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: JOHNSON JOEL W (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2009-09-30	Common Stock	A	188.76	—	Acquired	84481.79	Direct
2009-09-30	Common Stock	A	458.42	$46.355	Acquired	85245.74	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Includes 189.98 shares acquired by dividend reinvestment under the Dividend Reinvestment Plan for shareholders of Ecolab sponsored by Computershare Trust Company, Inc. and 115.55 shares acquired pursuant to a dividend reinvestment feature of the Ecolab Inc. 2001 Non-Employee Director Stock Option and Deferred Compensation Plan.