ECOLAB INC. — Director's Dealing 2008

Apr 3, 2008

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ECOLAB INC (ECL)
CIK: 0000031462
Period of Report: 2008-03-31

Reporting Person: JOHNSON JOEL W (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2008-03-31	Common Stock	A	203.35	—	Acquired	78429.94	Direct
2008-03-31	Common Stock	A	493.84	$43.03	Acquired	79127.10	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Includes 133.41 shares acquired by dividend reinvestment under the Dividend Reinvestment Plan for shareholders of Ecolab sponsored by Computershare Trust Company, Inc. and 69.91 shares acquired pursuant to a dividend reinvestment feature of the Ecolab Inc. 2001 Non-Employee Director Stock Option and Deferred Compensation Plan.