ECOLAB INC. — Director's Dealing 2009

Oct 2, 2009

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ECOLAB INC (ECL)
CIK: 0000031462
Period of Report: 2009-09-30

Reporting Person: OHara Christopher Scott (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2009-09-30	Common Stock	A	113.26	—	Acquired	113.26	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	1000	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: The shares were previously reported as directly owned by the reporting person.