ECOLAB INC. — Director's Dealing 2011

Aug 5, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ECOLAB INC (ECL)
CIK: 0000031462
Period of Report: 2011-08-04

Reporting Person: SEIFERT JAMES J (General Counsel and Secretary)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-08-04	Common Stock	F	3268	$48.67	Disposed	28712	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Reflects the reporting person's payment of minimum statutory tax obligations by withholding shares of Ecolab Common Stock incident to the vesting of a restricted stock award issued in accordance with Rule 16b-3.