | 100% |
| Filing → |
| ECL | BUY | 2022-08-19 | $39.3M | — | Filing → |
| ECL | BUY | 2022-08-15 | $63.6M | — | Filing → |
| WIA | BUY | 2022-05-27 | $1.4M | — | Filing → |