ECOLAB INC. — Director's Dealing 2006

Nov 17, 2006

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ECOLAB INC (ECL)
CIK: 0000031462
Period of Report: 2006-11-13

Reporting Person: HENKEL KGAA /NEW/ (10% Owner, (See Attached Statement))

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2006-11-13	Common Stock	J	378812	$45.73	Acquired	43738036	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	28954516	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Effective as of November 13, 2006, 378,812 shares previously held indirectly through a wholly-owned
subsidiary were transferred to, and are held directly by, the reporting person.