ECOLAB INC. — Director's Dealing 2004

May 5, 2004

SEC Form 4/A — Form 4/A

Issuer: ECOLAB INC (ECL)
CIK: 0000031462
Period of Report: 2004-02-28

Reporting Person: SCHUMAN ALLAN L (Director, Chairman of the Board & CEO)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2004-02-28	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$27.32	A	310000	Acquired	2009-12-31	Common Stock (310000)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: This form is filed soley to correct previously reported exercisability and expiration date information for the subject option.