ECOLAB INC. — Director's Dealing 2003

Jun 24, 2003

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ECOLAB INC (ECL)
CIK: 0000031462
Period of Report: 2002-12-31

Reporting Person: SPOONER JOHN P (President of International)

Footnotes

F1: The number of shares owned by the reporting person has been doubled to reflect the 2 for 1 stock split of Ecolab Inc. Common Stock effected in the form of a 100% stock dividend on June 6, 2003 (the "Stock Split").

F2: Additionally, reporting person indirectly holds 2,449.489 UNITS in the Ecolab Stock Fund of the Ecolab Savings Plan (401(k) Plan) as of May 31, 2003, which are equivalent to approximately 4,597 shares of the issuer's Common Stock (as adjusted for the Stock Split).