ECOLAB INC. — Director's Dealing 2005

Apr 4, 2005

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ECOLAB INC (ECL)
CIK: 0000031462
Period of Report: 2005-03-31

Reporting Person: JOHNSON JOEL W (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2005-03-31	Common Stock	A	189.88	$0.00	Acquired	21911.45	Direct
2005-03-31	Common Stock	A	417.74	$32.915	Acquired	22382.36	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Includes 4.43 shares acquired by dividend reinvestment under the Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan for shareholders of Ecolab sponsored by Computershare Trust Company, Inc. and 48.73 shares acquired pursuant to a dividend reinvestment feature of the Ecolab Inc. 2001 Non-Employee Director Stock Option and Deferred Compensation Plan.