ECOLAB INC. — Director's Dealing 2005

Jan 10, 2005

SEC Form 3 — Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ECOLAB INC (ECL)
CIK: 0000031462
Period of Report: 2004-12-15

Reporting Person: Henkel CORP (10% Owner)

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock, par value $1.00	29333328	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Shares were acquired by reporting person effective December 15, 2004, pursuant to a merger of the reporting person with its
wholly-owned subsidiary, HC Investments, Inc., which had previously been a reporting person with respect to these shares.