Today’s Headlines 7/20/2011
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— The executive management of Nalco Holding Co. could walk away with nearly $38 million in stock payouts following Ecolab Inc.’s $8-billion acquisition of the Naperville-based industrial water treatment company.
The acquisition news sent Nalco shares shooting up more than 24% to $35.86 in afternoon trading.
Chairman and CEO Erik Fyrwald and former Chief Financial Officer Bradley Bell would take home most of that, according to the change in control agreements outlined in company filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Mr. Fyrwald could walk away with at least $13.5 million in stock while Mr. Bell, who retired in December, could take $13.1 million.
Three division presidents would receive between $1.3 million and $2.7 million in payouts.
Mr. Bell’s successor, Kathryn Mikells, who joined Nalco in October as CFO, also stands to make $5.3 million on top of the $9.4 million in payouts and severance she took home after airline giants United and Continental merged in 2010 to create United Continental Holdings Inc.
Ms. Mikells is eligible to participate in Nalco’s management incentive plan and stock incentive plan, but had not yet been awarded those grants. She did receive sign-on bonuses of 137,630 restricted shares and options that would be paid out if the change in control agreement is triggered.
The executives signed new change in control agreements in January that would require both a change of control and involuntary loss of employment to accelerate the payouts.
In the $8.1-billion deal, St. Paul, Minn.-based Ecolab offered Nalco shareholders $38.80 in cash, or $0.70 per share of Ecolab for each Nalco share, according to company filings.
Nalco shareholders will get $5.4 billion, including $3.8 billion in stock, and $1.6 billion in cash, while Ecolab will assume $2.7 billion in Nalco debt. The $5.4 billion purchase price is 34% more than Nalco’s July 19 closing share price. The new company will continue as Ecolab.
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